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Orr Center to get makeover

Rachel Christian April 24, 2014

The Orr Center will receive a face-lift within the next month thanks to renovations taking place in the building. The English department outgrew the Liberal Arts building and transferred its classrooms...

DIGGING INTO SODEXO: Food provider competes with West Side to meet student needs

DIGGING INTO SODEXO: Food provider competes with West Side to meet student needs

Shannon Hall April 24, 2014
The Shield dove into two of the common complaints about Sodexo it has heard the most over the past few years.

Degree Works throws wrench in registration

Caleb Riley April 24, 2014

Fall registration began April 7, and the implementation of Core 39 threw a wrench in the way advising works at the university. Along with Core 39, a new academic planner is being integrated to assist...

USI relishes clean campus

Paola Marizan April 22, 2014

Chelsie Ours thinks USI's campus is clean, but said she would like to see more student involvement. "I know USI has different programs, but maybe if they gave organizations more incentives for students...

Evansville’s IU Med heads downtown

Shannon Hall April 22, 2014

The Indiana University School of Medicine-Evansville will no longer be housed in the Health Professions Center at USI come July 2017. The IU Board of Trustees voted Friday afternoon to move Evansville's...

Students glide through the air on a zip line during USIs SpringFest festivities in 2014.

SpringFest: A reinvented tradition

James Vaughn April 15, 2014

The new and improved SpringFest gave some students the college experience they had been waiting for. "There were some students that said, 'It feels like I'm on a college campus for the first time since...

Springfest colors campus with activity

Springfest colors campus with activity

Bobby Shipman April 10, 2014
Springfest 2014
University unveils sophisticated, yet swag new look

University unveils ‘sophisticated’, yet ‘swag’ new look

James Vaughn April 9, 2014
The university unveiled its new look after a long selection process. Faculty, staff, students and athletes took to a catwalk in Carter Hall to model the look, which has 87 variations.
Students take steps in her shoes

Students take steps in her shoes

Bobby Shipman April 8, 2014
The annual event "Walk a Mile in Her Shoes" invites men to strap on high-heeled shoes and march silently throughout USI’s campus.

Counseling Center wants to add student fee, hire more counselors

Rachel Christian April 1, 2014

The Counseling Center wants to add an activity fee to students's bills in order to help pay for services. Thomas Longwell, Counseling Center director, went before SGA March 27 to discuss the possibility...

Amie McKibban talks to a resident assistant during Safe Zone training Saturday. 
Armon Siadat/The Shield

‘You are not alone’: Students become allies at annual Safe Zone training

Armon Siadat April 1, 2014

A group of 22 students gathered in Carter Hall early Saturday morning to receive training for the Tri-State Area Safe Zone Initiative. The training, led by Stephanie Young, assistant professor of communication...

Service Learning Program coordinates ‘Clean Evansville’ event

Paola Marizan April 1, 2014

With Global Youth Service Day (GYSD) coming up, local youth are leading a week of activities that will culminate with Clean Evansville on April 12. Coordinated by USI’s Service Learning Program, participants...

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