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Eagles announce ‘Dig for the Cure’

Zane Clodfelter August 22, 2013

The USI volleyball team announced its ‘Dig for the Cure’ match will take place on Oct. 18 when the Eagles host Illinois-Springfield at the PAC. USI will wear special pink jerseys in an effort to raise...

COLUMN: Clodfelter tackles football issues

Zane Clodfelter August 21, 2013

View from the Cone The dog days of summer are nearing a completion, and the new school year is now upon us. For some, excitement is fueled by catchin g up with friends and former classmates—while...

Junior Logan Osborne takes a swing during the fall 2012 semester. 

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Student athlete wins city title

Dennis Marshall August 21, 2013
Logan Osborne shot a seven-under par to win the city tournament. Three other USI golfers competed in the 84th annual event.

Big Man on Campus: Q&A with Zach Thomas

Zane Clodfelter May 2, 2013

After being away from the game of golf his first year on campus, redshirt sophomore Zach Thomas wanted to get back into the game, and an opportunity to do just that was given by Eagles Head Coach Jim Cheaney....

Baseball team sweeps McKendree, have ‘consistent success’

Zane Clodfelter May 2, 2013

Senior third baseman Reece Rounder has experienced the highs and lows that the game of baseball provides throughout his collegiate career as an Eagle. “I was on the 2010 team and it couldn’t have...

USI students turned Otterbelles

Jessica Stallings May 2, 2013

Evansville Otters Baseball team will start their season soon and local Otterbelles are getting prepared. Otterbelles are a promotional dance team for the Otters formed in 2003. Jordan Haley, captain...

Walk-up songs ‘fire up’ players, show personality

Ariana Beedie April 25, 2013

The University of Southern Indiana baseball players have spiced things up with their walk-up music on campus. To encourage focus and comfort during games, players hear a few seconds of their individually...

Eagles sweep ‘homeless’ Rangers

Jimmy Pyles April 24, 2013

The University of Wisconsin-Parkside was the home team this weekend at USI due to the bad weather their campus has endured this year. “In my twelve years with the team this is by far, weather-wise,...

Men’s tennis team wins sixth GLVC title in program history

Zane Clodfelter April 24, 2013

All season long, Southern Indiana Tennis Head Coach Chris Crawford wanted his team to play with the level of potential he knew they had. On Saturday, the Eagles exceeded his expectations when No. 40 USI...

Ready. Set. No.

Dennis Marshall April 17, 2013

USI’s track and field has developed into one of the most competitive programs in the Great Lakes Valley Conference (GLVC), but the lack of an on-campus facility could be hurting the team. The team...

Elevating excellence, elevating athletics: $50 million campaign helps department

Zane Clodfelter April 17, 2013

With the help of donations through the University of Southern Indiana’s new capital campaign, “Elevating Excellence,” the university’s athletic department hopes that money can be raised to...

Finding talent in the tri-state

Zane Clodfelter April 17, 2013

When you ask Southern Indiana baseball Head Coach Tracy Archuleta about recruiting, it’s clear that one of his primary goals is finding talent around the tri-state. “Every time we go out we try...

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