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Photo Gallery: Reeve Union

Wed, 5 May 2010 23:55:59 -0400

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Photo Gallery: Prom ball

Wed, 5 May 2010 23:41:50 -0400

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Photo Gallery: Honors and awards ceremony

Wed, 5 May 2010 23:38:57 -0400

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Correction

Wed, 5 May 2010 23:21:03 -0400

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Correction Policy The Advance-Titan will try to investigate and correct any factual errors printed in the paper. If you see something that is not quite right, please e-mail us at atitan@uwosh.edu or call 424-3048. Correction In the April 29 issue of t...

New bill bans texting while driving in Wisconsin

Wed, 5 May 2010 23:20:31 -0400

By: Advance-Titan staff

Wisconsin Gov. Jim Doyle has signed a bill into law that puts a ban on text messaging while driving in Wisconsin. and nbsp; The new law 'prohibits any person from composing or sending a text or electronic mail message while driving a motor vehicle, and ...

Continuing look at Oshkosh clubs and organizations

Wed, 5 May 2010 23:19:40 -0400

By: Justin McLaughlin

The CARE/MenCARE campus organization exists to educate the student body on issues about personal relationships. Bailey Murphy, one of the student directors of the club, said, 'CARE stands for Campus Awareness and Relationship Education and hellip; volun...

Inclusive Excellence Plan to help minority students

Wed, 5 May 2010 23:18:16 -0400

By: Gerry Grosenick

Like UW campuses, UW-Oshkosh is working on Inclusive Excellence Plans to improve the academic success of minority students and create a more welcoming atmosphere for all students, faculty and staff. In the past several years the University has conducted ...

UW-O Students, staff find STEP program beneficial

Wed, 5 May 2010 23:16:58 -0400

By: Samantha Strong

A new program called the Student Titan Employment Program was created at the beginning of the year as an additional job program to implement a new idea of a well-rounded work experience that may be integrated into all campus jobs. Created at the beginni...

Former Titan Washburn mulls baseball retirement

Wed, 5 May 2010 23:13:49 -0400

World Series champion and UW-Oshkosh alumnus Jarrod Washburn added another accomplishment to the already impressive list as he was inducted into the UW-Oshkosh Hall of Fame on Sunday night at Reeve Memorial Union. Basketball standout Shelley Dietz and s...

40th anniversary of riot that left 1 student, 6 police injured-Updated website

Wed, 5 May 2010 23:11:56 -0400

By: Jessica Bedore

Uproar of 1970 sparked by high traffic volume turns into protest against Nixon, war in Cambodia

This week marks the 40th anniversary of the Algoma Boulevard riot when an estimated 2,500 students demonstrated their dissatisfaction with President Nixon's decision to expand the war into Cambodia. and nbsp; The 1970s marked a decade of political unrest...

Students, alumni say goodbye to NBC

Wed, 5 May 2010 23:10:21 -0400

On April 30 UW-Oshkosh Residence Life hosted a commemorative party for current and former residents of Nelson, Breese and Clemans halls. Residence Life Director Tom Fojtik said the event was intended to be a send-off for the residence halls that make up ...

WI on road to recovery after losing 2,200 jobs in Feb.-March

Wed, 5 May 2010 23:08:23 -0400

By: Kaylyn Dallman

The latest report from the Center on Wisconsin Strategy showed a loss of 2,200 Wisconsin jobs from February to March. According to the Wisconsin Job Watch March 2010 update, 'Wisconsin's unemployment rate increased to 8.8 percent in March 2010, nearly tw...

Reeve to sponsor Bye Gosh Fest, Midnight Breakfast

Wed, 5 May 2010 23:07:32 -0400

By: Tom Hanaway

Events are meant to relieve stress during finals week

Members of Reeve Memorial Union will be sponsoring Bye Gosh Fest and the Chancellor's Midnight Breakfast to help students unwind during finals week. On May 6 the Reeve Union Board will be hosting the yearly Bye Gosh Fest on the lawn outside of Clemans fr...

UW-O offers to buy Lincoln school

Wed, 5 May 2010 23:06:01 -0400

UW-Oshkosh made a $1.48 million offer to purchase the former Lincoln Elementary School from the Oshkosh Area School District. This purchase was an effort to help the University accommodate present and future campus growth. The Oshkosh school board appro...

Photo gallery: Music Festival

Wed, 28 Apr 2010 23:59:51 -0400

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Photo gallery: Egg Toss

Wed, 28 Apr 2010 23:43:31 -0400

Sigma Tau Gamma held an Eggs Thrown at People fundraiser, the first campus fundraiser held by the fraternity....

Faculty recall riots

Wed, 28 Apr 2010 23:09:02 -0400

By: Jade Bolack

Mobs damaged UW-O, Oshkosh 15 years ago

UW-Oshkosh students upset with the legal drinking age of 21 took their anger to the streets early Friday morning, April 28, 1995. Police took four busloads of students to jail for suspected underage drinking after the riot caused an estimated $100,000 in...

Environment policy expert, author shares negatives of “going green”

Wed, 28 Apr 2010 23:03:38 -0400

By: Kaylyn Dallman

Christopher Horner has written three books and has testified before U.S. Senate and European parliament, according to UW-Oshkosh sophomore Ethan Hollenberger. Hollenberger is a member of UW- Oshkosh College Republicans and worked with the group to set up...

Student wins media contest

Wed, 28 Apr 2010 23:01:54 -0400

By: Samantha Strong

The National Zenith Awards is a national competition for undergraduate journalism and strategic communications students that accepts submissions in four categories: electronic media, public relations writing, public relations publications and public relat...

UW-O raises sexual assault awareness

Wed, 28 Apr 2010 23:00:56 -0400

By: Kaylyn Dallman

According to the National Violence Resource Center, 'The goal of Sexual Assault Awareness Month is to raise public awareness about sexual violence (focusing on sexual assault and rape) and to educate communities and individuals on how to prevent sexual vi...