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An all-American charity

Megan Thorne, Features Editor • December 2, 2015
Toby Keith and Albert Pujols attend Don Mattingly's fundraiser event Thursday a the USI Performance Center.
Dough Deals, a new app in which three Evansville restaurants each day provide users with coupon options for breakfast, lunch and dinner was co-founded by university alumn Bradley Davis in hopes of eliminating the problem of where to eat.

Alumnus co-creates food finding app

Amelia Peterson, Staff writer • December 2, 2015
USI alum helps to create an app to aid local businesses and help save people money on food.

Play sews stunning attire to seamless acting

December 2, 2015
Bobby Shipman was blown away by the frills and lace of USI's production of Tartuffe, but how did the rest of the play fare?
Locals buy empty bowls

Locals buy empty bowls

November 11, 2015
This year the community made 1,164 bowls for Empty Bowls which took place on Saturday.

Connecting cultures

Amelia Peterson • November 11, 2015
Cultures came together Saturday, during New Harmony's music festival Global Crossroads.

University to perform banned play

Abigail Suddarth, Staff writer • November 11, 2015
Students prepare to perform the once-banned play, Tartuffe, which will be performed Nov. 19-22.
Junior exercise major Dylan Winklerr, senior marketing major Tyler Coffman and junior nursing major Rachal Sperka, dance for the kids during dance marathon on Saturday at the REC. Dance marathon is a 10 hour event to raise money for Rileys hospital.

Dancing for a cause

Gabi Wy, News Editor • November 11, 2015
During the Dance Marathon Saturday, participants raised $39,117.44 to help support Riley Hospital for Children.
Ellen Small Billard, co-founder and director of “Road to Mafraq,” talked about Syrian refugees during “Wings for Dreams: The human face behind the Syrian refugee crisis.” 6 p.m. Monday.

Saving Syria

Megan Thorne, Features Editor • November 6, 2015
USI alumna spoke about Syrian refugees and shared their devastating stories Monday night during "Wings For Dreams."
Salaam plays various songs throughout the course of dinner during the Wings For Dreams charity event.

Sound from across the sea: Syrian musicians play Wings for Dreams

Abigail Suddarth • November 5, 2015
Salaam, a traveling band played music originating from the Middle East Monday night during "Wings For Dreams."
The United States premiere of the play, All Who Are Left (Todos los que quedan), written and directed by visiting instructor and scholar, Raúl Hernández Garrido from Madrid, Spain, will be performed at the University of Southern Indiana. The text has been adapted into English by Dr. David Hitchcock, associate professor of Spanish at USI. Performances will be held at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, October 29 and Friday, October 30, as well as a matinee performance at 2:00 p.m. Saturday, October 31, in the Mallette Studio Theatre in the lower level of the Liberal Arts Center. The performances, sponsored by the College of Liberal Arts and the departments of Performing Arts and World Languages and Cultures, are free and open to the public.

Actors meet playwright: Spanish play challenges theatre students to adapt

Abigail Suddarth • November 5, 2015
"All Who Are Left" premiered at USI for its first U.S. performance. The actors and actresses had to learn quickly how to adapt to the different technicalities of the show.
In Allison Guzmans lecture, she discusses the memory of the Spanish War in contemporary society and theatre in Kleymeyer Hall. In her discussion, she talked about the public debate occurring in the 21st century.

Historical memory comes to light through performance

Amelia Peterson • November 5, 2015
Visiting speaker talks Spanish Civil War in Theatre, shining a light on the history of the war and its impact on the Spanish community.
A large crowd of people bumped shoulders and clinked bowls as they made their way through Kirbys Fine dining Saturday during the 2014 Empty Bowls event, which sold out in just two hours.

Empty bowls to feed souls

Amelia Peterson • November 5, 2015
Empty Bowls inspires and helps to feed the hungry in the community and will be taking place from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at Kirby's located at Haynie's Corner.
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