USI officials identify person who distributed racist flyers
Riley Guerzini, Editor-in-Chief
January 23, 2020
University officials announced they have identified the individual who left White Supremacist flyers on vehicles in the campus parking lot multiple times last semester. Steve Bridges, Vice President for Finance and Administration, said at tonight's SGA meeting the person has been asked not to return...
Campus visitation, funeral for Rice scheduled for this weekend
Riley Guerzini and Rhonda Wheeler
January 17, 2020
Visitation and funeral services for the university’s deceased founding president David Rice will be Jan. 24 and Jan. 25 in Carter Hall according to a press release from the university. The visitation will be Jan. 24 from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. followed by a prayer vigil led by Rev. Bernard Lutz, a friend ...
A leading legacy
Riley Guerzini, Editor-in-Chief
January 16, 2020
"Every citizen who desires an education, who is capable of attaining an education, and who is willing to achieve an education shall have the opportunity to do so." - David Rice Founding university President David Rice died at his residence in York, Pennsylvania Jan. 15, the university ann...
Demand for health professions rising
Rhonda Wheeler, News Editor
January 14, 2020
The need for health professions is on the rise. Employment in health professions is expected to rise 14% from 2018 to 2028 according to a study from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Nurse practitioners are the second most common health professional job in the U.S. Dean of the College of Nursing and...
New fraternity could come to campus
Alex Brennan, Staff Writer
January 14, 2020
A new fraternity could make its way on campus in the foreseeable future. The fraternity community, which is a student-led body acting as an interfraternity council at the university, voted in November to bring another fraternity on campus in the future. Jacob Dicus, program coordinator for Frate...
Trustees raise concerns over expected enrollment
Rhonda Wheeler, News Editor
January 14, 2020
Members of the Board of Trustees expressed concerns about enrollment during their meeting Jan. 9 in Indianapolis. Trustee Ron Romain said that he isn’t comfortable with the results after it was announced that the university is expecting the undergraduate admission to be 4% lower than it was last ...
New academic calendar receives mixed reviews
Rhonda Wheeler, News Editor
January 14, 2020
The new academic calendar is out and students have mixed feelings about it. “They did it this way so seniors don’t have to come back after graduation,” senior public relations and advertising major Susannah Jackson wrote on her Facebook status. “As a senior, I would have loved this to ...
April Ryan to keynote MLK, Jr. Luncheon
Rhonda Wheeler, News Editor
December 10, 2019
White House reporter April Ryan will give the keynote address at the university's annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Luncheon at 11:30 a.m. Jan. 20 in Carter Hall. Ryan is a journalist, political correspondent and award-winning author. Since 1997, she has covered the four presidential administrations...
Polling location could potentially come to USI
Rhonda Wheeler, News Editor
December 3, 2019
When Anna Ardelean decided that the university needed a voting poll on campus, she set out on a mission that has taken almost a year so far. “The goal is that students would be able to vote somewhere on campus rather than driving home on a Tuesday, or messing with absentee ballots, which have a lot ...
Lighting a Tradition brings community together
Hayden Olberding, Staff Writer
December 3, 2019
A miniature train carrying cheerful children rolled around the quad as community members harmonized Christmas carols in anticipation of the holiday season. Many activities were underway as many members of the USI community bustled around the Quad. Some decorated cookies, others enjoyed getting pictur...
Task force assists adult students
Maddie Nolan, Staff Writer
December 3, 2019
The number of adult learners enrolling in colleges across the United States has nearly surpassed the number of incoming freshmen who have just completed high school. Adult learners are typically over the age of 25, and either return to college after having to leave for various reasons, or enteri...
Potential armed suspect in campus housing
Rhonda Wheeler, News Editor
December 2, 2019
Students, faculty and staff received RAVE Alerts that there was a potentially armed subject on campus on Dec. 2. At 5:25 p.m., the alert was sent out stating that the suspect was in the campus housing area. Students were asked to shelter in place for 8 minutes when there was another alert stating...