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 Kelly Hueckman
Hueckman started at the A-T as a staff writer and then took over as the Opinion Editor before becoming Managing Editor.

‘Wait, I have to write my own headline?’

Kelly Hueckman, Managing Editor
December 4, 2024
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Savings Sleuth

Kelly Hueckman, Managing Editor
December 4, 2024
UWO to consider outsourcing University Books & More employees

UWO to consider outsourcing University Books & More employees

Jacob Link and Kelly Hueckman
December 4, 2024
Access Labs are Here to Stay

Access Labs are Here to Stay

Isaac Pischer and Kelly Hueckman
December 4, 2024

‘A weight off of our shoulders’

Kelly Hueckman, Managing Editor
November 7, 2024
Campus to hold election results watch party

Campus to hold election results watch party

Kelly Hueckman, Managing Editor
November 4, 2024
Who’s on the ballot?

Who’s on the ballot?

Kelly Hueckman, Managing Editor
October 30, 2024
Courtesy of Wikimedia Gen Z experiences mixed emotions after former One Direction band member Liam Payne died unexpectedly Oct. 16.

Mourning childhood celebrities

Kelly Hueckman, Managing Editor
October 23, 2024
Campus sees increase in drug arrests, burglary

Campus sees increase in drug arrests, burglary

Kelly Hueckman, Managing Editor
October 3, 2024
UWO emeritus art professor, alumna dies

UWO emeritus art professor, alumna dies

Kelly Hueckman, Managing Editor
September 18, 2024
A jewel longhorn beetle portrait by Levon Biss hangs in the Paine Art and Garden Center. A single image in this exhibit is comprised of 8,000 photos to create a highly-detailed portrait.

Don’t bug out!

Kelly Hueckman, Managing Editor
September 5, 2024

Protesters call for a free Palestine

Anya Kelley and Kelly Hueckman
May 9, 2024
Dakota Birenbaum / Advance-Titan UWO student and veteran with multiple sclerosis advocates for more accessibility on campus outside of Dempsey Hall May 1.

Students with disabilities accuse UWO of discrimination

Kelly Hueckman, Managing Editor
May 9, 2024

90 students become national organ donors

Kelly Hueckman, Managing Editor
April 29, 2024
Kelly Hueckman / Advance-Titan Vladyslav Plyaka is a Ukrainian student at UWO created an exhibit which showcases 40 Ukrainian students who were unable to graduate due to the war.

Remembering Ukrainian students lost to war

Kelly Hueckman, Managing Editor
April 24, 2024
Jess Duch / Advance-Titan

Clear out the shelter: Humane Society calls for adoption during renovations

Kelly Hueckman, Managing Editor
April 18, 2024
Jess Duch / Advance-Titan Officers of the Oshkosh Police Department investigate a party on Amherst Avenue during the spring edition of Pub Crawl Saturday.

Pub Crawl sees uptick in crime

Kelly Hueckman and Jacob Link
April 17, 2024
Advance-Titan The Advance-Titan staff poses with their WNA awards. The A-T claimed 14 awards at the Better Newspaper Contest March 15.

A-T takes home 14 state-wide awards

Kelly Hueckman, Managing Editor
April 16, 2024
Public Domain: Vietnam War Protest in Washington, D.C. by Frank Wolfe, October 21, 1967 (NARA) This image is believed to be in the public domain and is from the National Archives.

Vietnam vets talk anti-war efforts

Kelly Hueckman, Managing Editor
April 4, 2024
Advance-Titan Archives The 1984 phone sex advertisement features Wanda and her receptionists.

Remembering the typos

Kelly Hueckman and Anya Kelley
March 20, 2024
Graphic by Josh Lehner

Local candidates to join student discussion

Kelly Hueckman, Managing Editor
March 14, 2024

Hmong stories told through textiles

Kelly Hueckman, Managing Editor
February 29, 2024
Advance-Titan Photo: The Oshkosh Public Museum celebrates its 100th birthday with a year-long series of exhibits, workshops and events.

Oshkosh Public Museum turns 100

Kelly Hueckman, Managing Editor
February 15, 2024
Advance-Titan Photo Illustration by Josh Lehner A relatively small number of ice shanties line Lake Winnebago. The near-record and record high temperatures this winter have contributed to the lake’s poor ice condition.

Poor ice conditions take toll on sturgeon spearing

Kelly Hueckman, Managing Editor
February 15, 2024

[Video] Fond du Lac’s role at UWO

Kelly Hueckman, Katie Pulvermacher
December 14, 2023
Data according to UW Help.

Fond du Lac has one of UW Oshkosh's access campuses, which offers secondary education to people at a lower cost and more flexible schedule than traditional four-year institutions.

Fond du Lac, one of UW Oshkosh's access campuses, allows students to continue their education after high school at a lower cost and a more flexible schedule.

Confessions of a Mall Santa

Confessions of a Mall Santa

Kelly Hueckman, Managing Editor
December 6, 2023
Haylea Van De Yacht / Advance-Titan - Debbie Gray Patton has worked at UWO for 27 years in USP, the Dean of Students office and as a hall director. Her love of UWO is evident through spiritwear, posters and photos at her desk.

What will those leaving do next?

Kelly Hueckman, Anya Kelley, and Katie Pulvermacher
December 6, 2023
Courtesy of UWO Athletics -- UWO's Joshua Rivers long jumps at Ripon College on Dec. 2.

Track and field breaks two school records

Kelly Hueckman, Managing Editor
December 5, 2023
Advance-Titan File Photo - The consequences of being caught with a fake ID include a court date and a whopping fine of up to $1,250.

So you think you can drink?

Kelly Hueckman, Managing Editor
November 15, 2023
Kelly Hueckman / Advance-Titan - Ashley Hooyman helps hand out each certificate and pin to the inductees during the ceremony. Hooyman is a first-gen student herself and found community in Tri-Alpha.

Tri-Alpha inducts 39 first-gen students

Kelly Hueckman, Managing Editor
November 8, 2023
Michael Buckner / Advance-Titan

‘Unlock the box’

Kelly Hueckman, Managing Editor
November 1, 2023
Morgan Feltz / Advance-Titan -- UWO head basketball coach Matt Lewis watches the team on the floor during a game last season.

Titan coach committed to success

Kelly Hueckman, Managing Editor
October 25, 2023
Courtesy of Lori Palmeri — Mee Yang (left center) and Lee Yang (right center) hold their 2023-24 Hometown Hero awards. The Yangs were recognized by Wisconsin representatives Michael Schraa (back left) and Lori Palmeri (far right).

Oshkosh residents named Hometown Heroes

Kelly Hueckman, Managing Editor
October 19, 2023
Kelly Hueckman / Advance-Titan —Owner Joe Ambrose’s family dines at The Chalice while “America’s Best Restaurants” films on Tuesday.

‘America’s Best Restaurants’ to feature The Chalice

Kelly Hueckman, Managing Editor
October 19, 2023
A-T File Photo - The Nutcracker exhibit opens soon for the holidays at the Paine.

Museums launch art collaboration

Kelly Hueckman, Managing Editor
October 18, 2023
Kelly Hueckman / The Advance-Titan - Maya Carpenter takes a sledgehammer to a scale as part of the Women Advocacy Counsel's right against beauty standards.

Students smash body norms

Kelly Hueckman, Managing Editor
October 11, 2023
Two students walk the hallways of UW Oshkosh at Fox Cities, one of UWO's two branch campuses.

Protect our access campuses

Kelly Hueckman, Managing Editor
October 11, 2023
Graphic courtesy of UW-Stout

UW System calls for civic engagement among students

Kelly Hueckman, Managing Editor
October 4, 2023
Photos Courtesy of Carrie Olson and Jackafunk Photography / Oshkosh business owner and muralist Carrie Olson paints an installation for a series of murals funded by the Wisconsin Economic Development Department.

Oshkosh to revitalize downtown

Kelly Hueckman, Managing Editor
September 27, 2023
UWO faculty senators vote in favor of officially supporting an outline of requests for Chancellor Leavitt and Provost Martini.

Faculty Senate endorses list of expectations addressed to chancellor, provost

Kelly Hueckman, Managing Editor
September 20, 2023

Are we dumbing it down?

Kelly Hueckman, Managing Editor
September 13, 2023
Courtesy of Michelle Waldrop — Nearly 1,200 participants prepare to take a shot of Fireball whiskey to set the record for the world’s longest shotski at a bar in Eagle River Aug. 20, 2022.

Most on-brand world records set in Wisconsin

Kelly Hueckman, Managing Editor
August 31, 2023
Photo: Anya Kelley / Advance-Titan — While most of the U.S. calls public water faucets drinking fountains, the term bubbler is unique to Eastern Wisconsin and Boston.

Identities tied to how we speak

Kelly Hueckman, Managing Editor
August 30, 2023
Michael Buckner / Advance-Titan

Got a case of the Sunday Scaries?

Kelly Hueckman, Managing Editor
May 3, 2023
Courtesy of Greetings Tour - Greetings Tour artists Victor Ving and Lisa Beggs travel the U.S to create iconic postcard-style murals that capture the essence of different cities.

New mural to highlight best of Oshkosh

Kelly Hueckman, Managing Editor
May 3, 2023
Kelly Hueckman / Advance-Titan - Mikayla Morrell finishes homework in the commuter lounge, located on the first floor of Reeve Memorial Union in room 102C.

UWO looks to improve commuter experience

Kelly Hueckman, Managing Editor
April 19, 2023
Kelly Hueckman / Advance-Titan - ‘The Simpsons’ exhibit features hand-drawn art from earlier seasons of the show.

‘The Simpsons’ exhibit in Trout Museum

Kelly Hueckman, Managing Editor
April 12, 2023
Advance-Titan File Photo - Reeve Union was one of the many locations to vote at in Oshkosh on election day. Students can get Voter ID’s at Titan Central.

Abortion rights, gerrymandering spark record-high voter turnout

Kelly Hueckman, Managing/News Editor
April 12, 2023
Cory Sparks /Advance-Titan — German students Linda Bachmann, left, and Kim Kristin Loschen toured UW Oshkosh's Radio-TV-Film Department as part of the RIAS Berlin exchange.

RIAS Berlin exchange program educates American, German students

Kelly Hueckman, Managing Editor
April 5, 2023
Courtesy of Podco Podcast Company - Jennifer Stone (Harper Finkle) and David DeLuise (Jerry Russo) talk together on their podcast, which they started in February.

Actors reminisce on new podcast

Kelly Hueckman, Arts & Entertainment Editor
March 29, 2023
Photo Courtesy of UWO Flickr / Left: Student members of OSA listen to presenters at a meeting on March 1. Right: Provost John Koker presents at an OSA meeting on March 1. He said UWO is considering a tuition increase for the 2023-24 academic school year.

UW System considers first tuition increase in a decade

Kelly Hueckman, Managing Editor
March 8, 2023
Kelly Hueckman / The Advance-Titan - About 1/3 of college students change their major at least once, according to a past study by the National Center for Education Statistics.

Don’t have a dream job? Me neither.

Kelly Hueckman, Managing Editor
March 1, 2023
Anya Kelley / The Advance-Titan - Despite rising food prices due to inflation, UWO plans to keep meal plan rates stagnant.

Dining rates stable despite rising food costs

Kelly Hueckman, Managing Editor
February 22, 2023
AI generates controversy in classroom

AI generates controversy in classroom

Kelly Hueckman, Managing Editor
February 8, 2023

Google reveals Green Bay area’s top searches of 2022

Kelly Hueckman, Managing Editor
February 8, 2023

Provost kicks off student success initiative

Kelly Hueckman, Managing Editor
February 8, 2023
Sharel Cassity performes with a jazz quartet in Titan Underground.

Sharel Cassity is changing the jazz scene

Kelly Hueckman, Opinion Editor
December 6, 2022
Michael Buckner / The Advance-Titan-- Gaslighting is a form of psychological manipulation used to make a victim question their own reality. The term has become popularized when discussing different types of relationships.

‘Gaslighting’ is not just a buzzword

Kelly Hueckman, Opinion Editor
December 1, 2022
Tickets for Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour are being sold on Ticketmaster for upwards of $1000. The tour’s presale event caused major technical problems on the Ticketmaster website.

Everyone hates Ticketmaster

Kelly Hueckman, Opinion
November 15, 2022
Courtesy of UW Oshkosh Theatre Department-- UW Oshkosh’s production of ‘Grease’ is different than the movie version but is still filled with the songs people know and love.

UWO’s ‘Grease’ reclaims the stage

Kelly Hueckman, Opinion Editor
November 9, 2022
Tino Starr/Advance-Titan — UWO has added decals to Sage Hall in hopes of decreasing the number of bird collisions and deaths.

UWO works to end bird-window collisions, deaths

Kelly Hueckman, Opinion Editor
October 25, 2022
Linnaea Mallette, https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

Go green for Halloween

Kelly Hueckman, Opinion Editor
October 25, 2022
Kelly Hueckman / The Advance-Titan-- Artists Emily Belknap and Katherine Steichen Rosing's nature-inspired exhibit promotes sustainability.

New exhibit on environmental issues

Kelly Hueckman, Opinion Editor
October 19, 2022
Photo creds: Kayla Curtis / The Advance-Titan-- Drum major Chandler Sumner-Gehrig leads at the marching bands inaugural performance.

Centennial Band is ‘fired up’

Kelly Hueckman, Opinion Editor
October 12, 2022
Country music, though garnering massive amounts of tourism in Nashville, continues to be disliked by many music fans.

‘Anything but country’

Kelly Hueckman, Opinion Editor
October 11, 2022
Duality exhibit explores relationships of opposites

Duality exhibit explores relationships of opposites

Kelly Hueckman, Opinion Editor
October 3, 2022
Photo creds: Willem Flaugher / The Advance-Titan-- Dear Dualidad is a duo made up of Giselle Olivia and Javier Roman, both UWO graduates.

Dear Dualidad rocks out

Kelly Hueckman, Opinion Editor
September 28, 2022
Photo creds: Kelly Hueckman / The Advance-Titan -- Opting for a familiar movie instead of a new one can have emotional and psychological benefits.

Nostalgia: the new self care?

Kelly Hueckman, Opinion Editor
September 21, 2022
Photo creds: Kelly Hueckman / The Advance-Titan -- The Faculty Biennial Exhibit highlights the work of the UW Oshkosh Art Department faculty at the Allen Priebe Gallery.

Faculty Biennial Exhibit inspired

Kelly Hueckman, Opinion Editor
September 21, 2022
Photos: Courtesy Jeni Asaba — Jeni Asaba helps a high school student find the perfect dress for prom. Since beginning Project Prom, Asaba has given out more than 3,000 free dresses.

The power of nonprofits: UWO alumna’s work shows impact of volunteerism

Kelly Hueckman, Opinion Editor
September 14, 2022
UWO staff, students and other community members protested the privatization of UWO custodial, maintenance and grounds jobs.

Too little too late for UWO custodians?

Kelly Hueckman, Opinion Editor
September 13, 2022
Kelly Hueckman / Advance-Titan — Commuters need to consider travel time and scheduling options for classes.

Surviving the commute

Kelly Hueckman, Opinion Editor
August 29, 2022
Kelly Hueckman / Advance-Titan Too much body-centric content, positive or not, can be harmful to one’s mental health.

The ugly truth about body positivity

Kelly Hueckman, Staff Writer
May 4, 2022
Courtesy of Netflix “Stranger Things,” one of Netflix’s most popular original series, will leave large shoes to fill after it completes its final two seasons.

Netflix isn’t dying, it’s already dead

Kelly Hueckman, Staff Writer
April 27, 2022
It’s okay to re-wear your clothes

It’s okay to re-wear your clothes

Kelly Hueckman, Staff Writer
April 20, 2022
Advance-Titan photo Energy drinks are common among college students looking for an energy boost, but they might have negative effects on mental health.

Making conscious caffeine choices

Kelly Hueckman, Staff Writer
April 13, 2022
Illustration by Kyra Slakes

Top 5 weirdest press releases from Trump

Kelly Hueckman, Staff Writer
April 6, 2022
Kelly Hueckman / Advance-Titan UWO student Trace Wagner works on campus as an information specialist at Titan Central in Reeve Memorial Union.

Working students should explore ALL options

Kelly Hueckman, Staff Writer
March 30, 2022
Advance-Titan File Folder Downtown Oshkosh offers new experiences, like the Oshkosh Farmers Market, which returns June 4.

Spring break … without breaking the bank

Kelly Hueckman, Staff Writer
March 17, 2022
Josh Fanin/Advance-Titan

Algoma Boulevard reconstruction project starts this week with utility installation 

Kelly Hueckman, Opinion Editor
March 7, 2022
Photo of tipping

Has tipping culture gone too far?

Kelly Hueckman, Opinion Editor
March 2, 2022
Restaurant Week to feature 25 businesses with special menus and prices

Restaurant Week to feature 25 businesses with special menus and prices

Kelly Hueckman, Opinion Editor
February 24, 2022
Oshkosh Public Library The Oshkosh Pubic Library is asking for people to submit their poetry to be displayed on Main Street storefronts.

Library calls for poetry submissions

Kelly Hueckman, Staff Writer
February 16, 2022
Advance-Titan The Celebration of Lights is celebrating 20 years of magic.

Celebrating ‘20 years of holiday magic’

Kelly Hueckman, Staff Writer
December 8, 2021
Kelly Hueckman / Advance-Titan — he Astronomers frontman Michael Stensland

Musical gems discovered in Titan Underground

Kelly Hueckman, Arts and Entertainment Writer
November 25, 2021
Kelly Hueckman / Advance-Titan The Fox Cities Student Affair office has a book shelf called Fox Pantry that contains canned food, hygeine products and necessary school supplies for students to buy.

UWO-Fox Cities ‘Pack the Pantry’

Kelly Hueckman, Staff Writer
November 3, 2021
Mattie Beck / Advance Titan The Vox Populi Print Collective is a group that shares its work in galleries across the nation and internationally.

Alphabet in the Annex

Kelly Hueckman, Staff Writer
October 27, 2021
Kyle Jahnke / Advance-Titan Pictured above is Cade Larson, age 3, and from Neenah enjoying some cotton candy, all dressed-up.

Zooloween Boo event returns

Kelly Hueckman, Staff Writer
October 20, 2021
Courtesy of PBS Milwaukee

Documentary opens up talks on mental health

Kelly Hueckman, Staff Writer
October 13, 2021
Courtesy of patzietlowmiller.com Pat Zietlow Miller was a double major in journalism and English here at UWO.

UWO alumna publishes children’s book

Kelly Hueckman, Staff Writer
September 29, 2021
Kelly Hueckman / Advance-Titan Fox Cities Students were given the opportunity to get the college experience that many of them didn’t have due to the pandemic.

Welcome Back Bash brings Fox Cities campus to life

Kelly Hueckman, Staff Writer
September 22, 2021
Kylie Balk-Yaatenen / Advance-Titan Community members, UWO students and local vendors line the streets of downtown Oshkosh for the local farmer’s market held each Saturday in the summer.

‘You can’t find this at the grocery store’

Kelly Hueckman, Staff Writer
September 15, 2021
Courtesy of UWO PRSSA

PRSSA campaigns for donors

Kelly Hueckman
April 28, 2021
Courtesy of Natalie Johnson Jordyn Hussey's award-winning painting depicting her family’s gameday tradition of painting her father’s bald head to look like a Green Bay Packers football helmet

UWO junior wins Packer art contest

Kelly Hueckman, Writer
March 31, 2021
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