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Graduates pose for a photo after the 2023 Lavender Graduation ceremony Thursday in the Griffin Center.

Gallery: Gender and sexuality resources hosts first Lavender Graduation

Emalee Jones and Alyssa DeWig May 2, 2023

  Gender and sexuality resources hosted the university's first Lavender Graduation to honor LGBTQ+ students who are graduating in Spring 2023 and Fall 2023. The ceremony was held Thursday in...

Students have expressed their frustrations about false fire alarms across campus over the past year.

Students express frustration over false fire alarms

Bryce West, Assistant News Editor April 27, 2023

Students have expressed their frustrations about false fire alarms across campus over the past year. Although false fire alarms have been going off across all of campus, most of the alarms have been affecting...

Adrianna Garcia, 2023-2024 president of the Student Government Association, smiles after her inauguration Wednesday in Carter Hall. (Photo by Alyssa DeWig)

Garcia elected 2023-2024 SGA president in contested race

Alyssa DeWig, News Editor April 27, 2023

The Student Government Association inaugurated a new president, executive board and general assembly Wednesday evening in Carter Hall. Adrianna Garcia, 2022-2023 administrative vice president of the...

Aracely Chavez, staff writer of The Shield, holds up a copy of Unmasked: The Story of How COVID-19 Affected the University of Southern Indiana at the Unmasking USI event Monday on The Quad.

Gallery: Unmasking USI marks first event hosted by APB, SGA, The Shield

Emalee Jones, Managing Editor April 26, 2023

Unmasking USI was the first event hosted by the Activities Programming Board, the Student Government Association and The Shield. This event featured the release of The Shield's 56-page magazine Unmasked:...

Video: SpringFest 2023 Holi Festival of Colors

Video: SpringFest 2023 Holi Festival of Colors

Ethan MacCowan, Staff Videographer April 19, 2023

The South Asian Student Association and Activities Programming Board hosted the annual SpringFest event, Holi, the Festival of Colors, 3-5 p.m. Friday at the Rice Plaza. Holi is a culturally significant...

Gender and sexuality resources will host the universitys first Lavender Graduation to commemorate LGBTQ+ students in the Griffin Center 6 p.m. April 27. (Graphic by Alyssa DeWig)

Gender and sexuality resources to host first Lavender Graduation commemorating LGBTQ+ students

Anthony Rawley, Staff Writer April 19, 2023

Gender and sexuality resources will host the university’s first “Lavender Graduation” to commemorate graduating LGBTQ+ students. The ceremony will be held at 6 p.m. April 27 in the Griffin Center.  Brianna...

Lendy Domínguez, freshman biochemistry major and the queen representing University Center West, and Matea Rodovic, senior biochemistry major and the queen representing University Center East, smile in their costumes at the Panamanian Carnival Thursday in the Business and Engineering Building. (Photo by Kyla Dagatan)

Panamanian Association hosts annual cultural Panamanian Carnival

Aracely Chavez, Staff Writer April 19, 2023

The Panamanian Association hosted the Panamanian Carnival in the Business and Engineering Center Thursday.  The carnival included food, empanadas, tamales, rice and beef, as well as games and music....

Mitch Thompson and Tom Jordan perform at the SpringFest 2023 Seaforth concert Friday in the Screaming Eagles Arena. (Photo by Emalee Jones)

Gallery: Seaforth performs at SpringFest 2023

Bryce West and Emalee Jones April 19, 2023

  Seaforth, a country-pop duo from Sydney, Australia, performed for SpringFest 2023 Friday in the Screaming Eagles Arena.

(From left to right) JoJo Butler, junior business administration major, DaJour Howard, junior psychology major and Anh Truong, sophomore marketing major, lay on a file of black masks Feb. 24 during The Shields Unmasked Photo Shoot.

The Shield announces magazine “Unmasked,” SGA, APB partnered kickoff event

Shield Staff April 18, 2023

The Shield is excited to announce we have been working on a special edition magazine titled "Unmasked: Unmasking the Story of How COVID-19 Affected the University of Southern Indiana." This 56-page...

USI Theatre will perform its last show of the academic year, The Devised Show, April 14-16. (Graphic by Alyssa DeWig

USI Theatre to perform last show of the academic year April 14-16

Bryce West, Assistant News Editor April 12, 2023

USI Theatre will perform its last show of the academic year, “Devised Theatre Project.” April 14-16 in the Mallette Studio in the lower level of the Liberal Arts Center. Tickets are free for all...

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