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'Everyone genuinely interested' in USI junior

Shannon Hall September 10, 2012

Editor's note: Carver stayed away from haggis during her trip abroad. With England and Turkey already under her belt, junior history and anthropology major Catherine Carver tackled New Lanark, Scotland...

Housing, meal plans to increase

Jessie Hellmann September 6, 2012

Housing and meal plan prices are set to increase for the 2013-2014 school year after an approval from the USI Board of Trustees today.  Mark Rozewski, Vice President of Finance and Administration...

SpringFest canceled for 2013

Jessie Hellmann September 5, 2012

Nobody can complain about which music artist should come to SpringFest this year because the university canceled it. SpringFest, the music festival held by USI that began in 2002, was canceled for 2013...

Growing brotherhood

Jessie Hellmann September 5, 2012

Seventy USI male students were offered bids to a fraternity Thursday night, but this number is down a little from last year’s recruitment, said Greek Life Program Adviser David Stetter. At bid night,...

Over-21 housing a possibility

Jessie Hellmann September 5, 2012

It’s possible that students can drink alcohol on campus if the USI administration approves of an initiative held by one SGA member. Travis Dickision, Housing representative for SGA, is planning to work...

Speaker to talk about diversity

Shannon Hall September 5, 2012

Lee Mun Wah, filmmaker and diversity trainer, will grace USI with his presence to speak about diversity Thursday. His newest film, “If These Walls Could Talk,” is about a group of very diverse college-aged...

Gov. Daniels appoints USI instructor to Board of Dentistry

Shannon Hall September 5, 2012

Dental Hygienist instructor Jennifer Bartek wears scrubs, a lab coat, her name pin and white clogs four of the five days in the dental clinic.  “I think we (dental hygienists) should wear white shoes,”...

Students to walk for suicide prevention

Jessie Hellmann September 4, 2012

USI’s chapter of To Write Love on Her Arms (TWLOHA) is hosting the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention's (AFSP) annual Out of Darkness Community Walk on Oct 13 in Garvin Park in Evansville. Registration...

Fraternities gain new brothers at bid night

Jessie Hellmann August 31, 2012

More than 100 men welcomed their new fraternity brothers at 9 p.m. tonight on the steps of Rice Library. At bid night, male students who were offered bids from fraternities picked which one they wanted...

Adult graphic novel kicks off Ropewalk series

Jake Tapley August 30, 2012

A bird on a gasoline canister, pink hand-written letters - one with a bloody knife on it - and of a hallowed girl with the word "bruise" on her forehead are some illustrations hang around the McCutchan...

New and smarter students

Jimmy Pyles August 29, 2012

Freshmen Chelsea Freyberger didn’t know she was going to a part of the freshmen class with the highest academic scores USI has ever admitted when she enrolled. The average SAT score for new freshmen...

Ropewalk series kicks off

Jessie Hellmann August 28, 2012

The RopeWalk Series will kick off this week with the appearance of an acclaimed writer and an artist. The first event features the book “A Man Worthy of Your Attention,” an illustrated book for adults...

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