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Help put an end to slavery

Jake Tapley October 16, 2012

I have been racking my brain trying to find the right words to describe human trafficking to you all. I wanted this article to really reach out and touch your lives so that you might be informed. These...

Proposal for cultivation of ethnic groups on campus

Jimmy Pyles October 10, 2012

Dear Editor, To begin, I would like to commend The Shield for raising awareness of the diversity struggle that USI is currently facing. This is a problem that should be taken on wholeheartedly by...

Politics as a Spectrum

Jake Tapley October 9, 2012

It’s election season again, and in less than a month, we’ll be hitting the polls to vote for whoever we hope will be the next president of the United States. In order to have this privilege, we must...

Texting and driving idiot

Shannon Hall October 9, 2012

I have always fought against people who stereotype teenagers and “younger kids” by saying that they are the only people texting and driving. After working in fast food for five years, I have seen more...

First time at Fall Festival

Jake Tapley October 9, 2012

As a Tri-State native, I hear a lot about the Fall Festival each year.  News and radio stations cover the booths that offer various batter-coated, deep-fried delicacies. If there is unhealthy heaven...

Voting is for old, white people

Jessie Hellmann October 3, 2012

I don’t need to tell you that voting is important and that it’s your civic duty. You’ve heard it all your life. But it's also a hassle, especially in Indiana, where there are many roadblocks which...

Campus Biking 101

Jake Tapley October 2, 2012

Okay USI, it’s time to have a little talk about bicycle ettiquette. We all love our bicycles - they are convenient, eco-friendly and faster than walking. On a bike, you can fly past those who trudge...

I Envision Riverfront Revision

Jake Tapley October 1, 2012

Recently, through an act of spontaneous ambition, I went to go check out Smothers Park in Owensboro, Ky. Having only been opened for a little more than a month now, the park has already brought about much...

Unite for a cause ruined

Shannon Hall September 25, 2012

I weaved my way through many shirts saying, “Fight the War in my Rack,” “Don’t Let Cancer Steal 2nd Base,” “Save the Ta-Tas” and “We Heart Boobies” on Saturday for Race for the Cure,...

Clogging arteries, clogging Franklin stree

Jake Tapley September 25, 2012

I head on down to Franklin Street to clog my arteries every October. I don’t even know what it is about the West Side Nut Club’s Fall Festival that is so appealing – it just is. Having resided in...

What is art?

Jimmy Pyles September 20, 2012

According to USI's core curriculum, every student must have three hours of an "Arts" credit in order to graduate. Out of the 14 options that USI has approved as art classes to get those three credits,...

Apple dawns super phone

Jimmy Pyles September 19, 2012

On Jan. 9, 2007, a 4.5-inch, 4.8-ounce baby iPhone was brought into this crazy, technology-driving world. Since 2007, the iPhone has really grown up. Going through the changes, Apple has released...

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