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Professor combines past, future technology with CAN-Bee

Jimmy Pyles January 23, 2013

Paul Kuban, engineering associate professor at USI, recently obtained a patent for the technology he created in 2004 to attain his doctorate degree in computer science and engineering. He had envisioned...

Two advising centers replace department faculty advisers

James Vaughn January 22, 2013

Advising centers are up and running this semester in both the Pott College of Science, Engineering and Education and the College of Nursing and Health Professions. The centers have been available to students...

Guns on campus? Indiana bill could keep schools from banning guns

Jessie Hellmann January 22, 2013

People carrying guns on campus could be a reality if a piece of proposed Indiana legislation is passed. Indiana Senate Bill 0097 would allow the “possession and transportation” of weapons on state...

First Mardi Gras Crawl hits Franklin Street

Shannon Hall January 22, 2013

Correction: Winzerwald Winery's Evnasville Tasting Room's manager's name was misprinted. His correct name is Fred Hillenbrand. For the first time, Franklin Street will have a Mardi Gras Crawl beginning...

USI urges students to avoid flu outbreak

James Vaughn January 18, 2013

With a flu outbreak sweeping the nation, university officials are urging students to take necessary precautions to prevent it from happening on campus. Dean of Students Angela Batista sent an email to...

Students remember Newtown Victims

Jessie Hellmann January 16, 2013

On a cold, windy Monday night, more than 40 people huddled together with candles in hand on the Quad to remember the victims of an elementary school shooting which occurred in Newtown, Conn. The shooting...

Second USI Health Center opens at Cedar Hall

James Vaughn January 16, 2013

A second USI Community Health Center opened at Cedar Hall Community School Jan. 9, exactly one year after the first community center opened at Glenwood Leadership Academy. USI Community Health Centers...

Eagle Access Card useful for discounts off campus

Megan Huber January 16, 2013

The Eagle Access Card issued to all USI students is the key to discounts at businesses throughout the Evansville area. Students at USI are outfitted with an Eagles Access Card (EAC) at the beginning of...

University Parkway

Shannon Hall January 15, 2013

After almost eight months of completion of University Parkway, the intersection of Unversity Parkway - the road heading away from USI's campus - and Indiana 66 has had nine accidents, the most...

"We need additional help": Bennett asks state for millions

Jessie Hellmann January 14, 2013

Tuition increases, lack of salary increases for faculty, and funding cuts could be side effects if USI continues to receive low state appropriations. Bennett spoke to the Indiana legislature’s Ways...

Bennett asks state for $10 million over the next two years

Jessie Hellmann January 10, 2013

With no salary increases and an overloaded faculty, the board of trustees and President Linda Bennett went to Indianapolis today to request money from the Indiana state legislature. Bennett spoke at a...

Who’s evaluating whom?

Jessie Hellmann December 5, 2012

BY: Jessie Hellmann & Shannon Hall  USI President Linda Bennett, who has been president for three and a half years, has never been evaluated publically, and the USI Board of Trustees may not let...

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