Growing up around the USI Pep Band sealed the deal when it came time for me to choose a college. My parents met through the pep band in the ’90s, and they started bringing me to the games shortly after...
2024 is quickly coming to a close, and what a year it has been! From the latest blockbusters and chart-toppers to our favorite Shield stories, here are some of our staff member’s favorite picks from...
A student newspaper, an arts and literary magazine, what other publications could USI need? Cue “Candid,” a student-led arts and fashion magazine written, illustrated, photographed and edited on campus.
Nathaniel...
After the $49 million renovation of the Health Professions Center and the $10 million donation towards athletics and the naming rights to the Screaming Eagles Arena (which had only just been renovated...
Reading is a favored pastime by many, offering an escape into new worlds and allowing readers to think about reality in a different context. With the rise of BookTok, a literature-focused subcommunity...
The David L. Rice Library changed its hours for the Fall 2024 semester. Last spring, the library stayed open until midnight Monday through Thursday and Sundays and on Fridays and Saturdays it stayed open...
When discussing video games that set a benchmark for the medium, “Silent Hill 2 (2001)” comes up frequently. With its iconic setting, horrifying monsters and dark storytelling, “Silent Hill 2”...
As the presidential election approaches, people are mainly surrounded by the Republican and Democratic parties’ campaigns, but learning about the views of those outside the election can also be informative...
Halloween is fast approaching, and so is the need to fill our candy buckets with treats. To celebrate the Halloween season, our staff shared some of their favorite candies.
Ian Young, Editor-in-Chief
Skittles...
The men's and women’s basketball teams hosted Screaming Eagles Madness Thursday night in preparation for their respective seasons. At this event, put on by the teams, USI Athletics, USI Student Government...
“NO TITLE AS OF 13 FEBRUARY 2024 28,340 DEAD,” released Oct. 4, is the eighth studio album by legendary post-rock band “Godspeed You! Black Emperor.” GY!BE is a band that has established post-rock...
Looking at the Munchie Map every year is intimidating, and wandering around the Fall Festival until you find something good to eat isn’t always the best strategy. That said, here are some of the foods...
![The sixth issue of "Candid" was released in Spring 2024. The cover was designed by Kayla Allen, senior illustration and interactive design major, who serves as Candid's senior illustrator. When designing the cover, Allen set out to create something that would evoke feelings of nostalgia and tranquility. “When we were kids, we want[ed] to pretend that we are older,” Allen said. “We played pretend doing adult things, and when we are adults, we want to do things that kids do. We want things to be simple again.” (Photo courtesy of Candid Magazine)](https://usishield.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/image003.png)
