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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UW Oshkosh’s annual security report reveals that alcohol violations made up 80% of reported campus crime.

Alcohol violations still UWO’s most reported crime

Sophia Voight, Assistant News Editor February 24, 2021

UW Oshkosh’s annual campus security report revealed that alcohol law violations remain the most reported crime on campus, while the number of burglaries and drug arrests is down in recent years. Alcohol...

Katie Pulvermacher / Advance-Titan
Since Blackhawk Commons started using trays as part of the univerisity’s COVID-19 protocols, some
residence halls have utilized carts for students to drop off their trays. Stewart is not one of them

Smelly situation in Stewart Hall

Katie Pulvermacher, Staff Writer February 24, 2021

At the start of the fall 2020 semester, plates in Blackhawk Commons were replaced with reusable green to-go containers. While these containers are beneficial and convenient, issues have arisen, and they...

Police officer body cameras: How are they used in Oshkosh and at UWO?

Police officer body cameras: How are they used in Oshkosh and at UWO?

Andrew Hansen, Staff Writer February 17, 2021

New statewide data on the use of body and dashboard cameras in Wisconsin shows that 380 agencies, including the Oshkosh Police Department, use at least one form of camera. The Wisconsin Department...

UWO said a software update issue caused over 200 acceptance letters to mistakenly email to applicants.

Hundreds receive false acceptance to UWO

Sophia Voight, Assistant News Editor February 17, 2021

Over 200 people who applied for admission to UW Oshkosh received a false acceptance letter via email over the weekend of Feb. 5. According to a statement from UWO Public Information Officer Peggy...

Courtesy of Winnebago County Health Department COVID-19 dashboard

UWO begins second semester amid low COVID-19 cases

Sophia Voight, Assistant News Editor February 16, 2021

UW Oshkosh is starting its spring semester among Winnebago county’s lowest number of COVID-19 cases since September.  There was an average of 20 newly confirmed COVID-19 cases per day in Winnebago...

April Lee / Advance-Titan |  The UWO men’s basketball team warms up for their Friday-night match against UW-Platteville. The men’s team won their second
match against Platteville 77-68, after losing 88-75 on Feb. 3. The women’s team similarly lost their first game against UWP 74-68, but
bounced back with a dominant performance, winning 81-64.

Athletics returns for spring semester

Cory Sparks, Sports Editor February 10, 2021

For the first time in 11 drawn-out months, UW Oshkosh held a Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) sporting event in the Kolf Sports Center when the wrestling team hosted a match on Feb....

Courtesy of UWO Flickr | Chancellor Andrew Leavitt and Provost John Koker are being sued by a UWO professor who claims that they illegally imposed sanctions after improperly investigating a complaint against him.

English professor joins lawsuit against Chancellor, Provost

Sophia Voight, Assistant News Editor February 10, 2021

UWO English associate professor James “Duke” Pesta has filed a court motion to participate in a lawsuit against Chancellor Andrew Leavitt and Provost John Koker over claims of improper disciplinary...

Titans visit defending conference champion in mens basketball opener

Titans visit defending conference champion in men’s basketball opener

February 3, 2021

The UW Oshkosh men's basketball team opens the 2020-21 season at UW-Platteville today. Tipoff is set for 7 p.m. in Platteville. The Titans then conduct their home opener at 7 p.m. Friday against...

Army Spc. Angel Laureano holds a vial of the COVID-19 vaccine, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Bethesda, Md., Dec. 14, 2020. (DoD photo by Lisa Ferdinando)

Adults over 65 eligible for COVID-19 vaccine beginning Jan. 25

January 19, 2021

The Wisconsin Department of Health Services announced today that adults over the age of 65 will be eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine beginning Jan. 25. Currently, frontline health care workers,...

UW Oshkosh started with the Oshkosh Normal School opening in 1871 with eight faculty members and 43 enrolled students for the first day of regular classes.

UWO readies for yearlong sesquicentennial celebration in 2021

January 4, 2021

Alumni, students, faculty and staff are ready to close the book on 2020 and share the 150-year story of excellence and opportunity at the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh throughout 2021. Since the University’s...

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