Independent Student Newspaper of UW Oshkosh Campuses

The Advance-Titan

Independent Student Newspaper of UW Oshkosh Campuses

The Advance-Titan

Independent Student Newspaper of UW Oshkosh Campuses

The Advance-Titan

UWO bacteriology class partners with Tiny Earth

UWO bacteriology class partners with Tiny Earth

Lydia Westedt, Assistant Sports Editor December 4, 2019

UW Oshkosh science students are digging for answers in bacteriology class in order to address the issue of diminishing antibiotics and antibiotic-resistant superbugs. With the help of Tiny Earth, a...

130 students charged in government hoax

130 students charged in government hoax

Jack Tierney, Editor in Chief December 4, 2019

The U.S. government created a fake university to trap foreign national students in a Visa fraud scheme. After following through on their intentions, 130 foreign national students have been charged,...

Police fail to solve mystery: Shed some light on this horrific death

Police fail to solve mystery: ‘Shed some light on this horrific death’

Bethanie Gengler, Reporter December 4, 2019

This series includes interviews with the late Stephen Kappell’s best friend, sisters and the Oshkosh Police Department. The case files and evidence were unable to be located or were destroyed by authorities....

Oshkosh North High School student journalist Brock Doemel published an article that was removed by the school in March.

North student wins censorship battle

Bethanie Gengler, Reporter December 4, 2019

An article written by Oshkosh North High School student journalists that was pulled from The North Star website an hour after publication was factually accurate, leading to allegations of journalism censorship,...

Incident at Oshkosh West High School injures 2, student charged with attempted homicide

Cody Barnes, Writer December 4, 2019

An Oshkosh West High School student is being housed in the Winnebago County Jail after being arrested by Special Agents of the Wisconsin Department of Justice, Division of Criminal Investigation, for attempted...

A family never forgets

A family never forgets

Bethanie Gengler, Editor November 21, 2019

This series includes interviews with the late Stephen Kappell’s best friend, sisters and the Oshkosh Police Department. The case files and evidence were unable to be located or were destroyed by authorities....

Freshman Peter MacCudden hurdles a Warhawk defender. MacCudden rushed 13 times for 34 yards in the victory.

Haag, defense leads UWO to postseason

November 18, 2019

Three weeks ago, the UW Oshkosh football team suffered a 28-point loss to UW-La Crosse and was on the outside looking in at a chance at the playoffs. On Saturday, Nov. 16, they beat nationally ranked UW-Whitewater...

Kinesiology professor Dan Schmidt arrived at UW Oshkosh’s Opening Day festivities via police escort after riding his bicycle across the state in support of student scholarships.

‘Schmidt Don’t Quit’ scholarship ride a success

Cody Barnes, Writer November 16, 2019

UWO kinesiology department head Dan Schmidt held the first annual “Schmidt Don’t Quit” ride to raise money for a scholarship fund devoted to kinesiology students this September. Schmidt has been...

A piece titled Background Checks on display in the exhibition.

Youth culture, cartoons, and creativity

Ethan Uslabar, Editor - Arts & Entertainment November 15, 2019

One week ago the Allen Priebe Art Gallery welcomed artist Brooke Grucella to campus for the opening of her exhibition titled “Repeat After Me,” a series focusing heavily on pop culture images and...

What’s the state of the First Amendment?

What’s the state of the First Amendment?

Joseph Schulz, Managing Editor November 13, 2019

Each year the Freedom Forum Institute, in conjunction with the Newseum, conducts an annual survey to gauge American attitudes toward the First Amendment; this year’s results exhibited a mix of positive...

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