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gwidta05@uwosh.edu The UW Oshkosh women’s basketball team advance to the third round of the NCAA Division III Championship after defeating Pomona-Pitzer Colleges (Calif.) 72-46 in the first round and DePauw University (Ind.) 54-52 in the second round on Saturday. UWO fended off a fourth-quarter comeback from DePauw University with a last-second shot by sophomore guard Nikki Arneson with 1.3 seconds to play on Saturday at home. The Titans led the Tigers by three points, 28-25, heading into the third quarter before UWO made a 11-2 run to extend their lead by 10. DePauw University rallied together in the final quarter and tied the game up for the first time at 52-52 with 10 seconds left to play. UWO spent their final possession trying to find an open player before Arneson drove the ball in for a running shot in the lane to reclaim the Titans’ two-point lead. Tiger forward Claire Keefe’s attempt at a last-second basket to tie the game fell short, yielding a Titan victory and a go ahead into the NCAA’s D-III Championship Sweet

Wartburg College Sixteen bracket. This is the Titans’ second time advancing to the Sweet Sixteen in three years. Head coach Brad Fischer said the Titans’ battle with the Tigers was one in which every possession mattered. “There was a lot of trade blows, and a four- or ﬁve-point run was considered a huge run tonight,” Fischer said. “It felt like we had to scratch and claw for every basket. It felt like there was momentum after each point was made. For a second-round game, it was war.” Arneson, who recorded nine points and three rebounds in Friday’s matchup, said her go-ahead bucket was somewhat of a blind shot. “I saw the clock running down and just threw up a shot. I honestly didn’t think it was going in,” Arneson said. “The credit goes to DePauw for taking away our initial option. Coach drew up a really good play, and it wasn’t actually even for me.” Sophomore guard Leah Porath led the Titans in scoring off the bench with 12 points on six of eight from the ﬁeld. Porath also had three rebounds and two assists to captain the Titan bench, which accounted for 20 points and 13 rebounds.

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UWO Sophomore Nikki Arneson scores the game-winning basket with 1.3 seconds remaining in the game.

Fredric March Theatre name could change due to KKK afﬁliations by Amber Brockman brocka24@uwosh.edu UW Oshkosh held an open forum March 4 regarding the renaming of the Fredric March Theatre due to his affiliation with the Ku Klux Klan. The forum was led by Associate Vice Chancellor Sylvia Carey-Butler. Approximately 20 people attended the forum and of those people, only two were UWO students. Chancellor Andrew Leavitt said the forum was an opportunity for the community to give voice to their opinions on the theater’s name. “I have asked for Dr. Sylvia Carey-Butler to run a process involving students, faculty and staff that will make a recommendation back to me as to what should happen to the Fredric March Theatre,” Leavitt said.

Leavitt said the controversy began when it was revealed that Fredric March had a connection with the KKK. “This all started because of the annual yearbook, where Mr. March appeared in a club picture with men dressed in tuxedos, and the name of that club was the Ku Klux Klan,” Leavitt said. “That picture then set off the debate on the Madison campus as to what should be done, and we became aware of this once a newspaper article was published about it.” Leavitt said he chose Carey-Butler to lead this discussion because of her experience with diversity inclusiveness. “We should have our own folks, local people come together, and I think Dr. Sylvia Carey-Butler is the right person to run a very fair and teachable process,” Leavitt

said. “We want people to learn from this.” Leavitt said it is important to recognize the history of the theater. “This isn’t just about yanking down names,” Leavitt said. “I think we need to know and understand what happened and why it happened, and I think this is a group that can get to the bottom of it.” Carey-Butler said the theater was originally named after Fredric March due to his achievements in theater. “It was named after him in 1971 or 1975 when the plaque was first put up, but as you know Fredric March has been a giant in the theaters, particularly in this country in the 30s, 40s and 50s,” Carey-Butler said. “I’m not surprised that an institution would name a theater after him in hopes that students who are interested

in theater will elevate their interest in it.” Carey-Butler said the naming of the theater had to do with his accomplishments as an actor and may not have

ey-Butler said. “It’s because of what you accomplished in your life, and so they do. They may take a look at what you’ve accomplished versus you know, ‘Let’s look at the Dean of Students Office to see if they got into any trouble.’” This isn’t just Carey-Butler said she has about yanking down read the official documents from UW Madison regardnames. I think we ing Fredric March. “I’ve had the chance to need to know and read the report to the chanunderstand what cellor at UW Madison,” Carhappened and why ey-Butler said. “I’ve had the chance to read a 1993 article it happened. that was comprehensive. My stance is, if we take it down, — Andrew Leavitt we take it down; if we leave UWO Chancellor it up, we leave it up, and I’m okay, but we’ve got to do more than just have one taken into consideration his conversation.” personal affairs. Carey-Butler said she will “You’re highly successful stand with whatever decision and UWO wants to name the committee makes. something after you,” Car“Whatever recommenda-

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tion we give to the chancellor, that’s where I will fall,” Carey-Butler said. “But, I want us to make an informed decision.” Director of the Fredric March Theatre Jane Purse-Wiedenhoeft said the panel on Monday is the first step in the process of discussing this ongoing issue. “Sylvia Carey-Butler and I are co-chairing the committee which has the potential to add to a campus-wide discussion about the naming of individual spaces and buildings in the future,” Purse-Wiedenhoeft said. “If the discussion is to change the name of the theater, the theatre department is ready and willing to do so as long as we have a voice in the renaming.”

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What are sororities and fraternities?

by Zack Dion dionz79@uwosh.edu According to UW Oshkosh Fraternity and Sorority Life Adviser Angie Zemke, contrary to the stereotypes of Greek Life, which include ‘terrible drinking habits and cultures, hazing and disrespect and disregard for women and inclusivity,’ campus fraternities and sororities focus on student success within a safe environment. Zemke said she does not deny that some Greek organization members may have issues with alcohol, but many programs are in place to prevent Greek events from getting out of hand. “I think all college students struggle as they start to use alcohol,” Zemke said. “Finding your limits and balancing how often you partake in social life while also adjusting to college homework and schedules is so tough. But, we have education to help them and standards to hold them accountable when they screw up.” Some UWO fraternity and sorority members are S.A.F.E. trained, which is a UWO program working to spread equality, and are bystander intervention trained to ensure students’ safety at events. UWO has a zero-tolerance policy for any type of activity that could be identiﬁed as hazing. Sober monitors also check IDs at the door of greek social events and give out wristbands to those who are of age. Sober monitors are also required to make sure policies are followed and students are acting appropriately. Limits are put on the quantity and types of alcohol provided at events. Transportation must be provided so that students get to and from events safely. UWO senior Jake Skoien said he thinks it’s expensive to

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LEFT: Jessie Ridle hugs Danielle Loebsack after being welcomed into Alpha Xi Delta. TOP RIGHT: Mariah Heyden, Hannah Brown and Nikki Mohrmann celebrate sorority bid day last fall. BOTTOM RIGHT: Alex Lomibao, Quinn Bachofen, Rachel Araujo and Shane Thomas hang out on a warm May day. be a part of a fraternity or sorority. “How I’ve always felt about frats in Division III schools is they’re more of ‘I can’t get any friends, and I’m going to pay to get friends,’” Skoien said. According to former UWO Interfraternity Council president and Beta Theta Pi member Shane Thomas, fraternity and

sorority members pay dues to their Greek organization each semester. “These dues go to the national organization and to the local organization to pay for chapter operations,” Thomas said. “Members can pay their dues with a payment plan.” Beta Theta Pi members pay an average of $500 the se-

mester they pledge to join and about $200 to $400 each semester after that. UWO currently has ﬁve sororities (Alpha Xi Delta, Gamma Phi Beta, Gamma Alpha Omega, Zeta Tau Alpha and Sigma Sigma Sigma) and ﬁve fraternities (Beta Theta Pi, Delta Sigma Phi, Delta Chi, Sigma Pi and Omega Delta Phi.)

“On average, the sorority women are probably more organized than [fraternities] are in terms of operations,” Thomas said. “I think, not always, on average, both at Oshkosh and on the national level, women tend to complete more service hours and will sometimes have better grades.” In order to be a part of a

Greek organization, members must maintain at least a 2.5 to 2.7 GPA depending on the organization, complete 10 service hours each semester and two philanthropy hours. Apart from these three requirements, UWO fraternities and sororities each have speciﬁc requirements for members such as a certain number of academic points (points awarded for high test grades and academic success) and a certain amount of weekly study hours. UWO senior and Gamma Phi Beta member Mariah Heyden said volunteer hours are calculated based on an honor system. “I can say I went to the Boys and Girls Club for two hours when I really only went for one,” Heyden said. “Most people don’t do that. It is an honor system ... for philanthropy events, everyone knows if you go or not because the whole chapter is there.” Each Greek organization has its own philanthropic partner which represents the most-valued morals of the organization. The sorority Gamma Phi Beta is partnered with Girls on the Run, which follows its philanthropy of “building strong girls.” Members of Gamma Phi Beta must complete their philanthropy hours by having “running buddies,” 8 to 13-year-old girls who they run with to promote a healthy lifestyle. UWO Gamma Phi Beta member Hailey Lawrence said being in a sorority or fraternity isn’t just for four years, it’s for life. “The people you’ll meet and opportunities you’ll be given will astound you,” Lawrence said. “It was one of the best decisions in my collegiate career.”

New inspection policies in place for rental properties by Megan Behnke behnkm48@uwosh.edu

The Oshkosh City Council approved a new amended program for inspections on rental properties. It started March 1 and raised prices for landlords if any violations are found. Oshkosh Mayor Steve Cummings said the whole goal has been to ensure that people have clean and safe housing. “It’s been going on for a couple years,” Cummings said. “The legislatures in Madison gave communities the ability to focus on ‘Targeted Areas’ and bad rental properties.” Inspection Services Division for the City of Oshkosh Chief Building Official John Zarate said the new program and the previous program have two differences. “The program is not required to be enforced city-wide as required under the previous law by the state of Wisconsin,” Zarate said. “A fee cannot be charged for initial and follow-up inspection as long as violations are corrected within 30 days.” OshkoshLiving rental property owner Mark Neubauer said inspections shouldn’t change too much now that

the new program is in place. “We just have to make sure that all the houses are up to code,” Neubauer said. “The only thing that’s really changing is if a rental property is found to have a violation, it will cost more to pay that fine, whether or not the property is being rented.” Cummings said the inspections won’t affect students/residents already renting apartments as much as it’ll affect the landlords. “The inspections are more for the landlords,” Cummings said. “If they see something wrong, they try to make you pay for it, trying to intimidate the students.” Zarate said programs are typically not updated each year. “The reason this program has had to undergo changes is that many landlords throughout the state are against this type of program, and they have tried to get laws to stop it,” Zarate said. “So when the laws get changed then the city has to adjust the program accordingly.” Neubauer said the advice he would give to students-residents renting any kind of property is to take care of it. “Treat your rental property like it’s your own home, because it is,” Neubauer said. “Be sure that everything is

how it should be: appliances work, the walls are good, the windows are good, electricity, you shouldn’t have a problem.” Cummings said landlords should try to keep their properties in good condition in order to avoid getting a violation and that residents should take pictures of their place when they move in. “Whatever you’re paying, you’re expecting it to have proper heat, running water, etc.,” Cummings said. “Something could go wrong, something could break or a pipe burst, a window could be smashed and the landlord can ask students to leave, accusing them of something that they might’ve not done. Take pictures when you move in so you’re not hit with something that isn’t your fault.” Zarate said there is no cost to the tenant at any time for the inspection, and the inspection is voluntary. “If the tenants allow for the inspection of the rental unit, it will ensure that the unit meets minimum housing standards that the landlord is required to provide to a renter in Oshkosh,” Zarate said. “The standards cover health and safety items to make sure tenants have a safe and healthy place to live.”

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2. Are there any broken windows or missing screens? 3. Furnace/Boiler/Water Heater venting issue? 4. Are smoke detectors installed & functioning properly? 5. Are CO detectors installed & functioning properly? 6. Are there any visible leaks in plumbing system? 7. Is there hot water supplied to all required fixtures? 8. Is there any open/bare electrical wiring? 9. Do all electrical fixtures & receptacles function

properly? 10. Do all the windows open properly? 11. Are the exterior doors free of damage or deterioration? 12. Do the exterior doors have working hardware or

deadbolt locks? 13. Are there any signs of rodent or pest infestation? 14. Is the furnace properly vented?

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RUB hosts 70th Winter Carnival with 90s theme

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LEFT: Students particpate in musical chairs during the 2019 Winter Carnival, aimed to engage students. RIGHT: Students compete in Broomball, a sport similar to hockey.

by Kaitlyn Scoville scovik21@uwosh.edu UW Oshkosh gives students and staff a reason to celebrate the cold during the 70th annual Winter Carnival. Winter Carnival is aimed to connect the campus community between the divisions of Greek Life, Residence Life and independent clubs or organizations. This year’s theme is 90s TV shows. Program Adviser for Reeve Union Board and Late Night Programs Dylan Bram said the purpose for Winter Carnival is to engage students in friendly competition, school spirit and overall togetherness. “This offers them a way to have fun outside or inside and engage with each other person-to-person,” Bram said. “Our hope is that it positively affects the campus community by showing unity, regardless of which division you

belong to.” The Carnival includes seven events, which are Penny Wars, Ice Sculpting, Broomball, Trivia Night, Musical Chairs, Rope Pull and the Trailers & Awards Ceremony. The Penny War is happening throughout the entire week from Sunday to Thursday, and Bram said it is not about the competition, but rather raising funds for a cause the winner chooses at the end. “The group that has the most pennies in their jar at the end of the week will be the ones who get to decide where the entirety of the money goes,” Bram said. According to Bram, in previous years a wide range of donations has been sent to charitable foundations. “In 2017 roughly $120.00 was raised and was donated to the Make-A-Wish Foundation, and in 2018 roughly $615.00 was raised and was donated to the Salvation Army,” Bram said.

Q & A with Groleau

Q. What is the conference? A. The Caring for the Caregiver Conference is a day for the caregiver to rejuvenate by having a nice lunch, getting a massage and listening to some great presentations on how to provide self-care and care plan for the future. This conference is a way to help caregivers tap into what resources are available in our community. Q. How long has the conference been going on? A. The Aging and Disability Resource Center along with the Family Support Team has been putting this conference on for three years. The conference continues to grow. Q. What is your role in this conference? A. My role in the conference is to help organize the event and get in contact with different organizations that want to be a part of this great day. My position at the ADRC is the dementia care specialist, and I have been with the county for seven months. Q. Where and when is it? A. The conference will be held at the Oshkosh Convention Center on Monday, April 1 at 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Please contact the ADRC to RSVP at 1-877-886-2372. You do not have to worry if you cannot make the whole event. You can just attend what topics interest you the most. Q. What does the conference entail? A. There will be about 20 different vendor booths at the conference. The booths con-

sist of different home care agencies, audiology clinics and different programs that are available to our disabled and elderly population. The presentations will be “Connection and Cafes,” “Three Waves Health Coach,” “The Wellness Center,” “REACH,” “Alzheimer’s Association and Memory Cafes,” “Tai Chi,” “Evidence Based Classes,” “School Transitions” and “Project Lifesaver.” Our keynote speaker is Vivian Hazell from Agnesian who works with toddlers, children, adolescents, adults and families on a wide range of conditions including anxiety, self-esteem issues, depression, ADHD, autism spectrum disorders, adolescent challenges and family dynamics. After the keynote, our caregivers will get to enjoy a free lunch and listen to a motivational presentation from Gail [Renderman]. Q. What are the sessions like? A. There will be three breakout sessions in the morning from 9 to 11:30 a.m. presenting on “Power of Attorneys,” “Memory Screens,” and “Tai Chi.” The morning breakout sessions are more intended for our caregivers that care for our elderly population. The afternoon also has three breakout sessions at 1-3 p.m. and they will be presenting on “Tai Chi,” “School Transitions,” and “NAMI.” These sessions are more intended for our caregivers that care for our younger population. Q. Why do you think students at UWO should attend the conference? A. This would be a great opportunity for students to gain more knowledge of what’s available in their community

prepare our brackets based off how many teams are planning on attending,” Bram said. Winter Carnival’s Rope Pull and Musical Chairs were both Wednesday. Trivia Night was Tuesday. Teams participated in ten rounds of questions for various categories; one included the theme of 90s TV shows. Bram said that there are 10 awards in total for the three divisions. “The organization, hall, fraternity or sorority with the most combined points overall will win ﬁrst, second and third for a total of nine awards,” Bram said. “There is also an award handed out for spirit — whomever is seen as the most energetic, positive and supportive team throughout the week will earn this award.” The Trailers & Awards Ceremony will be held today at 5 p.m. in the Reeve Union Theater room 307.

Restructuring to change course catalogs across campuses

Dementia Specialist Rebecca Groleau discusses the Caring for the Caregiver Conference on April 1 by Nikki Brahm brahmn31@uwosh.edu

Ice Sculpting was the ﬁrst event to kick off the week on Sunday. Students were each given two 300-pound blocks of ice to carve into their own masterpiece. Winter Carnival event staff Elizabeth Weiland said she enjoys seeing the types of tools that groups bring to use, such as hair dryers, silverware and electric knives. “I think it’s a really cool way to get Greek Life and residence halls together,” Weiland said. Omega Delta Phi member Darius Beach participated in Ice Sculpting for the ﬁrst time. “I just want to get to know other communities,” Beach said. On Monday, Broomball took place at the Rec Plex. According to the Reeve Union events page, Broomball is for those who enjoy hockey and brooms. “Based on the entry slips we receive, we then

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REBECCA GROLEAU and how to utilize these services. Not only is this a way to get familiar with the different services, but it is beneficial to learn about what steps to take when we may ourselves become a caregiver at some point. Even if we are not going to be living in the Winnebago County area in the future, it is important to find out how to receive information on what’s available, just in case we may need resources down the road. Q. What students do you think should go? A. Really any student would probably find something to take away from this conference, but the human service department would benefit the most because it is opening the door to different resources that they may use in the future. It is also a way to network and find out what areas they may find an interest in. Q. How does the conference benefit the community as a whole? A. It is letting them know that our caregivers are not alone and that their community is here to help them. The ADRC and Family Support Team are here to help out, and we want to see our caregivers succeed and not get burnt out. We want to provide them with all the resources so that they can maintain a balanced lifestyle.

The 2018-2019 school year has been a transition year for UW Oshkosh and its access campuses as administrators have been working to build a universal course catalog between the three campuses. Assistant Chancellor for Access Campuses Martin Rudd said he’s taken an oversight role in restructuring UW-Fox Valley, UW-Fond du Lac and UWO. “My role in that has been to interface two things: one is the restructuring that formed the first six to nine months of 2018,” Rudd said, “Where the UW System was very active in making decisions that would affect how the big picture restructuring would look for all of the institutions and to simultaneously work within our three campuses in two areas: restructuring strategy and restructuring practicalities and details.” Rudd said UW System President Ray Cross outlined a vision of the restructuring that would maintain the affordability of the access campuses, while continuing to prepare students to transfer to fouryear universities. “That’s at the System level, and then locally it’s complicated because we are bringing together two campuses, UWFox and UW-Fond du Lac, that used to be part of a 13-campus UW Colleges,” Rudd said. “Everything about that institution has to be unraveled. The curriculum, the course offerings, the finances, the people, the shared governance, all of that has had to be unraveled and reengaged in UWO.” Associate Dean for Academic Affairs for the UWO Access Campuses Bill Bultman said he’s been helping to figure out how to convert courses offered at the access

campuses with corresponding courses at UWO. “Some of them ﬁt in roughly equivalent,” Bultman said. “Some were a one-for-one exact ﬁt, like Intro to Sociology was Intro to Sociology. Others were the opposite extreme. We had a couple dozen courses where we offered them, and there was nothing close to it in the UWO catalog, so we created new courses that will appear in the Oshkosh catalog that weren’t there before.” Rudd said faculty at UWFV and UWFDL have taken an active role in the restructuring.

In the long term “we’re working to-

ward moving some of the four-year degrees onto the access campuses as well. That’s probably a couple years off before we start to do those.

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— Bill Bultman Associate Dean for Academic Aﬀairs for the UWO Access Campuses “The restructuring is greatly affecting the work of faculty and staff on these campuses,” Rudd said. “They see students every week, but they’ve had to be involved in course mapping.” Bultman said the three campuses are already sharing faculty and will continue to do so in the coming years. “I know one of our sociology professors from the Fox Valley campus is teaching at Oshkosh,” Bultman said. “We have a business faculty member from the Oshkosh campus who is teaching up here because we had an unexpected

opening in one of the classes, and he needed a class to teach.” Bultman said students on the access campuses aren’t taking Quest classes to meet requirements for their associate degrees. “In the long term we’re working toward moving some of the four-year degrees onto the access campuses as well,” Bultman said. “That’s probably a couple years off before we start to do those. We’ll trickle and dabble in it slowly with ones that seem to make sense. In the future there is hope that some of the fouryear degrees will be offered at the two-year campuses as well.” Associate Dean for Student Affairs at UWFV Carla Rabe said as part of joining with UWO, students will be getting UWO student IDs this summer, and in the spring they will be registering for classes on TitanWeb. “Students on the UW-Fox Valley and UW-Fond du Lac campuses are encouraged to set up a UW Oshkosh Net ID now,” Rabe said. “They should refer to their email account for set up instructions. If they need assistance, they can contact a staff member in the Solution Center on the access campus or the Oshkosh campus IT helpdesk.” Rudd said the restructuring has gone well so far and that it’s a slow process because it has so many moving pieces. “This restructuring is a very heavy lift for us, but it’s also enjoyable because the voices of UWFV and UWFDL people are being heard and respected; their ideas are being taken into account,” Rudd said. “This process doesn’t feel top-down. The chancellor said it would be loud and messy, and it does get loud and messy because there’s lots of ideas.”

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Forum addresses theater namesakes ties to KKK by The Advance-Titan Staff atitan@uwosh.edu To confront a history of racial inequality on college campuses, more than nine universities in the United States have changed names of buildings with ties to racist pasts. This past August, UW Madison voted to change the name of two rooms in Memorial Union, including one area named the Fredric March Play Circle, after evidence surfaced that Academy Award-winning actor Fredric March was a member of an early Ku Klux Klan organization on the Madison campus. Should UW Oshkosh follow suit and rename its theater? A forum was held on campus Monday from noon1 p.m. to discuss renaming Fredric March Theatre in light of reports of racism and a lack of inclusion and diversity on campus. The forum, held at Reeve Memorial Union, had very sparse representation from the UWO student body. Regardless of the number of student attendees, why would UWO risk keeping the name of a building on campus if the name has any sort of ties to a white supremacist hate group? Surely the renaming of one building on campus isn’t too much to ask as Wisconsin — indeed the country — grows increasingly diverse. The number of faculty present at the forum far outweighed the number of students in attendance, which surprised Associate Vice Chancellor of Academic Support of Inclusive Excellence and forum moderator Dr. Sylvia Carey-Butler. “The chancellor has been getting a lot of inquiries about this,” she said. “That’s why I expected this room to be packed.” With no African-American students in attendance, it could leave the impression that minority students on campus simply don’t care about the name of the theater and its ties to the KKK. However, Black Student Union Vice President Imani Ware disagreed.

Ware said many African-American students didn’t know about the forum and it was scheduled during a time when most students had work or class. Ware said even if African-American students had attended the forum, most wouldn’t have been brave enough to speak up about a sensitive racial topic. Ware outlined a history of systemic racism on campus, citing Black Thursday, a 1968 incident in which 94 students were arrested for protesting for equal rights at UWO. Ware also mentioned a 2017 incident in which a racial slur was carved into two students’ dorm room doors. Jane Purse-Wiedenhoeft, chair of the Theatre Department, director of the Fredric March Theatre and co-leader of the forum, said the theater was named after March in 1971 in hopes that March would donate money to the University. Although March did not donate to UWO, Carey-Butler said by keeping the name of the theater as Fredric March, UWO may still be able to get scholarships from March’s family. Carey-Butler charged UWO staff and students with the task of investigating March’s history and reporting it to the working group that she’s creating, which is open to volunteers. UWO professor and department of History chair Stephen Kercher also volunteered to help investigate March’s history. Other state newspapers have reported that March co-founded the Hollywood Anti-Nazi League in 1936 and hosted a beneﬁt for the NAACP in 1964. African-American student Garahbrie Wesley said she did her own research, and from what she learned, she thinks the Fredric March Theatre should be renamed. “You’ve got to think about the times that we’re coming from,” she said. “We’re in this period of stepping up and stepping out.” Wesley said the campus needs to address its racist past. “If only white people go

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change the name of the theater, it would be continuing a history of racism on campus, sending a strong message to minority students that they are not welcome at UWO. She suggested researching the names of staff members who may have made a difference on campus, or at the theater, and using that person’s name as a replacement for March’s name. Ware cautioned UWO officials to do a thorough background check before decidIf you want to recruit ing on a new name for the building. more multicultural and ethnic students to campus, While discussions continue into the possibility of you need to change the changing the theaters’ name, name. African-American students also need to make an effort — Imani Ware to voice their opinion. Vice President “We have to be willing, Black Student Union as students of color, to step out and make these changes,” Wesley said. “It’s a step March’s particular branch of in the right direction, letting the KKK was a hate group or people know that we’re here. a social club for young schol- Our presence is here. Our ars, the Fredric March Theatre voice is heard. That’s not is named after a man who was cool. We live here, too.” With 148 years of histolargely unknown by most of the campus prior to UW Mad- ry at UWO, officials need to consider the possibility that ison’s renaming controversy. In nearly 50 years neither other buildings on campus March, nor his estate, have may have names with ties to a made any financial contribu- negative past. UWO needs to tions or provided scholarships proactively examine the histo UWO, and the name has tory behind the names of all no significance in terms of campus buildings and a system should be put into place UWO’s history. It’s time to consider the to address the future renampossibility of a more pro- ing of campus buildings in gressive name for the theater, case this issue arises again. Staff, students and comsomething that students can munity members are also be proud of. Ware said if officials do not encouraged to do their own “There are different minorities and different groups here and the KKK is something that should make students run,” she said. Carey-Butler said she has no idea of the cost of renaming the theater and the information provided at the forum is available in reports from UW Madison which will be published on the UWO website. Regardless of whether

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research on the history of Fredric March and report it to the working group that’s being created. It’s difﬁcult to make an educated decision on whether the building should be renamed when there is so little information on March’s personal character. UWO students and faculty are also encouraged to sign up to join the working group that Carey-Butler is creating so that UWO can create a diverse panel to examine March’s history. UWO needs to ensure that all campus voices are heard so that the decision to rename the theater is based on facts rather than emotion. The UW Madison campus ultimately decided to change the name of two sections of buildings on campus. The Porter Butts Gallery was renamed the Main Gallery and the Fredric March Play Circle was renamed the Play Circle. Butts was a professor and arts historian, as well as Madison alumnus. UW Madison also created an interactive kiosk on campus to acknowledge Butt’s accomplishments. Regardless of whether the theater’s name gets changed, UWO needs to follow suit and create signage to commemorate and educate UWO students on the history behind the theater and the name. It’s time to take steps toward confronting a racist past and increasing inclusion and diversity at UWO and march into change.

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here, then they’re not concerned about black history and if that’ll offend somebody,” she said. “But when your numbers go up in ethnic diversity, then something’s got to change. You’re accommodating a different group of people now. You’re accommodating a group of people with different morals and different beliefs.” Ware agreed. “If you want to recruit more multicultural and ethnic students to campus, you need to change the name,” she said. “For them to not change the name, that would be a slap in the face.” Carey-Butler said there is insufﬁcient evidence to show that the KKK organization March was afﬁliated with actually held the same beliefs as the radical KKK organization that later formed. Once the latter organization was created, the former organization that March was involved in dissolved, she said. She also said there is little information on what type of personal beliefs March held and cautioned that UWO should not take a reactionary approach to renaming the theater without having all of the facts. She has reached out to March’s grandson for comment on March’s character. A forum attendee pointed out that the deceased’s relative may not provide the most accurate assessment of March’s character. Wesley said any ties to the KKK should lead to a name change of the theater.

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The UW Oshkosh men’s basketball moves on to the NCAA Division III Sweet Sixteen and will host the third round at Kolf Sports Center on March 8 and 9

by Neal Hodgen hogden39@uwosh.edu The UW Oshkosh men’s basketball team won its NCAA Division III tournament semi-ﬁnal matchup against the University of Northwestern-St. Paul by a score of 108-86 last Saturday night. UWO had one of its most dominant games of the year offensively, as they got up early and never relinquished the lead. The Titans came out of the

gate strong and opened up a 9-2 advantage on the Eagles with hot shooting from senior guard Brett Wittchow and junior forward Adam Fravert. At halftime, UWO held a 5738 advantage thanks in part to stellar 3-point shooting. As a team, the Titans shot 52.4 percent from beyond the arc in the first half with senior Ben Boots splashing five of his first six shots from behind the 3-point line. Boots led the Titans with 25

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Senior Ben Boots holding a follow through shooting a free throw. Boots led the Titans in scoring, averaging 21 points through the first two games of the NCAA tournament.

points and seven assists. Boots shot 60 percent from beyond the arc on the night, splashing six of his 10 shots. Oshkosh put up its largest point total on the season, scoring 108 points, setting a school record for most points scored in a postseason game. All five Titan starters put up double-digit scoring nights. Junior center Jack Flynn quietly scored his 1,000th point of his career on Saturday night, making him the 35th Titan to do so. Boots said the ability for multiple guys to score on any given night really makes it hard for UWO’s opponents. “I think one of our biggest strengths when it comes to the offensive end is the ability for a lot of guys to do damage,” Boots said. “I think we’re at our best when we have kind of a spread like that where we have multiple players in double digits. It makes us difficult to stop.” Fravert and sophomore Connor Duax each scored 19 points and pulled down 11 rebounds to record double-doubles for UWO. Seven of Duax’s 11 rebounds came on the offensive end of the floor as he was able extend possessions for the Titans. Northwestern got a push from junior Noah Alm as he scored a game-high 29 points on 11 of 14 shooting for the Eagles. Head coach Matt Lewis said he was impressed with the effort his team put in and hopes they can keep it up. “It was another great example of who our guys are,” Lewis said. “Tonight’s just a great example of who we are, who our guys are and hopefully who we get to be next week.” To get to the semi-final matchup, the Titans went through Lake Forest College on Friday night, beating the For-

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Sophomore guard Connor Duax goes up for a lay-up against Northwestern-St. Paul University defender. Duax recorded a double-double with 18 points and 11 rebounds. esters by a score of 86-62. Fravert ﬂirted with a triple-double as he put up monster numbers with 22 points, 12 rebounds and six assists during the night. Flynn and Boots also had double-digit scoring numbers as they dropped 18 and 17 points, respectively. Flynn also added 10 rebounds to help UWO hold a 48-28 advantage on the boards over the Foresters. The Titans also moved the ball well, as they had 23 assists

Baseball goes 0-3 in Alabama

by Neal Hodgen hogden39@uwosh.edu The UW Oshkosh baseball team dropped three straight games to open the 2019 season in Birmingham, Alabama. Last Saturday, the Titans took two losses at the hands of Adrian College and Birmingham-Southern College (Ala.). Against Adrian College, the Titans got multi-hit games from seniors Zack Radde and Jensen Hinton, but were only able to plate two runners in the 15-2 loss. Titan hitters struck out 10 times at the hands of Adrian College pitchers while Adrian hitters only struck out three times over the course of the game. UWO also had plenty of opportunities to put more runners across the plate as they left 10 runners on base. Head coach Kevin Tomasiewicz said the team can work on getting runners home once they are on base. “The ﬁrst weekend is always tough,” Tomasiewicz said. “It is your ﬁrst time outside and usually [we] are playing teams that have played multiple games before. I think we showed some promise offensively in the last two games. We had people on base and in scoring position and just could not get the big hit. We hopefully will im-

prove on that this upcoming weekend.” The second part of UWO’s Saturday games featured a matchup against Birmingham-Southern College. The Titans once again struggled on the mound as they gave up eight runs to the host Panthers. Birmingham took an early lead and never relinquished it as they went on to win 8-3. UWO was also out-hit by the Panthers 14-9. Senior infielder Dylan Ott and sophomore infielder Griff Lukes had multi-hit games for the Titans. Lukes said the team needs to get better at capitalizing on scoring opportunities when it gets runners on base. “We as a team need to work on situational hitting,” Lukes said. “I can remember two times off the top of my head that we had the bases loaded with one out and each time came out with no runs. At that point, it’s about manufacturing runs whether it be a sacrifice fly or a ground-ball to the right side, we need to capitalize in situations like that if we’re going to be successful.” In the first game of the weekend, senior Colan Treml pitched five innings of shutout baseball before allowing one run in the fifth and two runs in the sixth inning. The Titans were unable to get their offense rolling and ultimately fell to Birmingham-Southern College by a final score of

4-0. Treml said even though the team lost all three games this weekend, they learned how to stick together. “No matter what the score is, we win and lose as a family,” Treml said. “In all sports it’s easy to dish out individual blame and focus on what could have been. Sticking together is [important in] the makeup of championship teams and I think we showed that in our games this past weekend.” Dylan Ott had the Titans’ only extra-base hit on the afternoon, as he recorded a triple in the ﬁrst inning but was not able to cross the plate. Treml described the team as being “a little rusty” after having their ﬁrst time outside on the season. “I think we could have played much better than we did, but there are still some positive takeaways from the three games,” Treml said. “I think being trapped, practicing in a gym for the past two months put us in a situation where we were a little rusty, and I think it was a good wakeup call for our team to get us ready for our games coming up.” The team will hit the road again this weekend for a three-game series against Rhodes College (Tenn.).

Gymnastics sets team-score record

by Alexis Durkee durkea87@uwosh.edu The UW Oshkosh gymnastics team wrapped up the regular season on a high note. Ranked No. 7 in the National Collegiate Gymnastics Association, the Titan gymnastics team moves on to the postseason with the second highest score in the Division III competition. The Titans carry on their impressive streak after establishing a school record during their 191.850-190.65 victory over defending champion Warhawks in Whitewater last

Saturday. UWO had four top-six finishers in the uneven bars and in the floor exercise, while also tallying 16 individual scores of 9.5 or better. Jessica Bernardo won the all-around competition with a score of 37.925. Bailey Finin owned the floor exercise with a score of 9.675, and Kaira Hammond placed first on the balance beam with a figure of 9.825, marking season bests for all three individual winners. Titan senior Bailey Finin, who was a part of the team

when the Titans set the previous school record in 2017, said the team only wants to get better. “The feeling of setting a school record is incredible,” Finin said. “It can be challenging to set a school record at a regular season dual, but this team just keeps striving for more.“ The Titans posted their record score versus their conference rival UW-Whitewater. Finin said her positivity heading into this week comes from her teammates and re-

cent performances. “It feels great to have earned my season-best score the week before regionals,” Finin said. “It just gives me more conﬁdence heading into this weekend. Each meet is an opportunity to perform at my best, and it’s such a blessing to be able to put it all on the ﬂoor with the best teammates supporting me.” The Titans will begin the postseason this Saturday in Menominee where they will be competing in the WIAC/ NCGA West Regional Championships.

as a team while Lake Forest only had six. Fravert said even though the team ultimately wants to make it to Fort Wayne, Indiana, they need to focus on the next scheduled opponent. “We’re just taking it one game at a time,” Fravert said. “We’re just looking at the next opponent, not looking ahead too far.” Lewis said it doesn’t matter who the Titans play next because they feel they can beat

anyone right now. “We’ll play anybody, anywhere, anytime,” Lewis said. “Throw us on a bus and send us somewhere; we just want to play next Friday night.” The Titans will in fact not need to use a bus to travel to their next game as they will host Loras College in the Sweet Sixteen round of the NCAA Division III men’s basketball tournament. The game is set to be played on Friday night at 7 p.m. in Kolf Sports Center.

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Herd struggles continue by Ally Gwidt gwidta05@uwosh.edu

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Herd center Shevon Thompson goes up for a lay-up as he finishes with a career-high 32 points and 18 rebounds.

The Milwaukee Bucks’ G-League affiliate the Wisconsin Herd went 1-2 in a three-game homestand last week to remain the 14th seed in the Eastern Conference with an overall record of 10-31. The Golden State Warriors’ G-League affiliate the Santa Cruz Warriors claimed a 107-92 victory over the Herd on Wednesday at the Menominee Nation Arena. All five Herd starters recorded double digits as center Christian Wood, the league’s second-leading scorer, led both teams with 23 points and 12 rebounds. Warriors’ small forward Antonius Cleveland had a team-leading 16 points while point guard Darius Morris led all players with 13 assists and eight points. After Wednesday night’s contest, the Warriors continue to lead the league with an overall record of 30-13. The New York Knicks’ G-League affiliate the Westchester Knicks dominated the Herd 123-95 on Saturday night at the Menominee Nation Arena. Westchester outscored Wisconsin by double-digits in every quarter but the fourth as the Knicks’ reserves managed only 24 points to the Herd’s 35 in the final quarter of play. Three Knicks players found themselves in 20-plus points by the end of the night as point

guard Billy Garrett and center Stephen Zimmerman shared a game-high 23 points a piece while power forward Jameel Warney posted 22 points. Wisconsin had six players in double-digits with point guard Robert Johnson leading the way with 21 points, four rebounds and three assists. Center Shevon Thompson posted a double-double for the Herd with 10 points and a game-high 12 rebounds. The Herd battled back from a double-digit deficit at halftime to claim a 101-99 win over the Indiana Pacers’ G-League affiliate the Fort Wayne Mad Ants on Friday at a soldout Menominee Nation Arena. Led by Thompson’s game-high double-double performance of 32 points and 18 rebounds, Wisconsin claims its first victory over Fort Wayne this season and snaps a sixgame losing streak. Munford had 23 points, a team-leading five assists, three steals and two blocked shots in all 40 minutes of action while Johnson came off the bench for 18 points, six rebounds and three assists. The Herd held the Mad Ants’ star player Edmond Sumner to just nine of 23 from the field in 35 minutes while limiting Fort Wayne to just eight-for-35 from beyond the 3-point arc. Wisconsin will face off against the Cleveland Cavaliers’ G-League affiliate the Canton Charge next on Saturday at the Canton Memorial Civic Center.

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Three Titans earn last spots at nationals

UW Oshkosh’s Robert Ogbuli, Roman Hill and Amanda Van Den Plas secure ﬁnal spots in the Indoor National Championships this weekend by Evan Moris morise36@uwosh.edu

The UW Oshkosh track and field teams competed in two last-chance qualifiers in hopes of earning a bid to the Indoor National Championships in Boston, Massachusetts next weekend. Carthage College Qualifier

Final

On Friday, three Titan women, Megan Leahy, Sadie Huth and Allie Marineau represented UWO at the Carthage College Final Qualifier in Kenosha, Wisconsin. Leahy competed in the pole vault, placing seventh in a field of 13. Leahy finished at height of 10-08 1/2. Huth captured a first place in the long jump with leap of 18-2 1/2. The sophomore finished fourth at the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference the previous week. In the women’s shot put, Marineau took sixth with a

measurement of 48-00 1/2. None of the UWO women were able to qualify for the Indoor National Championships. On the men’s side, nine members of the men’s track and field team traveled to Carthage College. In the men’s 55-meter dash, UWO senior Christian Lopez and freshman Denzel Thomas sprinted to a third and fourth place finish, respectively. Lopez finished third with a time of 6.58 seconds and Thomas trailed with a time of 6.60 seconds. UWO’s Joe Vils took home gold in the pole vault with a height of 16-04, landing himself a spot at the national meet this weekend. Roman Hill and Ben Jung earned themselves a spot at the national meet after placing first and third in the long jump. Hill took first with a leap of 23-3 1/2, and Jung finished with a measurement of 22-7 1/2. Titan triple jumpers Adam

Tallman and Jared Benson placed fourth and and ninth with lengths of 45-4 3/4 and 43-8 1/2. Both Tallman and Benson were unable to qualify for nationals. UWO throwers Jackson Sheckler and Bailey Quinn eached placed third in the weight throw and the shot put with throws of 49-1 1/2 and 55-6 3/4, respectively. UW-Stevens Point Qualiﬁer

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On Saturday, members of both the women and men’s track and field teams traveled to UW-Stevens Point in a final effort to claim a spot at the Indoor National Championships. Hill, Robert Ogbuli and Amanda Van Den Plas secured three of the few final spots for Boston. Hill took first place in the long jump with a jump of 2209.00. Hill out-jumped the second place finisher Adam Lembke of UW-Eau Claire

by two-and-a-half inches. Ogbuli sprinted to a second-place ﬁnish in the 60-meter dash with a time of 6.93 seconds trailing only Darren Luther of Texas Luther who took ﬁrst at 6.88 seconds. Ogbuli said making nationals had been a lifetime goal of his. “I was running around everywhere. I was super excited,” Ogbuli said. “Last year I was just dreaming about being at the collegiate level and now that I got the opportunity to do it with my brothers and sisters, it’s like a dream come true.” Ogbuli said senior leadership this season has been a major help in the team’s success. “Ryan Powers and Jared Benson,” Ogbuli said, “They bring so much positivity to the team. They bring the assignment to practice everyday. Last year it wasn’t like that. We had senior leaders, but they weren’t very vocal.

by Billy Piotrowski piotrb28@uwosh.edu Sophomore diver Matt Wilke is getting ready to compete in his first NCAA Championship meet. Wilke qualified at the NCAA Region I Diving Championship last Saturday with fifth place scores of 440.55 and 457.80 in the one-and three-meter dives. Wilke earned a spot at regionals last season but missed qualifying for nationals. Wilke said the pruessure before regionals becomes with inescapable with a meet of that level. “In the weeks leading up to regionals, I was nervous,” Wilke said. “I was starting to feel the pressure because I knew that this was the meet that really mattered in my season. This was the meet that would determine whether or not I reach my goal this season: reaching nationals.” Head diving coach Amy McQuillan, gave further insight by explaining how competitive of a sport diving is. McQuillan also complimented Wilke’s consistency and focus under that pressure at regionals. “Oftentimes at meets of this level,

divers ‘miss’ a dive. Matt has a way of keeping things consistent throughout the competition,” McQuillan said. “It’s important to stay focused on the end goal, finishing strong and not letting one bad dive impact the rest of one’s performance.” At regionals, Wilke beat out his sixth-place competition on the oneand three-meter boards by differences of .05 and .10. Wilke said that he was overthinking his dives and would pay the most attention to that in the upcoming weeks before nationals. “Leading up to NCAA, I will be mainly focusing on smoothing out my board work and not forcing each dive off the board,” Wilke said. “I find that when I don’t try as hard on a dive, it usually runs more smoothly.” Wilke said relaxing when he’s about to dive is essential to the success of his dives. “Trying to not try as hard is very difficult, especially when it is time to do a very hard dive,” Wilke said. “It seems counterintuitive to try less, but when I can let myself feel smoother, the dives come more naturally.” McQuillan said it can be easy for an athlete to be overwhelmed on a nation-

al stage, but she expects the same attitude Wilke had at regionals. “We have two weeks to prepare for the NCAA Championship meet and will use that time to continue practicing all of the dives Matt will perform at that meet,” McQuillan said. “It’s easy for an athlete to become overwhelmed with preparing for, and competing at, a competition of this level. The athlete needs to stay tuned into their goal but also recognize what they’ve done to reach this point.” McQuillan said Wilke has made all of his coaches proud and is already part of an elite level of divers no matter what happens at the championship meet. “Only 24 Division III divers have the opportunity to compete at this NCAA Championship, and sophomore Matt Wilke is one of them,” McQuillan said. “That’s pretty cool. We’re all very proud of what he’s accomplished.” Wilke will compete in the NCAA Division III Championship from March 20 to March 23. The event will take place at the Greensboro Aquatic Center in Greensboro, North Carolina.

Plas said. “We all start to recognize the growth our team has made by seeing the accomplishments we all put forth.” The UWO men will have 12 individuals and one relay team (4x400) represent the University at the Indoor National Championships, and the women will be sending three individuals. The Indoor National Championships will take place March 8-9 in Boston, Mass.

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They are so encouraging.” Van Den Plas was the lone qualiﬁer on the Titan women’s team. The junior from Kewaunee ran a 5:08.92 mile time. Van Den Plas was nearly three seconds faster than second-place ﬁnisher Aria Plewa of St. Scholastica. Van Den Plas said the roster becomes a tight-knit group as the season progresses. “As the meets get more competitive, our team gets closer as a whole,” Van Den

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On to the Sweet Sixteen! The UW Oshkosh women’s basketball team advances to the NCAA Division III Sweet Sixteen after a last-second shot by Nikki Arneson

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The Titans’ bench reacts after moving onto the third round of the NCAA D-III tournament.

SWEET VICTORY FROM PAGE 1 En route to her fifth double-digit scoring effort of the season, junior guard Olivia Campbell posted 11 points and a game-high of five assists and four rebounds for the Titans. Campbell held DePauw’s season-leading scorer Sydney Kopp to just eight points on three of 11 from the floor. Kopp averages nearly 15.8 points per game on the season. Fischer said Campbell is a huge part of why UWO has been so successful this season. “We think we have one of the best defenders in the country in Olivia Campbell,” Fischer said. “We have a ton of confidence that no matter who we play or what they score, Olivia will figure it out and shut them down. She made Kopp work for everything. Olivia is our motor out on the floor. She left the game for a minute and a half, and her kid hit a three and that was the last time I could take her off the floor until she got hurt with a second left to play. ” Campbell went down in the closing second of play with an injury to her ankle but will return to lead the Titans’ backcourt defense in UWO’s next game, according to Fischer. Despite holding Kopp to a rare single-digit scoring performance, Keefe managed a double-double with a gamehigh of 18 points and 11 rebounds while Tiger guard Maya Howard had 12 points and a game-high three blocks in all 40 minutes of play. Fischer said UWO, which shot 15.4 percent from the 3-point arc and 25 percent at the charity strip, has kept their primary focus on defense this season. “[Defense] is what we do,” Fischer said. “It’s obvious-

ly not the most glamorous thing to convince these guys to defend. I think everyone would much rather shoot. But the special part of this team, and the reason why this team wasn’t considered a threat in our league and now is on its way to the Sweet Sixteen, is that these guys just buy in to whatever we ask for. Defense is how we win games. We can afford to go two-for-13 from the the three and two-of-eight from the free throw line. We can have nights like that if we defend.” Titan senior Isabella Samuels has carried her league-leading field goal percentage into the postseason, recording back-to-back games of missing only one field goal attempt per contest. At the center position, Samuels said her ability to convert in the paint just comes down to confidence. “I don’t even really think about it if I’m being honest,” Samuels said. “It’s just a mindset of I’m going to get this basket.” Samuels has led the Titans in the NCAA tournament, accumulating 30 points on 16 of 18 from the field between the first and second round. Samuels led all scorers with 22 points as UWO dom-

First Round

inated their first-round tournament opener against Pomona-Pitzer Colleges on Friday at home. UWO outscored the Sagehens in every quarter but the first and held Pomona-Pitzer Colleges to a season-low scoring performance of four points in the second quarter. UWO held a mere fivepoint lead, 28-23, heading into the third quarter before posting 44 points in the sec-

ond half to Pomona-Pitzer College’s 23. Samuels recorded double-digits 6:09 into the first as she owned 10 of UWO’s first 15 points of the game en route to her second-highest scoring performance of her career. In 20 minutes of action, Samuels missed just one field goal on 12 attempts while gathering four rebounds and an assist. Senior forward Melanie Schneider posted her 20th double-digit scoring effort of the season with 11 points, five rebounds and three assists. Porath led the Titan bench, which totaled 24 points and 16 rebounds, with 10 points and five rebounds while Campbell rallied a team-leading six rebounds and five assists. UWO held Pomona-Pitzer to just one double-digit performance in freshman guard Carly Leong. Leong had 15 points on four of 16 from the floor and three of 11 from beyond the 3-point arc. The Titans, who are ranked 13th in the nation by d3hoops.com, will face off against 11th-ranked Wartburg College (Iowa) in the third round of the NCAA D-III Championship on Friday at the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul, Minn. UWO ranks eighth in the nation in scoring defense, allowing an average of 48.3 points per game while Wartburg College ranks 15th in scoring offense, averaging 77.1 points per game. Wartburg College has won its past three meetings with UWO, including a 66-56 victory in the most recent matchup during the second round of the 2016 NCAA D-III Championship. If the Titans win, they will remain in St. Paul to play either the University of St. Thomas or Amherst College (Mass.) on Saturday at 7 p.m..

Titan of the Week PPG: 15 FGP: 88.2% MPG: 21.5

Isabella Samuels Postion: Center Year: Senior

RPG: 5.5

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Sophomore guard Nikki Arneson drives through the lane on her way to score the game-sealing basket in the final second of play. Arneson tallied nine points on the night.

NCAA Third Round

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DJ DOM CITY is Oshkosh’s DJ

“I want to leave here with no regrets, knowing I made my mark.” — Dominick Covington. by Jack Tierney tiernj03@uwosh.edu DJ DOM CITY is the first and only resident DJ of all three campus socials: Molly McGuire’s, Kelly’s Bar and French Quarter. He’s the president of UW Oshkosh’s Omega Delta Phi Greek organization and the national undergraduate representative of Omega Delta Phi with jurisdiction in four of seven districts: the northwest, Central Plains, Midwest and east Texas. He DJs campus events, men’s wrestling matches and men’s basketball games. He has an associate’s degree in marketing and in digital marketing from Fox Valley Tech and will graduate from UWO with a degree in organizational leadership. Dominick Covington is a Marine who has served five of his six enlisted years and has been stationed in Virginia, San Diego and now Green Bay. He was introduced to DJing by a friend of a friend while living in Arizona. He moved to Arizona after graduating high school and the friend he met was touring all along the west coast. “One day, I saw what he was doing and said,‘Alright, that’s what I want to do,’” Covington said. “I always knew I wanted to do something in music, and six years later here I am, DJ Dom.” Covington said he enjoys the work of DJing weekly at the campus’ best spots, but said getting to that level didn’t come without hardship. “There was a time when I got phased out of Molly’s,” Covington said. “I don’t know why, probably because I was newer, but I wasn’t at French either, and Kelly’s wasn’t having a DJ at the time. So I had to figure out what to do next, and after doing the events with [UWO], which got me noticed with the athletic teams, I made my name again, and that’s when people started to realize that Dom is the best DJ in town, and that’s what got me solidified with where I am today.” Covington said his success was influenced by his mentors, DJ Roc and JB, who taught him how to find his own sound. “I looked up to them, and I thought, ‘I want to be that, I want to be like them’ and they hated that because they wanted me to be my own guy and my own DJ, and after I thought about it, I realized they were right because I am different than they are and I have my own experiences, and I gained a new respect for them after that,” Covington said.

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There was a time when I got phased out of Molly’s. I don’t know why, probably because I was newer, but I wasn’t at French either, and Kelly’s wasn’t having a DJ at the time. So I had to figure out what to do next and after doing the events with [UWO], which got me noticed with the athletic teams, I made my name again and that’s when people started to realize that Dom is the best DJ in town, and that’s what got me solidified with where I am today. — Dominick

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Covington Resident DJ of Oshkosh

Covington said keeping an ear to the street and having a creative mind are some of the things that help him perform. “It’s tough here because it’s based off what people want to hear, and that comes from what’s playing on the radio,” Covington said. “I try to find what’s hot and what I can remix into my own style.” Covington said he listens to a broad range of music and said he picks up on things others don’t. “I listen to all types of music,” Covington said. “You’ll even find me listening to country music. If I like what a song is saying and giving to me, I’ll like it. I listen to music on a microscopic level. I listen to the transitions, the notes that go into it, the overall ins-and-outs that go into the song. I listen to what’s below the beat.” Covington said he carries a light set because he often performs at one spot one night and another spot the following night. “Two Gemini speakers and a sub that comes with it, I have three controllers that comes with it, and I have a tracker controller S3, the newest one that came out, and all the wires and the powerboard,” Covington said. Covington said DJ G-spot and DJ Roc were the two prominent DJs in Oshkosh before he came around. He said they were also the two DJs who opened up doors for him and helped make his name, but said once they left, he faced

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It’s all through Greek Life that I’ve gotten to go around to these different places — Washington, Texas, Michigan — and play. Usually, they’ll have somebody drop out, or they’ll know a place and I’ll be there with my equipment. That’s all helped get my name out there.

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— Dominick Covington Resident DJ of Oshkosh

new challenges. “I hit that point where there were other DJs who saw me as a threat, and they did the best they could to hinder my growth, and I didn’t know how to handle that, but what I learned was that the

grind doesn’t stop when something is in your way,” Covington said. Covington said because he travels so much with Greek Life, because word-of-mouth can be so strong, and since his social media presence has gone up, he’s gotten opportunities that never would have been presented before. “It’s all through Greek Life that I’ve gotten to go around to these different places — Washington, Texas, Michigan — and play,” Covington said. “Usually, they’ll have somebody drop out, or they’ll know a place, and I’ll be there with my equipment. That’s just all helped get my name out there.” Covington said he has events scheduled through March with Molly McGuire’s, has special events planned with French Quarter and has work with Kelly’s Bar all coming in the spring. On campus, he’s DJing for the UWOPD cornhole event coming up in March. He works with the multicultural organization on campus too and said there will be events with them in the spring. “Once it starts warming up, that’s when the events start happening, and that’s when you’ll start seeing me a lot,” Covington said.

Upcoming shows

Begin at 10 p.m. March 9 Molly McGuire’s March 13 Molly McGuire’s March 14 French Quarter March 18 Molly McGuire’s March 22 French Quarter March 28 French Quarter