The power of the human voice
Emma Corry, Staff Writer
February 12, 2019
Filed under Features
The Shield interviewed essayist Elena Passarello who will present her work for the Southern Indiana Reading Series with Hanif Abdurraqib, at 4:30 p.m. Feb. 19 in the Performance Center. The Shield: How did you end up coming to USI? Elena Passarello: I was lucky enough to be asked to be the New ...
The focal point of love
Sydney Stocksdale, Staff Writer
February 12, 2019
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Sudesh Mujumdar said Valentine’s Day acts as a focal point of love. “These holidays tend to act as focal points, where you tend to reflect on your relationship. In which one might say, ‘If I am investing this effort and time, is this an honest investment, or am I just putting on an act that...
Opposites attract, complement
Jeana Everhart, Staff Writer
February 12, 2019
Filed under Features, Showcase
Ben Flora said his parents have radically different career paths, leaving Flora to believe different personalities make well-rounded couples. The senior elementary education major said it is one of the biggest advantages to dating someone with a different major. Flora said one of the best thin...
Keeping campus PG
Sarah Rogers, Features Editor
February 12, 2019
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Kassie Miller met Collin her freshman year of high school while they were both involved in FFA (Future Farmers of America). Shortly after, the freshman health professions major and her now fiancé began dating. Miller and Collin lived together until Miller decided to go to school and pursue a d...
Play to challenge societal stereotypes
Sarah Rogers, Features Editor
February 12, 2019
Filed under Features
The Shield interviewed Otto Mullins, a junior theatre arts performance major, about the upcoming production of “Pygmalion,” which will be shown at 7 p.m. Feb. 14-16 and at 2 p.m Feb. 17. The Shield: What is your role in the show? Mullins: I am Alfred Doolittle. So, I am the father of the ...
The element of change
Sarah Rogers, Features Editor
February 5, 2019
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Ta’Meia Burleigh used to hate her hair. The sophomore biology major looked at her tightly curled black hair and felt that the soft poofs were too bold and drew too much attention to herself. She would singe her hair under the heat of a flat iron, trying to make her hair into what she deemed...
Warming up for the final go
Jeana Everhart, Staff Writer
February 5, 2019
Filed under Features
Jonathan Faas will lace up his soccer cleats for the last time this season. “I haven’t really processed it yet,” the junior business administration major said. “It’s a little sad just because I have been playing soccer my whole life. I don’t really know what it’s going to be lik...
Stepping outside gender norms
Emma Corry, Staff Writer
February 5, 2019
Filed under Features
Raquel Denning has always excelled in her math and science classes, and noticed she enjoyed them more than her classmates. “Growing up, they always ask you, ‘So, what do you want to be when you grow up?’” the senior mechanical engineering major said. “And with that question, I had to think, ‘What di...
Growing in cultural awareness, mutual learning
Darrian Breedlove, Opinion Editor
January 29, 2019
Filed under Features
Professor Kaho Sakaue wanted to help students to better understand the cultures around them. As a second-semester faculty member from Japan, Sakaue introduced a conversation program to USI at the beginning of the spring semester to challenge students to break outside of formalities. Conversation Partner is an uno...
Making language learning accessible
Jeana Everhart, Staff Writer
January 29, 2019
Filed under Features
When Associate Professor of Graphic Design Xinran Hu decided she wanted her American-born daughter to learn Chinese, she struggled keeping her daughter interested in the many Chinese characters. Hu remembered being a child herself, learning the characters by writing the lines over and over until she...
After hours: the faces behind the radio
Emma Corry, Staff Writer
January 29, 2019
Filed under Features
Each week The Shield will interview someone who is employed by the university. This week, Colin McDuffee, a junior radio and television major, talks about his job at 95.7 The Spin as Program Director. Colin McDuffee has always been the kind of person who loves music and talking, especially i...
Women’s March Evansville 2019
Jordan Auker, Chief Photographer
January 23, 2019
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