The Shield

Don't take a knee, take a seat

Jake Tapley January 22, 2013

I’m tired of stupid sports rules. It seems that in every major American sport there has to be some rule that allows one team to employ a strategy that instantly makes the game unfair for the other team. Since...

Great team, no support from students

Jimmy Pyles January 22, 2013

Our women's baketball team is 13-2 on the season and just knocked off the fifth-ranked team in the country, but you wouldn't be able to tell that from the amount of students in the stands.  I take...

Keep it classy, RiRa's

Shannon Hall January 21, 2013

I like to dance. I'm not any good at it, but that's OK because if you're dancing when there is booze around, people tend to not pay that much attention to you. In Evansville, there are very few places...

It's broke, so let's fix it

Jake Tapley January 14, 2013

It’s easy to forget how commonplace and uneventful the city of Evansville is whenever you have a busy schedule, yet all it takes to refresh your memory is a month off of school in the River City. Now,...

Freedom from religion

Jimmy Pyles January 13, 2013

The U.S. Representative from Arizona's 9th congressional district Kyrsten Sinema took a different approach to being sworn in: Sinema placed her hand over a copy of the United States Constitution instead...

Want us to graduate in four years? Be more lenient with debt policies!

Shannon Hall January 13, 2013

Universities pressure their students to graduate in four years because they are pressured to increase four-year graduation rates. (Transfer students, who did graduate in four years, did not count...

One semester down

Jake Tapley December 5, 2012

My first semester at USI is almost over and done with, and I’m amazed by how fast it went by. It seems like just the other day I was walking around aimlessly on campus trying to find my classes during...

#Chuckstrong is wrong

Jimmy Pyles December 3, 2012

The Colts newly named head coach Chuck Pagano was diagnosed with leukemia in September, causing him to take an indefinite leave of absence from his coaching duties.   I fully support the cause...

Don't put off till tomorrow what you can do later

Jake Tapley December 3, 2012

The last couple weeks of every semester are the most vital. Students spend much of this time finishing up projects that they have been putting off or doing some cram-session studying. It’s no secret...

Black Thursday

Jimmy Pyles November 28, 2012

During Thanksgiving people sit around the table, eat dinner and watch football, but a popular tradition that has emerged is families flipping through ads to find the best Black Friday deals. I love Black...

Merry Christmas, Halloween's dead

Jake Tapley November 26, 2012

I don't really know why our culture invests so much time in vampires, zombies or werewolves, but I would appreciate it if the "facts" weren't twisted or changed altogether. I use quotes because I understand...

Unorganized buses

Jessie Hellmann November 14, 2012

The bus systems suck. As a student who lives in an apartment building at the back of campus, it’s annoying to have to leave my apartment 40 minutes before my class starts at 9 in the morning just so...

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