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
All content by Cory Sparks
Cory Sparks / The Advance-Titan - Cory Sparks worked as a reporter in 2019 before taking the role of Assistant Sports Editor and then Sports Editor in 2020. He became the Managing Editor in 2021 before being elected editor-in-chief in the same year

Former EIC misses newsroom frenzy

Cory Sparks, Former Editor-In-Chief
May 3, 2023
Courtesy of UWO athletics -- UWO's Maddie Fink winds up to pitch earlier this season.

One of the best to ever do it

Cory Sparks, Staff Writer
April 25, 2023
Photos courtesy of Pat Flood - Malida Chang said COVID-19 showed her how precious time is while working as a CNA.

Campus COVID stories presentation to highlight perseverance, struggle

Cory Sparks, Staff Writer
April 19, 2023
Courtesy of The Astronomers-- The Astronomers released their debut album on Nov. 4.

The Astronomers release debut album ‘The Occasion’

Cory Sparks, Staff Writer
November 16, 2022
Photo creds: Kyra Slakes / The Advance-Titan -- Prof. Kercher teaches the significance of researching local history.

Kercher sparks growth in student research, history department

Cory Sparks, Editor-in-Chief
September 21, 2022
Rainy weather dampened the UWO women's golf team's spirits and game at meets this weekend.

Youthful UWO golf team tees off season

Cory Sparks, Former Editor-In-Chief
September 13, 2022
Photo: UWO Flickr — UW Oshkosh students check out some tables at the 2021 Taste of UW Oshkosh. In 2022, the event has been rebranded as Titan Fest and includes games, food and more,

Titan Fest allows students to check out student orgs and more

Cory Sparks, Former Editor-in-Chief
August 31, 2022
Courtesy of Sophie Wery Wery prepares to throw the ball. Wery has caught three runners stealing, has a .995 fielding percentage and has 174 putouts on the season.

She never grows Wery

Cory Sparks, Editor in Chief
May 4, 2022
Courtesy of UWO Flickr Creating professional connections can help provide students with more job opportunities.

Networking is essential

Cory Sparks, Editor in Chief
April 27, 2022
Courtesy of UWO Baseball Twitter Brinkman pitches in a game where he went six innings, struck out 10 batters and gave up two earned runs in 16-5 blowout over Finlandia University on April 15.

On the ‘Brink’ of Perfection

Cory Sparks, Editor in Chief
April 27, 2022
Wisconsin podcasters attempt to stand out from the growing competition

Wisconsin podcasters attempt to stand out from the growing competition

Cory Sparks, Editor in Chief
April 20, 2022
Courtesy of Bailey Tomczak Molly’s is one bar located in Oshkosh that is a popular location during Pub Crawl.

Pub crawl citations climb from last spring

Cory Sparks, Editor in Chief
April 13, 2022
Courtesy of UWO Athletics Erika Priebe taps the ball towards the hole at the WIAC Championship in October. Oshkosh will open the spring season on Saturday at the Carthage College Firebird Spring Invitational.

UWO golf looks to get things rolling

Cory Sparks, Editor in Chief
April 6, 2022
Kyra Slakes / Advance-Titan Sean Cannon looks on a computer in the Cybersecurity Center of Excellence. IT encourages people

UW System sends phishing simulations to students

Cory Sparks, Editor in Chief
April 6, 2022
Courtesy of Dawson Wilterdink UW Oshkosh took second place in the Wisconsin Intramural Recreation Sports Association Midwest Basketball Tournament

Intramural team has success in Madison

Cory Sparks, Editor in Chief
April 5, 2022
UWO Track

Track finishes 10th and 25th at nationals

Cory Sparks, Editor in Chief
March 16, 2022
Courtesy of The Astronomers The Astronomers have over 83,000 monthly listeners on Spotify.

‘The Astronomers’ prep for tour

Cory Sparks, Editor in Chief
March 16, 2022

OSA senate meeting

Cory Sparks, Editor in Chief
March 9, 2022
UWO track team

Oshkosh track makes WIAC history in Platteville

Cory Sparks, Editor-in-Chief
March 2, 2022
Cory Sparks / Advance-Titan Brady Meyer and Chandler Brindley prepare for the 4 p.m. news show that airs every Friday. They cover campus and national news, as well as campus sports and Division I sports.

Titan TV experience bolsters job portfolios

Cory Sparks, Editor in Chief
March 2, 2022
OSA preps for elections and more

OSA preps for elections and more

Cory Sparks, Editor in Chief
March 2, 2022
Katie Pulvermacher / Advance-Titan Borchert shoots a free throw in front of teammate Cole Booth.

Borchert leads red hot Titans by example

Cory Sparks, Editor in Chief
February 23, 2022
Kyra Slakes / Advance-Titan A cashier at University Books & More checks out apparel.

Inflation soars into 2022

Cory Sparks, Editor in Chief
February 23, 2022
Kyra Slakes / Advance-Titan The “Big Brother/Big Sister” Mentorship Event with Oshkosh North High School Black Student Union took place at UWO.

Critical race theory teachings in peril

Cory Sparks and Nolan Swenson
February 23, 2022
Cory Sparks / Advance-Titan WRST provides its students with lots of hand-on experience that they can take into their professional carreers or everyday life.Cory Sparks / Advance-Titan WRST provides its students with lots of hand-on experience that they can take into their professional careers or everyday life.

WRST provides hands-on experience

Cory Sparks, Editor in Chief
February 16, 2022

Women’s basketball locks down on defense

Cory Sparks, Editor-in-Chief
February 10, 2022
Jesse Jackson speaking at Kolf Sports Center

UWO honors Black History Month

Cory Sparks, Editor in Chief
February 9, 2022

My bone to pick with New Year’s resolutions

Cory Sparks, Editor in Chief
February 9, 2022
Courtesy of Hannah Lohrenz Lohrenz’s skills in running the countryside has landed her at 31st in the country, which creates high hopes for track.

Lohrenz runs XC leaderboard all year

Cory Sparks, Editor in Chief
December 8, 2021
April Lee / Advance-Titan Players Brooke Freitag, Leah Portah and Nikki Arnenson attempt to force their way down the court against UW-Eau Claire.

Women’s basketball conference begins

Cory Sparks, Editor in Chief
December 8, 2021
Courtesy of UWO Athletics Senior Nikki Arneson goes for a layup against Alma College. Due to the efforts of her and teammates UWO Women’s basketball stands at a 6-1 record.

Titans ride winning streak ahead of conference

Cory Sparks, Editor in Chief
December 1, 2021
April Lee / Advance-Titan Something as simple as holding open a door for another person can go a long way in making their day better.

Acts of kindness go a long way

Cory Sparks, Editor in Chief
November 17, 2021
Courtesy of UWO Athetics Osterman goes in for a shot.

Women’s b-ball has mixed results

Cory Sparks, Staff Writer
November 17, 2021
Photos courtesy of UWO alumnus Leviathan Whitfield The trial of Kyle Rittenhouse (pictured below), who is facing multiple charges for his actions on Aug. 25 in Kenosha, could set a precedent for future cases of vigilantism and the use of deadly force.

Self-defense or not: Rittenhouse verdict will likely have lasting impact

Cory Sparks, Editor in Chief
November 10, 2021
Courtesy of Steve Frommell Senior Julia Silloway takes the ball up the court while being defended by Kerstin Sauerbrei in UWO’s 79-40 home opener win against Lakeland University. Silloway had three points, five rebounds and four assists.

Arneson, Porath push Titans to 2-0

Cory Sparks, Editor in Chief
November 10, 2021
Lexi Wojcik- Kretchmer / Advance-Titan Brittany Adelmund and Rachel Seidl making healthy smoothies at Fresh on the Fox. The SWRC recently opened up the smoothie bar based on a survey from 2020.

‘Fresh on the Fox’ opens at SWRC

Cory Sparks, Editor in Chief
November 10, 2021
Courtesy of UWO Athletics Runner Cody Witthun gets second place with a time of 27:09. which is a pace under a 4.5 minute mile.

Running running and running running

Cory Sparks, Editor in Chief
November 6, 2021
Side hustles for college students

Side hustles for college students

Cory Sparks, Editor in Chief
November 3, 2021
Courtesy of Jason Coenen Jason Coenen is a UWO alumnus that graduated in 2015 and is currently is apart of the IODP Expedition 392.

UWO professor works on ocean drilling project

Cory Sparks, Editor in Chief
October 27, 2021
Cory Sparks / Advance-Titan With COVID-19 restrictions dying down, advising appointments are now able to be back in person. Students over the past few weeks have been able to meet in their adviser’s office, rather than meeting online.

Campus reacts to in-person advising

Cory Sparks, Editor in Chief
October 27, 2021
Owen Peterson / Advance-Titan

Be cautious when betting on sports

Cory Sparks, Editor in Chief
October 20, 2021
Courtesy of Steve Frommell Margherite Pettenuzzo tees off at a UWO meet earlier this season

UWO closes season at Reedsburg

Cory Sparks, Editor in Chief
October 20, 2021
Van Vonderen

Former IT specialist faces theft charges

Cory Sparks, Editor in Chief
October 20, 2021
April Lee / Advance-Titan

‘Interims to be paid for separately going forward’

Cory Sparks, Editor in Chief
October 13, 2021
Courtesy of IMDb ‘Squid Game’ is a Korean series that follows debt-owing players through a series of children’s games in order to win a cash price, and has quickly climbed to the top of Netflix’s popularity

‘Squid Game’ shatters foreign series records

Cory Sparks, Editor in Chief
October 13, 2021

UWO tennis continues to make strides

Cory Sparks, Editor in Chief
October 6, 2021
April Lee / Advance-Titan The Oshkosh Food Co-op, pictured above, is one of the closest groceries stores to campus; being located at the corner of Jackson Street and Pearl Avenue.

Tips for buying food off-campus

Cory Sparks, Editor in Chief
September 29, 2021
April Lee / Advance-Titan Students have many different options for healthy living on campus

How to avoid the freshman 15

Cory Sparks, Editor in Chief
September 29, 2021
Courtesy of Patrick Flood UWO Sophomore Hannah Stitt prepares to return the ball against the Milwaukee School of Engineering (MSOE). Stitt defeated MSOE’s Brenna Sheehan 6-0, 6-2 in a narrow 5-4 UWO loss.

UWO tennis inches toward first win

Cory Sparks, Editor in Chief
September 29, 2021
Girl is looking at notes and studying

Students and faculty prepare for return to in-person exams

Cory Sparks, Editor in Chief
September 22, 2021
Police car with car lock against it

UWO responds to vehicle thefts

Cory Sparks, Editor in Chief
September 22, 2021
UWO inducts largest class yet into Titan Hall of Fame

UWO inducts largest class yet into Titan Hall of Fame

Cory Sparks, Editor in Chief
September 15, 2021
April Lee / Advance-Titan UW Oshkosh celebrated 150 years of academic instruction last Sunday. Back in 1871, when the school opened, it was just a teachers college referred to as the Oshkosh Normal School.

UWO celebrates 150 years

Cory Sparks, Editor in Chief
September 15, 2021
The 2019 Titan men’s basketball team holds up the championship trophy in front of their faithful fans as confetti rains down around them. It is their first national championship in program history. (Advance-Titan file photo)

Notable national championship teams

Cory Sparks, Editor-in-Chief
September 1, 2021
The UW Oshkosh marching band performs at a football game in about 1969. (All photos courtesy University Archives)

Marching band to return to UW Oshkosh

Cory Sparks, Editor in Chief
September 1, 2021
Frederick Clow with student

What’s in a name?

Cory Sparks, Editor in Chief
August 31, 2021
Party like it's 1871!

Party like it’s 1871!

Cory Sparks, Editor in Chief
August 30, 2021
Courtesy of Beth Hubbard The low rounds of the year were a 79 and an 82 by sophomore Lauryn Davis, an 82 by junior Margherite Pettenuzzo and an 82 by Davis, Pettenuzzo and freshman Ava Downie.

UWO golf finishes seventh at conference

Cory Sparks, Sports Editor
May 5, 2021
Photos courtesy of Leah Porath and Nikki Arneson Porath and Arneson are both seniors on the UWO basketball team, and they have helped the team in becoming Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) champions in each of the last three seasons.

‘Women’s sports are underappreciated’

Cory Sparks, Sports Editor
May 5, 2021
Graphic by Cory Sparks

Crisis Text Line is an asset for nursing volunteer hours

Cory Sparks, Managing Editor
May 5, 2021
Matt Scherrman, photo courtesy of the Advance-Titan

Scherrman brings talent and commitment to the diamond

Cory Sparks, Sports Editor
April 28, 2021

Injured football coach in good spirits

Cory Sparks, Sports Editor
April 28, 2021
Courtesy of the Advance-Titan

UWO tennis team looks ahead to next year

Cory Sparks, Sports Editor
April 28, 2021
Courtesy of Beth Hubbard Freshman Ava Downie shot an 18-hole score of 88 at the UW-Whitewater spring fling meet. This was landed her in 25th place overall among the 57 women competing at the event. Downie’s lowest round of the year was an 82 at the UW-Whitewater Invitational on April 17.

UWO golf finishes fourth at spring fling meet

Cory Sparks, Sports Editor
April 28, 2021
April Lee / Advance-Titan UWO currently ranks fourth in the WIAC in hits (159) and runs scored (133) after playing 18 regular season games.

Baseball team splits series with Stout

Cory Sparks, Sports Editor
April 21, 2021

Tennis team’s growing pains continue

Cory Sparks, Sports Editor
April 21, 2021
Courtesy of the UWO twitter page UWO currently leads the WIAC in sacrifice bunts with 20 just 18 games into their season. UWO is also second in the conference in team batting average (.329).

Home sweet home

Cory Sparks, Sports Editor
April 21, 2021

Tennis team searches for first win of year

Cory Sparks, Sports Editor
April 14, 2021
Courtesy of the UWO athletics page Priebe shot the lowest round of the team last year with a 71, and this year both Footit and Differt have the team’s lowest round with an 87 (+15) in the Marian University Invitational on Saturday.

Golf gets ball rolling with a win

Cory Sparks, Sports Editor
April 14, 2021

Softball bats on fire to start season

Cory Sparks, Sports Editor
April 7, 2021

Golf team comes back from 18-month hiatus

Cory Sparks, Sports Editor
April 7, 2021
April Lee / Advance-Titan Fans were seen on the bleachers at a UWO athletic event for the first time since the winter season of 2020. The change comes following an update in WIAC spectator policy

Are those people in the stands?

Cory Sparks, Sports Editor
April 7, 2021
April Lee / Advance-Titan UWO currently sits in fourth place in the WIAC standings with a 6-6 overall record and a 4-2 conference record. The top four teams in the conference will make the WIAC tournament.

UWO baseball bounces back big

Cory Sparks, Sports Editor
April 7, 2021

Gymnastics team gains traction

Cory Sparks, Sports Editor
March 31, 2021
Courtesy of the UWO softball Twitter account UWO’s team batting average of .313 is third-best in the WIAC, behind UW-Eau Claire (.335) and UW-Platteville (.322). UWO’s first home game is on April 8 against UWP.

Titans’ bats are on fire to start season

Cory Sparks, Sports Editor
March 31, 2021
Wrestling gets third at WIAC final

Wrestling gets third at WIAC final

Cory Sparks, Sports Editor
March 17, 2021
Katie Pulvermacher / Advance-Titan The status of next season’s competition schedule, in terms of whether or not there will be out of conference competition, is still up in the air.

Swim and dive, Lieder finish off the season

Cory Sparks, Sports Editor
March 10, 2021
Courtesy of the UWO women’s basketball Instagram UW-Whitewater’s 58-point scoring total in the WIAC championship was the second lowest scoring game the team had all year. The lowest scoring performance by UWW was when UW Oshkosh held them to 51 points in a 69-51 UWO win on Feb. 12.

Sweet, sweet victory for the WIAC champs

Cory Sparks, Sports Editor
March 10, 2021
Amateur stock trading has become increasingly popular with the advent of platforms like Public and Robinhood. The trend had a Rubicon moment in February after the r/wallstreetbets banded together to drive the GameStop (GME) stock up astronomically.

Stonks: Do they only go up?

Cory Sparks, Managing Editor
March 10, 2021
Courtesy of UWO Photoshelter — Leah Porath has played at UWO for four years, but with this year not counting towards eligibility, she will be able to play basketball as a Titan for one last year in the 2021-22 season.

Porath lights up scoreboard, motivates others

Cory Sparks, Sports Editor
March 4, 2021

Swim and Dive, Lieder finish off season

Cory Sparks, Sports Editor
March 3, 2021
Katie Pulvermacher / Advance-Titan Sophomore forward Levi Borchert (pictured) put up a career high 21 points behind junior guard Hunter Plamann’s season high 27 points in UWO’s 98-89 victory over UWS.

We’re talkin’ about playoffs!

Cory Sparks, Sports Editor
March 3, 2021
April Lee / Advance-Titan Leah Porath’s 30 point performance against UWRF on March 1 broke the UWO school record of 29 points .

Titans move on, Porath sets school record

Cory Sparks, Sports Editor
March 3, 2021
Athletes play to empty stadium

Athletes play to empty stadium

Cory Sparks, Sports Editor
March 3, 2021
Carter Uslabar / Advance-Titan Sophomore sprinter Jaylen Grant currently holds the best Division III 60m dash time at 6.88 seconds. Grant was an indoor national qualifier last year, but the COVID-19 pandemic cancelled the event.

Track makes huge strides in unscored event

Cory Sparks, Sports Editor
February 24, 2021
Katie Pulvermacher / Advance-Titan Freshman guard Lydia Crow surveys the court as she prepares to pass the ball in the Feb. 17 matchup against UWSP at the Kolf Sports Center. UWO went on to win the matchup by a score of 75-45, making the game their largest blowout win of the year.

Women’s basketball atop WIAC East

Cory Sparks, Sports Editor
February 24, 2021
Photos courtesy of Sami Christiansen

Swim and Dive impresses in unscored event

Cory Sparks, Sports Editor
February 17, 2021
Courtesy of April Lee | Seniors Leah Porath (left) and Nikki Arneson (middle) defend the paint against Whitewater as Oshkosh takes the game by a score of 69-51 at Kolf on Feb. 12.

Titans sweep Whitewater, Porath gets national recognition

Cory Sparks, Sports Editor
February 17, 2021
Courtesy of April Lee | Rebounding and draining three-pointers have been two huge components when it comes to whether the Titans win a game or not this year. The Titans are averaging 42 rebounds per game in wins and 31 rebounds per game in losses. They’re also making 50% of their three pointers in wins compared to only 41% in losses.

Headline: Titans wallop Whitewater in only game of week

Cory Sparks, Sports Editor
February 17, 2021
April Lee / Advance-Titan | Freshman center Joseph Adamson slams the ball in warm-ups before the Titans’ 77-68 win over the Pioneers in the Feb. 5 matchup at the Kolf Sports Center.

Basketball resumes play in divided conference

Cory Sparks, Sports Editor
February 10, 2021
April Lee / Advance-Titan | The UWO men’s basketball team warms up for their Friday-night match against UW-Platteville. The men’s team won their second match against Platteville 77-68, after losing 88-75 on Feb. 3. The women’s team similarly lost their first game against UWP 74-68, but bounced back with a dominant performance, winning 81-64.

Athletics returns for spring semester

Cory Sparks, Sports Editor
February 10, 2021
The ‘King’ of Oshkosh

The ‘King’ of Oshkosh

Cory Sparks, Sports Editor
December 9, 2020
NFL stumbles through season, combats COVID

NFL stumbles through season, combats COVID

Cory Sparks, Sports Editor
December 2, 2020
Horizon Village will offer open-gendered housing for their four-bedroom suites starting next year.

Horizon Village to offer mixed-gendered housing

Cory Sparks, Sports Editor
November 18, 2020
Intramural sports continue with precautions

Intramural sports continue with precautions

Cory Sparks, Sports Editor
November 18, 2020
Porath is currently a business major whose 3.65 cumulative GPA made her a member of the 2017-18 and 2018-19 WIAC Scholastic Honor Rolls. After three years as a Titan, Porath is averaging 10.5 points per game, is shooting 48.1% from the field and is shooting 36.7% from behind the 3-point line.

Porath uplifts teammates, terrifies opponents

Cory Sparks, Sports Editor
November 11, 2020
Athletes get day off to encourage voter participation

Athletes get day off to encourage voter participation

Cory Sparks, Sports Editor
November 4, 2020
Carter Uslabar / Advance-Titan Sophomore sprinter Jaylen Grant currently holds the best Division III 60m dash time at 6.88 seconds. Grant was an indoor national qualifier last year, but the COVID-19 pandemic cancelled the event.

Prepping for a season of unknowns

Cory Sparks, Sports Editor
October 28, 2020
Courtesy of the Green Bay Packers -- Green Bay will host the NFL Draft in late April.

Major sports stadiums used as polling stations

Cory Sparks, Sports Editor
October 21, 2020
Ever since students had to leave the UWO campus in March due to the spread of COVID-19, the team’s coaches have held weekly meetings with the players to discuss each step leading up to the new practice procedures that were implemented for this fall.

Back to business, UWO Volleyball returns to practice

Cory Sparks, Assistant Sports Editor
October 14, 2020
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