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...
The transparency of the Student Government Association (SGA) is as much the responsibility of The Shield as it is the SGA. I have no intention of maliciously attacking the SGA in this article. Rather,...
My journey on One Day without Shoes was a humbling one. Walking from the Health Professions building to the Rice Library seemed agonizing. The ground was icy cold, since it was around 10 in the morning.
I...
Not wearing shoes to help kids in third world countries is a slap in the face to the kids in those countries.
Trying to “walk a mile” in their shoes by taking off ours is a joke.
The worst things students...
Which of the following have you spent the most time discussing? 1) The rust on the new cone 2) Injustices you have suffered at the hand of a professor 3) How dumb a class is 4) How much better another...
People like to brag about their pet’s personality. Mine’s no bragging matter.
My cat, Cammie, has the personality of a mentally-handicapped elderly woman with Alzheimer’s disease.
I think she forgot...
Dear Editor:
I just read Bryce Beale’s review of “Rango” in this week’s Shield, and I have to wonder whether he and I saw the same film. At the end of his review, Mr. Beale charges that the film...
I sit in my car rapping to Eminem when I feel a vibration, either my bass or my phone.
If it’s my phone then I think, “Is it that cute guy? Does my mom want to talk my ear off? Or did my sister get...
I walked back from a short, five-minute trip to the C-store and tried to open the doorknob to my apartment.
It was locked.
Again.
I was seriously gone for five minutes, and one of my darling roommates...
The other day, I was in CVS with my friend to get a prescription, and I noticed something that startled me.
They had condoms on clearance… an interesting concept.
Are they faulty?
With condoms in hand,...
Did you know USI has its own counseling center? Did you know it offers free sessions to USI students? Now ask yourself; would you ever go, if you thought it could help you?
Chances are, you might not.
The...
In only its third week in theaters, Paramount’s animated film "Rango" has rounded up just under $100 million.
If your $10 to $15 is a part of that whopping sum, you may have noticed something unique...
