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

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

Oshkosh is on track to join over 60 other cities as part of the “Greetings Tour” project, which creates postcard-inspired murals to encompass a city’s local culture. “We love working with communities...

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- While the Willow Project will help with energy security, it will amplify climate change and take away fossil fuels.

Willow Project to create lasting global damage

Mattie Beck, Arts & Entertainment Editor May 3, 2023

The Willow Project, a recent oil drilling project in northern Alaska, will affect those all across the country, even in Wisconsin, Jim Feldman, the director of environmental studies at UW Oshkosh said.  The...

Courtesy of UWO Flickr- John Koker has spent the last 32 years as an employee of UW Oshkosh. He has been provost at the university since 2017 and will retire after spring 2023.

‘I am still learning’

Katie Pulvermacher, Editor-in-Chief May 3, 2023

Not many faculty or staff at UW Oshkosh can say they have worked at one university for 32 years. But Provost John Koker can say just that. “I walked on a college campus for the first time in the fall...

Katie Pulvermacher / Advance-Titan - Hunters in Wisconsin need to watch out for Chronic Wasting Disease, which has recently been identified in Winnebago County. A
healthy deer is shown in the photo, but if a deer were to have the disease, the symptoms listed above would be present.

Hunters in Wisconsin, beware!

Nolan Swenson & Kelly Hueckman, Staff Editors April 27, 2023

Deer baiting and feeding will be banned in Winnebago County after the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) confirmed a case of Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) for the first time in Winnebago County...

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

What if you were given one last opportunity to address your friends, family and peers? UW Oshkosh’s biannual Last Lecture series does just that. Inspired by Carnegie Mellon University professor...

Courtesy of UWO athletics -- UWOs Maddie Fink winds up to pitch earlier this season.

One of the best to ever do it

Cory Sparks, Staff Writer April 25, 2023

Senior pitcher Maddie Fink has embodied dominance on the softball field for UW Oshkosh since she stepped on the Titan diamond in 2019. Now she’s doing everything she can to enjoy the last moments of...

Courtesy of Fox Valley Army ROTC Battalion - Cadet Emily Rivero ascends a rope as a part of the confidence obstacle course out at Fort McCoy.

Beyond the textbook: UW Oshkosh ROTC students taught skills that last a lifetime

Aubrie Selsmeyer, Opinion Editor April 20, 2023

Reserve Officers' Training Corps (ROTC) teaches students lessons and leadership skills that far outweigh what can be taught in a standard classroom.  Members of the UW Oshkosh ROTC set off in Black...

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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

A survey was recently sent to students asking them their opinions on Halsey Science Center, as UW Oshkosh Chancellor Andrew Leavitt tasked a group with creating a document that makes the case for its replacement. Students...

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

Humans of Oshkosh founder Grace Lim and four UW Oshkosh honors students will present “Campus Covid Stories” at 5 p.m. April 27 in the Music Hall of the Arts & Communications Building. Tanner...

Willem Flaugher / Advance-Titan — Photovoltaic solar panels, which resemble flower petals on stalks, convert the sun’s energy into electricity for the 191,000 square-foot Sage Hall.

Celebrating Earth Day with films, hands-on experiences and more

Alexis Schaefer, Staff Writer April 18, 2023

The UW Oshkosh Sustainability Institute for Regional Transformations (SIRT) will host a series of events this month that celebrate sustainability through education and taking action against climate change.   The...

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