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The Shield
University of Southern Indiana's student publication | USI | student newspaper

The Shield
All content by Abigail Suddarth
The Joshua Academy choir sings “Heal the World” by Michael Jackson last April at the Take a Stand Against Racism rally. This year’s ralley will take place April 28, at the USI Amphitheater.

Rally to promote diversity, equality

Abigail Suddarth, Staff writer
April 20, 2016
“2 and 3D Art” made by a child in classroom 103 at the Children’s Learning Center will be displayed in the annual Children’s Learning Center Art Show Thursday and Friday at the center on campus.

Show to feature children’s art

Abigail Suddarth, Staff Writer
April 13, 2016
Stepping Out

Stepping Out

Abigail Suddarth, Staff writer
April 13, 2016

Musical to highlight ‘the oddity of childhood,’ involve audience

Abigail Suddarth, Staff Writer
April 7, 2016
Student 'recognized the good in people'

Student ‘recognized the good in people’

Abigail Suddarth, Staff writer
March 31, 2016
'Down to earth' President answers questions

‘Down to earth’ President answers questions

Abigail Suddarth, Staff Writer
March 31, 2016
Sporting a shirt that reads “mud-slinging pyromaniac,” senior art major Denise “Mickie” Streets uses the pottery wheel as she works on a ceramic mug Monday in the Dowhie Ceramics Studio. Streets will have two of her ceramic sculptures shown in the Juried Student Art Exhibition April 3-May 1 in the McCutchan Art Center/Pace Galleries.

Passion, frustration, motivation

Abigail Suddarth, Staff Writer
March 31, 2016
Auston Bruder, also known as DJ McNaughty, prepares to play a set at Jimmy’s Hobo Jungle in Evansville.

Local DJ promotes Irish roots

Abigail Suddarth, Staff Writer
March 23, 2016

Student-run play focuses on “Peanuts” characters

Abigail Suddarth
March 18, 2016
Olivia Phelps discusses the nerves in the vagina during The Vagina Monologues Friday night in Forum II. This was the eighth year in a row where the university has presented on Valentine’s Day.

Monologues shed light on domestic violence

Abigail Suddarth, Staff Writer
March 2, 2016
Instructor of communications Mary Beth Reese (left) and members of the student committee of the event Katie Schmitt, a junior advertising and public relations major (middle) and Natalie Theriac (right), a senior advertising and public relations major, listen as keynote speaker Glen Nowak, Director of the Center for Health and Risk Communication at the University of Georgia, discusses with them after the Social Media Symposium Monday in Carter Hall.

Averting Crisis

Abigail Suddarth, Staff Writer
March 2, 2016

Life-saving social media

Abigail Suddarth, Staff Writer
February 24, 2016
Members of the community celebrate last year during the Celebration of Engagement

Celebration of Engagement to be more interactive

Abigail Suddarth, Staff Writer
February 24, 2016
Students gather around Tim Wise, a nationally renowned anti-racist writer and educator, during a private coffee hour that gave students a safe place to ask questions on the topics of racism and discrimination in Tradition’s Lounge on Thursday. Wise served as the keynote speaker for a series of events commemorating Nelson Mandela.

Mandela speaker talks racism

Abigail Suddarth, Staff Writer
February 12, 2016
Alex Levine demonstrates the ways her character likes to pleasure women in the monologue “The Woman Who Loved to Make Vaginas Happy.” Her performance about sex ended with a “surprise triple-orgasm” after simulating a sex scene on the floor in front of the audience last year. The program returns to campus Feb. 25 and 26.

Vaginas to expose sexual injustice

Abigail Suddarth, Staff Writer
February 10, 2016
Colin Culliver, Richard Price and Aimee Grace rehearse for “Arcadia,” Tuesday night which will be performed at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 18-20.

Sex, math and philosophy

Abigail Suddarth, Staff Writer
February 10, 2016
Jeanne Douthitt examines the quilt named Amish Sparkling Star at the Quilting in Community: A Celebration of a Southern Indiana Amish Tradition exhibit in the Pace Gallery on Sunday.

Quilts blanket Pace Gallery

Abigail Suddarth, Staff Writer
February 5, 2016
Freshman undecided major and international student Soo Sung Chung (left) asks Guinness (right) about how he can take the ideas from the presentation and use them to change other countries Wednesday night. Chung was one of the many attendees who lined up to meet Guinness after the question and answer session.

Religious freedom speaker discusses civility

Abigail Suddarth, Staff Writer
January 28, 2016

Series to feature ‘dynamic’ authors

Abigail Suddarth, Staff Writer
January 28, 2016
The Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority sponsored after school group, Emerging Young Leaders, laugh with Martin Luther King Jr. Luncheon’s keynote speaker Major General Barrye Price after his “Up Close and Personal” meeting in Traditions Lounge on Monday.

Luncheon keeps MLK’s “dream alive”

Abigail Suddarth, Staff Writer
January 19, 2016
deJong

Student, faculty art on display

Abigail Suddarth, Staff Writer
January 13, 2016

University to perform banned play

Abigail Suddarth, Staff writer
November 11, 2015
Salaam plays various songs throughout the course of dinner during the "Wings For Dreams" charity event.

Sound from across the sea: Syrian musicians play Wings for Dreams

Abigail Suddarth
November 5, 2015
The United States premiere of the play, All Who Are Left (Todos los que quedan), written and directed by visiting instructor and scholar, Raúl Hernández Garrido from Madrid, Spain, will be performed at the University of Southern Indiana. The text has been adapted into English by Dr. David Hitchcock, associate professor of Spanish at USI. Performances will be held at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, October 29 and Friday, October 30, as well as a matinee performance at 2:00 p.m. Saturday, October 31, in the Mallette Studio Theatre in the lower level of the Liberal Arts Center. The performances, sponsored by the College of Liberal Arts and the departments of Performing Arts and World Languages and Cultures, are free and open to the public.

Actors meet playwright: Spanish play challenges theatre students to adapt

Abigail Suddarth
November 5, 2015

Costumes, Candy, Halloween and more

Abigail Suddarth
October 28, 2015

Fiesta to feature cultures

Abigail Suddarth
October 28, 2015
Allison Guzman

Adjunct brings ‘fresh ideas’ to university

Abigail Suddarth
October 21, 2015

Students reflect on domestic violence

Abigail Suddarth
October 21, 2015
Senior theatre arts major Christy Thompson sets up a “trap” for a pretend fire with Paul Weimer on the set of “The Grapes of Wrath” at the Performance Center.

Broadway vet sets stage

Abigail Suddarth
October 14, 2015
Freshman theater arts major Collin Culliver, sings along with senior theatre arts major AJ Mason, freshman theatre arts major D'Angelo Himes, and junior theatre arts major Drew Duvall as they rehearse for a scene in the "Grapes of Wrath" which runs Oct. 15-18 in the Performance Center.

USI Theatre to present ‘Grapes of Wrath’

Abigail Suddarth
October 8, 2015
Chris Berry, Nursing, Junior recites the nursing pledge along side his peers during the White Coat Ceremony Friday in the Mitchell Auditorium. This was the first year for the White Coat Ceremony at the University of Southern Indiana.

Coats commence clinicals

Abigail Suddarth
September 30, 2015
The ladies of Gamma Phi Beta hang out with their new members on Sorority Bid Day in 2012. During Sunday’s Bid Day about 250 women will join their new family.

Sorority recruitment attracts 250 women

Abigail Suddarth
September 16, 2015
Just after the artists were announced, Jarred Fawks, a photography and graphic design major in his fourth year, made his way over to the corner in the back gallery where this piece was illuminated. Kristina Fitzerald calls these multiple works of art Invasive Species Postcard Series.

Home is where the heart is

Abigail Suddarth
September 1, 2015
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