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

Cory Sparks / Advance-Titan
Forwards Levi Borchert (left) and Ethan Anderson (right) jump for the tip-off of UWO’s 80-77 win in a matchup that featured two top-10 nationally ranked teams.

Titans rise up national rankings

Jacob Link, Co-Sports Editor February 16, 2022

The UW Oshkosh men’s basketball team extended their win streak to four games as they defeated UW-Stevens Point on the road on Feb. 9, and UW-La Crosse at home on Feb 12. The Titans (18-3, 8-2 in Wisconsin...

Jesse Jackson speaking at Kolf Sports Center

UWO honors Black History Month

Cory Sparks, Editor in Chief February 9, 2022

Black History Month is here, and UW Oshkosh will be celebrating, remembering and educating all month long with a variety of on-campus events. The Black Student Union and African American Studies...

UWO student and Associate Professor in search of Starkie Swenson

UWO professor aids to the closing of Starkie Swenson cold case

Katie Pulvermacher, News Editor February 9, 2022

After the news of human remains being spotted by a pair of hikers at High Cliff State Park on Sept. 29, UW Oshkosh Associate Professor of anthropology Jordan Karsten was able to identify the remains of...

Kyra Slakes /The Advance-Titan — Students, faculty and staff can get vaccinated and tested for COVID-19 at Albee Hall.

UWO suspends students for COVID-19 violations

Katie Pulvermacher, News Editor February 9, 2022

From Sept. 1, 2021 to Jan. 1, 2022, seven UW Oshkosh students were suspended and 861 disciplinary actions were taken against students for disobeying COVID-19 rules set in place, according to the Dean of...

UWO Photo — The UW Oshkosh Fond du Lac Falcons at a Jan. 31 game.

Competition heats up with new sports league at UWO Fond du Lac, Fox Cities campuses

Submitted news February 8, 2022

Athletics has returned at the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh campuses at Fond du Lac and Fox Cities. Men's basketball conference games for the Falcons at Fond du Lac and Cyclones at Fox Cities continue...

Mountain peaks, glaciers, and prayer flags near the Kunzum La Pass, a high mountain pass connecting the Lahaul and Spiti valleys in the Indian Himalaya.

New UWO research links continents to key transitions in Earth’s oceans, atmosphere and climate

Submitted news February 2, 2022

A new study led by University of Wisconsin Oshkosh geologist Timothy Paulsen advances the understanding of the role continents have played in the chemical evolution of Earth’s oceans, with implications...

Screenshot of Chancellor Andrew Leavitt during Town Hall

Town hall meeting updates to prepare for spring semester

Katie Pulvermacher, News Editor January 30, 2022

Discussing topics dealing with COVID-19, mental health and spring classes during his recent town hall meeting, Chancellor Andrew Leavitt said he trusts UW Oshkosh’s pandemic plan will help ensure a successful...

Masks are back for the start of the spring semester

Masks are back for the start of the spring semester

Advance-Titan staff January 19, 2022

Beginning Jan. 31, masks will again be required in campus recreation centers and at Polk Library. In a campus email, Police Chief Kurt Leibold wrote today: "We eased this restriction when COVID-19 rates...

April Lee / Advance-Titan - Javin Mills does a COVID test at the Albee Hall testing site.

UWO updates COVID-19 mandates on masking, testing and isolating/quarantining

Advance-Titan staff January 4, 2022

With COVID-19 cases are increasing in our region and more positive cases through on-campus testing, UW Oshkosh has updated its mandates about masking, testing and isolating and quarantining. In a mass...

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

Due to disruptions in global supply chains, publishers have been reaching out to bookstores to warn of possible shortages for the spring semester. “From labor shortages to transportation delays,...

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