Freshman convocation encourages exploration
Riley Guerzini, News Editor
August 19, 2017
Filed under News, Showcase
As freshmen students filed into the Physical Activities Center Friday afternoon, they were immediately challenged to commit themselves. As part of the annual Convocation, the incoming freshman class grouped into their respective colleges in the PAC stands to be officially welcomed to the univers...
Fall commencement to be ticketed
Riley Guerzini, News Editor
August 18, 2017
Filed under News
The Fall commencement ceremony will now require tickets to attend due to safety concerns with overcrowding. “We start to evaluate and predict what the number of people attending will look like early in the process, and it's better for us to plan on using the tickets,” Director of University and Com...
Evansville community responds to Charlottesville tragedy
Sarah Rogers, Features Editor
August 13, 2017
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A rally held today in Evansville aimed to show support for the people affected by the recent events in Charlottesville.
Read more »Freshman basketball player shot at Indianapolis party
Gabi Wy and Taylor Hall
August 6, 2017
Filed under Breaking News, News
Emmanuel Little, a university freshman and USI basketball player, was shot twice at a house party on the north side of Indianapolis just past midnight Saturday morning, according to a police report. Little, 18, survived despite "possible internal injuries" in the police report, and he tweeted about...
Tuition to spike over next two years
Riley Guerzini, News Editor
June 8, 2017
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The university Board of Trustees moved to increase tuition to $7,460 for the 2017-18 school year and $7,829 in 2018-19. Tuition for 2016-17 currently sits at $7,105. The increase also includes a $2.50 hike per credit hour per semester in the technology fee. University President Linda Bennett said the ...
Evansville man arrested in student homicide case
Riley Guerzini, News Editor
April 29, 2017
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The Warrick County Sheriff's department has arrested an Evansville man in connection with the murder of Halee Rathgeber. 22-year-old Isaiah Hagan was arrested Saturday evening on the charges of Murder, Robbery and Obstruction of Justice according to a press release from the Warrick County Sheriff's...
SAGA raises awareness, money
Riley Guerzini, News Editor
April 25, 2017
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Blaine Halford is no activist, but he said it's important for people to be aware of bullying against those in the LGBT community. Halford, a freshman computer science major, along with members of the Sexuality and Gender Alliance (SAGA) and Students for Gender Violence Awareness (SFGVA) helped raise...
Sophomore remembered as “sweet, beautiful”
Sarah Loesch, Editor in chief
April 25, 2017
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Halee Rathgeber was always smiling. “She always had a smile on her face,” Ashley Thomas said. “Even if it was simply walking by her and waving at her she was always smiling from ear to ear.” Despite never attending school together Thomas and Rathgeber had been friends since they wer...
Student found dead in Warrick County
Sarah Loesch, Editor-in-chief
April 25, 2017
Filed under Breaking News, News
The body found in Warrrick County Monday morning was identified as an university sophomore. Halee Rathgeber was found dead at the Alcoa soccer fields in Newburgh according to a news release from the Warrick County Sheriff's Department. A release from the Warrick County Coroner, Sarah Seaton, stated...
Two Facility Operations staff members die
Riley Guerzini, News Editor
April 19, 2017
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One former and one current university employee from the Facility Operations and Planning department died last week. Staff Engineer Emeritus Bob Rust and Custodial Services Assistant Bob Alves died April 10 and April 14. Rust was a project engineer for the university on campus and in Historic New Harm...
Welcome Center delays continue
Riley Guerzini, News Editor
April 19, 2017
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Construction for the Fuquay Welcome Center will be further delayed after bids continue to run overbudget. “We have been using a construction firm to give us a pre-look at what they thought it might cost,” Vice President for Finance and Administration Steve Bridges said. “We would like to be su...
LSAT prep course to be offered in the summer
Riley Guerzini, News Editor
April 13, 2017
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Pre-law coordinator Nick LaRowe is offering a Law School Admission Test preparation course from May 8 to June 2. The four week course will include logic games, reading comprehension and practice exams, and the registration fee is $990. The Shield sat down with LaRowe to talk more about the course. T...