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The Advance-Titan

Independent Student Newspaper of UW Oshkosh Campuses

The Advance-Titan

Independent Student Newspaper of UW Oshkosh Campuses

The Advance-Titan

Lacy: ‘Treatment was never going to be enough’

Jelissa Burns, FIXED Writer October 7, 2020

Pain and addiction “When my first daughter was 2, I got addicted to opioids. I had never done them before, but then I broke a bone in my foot and I got a kidney infection in the same three-month...

"Bill and Ted Face The Music" Theatrical release poster

‘Bill and Ted Face the Music’ is pure fun

Nolan Fullington, News Writer September 30, 2020

“Bill and Ted Face the Music” is another soft reboot of a comedy series from 25 years ago. This film joins many other films that fall into that category such as “Blues Brothers 2000,” “Clerks...

The last time an NFL game was cancelled was on July 22, 2011, when the first preseason game of the year (the Pro Football Hall of Fame game) didn’t happen due an ongoing lockout that had been occurring that year.

Dear Roger Goodell, I am sorry I doubted you

Cory Sparks, Assistant Sports Editor September 30, 2020

As an avid football fan, I wanted nothing more than for this horrific year to be punctuated by another football season of big plays and crowds of thousands exploding in the enthusiastic chants many other...

Appleton West went 6-4 in the last 10 games of their season, and their final game was a loss to Kimberly, who had the third best conference record (14-4).

UWO alumna gets Appleton West Coaching Job

Cory Sparks, Assistant Sports Editor September 30, 2020

Basketball season is something of a routine at Appleton West High School, bringing about the familiar sound of squeaky basketball shoes abruptly stopping on hardwood as someone hits a pull-up jumper or...

April Lee / The Advance-Titan — Masks are mandated inside all UWO  buildings to stop the spread of the coronavirus.

Oshkosh, Neenah areas see huge COVID-19 case surge

Sophia Voight, Co-News Editor September 30, 2020

The Oshkosh-Neenah area is experiencing the second-fastest COVID-19 case surge in the nation, according to the New York Times, with 1,424 active cases in Winnebago County as of Tuesday. In addition,...

Courtroom gavel

UW Oshkosh professor sues chancellor, provost

Sophia Voight, Co-News Editor September 30, 2020

Chancellor Andrew Leavitt and Provost John Koker are being sued by a UWO professor who claims that they illegally imposed sanctions after improperly investigating a complaint against him. In a complaint...

UW Oshkosh employees take furlough to offset pandemic financial hit

UW Oshkosh employees take furlough to offset pandemic financial hit

Joseph Schulz, Managing Editor September 30, 2020

If you’re attending classes at UW Oshkosh this semester, then you’ve probably heard professors mention spending time on “furlough.” But what does that mean? Essentially, faculty members are...

Courtroom gavel

UW Oshkosh sexual assault lawsuit nearing closure

Joseph Schulz, Managing Editor September 30, 2020

A year-long legal dispute between UW Oshkosh and a former student over the constitutionality of a Title IX proceeding that followed an alleged sexual assault could be nearing its end. A hearing on the...

Winnebago County regains jobs lost in pandemic, skills shortage threatens recovery

Winnebago County regains jobs lost in pandemic, skills shortage threatens recovery

Joseph Schulz, Managing Editor September 30, 2020

After exceeding Great Recession levels back in April, the unemployment rate in Winnebago County has normalized, even as issues that plagued the economy before the pandemic have been amplified in its wake. The...

'Your mother just saved your life'

‘Your mother just saved your life’

Natalie Dillon, FIXED Writer September 30, 2020

Kurtis Rodriguez only had a few minutes to get ready in his mother’s basement. His father was waiting outside to take him to the Winnebago County Jail for his drug test. Being out on bond sucked....

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