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

UWO Flickr — Students wearing masks to and from classes is now a common sight on the UW Oshkosh campus.

COVID spread is ‘significant, uncontrolled’ in Winnebago County

Sophia Voight, Co-News Editor September 18, 2020

UW Oshkosh reached a 24% student positivity rate as Winnebago County reached a record number of 149 positive cases on Thursday in what the Winnebago County Health Department is calling a “significant...

Screenshot from Chancellor Leavitts town hall

Chancellor town hall addresses COVID, enrollment concerns

Carter Uslabar, Editor in Chief September 16, 2020

A week after classes began, UW Oshkosh Chancellor Andrew Leavitt held a town hall Wednesday morning to update staff, faculty and others about the university’s coronavirus situation and more. “So...

(Left to right) Freshmen Cody Welker, Cade Schmitz, Jake Stritesky, and Nate Stokhaug lift weights at the UW Oshkosh Recreation and Wellness Center in preparation for their upcoming season.

UWO wrestlers adapt to COVID restrictions

Cory Sparks, Sports Editor September 16, 2020

With the rise of coronavirus cases throughout the country, it’s no secret that sports must have restrictions. At UW Oshkosh, the fall sports seasons have already been canceled in terms of competitive...

Ramping up the accessibility

Ramping up the accessibility

Kaitlyn Scoville, Copy Desk Chief September 16, 2020

Ian McDonald, Oshkosh Student Association president, has been working with students and faculty members since early summer to “Ramp Up” UW Oshkosh and make the campus accessible to disabled students...

UW Oshkosh instructors spent the summer preparing for a hybrid of in-person and virtual instruction.

Online learning ‘new ballgame’ for many academic instructors

Sophia Voight, Co-News Editor September 16, 2020

Over 130 instructors completed the Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning (CETL) Summer 2020 Online Initiative that provided instructors with tools and strategies to teach effective online classes. “Online...

The New Normal

Carter Uslabar, Editor in Chief September 16, 2020

The staff of two UW Oshkosh campus residence halls was quarantined after a staff member’s coronavirus test result came back positive, although later testing produced a negative result. The Stewart...

Kaitlyn Scoville / Advance-Titan --Retired police officer Steve Sagmeister has been director of the Oshkosh Community Bike Program for 10 years to help eliminate transportation barriers for those who do not have a drivers license.

Donated bikes aim to close the transportation gap in Oshkosh

Kaitlyn Scoville, Copy Desk Chief and Reporter September 9, 2020

Situated in a donated workshop across from Sadoff Recycling at 36 10th Ave., hundreds of bikes of every size and for every age are lined throughout. Helmets are stacked, waiting for their next users at...

Joseph Schulz / The Advance-Titan — Celebrating 25 years of House of Heroes Comics and Games are, from left, Kevin Kimmes, Tripper Pech and Scott Dercks.

House of Heroes turns 25, continues to evolve

Joseph Schulz, Managing Editor September 9, 2020

Scott Dercks has loved comic books most of his life and has spent the last 25 years sharing that passion with the Oshkosh community. He owns House of Heroes Comics and Games on Main Street, which has...

UWO Flickr

The Great ‘Titans Return’ hoax

Joseph Schulz, Managing Editor September 9, 2020

As UW Oshkosh administrators guided members of the media through the socially distanced campus Sept. 1, Chancellor Andrew Leavitt told reporters his “top priority is going to be the safety and welfare...

Junior Anthony D’Orazio gets the Titans riled up before their home opener last week against Carthage College. This week the Titans traveled to Maryland and fell to Salisbury University 24-19.

Fall sports canceled, UW Oshkosh athletes devastated

Cory Sparks, Sports Editor September 3, 2020

Nothing can truly compare to the chaotic culmination of sounds coming out of the stands at J.J. Keller Field at Titan Stadium when the UW Oshkosh Titans score a touchdown. There also seems to be no instance...

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