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

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Johnson & Johnson vaccine resumes in state as variant cases increase

Sophia Voight, Assistant News Editor April 28, 2021

The Winnebago County Health Department (WCHD) resumed administering the Johnson & Johnson (J&J) vaccine as COVID-19 cases caused by virus variants increased across the state. Wisconsin temporarily...

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UWO stands to condemn Asian American hate

Katie Pulvermacher, Staff Writer April 28, 2021

Asian American racism, according to the Washington Post, has been around for over 160 years, following the immigration of Chinese men in the 1850s working in mines and on railroad construction, but it...

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Cassandra Ross, right, embraces a protester overcome with emotion at an Appleton Black Lives Matter protest in May 2020 following the murder of George Floyd at the hands of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin. Ross organized the Appleton protest, which marched down College Avenue before ending peacefully in Houdini Plaza and the intersections of Oneida Street and College Avenue.

‘Justice is not just Chauvin’s conviction, justice would be George Floyd being alive’

Sophia Voight, Assistant News Editor April 21, 2021

Following former Minneapolis officer Derek Chauvin’s guilty verdict in George Floyd’s murder, local leaders and organizations rejoiced over accountability being delivered for Floyd’s death, but acknowledged...

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Local activist and UWO alumna, Ciara Hill (pictured), said local government and law enforcement need to acknowledge their part in upholding the systemic oppression of people of color in order to bring about equality and equity in Oshkosh.

Police violence still plagues country a year later

Tom Antrim, Staff Writer April 21, 2021

Last year the United States had a rude awakening. The injustices that people of color, especially African Americans, endure was brought to the forefront. Minorities in the western world have...

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UW Oshkosh Associate Professor of anthropology Jordan Karsten hopes to help solve a cold case.

Oshkosh students dig for bones

Katie Pulvermacher, Staff Writer April 21, 2021

Anthropology students at UW Oshkosh, along with their professor and the Winnebago County Sheriff’s Office, are hoping to unearth the remnants of a missing man who was presumed murdered on August...

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“The Imaginary Invalid” cast following COVID-19 safety protocol at their rehearsal on April 15. There is a large student discount on tickets, which are now available online.

UWO Theatre overcomes COVID-19

Cassidy Kennedy, Staff Writer April 21, 2021

As they say in theater, “The show must go on.” After being shut down due to COVID-19 restrictions, the UWO theatre department is again coming back to produce and broadcast a double feature. This...

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Titan Thunder, UW Oshkosh marching band, to debut in 2022

April 19, 2021

Here comes the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh Titan Thunder. The University has announced plans to add a marching band to its repertoire, with the expectation that a 100-piece unit will make its debut...

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Planet Perk recycles all of its paper products, saving an estimated 85,000 pounds of paper per year.

Planet Perk celebrates Earth Day

Cassidy Kennedy, Staff Writer April 14, 2021

It is that time of year where students are stressing about the amount of school work they have with finals just around the corner. Planet Perk, a coffee shop and cafe, is the perfect study spot,...

Advance-Titan receives 22 awards in WNA competition

Advance-Titan receives 22 awards in WNA competition

April 14, 2021

The Advance-Titan received 22 awards in the 2020 Wisconsin Newspaper Association Foundation’s Collegiate Better Newspaper Contest, and also took third-place honors for the overall publication. The...

Nearby cemetery cause of haunted Horizon?

Mattie Beck, Staff Writer April 14, 2021

The haunting of Horizon Village speculation has spread like wildfire, with people sharing more and more stories every day on their own supernatural experiences. Ginny Gross, a staff member at the Oshkosh...

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