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The Independent Student Newspaper of the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh Campuses Advance-TitanVol. 129, No. 3 Feb. 25, 2021 advancetitan.com OSA elections for 2021/2022 weeks away By Carter Uslabar [email protected] The Oshkosh Student Asso- ciation election voting will be held March 9-10, beginning at 8 a.m. on Tuesday the 9th and will run until Wednesday the 10th at 8 p.m. The window to announce can- didacy for president, vice presi- dent and senate positions in the Oshkosh Student Association has officially passed. As of the 3 p.m. Feb. 23 dead- line, the OSA had received pa- April Lee / Advance-Titan perwork for just one presiden- Gov. Tony Evers spoke at a press event days after UW Oshkosh’s COVID-19 vaccination center opened. UWO’s COVID-19 vaccination tial and vice presidential ticket, center is one of several other UW System schools to serve as vaccination sites. and paperwork for four senate bids. While it’s now too late to of- ficially run, there’s still a write- UWO opens vaccination facility in option on the ballot. OSA of- By Sophia Voight (CFWC) last week. vaccination center opened on the tial workers and those age 65 and fice manager Tyler Klaver said [email protected] “The University of Wiscon- UWO campus Feb. 16 in partner- over. in the OSA assembly Tuesday sin’s new way of doing things ship with Advocate Aurora Health Eligible members of the com- that if students get the word out, UW Oshkosh joined the vac- is not only to educate all people of Oshkosh and the Winnebago munity may request a COVID-19 they can still be elected through cination effort that could help in the state,” UW System Inter- County Health Department. vaccination appointment on the the write-in option. get Wisconsin past the pandem- im President Tommy Thompson The vaccine center at the UWO Titans Return website at After Ian McDonald and ic with the opening of its com- said. “I’ve added a new twist that CFWC is one of four on UW Sys- uwosh.edu/titans-return/vaccina- Sydney Devitt’s campaign last munity vaccination site at the the University of Wisconsin also tem campuses. tion/ spring, this will be the second Culver Family Welcome Center wants to be at the forefront of Wisconsin is currently vacci- “This is a really important day,” consecutive year that a ticket problem-solving.” nating those in Phase 1a, which Jump to COVID-19 / Page 2 is running for the president and The community COVID-19 includes healthcare work- vice president position unop- ers, essen- posed. Pennsylva- nia dorm room in 1986. In 1986, Clery Report: standards for cam- pus crime reporting did the possession, consumption and By Sophia Voight not exist. distribution of alcohol under the One thing the University [email protected] The UWO report showed that legal drinking age, made up over Police (UP) does to address there were 619 alcohol referrals UW Oshkosh’s annual campus 80% of reported crime on the the issue is partner with the on campus in 2019, a 24% in- security report revealed that al- UWO campus in 2019, accord- Women’s Center for the Red crease from 499 in 2018. cohol law violations remain the ing to the 2020 Annual Security Zone initiative by providing UWO Captain of Police Chris most reported crime on campus, Report. an increased presence in vul- Tarmann said it’s unfortunate while the number of burglaries Also known as the Clery re- nerable areas on campus. how much underage drinking is and drug arrests is down in recent port, the report is required annu- The red zone refers to the expected on college campuses, years. ally by colleges nationwide and six weeks at the beginning of but it doesn’t remove the impor- Alcohol violations, which in- is named after Jeanne Clery, who the fall semester when a dis- tance of tackling the issue. clude citations and warnings for was raped and murdered in her Jump to Clery / Page 2 2 | AdvanceTitan.com Feb. 25, 2021 Advance-Titan Phone: 920-424-3048 Email: [email protected] Website: www.advancetitan.com Editor in Chief Carter Uslabar [email protected] Ad Manager Jon Woodall [email protected] 414-519-6639 Distribution Manager Chris Gajdos [email protected] Managing Editor Cory Sparks [email protected] News Editor Amber Brockman [email protected] Assistant News Editor Sophia Voight [email protected] Sports Editor Cory Sparks [email protected] Opinion Editor Owen Peterson [email protected] Arts & Entertainment Editor Lexi Langendorf [email protected] April Lee / Advance-Titan Copy Desk Chief Gov. Tony Evers celebrates the opening of the Culver Family Welcome Center vaccination site. The community COVID-19 vaccination center opened Heidi Docter on the UWO campus Feb. 16 in partnership with Advocate Aurora Health of Oshkosh and the Winnebago County Health Department. [email protected] Graphic Designer COVID-19: Vaccine site opens at Culver Center Amanda Hollander [email protected] From Page 1 “We are determined to use day, according to UWO vaccina- “By continuing our current Gov. Tony Evers said at the every avenue we can to help en- tion site operations leader Tracy efforts we will prevent hospi- Photo Editor April Lee Friday press conference cele- gage individuals around the im- Miller, but the site has the capac- talizations and protect our most [email protected] brating the opening of the vac- portance of vaccines,” Temple ity to administer 1,000 a day if vulnerable citizens,” he said. cine center. said. they are allotted Gieryn said cases have fortu- Web Editor Olivia Ozbaki “I look forward to continuing Evers said By continuing our enough doses. nately trended down in recent [email protected] to work with the University of the community Patients of weeks, but relaxed behavior be- Wisconsin System and health clinic is also in- current efforts we the center will fore the majority of the county Social Media Manager systems across the state of Wis- tended to help will prevent hospi- receive either is vaccinated will cause more Grant Hunter consin to make sure that we do vaccinate those the Moderna or spikes in cases. [email protected] get adequate vaccines,” Evers without health talizations and pro- Pfizer vaccines, Over 10% of Winnebago said. insurance. tect our most vul- depending on County’s population has tested Copy Desk Editors: Kira Moer- Oshkosh Chair of Infection “Because it’s supply, both of positive for COVID-19 since the icke, Aaron Beecher Prevention at Aurora Health Bri- a community nerable citizens. which require start of the pandemic, according an Temple said this community clinic, we’re two doses. to Gieryn, with over 16,000 total Staff Writers: Andrew Hansen, vaccine site is focused on vac- hoping that -Doug Gieryn, Winnebago Winnebago probable or confirmed cases of Lexi Wojcik-Kretchmer, Jona- cinating groups who have been we will reach County health officer County health the virus in the county. thon Samp, Cassidy Kennedy, disproportionately affected by out to people officer Doug “Right now the vaccine is Katie Pulvermacher, Megan COVID-19. that are disen- Gieryn said it’s flowing slowly — I ask you to be LaFond This includes frontline health- franchised from the healthcare important for county residents patient,” he said. “We have more care workers and communities world,” he said. to continue social distancing and vaccines on the way.” Faculty Adviser Barb Benish of color that have been hit the The center currently vacci- wearing a mask while vaccines [email protected] hardest by the pandemic. nates around 250 individuals a roll out. About the Newspaper The Advance-Titan is an in- WI progresses on vaccine distribution dependent student newspaper published on campus since 1894. actively preparing. what we will use the following The paper is written and edited Educators slated to receive “Once the vaccine is for the week,” Langolf said. “I would by students at UW Oshkosh who general population, where a love to get 1,800 a week in the are soley responsible for content vaccine beginning next week majority of our students will beginning.” be eligible, there’s going to be Due to the high demand of the and editorial policy. Any UW By Andrew Hansen employees,” Langolf said. “So if two ways you can get the vac- vaccine, many vaccine requests Oshkosh student from all three [email protected] you’re a student and meet any of cine,” Langolf said. “One will have not been able to be matched campuses is welcome to work the listed criteria, you would be be through the community vac- by the state. on the newspaper staff. The State health officials said they eligible. But for a typical student cination site, and the other way “99% of people have been Advance-Titan is published on expect to move into the second that doesn’t fall into one of those is that the University of Wiscon- getting a much lower allocation Thursday during the academic half of Phase 1B next week, categories, they would not be el- sin Oshkosh has applied to be a than they requested,” Langolf year. meaning that educators will be igible yet.” vaccinator itself and we will get said. “So we may only get 50 the next group to receive the Vaccines are currently being an allocation of vaccines at some vaccines, for example, because Correction Policy: COVID-19 vaccine. distributed to the community point.” of the supply and demand.” The Advance-Titan is committed UW Oshkosh Director of Risk at the Culver Family Welcome Given that both the Pfizer and According to a federal- to correcting errors of fact that and Safety Kim Langolf says Center through a partnership Moderna vaccines require two ly-backed policy change an- appear in print or online.