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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

Facts or Fakes’ game show to debunk fake news

Amber Brockman, News Editor March 4, 2020

In 2016, a North Carolina man traveled to Comet Ping Pong Pizzeria in Northwest Washington, D.C. with a rifle and allegedly fired one or more shots, according to the Washington Post. The man claimed...

Senior center Jack Flynn tosses up a floater over UW-Eau Claire forward Spencer Page in UW Oshkosh’s 78-72 WIAC Championship home victory on Feb. 29. Flynn put up 19 points, eight rebounds and one assist. The Titans will ride their seven-game winning streak into Naperville, IL to play Transylvania University.

UW Oshkosh title defense begins now

Neal Hogden, Sports Reporter March 4, 2020

The UW Oshkosh men’s basketball team beat both UW-La Crosse in the semifinal and UW-Eau Claire in the final of the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference tournament to secure a berth to the NCAA...

Local bars address fake ID issue.

What happens when you get caught with a fake ID in Oshkosh?

Amber Brockman, News Editor March 4, 2020

Although it’s illegal, people younger than 21 years old drink 11% of all the alcohol consumed in the U.S., according to the National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence. Owner of Molly McGuire’s...

Alex Mangmoradeth exhales a cloud of vapor. Researchers found that when e-cigarette taxes increase by 10%, sales of vaping devices decrease by 26% and traditional cigarette sales rise by 11%.

Vaping tax increases cigarette smoking

Heidi Docter, Reporter March 4, 2020

A UW Oshkosh professor’s research on the relationship between the taxation of e-cigarettes and the sales of cigarettes reveals a dangerous consequence of e-cigarette taxation. Chad Cotti, chair of...

FROM LEFT: Ali Basham as Seta, Max Benitz as Aram and Dawson Fish as a young Vincent fill the stage as Aram confronts Seta.

Beast on the Moon

Carter Uslabar, Editor in Chief February 28, 2020

“Beast on the Moon,” known the world over and written by UW Oshkosh professor Richard Kalinoski, is opening for its first performance in the experimental theatre of the Frederic March Theatre on Feb....

Breaking Sounds starts filming for its second season on Titan TV

Titan TV premiers 3 new shows

Jelissa Burns, Arts and Entertainment Editor February 26, 2020

It can get pretty boring watching The Office for the eighth time in a row. If you’re looking for some new shows tune in to, Titan TV has a variety of shows for students, and this spring semester they...

Freshman Levi Borchert drives to the lane against UW-Whitewater in  Oshkosh’s 86-65 home win on Feb. 19.

UW Oshkosh men’s basketball clinches first round bye

Neal Hogden, Sports Writer February 26, 2020

The UW Oshkosh men’s basketball team increased its win-streak to five games and clinched a first-round bye for the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference tournament. On Saturday, UWO took care...

The UW Oshkosh baseball team looks to rebound from a lackluster 2019 season with an energetic young roster.

Young roster looks to make an impact in 2020

Greg Sense, Sports Editor February 26, 2020

The UW Oshkosh baseball team ranks third in the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference preseason poll, and will begin their season against North Park University of Chicago, Illinois on Feb. 29. UWO...

The Rec Plex opened on May 11, 2018 and hosted the UWO softball team’s first games of the 2020 season on Feb. 21.

UW Oshkosh softball opens dome with doubleheader

Greg Sense, Sports Editor February 26, 2020

The UW Oshkosh softball team opened the UWO Rec Plex dome to intercollegiate competition on Feb. 21, with two wins against Marian University of Fond du Lac by scores of 10-9 and 10-1. The Rec Plex,...

WIUTA member George Penn leads a training conference.

Group organizes to get dark money out of politics

Amber Brockman, News Editor February 26, 2020

Wisconsin United to Amend, a nonpartisan state network of concerned citizens dedicated to removing “dark money” from politics, is organizing in Oshkosh to collect signatures in order to fulfill its...

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