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Looking beyond: home is where the van is

Looking beyond: home is where the van is

Darrian Breedlove, Staff Writer April 24, 2018

Photo courtesy of Lauren Wojcuich Every week The Shield will showcase students and their hidden hobbies and talents. This week, Lauren Wojcuich spoke about her plan to travel the States in her van.  Lauren...

Lifelong learners

Lifelong learners

Jeana Everhart, Staff Writer April 24, 2018

Photo Courtesy of Joy Uduehi From a young age, Joy Uduehi learned a key to knowledge was studying, and she loved nothing more than to learn new things. While she had a master’s in both theatre...

Being a guardian of planet earth

‘Being a guardian of planet earth’

Jasmine Myers, Staff Writer April 24, 2018

The Shield The Shield spoke with Rebecca Diamond, the assistant director of dining services and Gregory Dilard, executive chef, about the issue of food waste and measures the university takes to prevent...

Erin Gibsons documentary Two Elephants will premiere at WNIN Old National Public Theatre May 18 at 7 p.m. and May 19 at 5 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. For more information visit https://www.facebook.com/TwoElephantsMovie/

Telling their story

Emma Corry, Staff Writer April 18, 2018

Erin Gibson has been waiting eight years to tell Bunny and Kay’s story. Bunny and Kay were two of Mesker Park Zoo’s beloved elephants. However, what happened to them after they left the zoo...

Excelling in volunteerism

Excelling in volunteerism

Jeana Everhart, Staff Writer April 17, 2018

Photo courtesy of USI photo services Dark clouds sent down gusts of wind, chilling the 160 students, staff and alumni volunteers gathering around the UC fountain. The cold volunteers were divided into...

Sarah Feagan, a junior studio art major, started making her own clothing when she was 17 years old. Feagan makes clothing from the 1920s and 1950s and plans to make her own clothing for the rest of her life.

Looking beyond: taking issue with fashion waste

Sarah Rogers, Features Editor April 17, 2018

Every week The Shield will showcase students and their hidden hobbies and talents. This week, Sarah Feagan spoke about her passion for making her own clothing.  Sarah Feagan was 16 years old when...

Looking beyond: I have big things to say and I dont think my paintings should be small

Looking beyond: ‘I have big things to say and I don’t think my paintings should be small’

Megan Thorne, Editor-in-chief April 10, 2018

Megan Thorne Every week The Shield will showcase students and their hidden hobbies and talents. This week, The Shield spoke to Livia Alexander, the senior art major with an emphasis in studio art...

The beauty of relationships

The beauty of relationships

Jasmine Myers, Staff Writer April 10, 2018

Bev Jones Hadin Hart said that many of the motivations in fairy tales can be black and white. “This play it is gray,” the freshman theatre major said  “Everything is not what we are used...

Abigail Stallings, a seventh grader at Castle North Middle School, one of the 32 student authors who created the book “Caring Makes the World Go ‘Round” reads a poem aloud during the official book launch in the Traditions Lounge Tuesday afternoon.

‘A better future for everyone’

Sarah Rogers, Features Editor April 10, 2018

After the election of President Trump, Evelyn Solano watched her twin sister get punched by a boy who told her that Trump was the president now. “It made me realize that not everyone is treated...

Its an epidemic

‘It’s an epidemic’

Darrian Breedlove, Staff Writer April 10, 2018

Jalon Dowell Legs wobbled like newborn fawns as men trekked through campus in shiny high heels. Many laughed and tried to see if they could run in their new pointy-toed shoes as others gritted their...

Elevating illustration to fine art

Elevating illustration to fine art

Emma Corry, Staff Writer April 10, 2018

Emma Corry Theanoe Christos said she wanted to make people look at illustration like the true art form she believes it is. The senior art major honored women illustrators in New Harmony Gallery of...

SpringFest committee works hard behind scenes

SpringFest committee works hard behind scenes

Jeana Everhart, Staff Writer April 10, 2018

photo by The Shield Marlee Sills has been involved on campus for the last three years through sororities and other events. Eager to do something special for her senior year, Sills applied for the SpringFest...

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