UE student to host panels on diversity, experiences
Emma Corry, Features Editor
November 12, 2019
Summer El-Khodary is planning events to invigorate her love of spreading diversity. The senior public health major at the University of Evansville is hosting a series of discussion panels called “Cultural Communications” on Dec.19, Feb. 20 and April 9, from 6-7:30 p.m. in the Media Suite at In...
Volunteer eagles: playing country music for canned food
Riley Guerzini, Editor-in-Chief
November 12, 2019
Every other week the Shield will interview a student involved in volunteer work. This week, Kaylee Johnson and Gabbie Lynn preview the Country Music Association's upcoming canned food drive. Students looking for a chance to see Old Dominion in concert, while also giving back to the USI community ...
Reading series to conclude semester with contemporary poets
Jeana Everhart, Staff Writer
November 12, 2019
Nadia Farmer said she tries to go to the Southern Indiana Reading Series every semester because she is able to learn more about different writing perspectives and creativity. “It's a good experience for the students,” the junior creative writing major said. “It’s cool to see what the authors do...
Play to combine steampunk with classic Shakespeare comedy
Emma Corry, Features Editor
November 5, 2019
Easton Crisp wears heelys when he plays Puck for the upcoming USI Theatre production of William Shakespeare's “A Midsummer Night’s Dream.” The sophomore theatre major had never worn heelys before he began wearing them after the second or third rehearsal. Crisp would practice with them whenever...
Pumpkin creations win Halloween glory at contest
Jeana Everhart, Staff Writer
November 5, 2019
Riley Laffoon said when her office manager Stephanie Fifer asked the Career Services student workers to consider creating a pumpkin for the Staff Council’s fourth annual pumpkin contest, she did not expect to win. “I was a little worried because I’m not the most creative person,” the seni...
Professor shares stories of Indiana’s ghostly past
Jeana Everhart, Staff Writer
November 5, 2019
Tamara Hunt said she first became interested in ghost stories after trying to find a new genre of short stories to read before bed. The professor of history and the director of the Master of Arts and Liberal Studies said, in a very short time, she began to collect ghost story volumes from authors...
Class campaigns to make USI a fair trade university
Emma Corry, Features Editor
October 29, 2019
Students in Ellen Topper’s Global Studies Capstone class are advocating for a change. The instructor of political science and global studies is leading a class project among her students to get USI recognized as a fair trade university. The university will become fair trade if they adopt polici...
Volunteer eagles: small items can create a big impact
Emma Corry, Features Editor
October 29, 2019
Every other week the Shield will interview a student involved in volunteer work. This week, Danielle Lubbe and Katherine Childers talk about their class project to collect items for the ECHO Housing Corporation. Danielle Lubbe said, with a little bit of help, people can get back on their feet. ...
Meet the students bringing Archie to life
Jeana Everhart, Staff Writer
October 29, 2019
The Shield interviewed two students who serve as USI’s mascot Archibald “Archie” T. Eagle to learn more about their experience being the beloved eagle. They have been identified by the names Courtney and John for this article to keep their identities confidential. Courtney said the best part of being Archie is that...
Club specializes in disability awareness, education
Emma Corry, Features Editor
October 22, 2019
Gabby Walker is very passionate about bridging the gap between the disabled and the abled and she wants to spread awareness and education about disability. The senior communication studies major is the vice president of Disability Coalition. The club was founded last year by Walker's best friend and ...
Archives prevail as Rice Library’s hidden gem
Emma Corry, Features Editor
October 22, 2019
Deanna Engler’s favorite item in the University Archives and Special Collections is a two-volume book set from the year 1603. The library associate and USI history graduate calls the second volume of the set the “Harry Potter Book” because its contents include alchemy and magic. Engler thinks ...
Author recounts Montana past through debut novel
Jeana Everhart, Staff Writer
October 21, 2019
Joe Wilkins said he fell in love with writing because language is something that he uses every day to reach out to those he loves and to try to explain himself to the world. The writer is now the author of the fictional story “Fall Back Down When I Die,” which was released last spring as the aut...