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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

April Lee/Advance-Titan — The UW System has developed a plan to streamline degree programs to address financial shortcomings caused by the systemwide tuition freeze, falling enrollments and the COVID-19 pandemic.

UW System asks campuses to consolidate classes to address financial shortcomings

Joseph Schulz, Managing Editor May 8, 2020

In order to navigate the UW System’s uncertain financial future, system president Ray Cross is asking campuses to consolidate programs, eliminate some administrative tasks and develop a unified online...

With the new acquisition of 2018 AL MVP outfielder Mookie Betts, the Los Angeles Dodgers are currently the 2020 World Series favorites.

UWO staff responds to absence of America’s pastime

Cory Sparks, Assistant Sports Editor May 7, 2020

As the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases soars past the 1.2 million mark in America, many sports fans around Oshkosh are wishing they could just turn on the television and block out all of the noise with...

Courtesy of Kate Sawyer

Finding my footing at UW Oshkosh

Kate Sawyer, Columnist May 6, 2020

I never thought I would be saying goodbye to Reeve 19 from a computer screen, instead of celebrating alongside the A-T team with the ruins of pizza spread around the newsroom. Amid a global pandemic, unique...

Lauren sitting on the Sage Hall sign, as majority of her Journalism classes were here.

Web editor says goodbye

Lauren Reidinger, Web Editor May 6, 2020

I can still remember my first day walking to classes as a freshman at UWO. I was totally lost on where the labs were in Clow, wondering where I could find time to eat lunch in between 10 minutes of passing...

Wikimedia — Betelgeuse's position in Orion.

Astronomers baffled by star that is getting fainter

Nick Fioravanti, Reporter May 6, 2020

There are billions of stars in our universe that astronomers view and study. But recently, one of the most popular stars in the night sky, Betelgeuse, is baffling astronomers, who have observed that...

Courtesy of Lindsay Bertram

Nursing student missing classic senior experiences due to the coronavirus

Lindsay Bertram, Guest Columnist May 5, 2020

I remember sitting in my Advanced Concepts class on a normal Monday when my professor started talking about the possibility of campus closing and moving classes online. We all laughed at the thought and...

Courtesy of Jordyn Venden

Gaining a new perspective from COVID-19

Jordyn Venden, Guest Columnist May 3, 2020

I’m a firm believer in the idea that “everything happens for a reason.” I don’t know why COVID-19 has impacted our world the way it has, but I trust that there’s something I can gain from this...

UW Oshkosh Archives Photo — In 1970, students on what is now UW Oshkosh lit tires and trash cans on fire to protest the war and Algoma Boulevard safety concerns.

‘Algoma Boulevard riots’ rocked Oshkosh 50 years ago

Joseph Schulz, Managing Editor April 30, 2020

Fifty years ago, a growing anti-war movement erupted on what is now the UW Oshkosh campus when thousands of students rioted, blockading Algoma Boulevard, lighting tires and trash cans on fire and digging...

With schools shut down, Borchardt teaches her fourth grade class through Zoom meetings.

What it’s like student teaching during a pandemic

Tianna Borchardt, Guest Columnist April 29, 2020

Wow, I would have never imagined in a million years that this is how I would spend my last semester of college at UW Oshkosh. The semester that I have been waiting and preparing for over the last three...

Courtesy of Baylee Tkaczuk

UW Oshkosh senior missing out on gymnastics season, graduation

Baylee Tkaczuk, Guest Columnist April 29, 2020

This pandemic has caused myself and many others a sad, unexpected ending to their college careers in academics and athletics. Although I am grateful to be healthy at this point and know it is very unfortunate...

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