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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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Leah Porath has played at UWO for four years, but with this year not counting towards eligibility, she will be able to play basketball as a Titan for one last year in the 2021-22 season.

Porath lights up scoreboard, motivates others

Cory Sparks, Sports Editor March 4, 2021

Leah Porath is a star point guard on the UW Oshkosh women’s basketball team who has made her name known as one of the best Division III players in the country. But her peers say she is also one of the...

 April Lee / Advance-Titan

Gov. Tony Evers proposes major boost in UW System funding

Sophia Voight, Assistant News Editor March 3, 2021

UW Oshkosh may see renovations to its Nursing and Education Building while the UW System tuition freeze may remain in place due to a major increase in state funding under Gov. Tony Evers' 2021-23 state...

Katie Pulvermacher / Advance-Titan
The much-revered Reeve Marketplace sushi will be served again on March 18, April 15 and May 13.

Picky eaters, it’s time to try more food

Katie Pulvermacher, Staff Writer March 3, 2021

“Try it; it's good for you” is a phrase quite commonly said in households. Lots of people struggle with trying new foods, leading them to eat the same foods over and over. According to The Washington...

Athletes play to empty stadium

Athletes play to empty stadium

Cory Sparks, Sports Editor March 3, 2021

Oshkosh sports are back, but they’ve had an entirely different look and sound without spectators at the events. As a commentator myself, I speak from experience that calling a basketball game without...

Photo: April Lee / Advance Titan
From left to right: Chloe Jostad, Alexis Prast and Lorraine Tenpenny

Nursing students receive credit for giving vaccines

Katie Pulvermacher, Staff Writer March 3, 2021

In late January, the UW System announced a tuition credit reimbursement of $500 for nursing students working at COVID-19 vaccination sites to help encourage the distribution of vaccines as well as further...

April Lee / Advance-Titan
Gov. Tony Evers celebrates the opening of the Culver Family Welcome Center vaccination site. The community COVID-19 vaccination center opened on the UWO campus Feb. 16 in partnership with Advocate Aurora Health of Oshkosh and the Winnebago County Health Department

Vaccine site opens at Culver Center

Sophia Voight, Assistant News Editor February 24, 2021

UW Oshkosh joined the vaccination effort that could help get Wisconsin past the pandemic with the opening of its community vaccination site at the Culver Family Welcome Center (CFWC) last week. “The...

April Lee / Advance-Titan
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...

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