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

Amber Brockman

All content by Amber Brockman
‘I guess it’s over’

‘I guess it’s over’

Amber Brockman, Managing Editor
December 8, 2021
Amber Brockman / Advance-Titan Due to shortages of raw materials to make physical textbooks, publishers are reaching out to bookstores to warn of plausible shortages in the upcoming spring semester.

Textbook shortages expected for spring

Amber Brockman, Managing Editor
December 8, 2021
Amber Brockman / Advance-Titan New overdose prevention kits were implemented around campus. Of the 37 overdose deaths in Winnebago County in 2020, 23 were men and 14 were women.

UWO installs overdose rescue kits

Amber Brockman, Managing Editor
December 1, 2021

Tarmann honored for ’22 Special Olympics

Amber Brockman, Managing Editor
November 17, 2021

The Impact of Student Media

Amber Brockman, Managing Editor
November 14, 2021
Advance-Titan Archives Albee Hall will include a gender-neutral shower/locker room that is scheduled for completion in September 2022.

Albee to include all-gender locker room

Amber Brockman, Managing Editor
November 10, 2021
Courtesy of Pixabay

Animal agriculture linked to 17,900 air pollution deaths annually

Amber Brockman, Managing Editor
November 3, 2021
Amber Brockman / Advance-Titan A Pub Crawl participant yells at Oshkosh Police officers. LEFT: A Pub Crawler holds sign that reads, “Hello to hot ppl only.”

Pub Crawl citations up from 2019

Amber Brockman, Managing Editor
October 13, 2021
Courtesy of UWO Flickr Along with being the Chief of Police at UWO, Leibold is the Clery Coordinator and Disaster and Emergency Management Director. Before working at the university, Leibold spent 26 years with the Milwaukee Police Department.

Crime rates drop amid pandemic

Amber Brockman, Managing Editor
October 6, 2021
Courtesy of the Oshkosh Public Museum, Oshkosh, Wisconsin

Oshkosh bars outnumber grocery stores

Amber Brockman, Managing Editor
September 29, 2021
Courtesy of University Archives

UWO’s evolution through the years

Amber Brockman, Managing Editor
September 15, 2021
Courtesy of Shannon Davis-Foust UWO’s Sustainability Institute for Regional Transformations has recently established the Winnebago Pool Lakes Harmful Algae Blooms Project. This project helps the public understand how harmful the algae blooms are

Algae blooms create toxicity

Amber Brockman, Managing Editor
September 15, 2021
Amber Brockman / Advance-Titan Meditation is a simple, yet rewarding skill that can help you reduce stress and improve your mental health.

4 benefits of meditation

Amber Brockman, News Editor
May 5, 2021
Graphic by Carter Uslabar

Do you prefer your gummy bears boneless or bone-in?

Amber Brockman, News Editor
April 14, 2021
The Career Closet started in 2013 because of employer feedback.

UW Oshkosh Career Closet goes virtual

Amber Brockman, News Editor
December 2, 2020
“Like hell you’re not eating any Turkey!”

Surviving as a vegetarian on Thanksgiving Day

Amber Brockman, News Editor
November 18, 2020
Indigenous Peoples’ Day is observed in 17 states and more than 130 cities as a celebration of the diverse Native American culture and acknowledgment of their history.

Indigenous Peoples’ Day honors Native American history

Amber Brockman, News Editor
October 14, 2020
Census deadline approaching

Census deadline approaching

Amber Brockman, News Editor
October 7, 2020

Voter online registration deadline approaching

Amber Brockman, News Editor
September 23, 2020

College students face risk of identity theft

Amber Brockman, News Editor
September 23, 2020
Dare I say we’re a dairy state?

Dare I say we’re a dairy state?

Amber Brockman, News Editor
September 3, 2020

Moves due to pandemic cause 2020 Census confusion over what is ‘home’

Amber Brockman, News Editor
April 22, 2020

Deadline is 5 p.m. today to request absentee ballot be mailed to you

Amber Brockman, News Editor
April 2, 2020
Chancellor Andrew Leavitt’s announcement that in-person classes would be replaced with online classes in response to the coronavirus has left lecture pits empty and professors scrambling to adapt their courses to a digital format.

UW Oshkosh faculty adapt to online classes

Joseph Schulz and Amber Brockman
March 18, 2020

UW Oshkosh Faculty Senate addresses coronavirus emergency plan

Amber Brockman, News Editor
March 11, 2020
The UWO heating plant burns about 25 tons of coal per day for approximately 100 days during the winter months.

UW Oshkosh goes coal free

Amber Brockman, News Editor
March 11, 2020
Wisconsin firearm deaths up 28% from 2014

Wisconsin firearm deaths up 28% from 2014

Amber Brockman, News Editor
March 5, 2020

Facts or Fakes’ game show to debunk fake news

Amber Brockman, News Editor
March 4, 2020
Local bars address fake ID issue.

What happens when you get caught with a fake ID in Oshkosh?

Amber Brockman, News Editor
March 4, 2020
WIUTA member George Penn leads a training conference.

Group organizes to get dark money out of politics

Amber Brockman, News Editor
February 26, 2020
Joy Evans used her McNair research on food insecurity among racially minoritized college students to open a food pantry in Reeve Memorial Union.

McNair Scholar alumna combats food insecurity

Amber Brockman, News Editor
February 26, 2020
Stop the Bleed kits are attached to automated external defibrillators around the UWO campus.

Stop the Bleed kits donated to UWO

Amber Brockman, News Editor
February 12, 2020
Gun debate heats up

Gun debate heats up

Amber Brockman, Editor
November 21, 2019

UWO partners with Lakeshore Technical College

Amber Brockman, News Editor
November 13, 2019
Out of the dark and into the light, students Take Back the Night

Out of the dark and into the light, students Take Back the Night

Amber Brockman, News Editor
October 30, 2019

International Pronouns Day promotes safe spaces

Amber Brockman, Assistant News Editor
October 23, 2019

Staff and students discuss legalization of marijuana

Amber Brockman, Assistant News Editor
October 16, 2019

Food pantry to open in Reeve Union

Amber Brockman, Assistant News Editor
October 10, 2019

UWO adds new sex assault advocate position

Amber Brockman, Assistant News Editor
October 2, 2019

Save the planet, eat less red meat

Amber Brockman, Assistant News Editor
September 25, 2019

OSA launches UWO Go

Amber Brockman, Assistant News Editor
September 19, 2019

Gun violence examined

Amber Brockman, Assistant News Editor
September 13, 2019

Green named finalist for UWW position

Amber Brockman, News Writer
May 9, 2019

Counseling Center earns IACS accreditation

Amber Brockman, News Writer
May 9, 2019

Sylvia Carey-Butler leaves to pursue a new position at Kennesaw State University

Amber Brockman, News Writer
May 9, 2019

Monitoring bird mortalities at UWO

Amber Brockman, News Writer
May 2, 2019
tammy baldwin headshot

Tammy Baldwin helps reduce student debt relief scams

Amber Brockman, News Writer
April 25, 2019

Q&A with Dan and Colleen on the 2019 Innovation Challenge

Amber Brockman, News Writer
April 25, 2019
Students and faculty members engage in a panel to attempt to define terrorism.

COLS hosts panel on terrorism

Amber Brockman, Writer
April 18, 2019
Arno Michaelis (left), a former white supremacist, and Pardeep Singh Kaleka, a witness of a hate crime, spoke on campus Monday.

‘Moving Past Hate’ and toward forgiveness

Amber Brockman, News Writer
April 11, 2019
UWO student Elijah Tesch tends to the lettuce.

Lettuce grown hydroponically on campus

Amber Brockman, News writer
April 4, 2019

UWO business professors earn large overload pay

Amber Brockman, News Writer
March 21, 2019
Revenue from total and declined college applications

How much money does UWO make on college applications?

Amber Brockman, News Writer
March 14, 2019
Fredric March

Fredric March Theatre name could change due to KKK affiliations

Amber Brockman, News Writer
March 7, 2019
Social justice panel takes a look at racial prejudices

Social justice panel takes a look at racial prejudices

Amber Brockman, Writer
February 28, 2019
Seniors Rachel Blohowiak and Colleen Montevilla look at the 19th Annual Honors Exhibition pieces.

UWO holds 19th Annual Honors Exhibition

Amber Brockman, News writer
February 21, 2019
Techniques of Orff instrumentation are demonstrated to the audience.

UWO welcomes cofounder of Beat for Peace to host drumming workshop

Amber Brockman, News Writer
February 14, 2019
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