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Indian Summer

Chanse Ford August 16, 2011

It is somewhat ironic that sometimes it takes being on the opposite side of the world to gain some perspective on American culture. Towards the end of June, I spent two weeks in India as part of the initiative...

Indiana State Fair

Shannon Hall August 16, 2011

Indiana experienced a tragic night on Saturday. At the Indiana State Fair, a random gust of wind blew the stage over right before Sugarland was about to perform. The freak accident ended up killing five...

Welcome Back

Logan Hursh August 16, 2011

When I was younger the night before school would start, I used to sit up all night in anticipation of the possibilities of a new school year.  I would make resolutions to myself that I would make friends...

Musings of a nerdy Opinion editor

Justin Law May 4, 2011

Opinions. Everybody has them. Some are just more forthcoming with their opinions than others. As opinion editor of The Shield, I have had the opportunity to see some great opinions get published this year,...

At least it’s not toilet paper…

Zach Evans May 4, 2011

Editor's Note: The opinions and language presented in this article are of the author and not that of The Shield. As the school year comes to end I can’t help but think I am somehow obligated to offer...

Your year-end rant

Chanse Ford May 3, 2011

Well it’s once again that time of year. The time of year where stress levels are high, students become borderline alcoholics and moms come to campus and find out just how disgusting you’ve actually...

SGA President defends transparency

Justin Law April 27, 2011

The Student Government Association (SGA) is striving to increase its visibility among the USI populace. If anybody has suggestions on how to better do that, we are fully open to any new ideas. The Mission...

Letter to the editor

Justin Law April 26, 2011

Dear Editor, I am writing in response to the video The Shield posted where John Blair, instructor of journalism here, was escorted out of Congressman Larry Bucshon's town hall meeting at USI. I felt...

Overcome "ageism"

Brian Beale April 23, 2011

A friend of mine recently asked me if I knew what type of segregation was most prominent in the U.S. My mind, of course, immediately turned toward the common social dividers: race, income, status. Black...

What the F#©k? SODEXO

Dani Palmer April 20, 2011

Want a smoothie, panini or some pizza at 4 p.m.? Sorry, you can’t, because both Cyclone Salads and Pete's Arena Pizza closes at 2 p.m. Now I’m not going to talk about how Sodexo's food choices are...

Wash your young

Justin Law April 20, 2011

There is something that I’ve never been able to understand when I go out on the town. Parents, why do you let your kids leave the house looking like they’ve mud wrestled with a pig? Friday, I went...

A report on hypocrisy

Chanse Ford April 19, 2011

Webster’s defines a student as “one who studies or investigates” and journalism as “the work of gathering news for, or producing, a newspaper.” Yet the state of student journalism in the United...

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