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All content by Josh Lehner
Courtesy of UWO Flickr A student sits below the College of Nursing sign in the Clow Academic Complex.

UWO faculty vote for restructuring model

Josh Lehner, News Editor
April 19, 2024
Josh Lehner / Advance-Titan Former UWO custodian Bob Knudsen stands by the university sign on the corner of Wisconsin Street and Pearl Avenue.

Former UWO custodian runs for office

Josh Lehner, News Editor
March 22, 2024
Courtesy of Angela Subwula The UWO Model UN team poses at the Midwest Model United Nations competition, which was held last month in St. Louis.

UWO Model UN wins awards

Josh Lehner, News Editor
March 7, 2024
Background photo courtesy of UWO Flickr, Art by Josh Lehner / Advance-Titan UWO Provost Edwin Martini announced Friday that the university plans to reshape the school’s academic structure by January 2025 and laid out two separate plans to condense colleges and schools.

UWO announces academic restructuring plan

Jacob Link and Josh Lehner
February 22, 2024
Courtesy of Polk Library A section of books are off limits after suffering water damage in Polk in 2014.

UWO aims to reimagine Polk

Josh Lehner, News Editor
February 22, 2024
Jessica Duch / Advance-Titan UWO students will begin the spring semester without department associates, who took new positions, were laid off or took voluntary retirement.

New assistant system challenges departments

Josh Lehner, News Editor
February 15, 2024
Courtesy of Reeve Marketing - Oshkosh 94 member Sheila Knox speaks alongside a panel of other members about Black Thursday’s impact on UWO.

POV: The Oshkosh ’94

Josh Lehner, Assistant News Editor
November 29, 2023
Josh Lehner / Advance-Titan -Provost Edwin Martini (left) and Chancellor Andrew Leavitt (right) discuss UWO’s financial situation and the future of the university during the town hall on Nov. 2.

Leavitt discusses UWO’s deficit

Josh Lehner, Assistant News Editor
November 8, 2023
Kelly Hueckman / Advance-Titan - Acting Chief of Police Chris Tarmann walks alongside OSG Vice President Jakob Rucinski in the safety walk on Tuesday.

‘Safety walk’ event calls for student input

Josh Lehner, Assistant News Editor
October 25, 2023
Graphic Illustration by Josh Lehner

Staff layoffs stun campus

Josh Lehner and Anya Kelley
October 17, 2023

Phishing scam email sparks concern

Josh Lehner, Assistant News Editor
October 4, 2023
Josh Lehner / Advance-Titan - A group of students, staff, faculty and community members chant slogans in front of Sage Hall during Tuesdays walkout protest. The protest, which began at the Culver Family Welcome Center, worked its way to Sage Hall before ending in front of Polk Library.

‘Chop from the top!’

Josh Lehner, Assistant News Editor
October 3, 2023
Graphic by Josh Lehner

[Photo] How are other UW staff responding to deficit?

Nolan Swenson, Co-Sports Editor
September 20, 2023
Source: University websites or Board of Regents August 2023 Meeting Book

How did we get here?

Josh Lehner, Assistant News Editor
September 20, 2023

New COVID-19 vaccine may pose campus problems

Josh Lehner, Assistant News Editor
September 13, 2023
Courtesy of UWO Flickr — The renovated Clow building features modern classrooms that foster a better learning experience for students.

Clow renovation complete, features technology, sustainability upgrades

Josh Lehner, Assistant News Editor
August 31, 2023
Courtesy of UWO Engineering and Engineering Technology - Biomedical engineers combine problem solving with technical knowledge in biology, healthcare and engineering.

UWO introduces biomedical engineering major

Josh Lehner, Assistant News Editor
May 3, 2023
Willem Flaugher / Advance-Titan - People are exposed to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in the products they eat and drink. They do not break down over time and show multitudes of health affects depending on the concentration exposure.

PFAS: New standards and Oshkosh

Josh Lehner, Assistant News Editor
May 3, 2023
The Last Lecture event offered Nicholls and UWO student Sam Sasin the opportunity to present the lecture they’d give if it was their last.

Last Lecture offers opportunity to empower

Josh Lehner, Assistant News Editor
April 26, 2023
Courtesy of Bailey Laird - The RTF department will be hosting their annual film festival at the Time Community Theater on May 16 at 6 p.m.

RTF students plan film festival

Josh Lehner, Assistant News Editor
April 19, 2023
Josh Lehner / Advance-Titan Award-winners pose with their trophies after winning the Culver’s Business Model Competition. Finalists split $30,000 in prizes.

Students compete for $30,000

Josh Lehner, Assistant News Editor
April 19, 2023
UWO Archives and Josh Lehner / Advance-Titan Halsey (right) has changed little since the 1970s (left). Professors who utilize the building have pointed to the fact that Halsey hasn’t kept up with science and technology. UWO computer science chair George Thomas said that a more modern, welcoming space with more lounges and study space will benefit students.

Survey considers replacing Halsey

Josh Lehner, Assistant News Editor
April 19, 2023
Webcam screenshot — One of the four eggs laid by a peregrine falcon that is nesting on top of Gruenhagen Hall is visible on the boxs webcam.

There’s more than just Easter eggs this month

Josh Lehner, Assistant News Editor
April 12, 2023
Willem Flaugher / Advance-Titan - A student uses ChatGPT to write their online assignment. Though it’s able to quickly summarize and explain complex topics, ChatGPT can be used to cheat on assignments. Some classrooms across the country have outright banned the chatbot.

ChatGPT redefines teaching at UWO

Josh Lehner, Assistant News Editor
April 5, 2023
Courtesy of UWO Flickr - “Construction workers renovate Clow Hall, which is set to open next semester. College of Education and Human Services Dean Linda Haling said that the newly renovated building will be a massive upgrade to students.”

Clow Hall renovations near completion

Josh Lehner, Assistant News Editor
April 5, 2023
Courtesy of Thom Hadel, Back Row Photography - UWO student Taylor Swanson is crowned Miss Oshkosh 2023 by Miss Oshkosh 2022 and UWO alumna Kianna Fiedler

UWO student wins Miss Oshkosh, talks mental health

Josh Lehner, Assistant News Editor
March 29, 2023
UWO Graphic - Koker said that decreases in enrollment have stifled revenue. “[The] fiscal ‘23 budget issue we find ourselves in is we had the worst possible words collide,” he said.

Koker announces new budget corrections

Josh Lehner, Assistant News Editor
March 15, 2023
Resume Builder - 77% of companies say ChatGPT helps them write job descriptions, 66% use it to draft interview requisitions and 65% use it to respond to applicants.

Is ChatGPT the future?

Josh Lehner, Assistant News Editor
March 15, 2023

UWO expands its online course offerings

Josh Lehner, Assistant News Editor
March 15, 2023

New AI club fosters creativity

Josh Lehner, Assistant News Editor
March 8, 2023
Source: UW System Direct Admissions Task Force

UWO to implement direct admission for high schoolers

Josh Lehner, Assistant News Editor
March 1, 2023

UWO unveils emergency alert system

Josh Lehner, Staff Writer
February 22, 2023
Photo courtesy of Polk Library - As staff were getting ready to host Titan Nights in Polk Library in February 2022, the heating and air conditioning vent sprung a leak, spewing steaming hot water across the carpet and setting off the fire alarm. Water was even pouring out of the building.

Leavitt talks plans to rebuild or renovate Polk

Josh Lehner, Staff Writer
February 22, 2023

New spring survey aims to improve student experience

Josh Lehner, Assistant News Editor
February 15, 2023
Courtesy of J.F. Brennan Company — An aerial view of the Fox River.

Restoring the Fox River’s vitality

Josh Lehner, Assistant News Editor
February 8, 2023
Chancellor Leavitt

Leavitt announces budget cuts amid dropping student retention

Josh Lehner, Assistant News Editor
February 8, 2023
Advance-Titan File Photo / Trump’s Twitter account has been revived — and not without controversy. This has since raised concerns about his Facebook account.

Unban Trump’s Facebook

Josh Lehner, Assistant News Editor
February 8, 2023
Courtesy of Alphonso Simpson Jr. / After nearly two decades, UWO inducted five students into the Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity founded in 1906 to support minority students

Alpha Phi Alpha returns to UWO

Josh Lehner, Staff Writer
December 7, 2022
Sheila Knox

Oshkosh 94 sponsors scholarship

Josh Lehner, Staff Writer
December 7, 2022

Biden’s loan relief plan paused

Josh Lehner, Staff Writer
December 1, 2022
Josh Lehner / Advance-Titan — From left, Matthew Hansen took third place, Cole Saathoff received first place and Ari Malloy took second place in UWO’s Elevator Pitch contest Tuesday night.

UWO’s own ‘Shark Tank’ casts $1,500 to innovative students

Josh Lehner, Staff Writer
November 15, 2022
Photo courtesy of Wisconsin Historical Society-- Merrill Middle School, constructed in 1901, is set to be torn down and replaced with a green space for Vel Phillips Middle School. A petition started to save the historic Merrill School currently has 1,300 signatures.

Oshkosh is torn over the decision to raze historic school

Josh Lehner, Staff Writer
November 9, 2022
Josh Lehner / The Advance-Titan -- Haskin runs for governor against people more than twice his age.

22-year-old runs for WI governor

Josh Lehner, Staff Writer
October 26, 2022

IT thief yet to pay outstanding fine

Josh Lehner, Staff Writer
October 19, 2022
The Advance-Titan archives-- Student spending on textbooks has decreased significantly in the past year due to digital formats offering a less expesive alternative to the physical copy.

Student spending decreases

Josh Lehner, Staff Writer
October 19, 2022
Photos: Josh Lehner / The Advance-Titan-- Ahmed Khan speaks on the impending catastrophe of the Doomsday Clock and global nuclear war.

Fighting for peace

Josh Lehner, Writer
September 28, 2022
Photo courtesy Emma Cumbers / The Advance-Titan -- UWO student Emma Cumbers, far right, studied in France and said the hardest part of her trip was staying on task in a classroom when there was so much else to see.

Study Abroad: An opportunity to gain hands-on learning

Josh Lehner, Writer
September 20, 2022

Journalism department creates advertising major

Josh Lehner, Staff Writer
September 14, 2022
Photo: Advance-Titan — The Oshkosh Public Museum is home to more than 300,000 objects and 700,000 historic photographs.

Get off campus and in touch with Oshkosh

Josh Lehner, Staff Writer
September 14, 2022
Courtesy of UWO Flickr The Celebration of Scholarship and Creative Activity highlighted students’ research in various areas of study. Visitors were able to stop in to learn about their projects.

UWO highlights student research

Josh Lehner, Staff Writer
May 4, 2022
Courtesy of Tracy Slagter UWO’s Model UN team won their 38th consecutive Outstanding Delegation award.

Model UN success goes beyond the awards

Josh Lehner, Staff Writer
April 27, 2022
Michelle Alexander, civil rights lawyer, legal scholar and author, discusses police brutality, modern racism and mass incarceration of minorities.

Taking a stand against racial discrimination

Josh Lehner, Staff Writer
April 19, 2022
Josh Lehner / Advance-Titan Guest presenters share statistics of drug use in Winnebago County.

Education key to stop overdoses

Josh Lehner, Staff Writer
April 13, 2022
Courtesy of Turning Point Media The band, The Remedy Drive works closely with The Exodus Road, an organization fighting human trafficking by helping law enforcement make arrests.

Rock Band Raises Awareness of Human Trafficking

Josh Lehner, Staff Writer
April 6, 2022
Cory Sparks / Advance-Titan Senior Raiden Montero has friends who reside in Ukraine. As Ukrainian refugees flee to Poland, Montero started this drive with the intention of helping his friends and other civilians. The supply box is located by Titan Central in Reeve Union.

Student jumpstarts Ukraine supply drive

Nolan Swenson and Josh Lehner
March 9, 2022
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