Photo courtesy of Vanessa Smith The first time Vanessa Smith traveled by herself, she flew to Miami, Florida, as the sole representative of the organization she joined just months before. The freshman...

Creative Commons Every week The Shield will showcase students and their hidden hobbies and talents. This week Austin Steele and Kimberly Rocca spoke about their love for Dungeons and Dragons.  Austin...

  The sky was dark and ominous Friday evening as Dan Chaon read from his novel, “Ill Will.” The mood outside the Griffin Center was the perfect setting for Chaon’s novel of murder and suspense. Chaon...

USI photo services Jerome Degbe created African Club in hopes to bring awareness of all the different cultures and traditions of Africa to students at the university. “I want to bring to light...

LaVerne Jones In physics class, there is not an open seat. Students are packed into the classroom, pencils furiously scratching notes as the teacher gives examples. In a class of 40 students, only...

USI photo services Andrea Gentry said it’s really neat to hear the stories of how the university came to be. “The faculty and the staff during those early years give us what we know about USI...

Wendy Turner Bri Martin said she always wanted to travel. Eighteen undergraduate and 12 graduate social work students participated in a service learning activity over Spring Break in Mandeville,...

Ryan Loehrlein flew a drone into a room filled with business professionals and lost control of it for just a few seconds. The audience likely thought it was just part of the presentation because he quickly...

Beverly Jones “Women can learn that their accomplishments are important and that they can have a real effect on their community,” Maggie Winter said. “I think it’s really good that USI is putting...

USI theatre is entering new territory with a story of mental health from the upcoming production of “Standing on my Knees” by John Olive. The show will play in the Mallette Theatre March 22-24 at...

Photo courtesy of USI photo services Katlyn Winnick said she has always known she wanted to major in nursing but never considered being a nurse in the army until someone mentioned the idea. Winnick...

Photo courtesy of Christopher Weyer Christopher Weyer started working at 15 years old, and for as long as he could remember, he knew he wanted to serve his country. The senior political science,...