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Letter to the Editor – Regarding Charlottesville

Luke Williams August 25, 2017

Dear Dr. Linda Bennett, I do not know if you know the last line of the USI creed, it is “allegiance to these ideals requires that I refrain from and discourage behaviors which threaten the freedom and...

Letter to the editor

September 21, 2016
Dr. Joey Barnett, class of 1981, is one of our most successful and engaged alums. He is Professor of Pharmacology, Medicine, Pediatrics, and Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology at Vanderbilt University. He also is a Director on the USI Foundation Board.

Letter to the editor – Regarding “Dick pics on the rise”

February 17, 2016

Dear editor and students: This letter is in regards to the article entitled “‘Dick Pics’ on the rise: Unwanted nude images affect ‘emotional wellness’” published Feb. 11. The article offers...

Letter to the editor – Regarding Students for Life

Luke Williams October 14, 2015

Dear Ms. Schwindel and Students, While I can respect a student organization’s right to protest and their attempt to be a cause for their belief in social change, I can’t respect a student organization’s...

LETTER: Thank you, Dr. Batista

Luke Williams March 18, 2015

Dr. Batista and USI Students, It is not always easy being a student at this university. Sometimes you barely find time to study, sometimes you wish you could just crawl up into a ball and cry and sometimes...

LETTER: Initiatives in place to create safer campus

Angela Batista February 17, 2015

Dear Editor, In response to the editorial published in the February 12 edition of The Shield, I would like to offer some important facts and information with the hope of shedding some light on the seriousness...

Letter: Rather than disapprove, improve

Mary Bradley December 9, 2014

After reading and hearing about the uproar caused by Brenna Wu's opinion article "The Greek Life PR Ploy," I have to say that there seems to be quite a trend in drastic reactions from Greek Life regarding...

Letter: ‘This is Indiana’

Luke Williams December 9, 2014

Dear Brenna Wu and Opinion Editor, Upon reading the article about school spirit, we found it very rude, disrespectful, and prejudice! We find it very truculent of you to question our motives for having...

Letter: Do the right thing this November

USI Shield Staff October 24, 2014

Upon driving through different parts of Indiana, I have started noticing yard signs that say 'Fed Up? Vote Republican!' appearing more and more in people's yards and along the road. In the State of Indiana,...

Letter: ‘Bitchness’ article pretentious, condescending

USI Shield Staff October 24, 2014

While I’m all for an opinion column in a newspaper (free speech and all that jazz), the article “Suppress your basic bitchness this Halloween” was appalling. I cannot, for the life of me, fathom...

Letter: Public Safety aware of app issues

John Farless September 24, 2014

In response to the editorial written by Armon Siadat in the September 18 issue of The Shield: USI Public Safety was aware of the issues with the DoubleMap bus tracking software and worked quickly to...

Student Comment: SGA president welcomes new students

USI Shield Staff August 21, 2013

At the time I’m writing this, Welcome Week hasn't happened yet. That’s something I want to talk to you about. You have just started on your journey through college. Journey. Adventure. Experience. Whatever...

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