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Shelby Clark, Editor-in-Chief

Shelby Clark, sophomore marketing major, is the Editor-in-Chief of The Shield for the 2021-2022 school year. Clark was a Staff Writer during Fall 2020 and Digital Editor in Spring 2021.

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Taegan Garner, junior political science and sociology major, smiles after she was sworn in as SGA President for 2022-2023 at the SGA General Assembly meeting on Thursday.

SGA inaugurates Garner as SGA president

April 25, 2022
Informational boards of David L. Rices life and the time he served for the university.

Campus community celebrates first David L. Rice Day

April 2, 2022
Steven Wozniak, co-founder of Apple, answers questions on Tesla during the Q&A session Wednesday in the Screaming Eagles Arena. He said, You just dont make up stories, and Elon Musk and Tesla has told so many lies.

Steve Wozniak accuses Elon Musk, Tesla of telling lies

March 31, 2022
(Left to right) Curt Gilstrap, Steve Wozniak, Connie Romain and Ronald Romain stand together Wednesday night in Screaming Eagles Arena before Wozniak signed Apple memorabilia. The products signed by Wozniak where donated to the USI Foundation.

Steve Wozniak, co-founder of Apple, speaks on campus

March 31, 2022
Luba Piechn, an Evansville resident from Ukraine came to USI to join the protest. She proudly waved her Ukrainian flag and handed flags to several of her fellow protestors.

Local Ukrainian joins students in protest against the Russian invasion of Ukraine

March 3, 2022
Marisa Kwiatkowski (left) and Tim Evans (center), investigative journalists who exposed the USA Gymnastics scandals, answer questions Wednesday evening in Carter Hall from Jane Weatherred (right), assistant professor of advertising and public relations, about their investigative stories behind the United States Gymnastics scandal.

Reporters who broke USA Gymnastics scandal speak on campus

February 23, 2022
Erika Uebelhor, Student Government Associate attorney general, presents to the General Assembly Feb. 10 on Zoom her motion to update the president and vice-president candidate requirements.

SGA updates election rules after complications in the 2021 election

February 23, 2022
President Ronald Rochon, College Tour host Alex Boylan and students featured in the College Tour episode gather for a photo during the episode premiere.

“The College Tour” episode featuring USI premieres in the Screaming Eagles Arena

February 17, 2022
Myths and Facts about the transition to Division I.

5 common myths about Division I

February 10, 2022
Members of the university Board of Trustees make a unanimous vote to transition to Division I athletics Monday.

USI to go DI

February 7, 2022
Shelby Clark, Editor-in-Chief, gives her opinion about the possible transition to Division I.

Opinion: The problem is not DI – it’s communication

February 3, 2022
Steven Bridges, treasurer and vice president of finance administration, and Liam Collins, student member of the Board of Trustees, attend a Board of Trustees meeting on Jan. 13, 2022.

Board of Trustees will vote on Division I Feb. 7

January 28, 2022
Jeffery Jeff Seyler, professor of chemistry, demonstrates a chemical reaction to local students as part of a tabling event. Seyler passed away Dec. 16, 2021, on campus.

Campus community remembers beloved professor, coworker and friend

January 20, 2022
President Ronald Rochon announced at the University Updates session that he does not plan to close campus with the emergence of the Omicron COVID-19 variant.

Campus will not close for Omicron

January 6, 2022
Jon Mark Hall and Nick LaRowe, Division I Exploratory Committee co-chairs, present Division I survey results to faculty, staff and administration Wednesday morning at the virtual University Update session.

Division I Exploratory Committee release DI survey results

January 6, 2022
Rochon announced the death of a faculty member from the Chemistry Department in an email to the campus community Friday morning.

Rochon announces death of a Chemistry Department faculty member

December 17, 2021
Jon Mark Hall co-chair of the Division I Exploratory Committee, speaks about the Division I Exploratory Committee at the SGA Public Forum Thursday. Nick LaRowe and Jon Mark Hall as co-chairs of the Division I Exploratory Committee updated the SGA and audience on the Division I feasibility study.

Division I Exploratory Committee finishing Division I feasibility study

December 6, 2021
Anna Ardelean, president of Student Government Association, signs a resolution regarding the campus busing situation Monday. Erika Uebelhor (back left) wrote the letter of support and Haviland Wyant (back right) was the second signature on the resolution Monday.

SGA signs letter of support for on-campus bus solutions

December 2, 2021
Kyle Crone, Zeke Davidson, Erik Vanderliet and Rifat Chowdhury at the Astroworld Festival. Crone and Davidson are students at the university.

Exclusive: ‘You weren’t sure if you were gonna die or not’ — Student reflects surviving Travis Scott’s Astroworld

November 11, 2021
Nursing major Eleanor Conley climbs over a fence by the Lloyd Expressway Wednesday evening. Conley was first on the scene when a car rolled off the expressway. There were no fatalities.

Breaking News: Women’s rugby team helps rescue a mother and child in car crash

November 10, 2021
Kindra Strupp and Tyler Henry stand outside the Screaming Eagles Complex filming a few takes for The College Tour.

“The College Tour” wraps up production on campus

November 10, 2021
The university is conducting a feasibility study to see if a transition to NCAA Division I is possible. At a Faculty Senate meeting Oct. 8, 2021, President Ronald Rochon said I will tell you all right now we do not have a lot of answers, thats why were doing the study.

University admin looks into D1 feasibility, facing faculty pushback

October 28, 2021
Madison Gerbig speaks next to Brianna Stone (left) and Summer Skelton (right) on a student-led panel. The panel talked about the importance of mental health Monday in Mitchell Auditorium.

Students host mental health panel

October 27, 2021
Simrin Singh, a senior communications major, and Elizabeth Angermeier, a sophomore nursing major both cuddle up to some pups at Sigma Tau Gammas Pet-A-Pup event on Wednesday. The puppies are both ten weeks old and are available for adoption.

Fraternity helps students destress with puppies

September 30, 2021
Students walk in Suicide Awareness Memory Walk Saturday. The walk was hosted by Active Minds, a mental health and suicide prevention organization.

Students walk for suicide awareness

September 25, 2021
Suicide Prevention Resources

Suicide Prevention Resources

September 17, 2021
Jacob Jake Gwaltney was a friend, brother and freshman at the university, He was gentle, kind and funny.

The university mourns death of freshman

September 17, 2021
David Bower, Joan Kempf deLong, Tim Mahoney, Zane Mitchell, Ronald Rochon, Jon Mark Hall, Khalilah Doss and Kindra Strupp stand in front of the sculpture at the Screaming Eagles Complex. President Rochon called it a photo for the archives as they gathered around the statue.

Students take first look inside new athletic facilities

September 16, 2021
Tyler Hagen in the David and Betty Rice Plaza, Spring 2019. He was known as a generous and sweet friend to students and faculty.

University mourns recent loss of life

September 10, 2021
President Rochon released a statement Tuesday night stating there was a death on campus. There were no further details.

Rochon announces death of a student

September 8, 2021
Forward Katlyn Andors chases after the ball against Trevecca Nazarene. The womens soccer team won opening game 2-0.

Women’s soccer team kicks off season with victory

September 2, 2021
Cameron Kainer, swimming and diving head coach, is the first head coach of the new univeristy swimming and diving program. Kainer said Seeing the success that USI has had athletically and academically drew me here.

Kainer dives in to start swimming and diving program

August 30, 2021
Students and individuals in the university community will not be required to get the COVID-19 vaccine. This saline drawn syringe from the April vaccination clinic in the Screaming Eagles Arena represents the amount of the Pfizer vaccine administered in each dose.

Presidential Task Force will not mandate COVID-19 vaccine

August 19, 2021
In-person commencement ceremony for 2020 graduates was announced at the July Board of Trustees meeting. The Board of Trustees met July 15 in Carter Hall.

In-person commencement to be held for 2020 graduates

July 15, 2021
University officials announce budget increase at the town hall Tuesday. The university will have an operating budget of $48.2 million in 2022.

Budget increase allows employee raises, return to traveling

April 27, 2021
Paige Schemanske, sophomore nursing student, died Friday. Schemanske was a friend, RA and member of Students for Life.

Friends mourn nursing sophomore

April 26, 2021
Anna Ardelean, junior political science major, elected Student Government Association president. Ardelean ran for president uncontested.

Ardelean elected SGA president

April 22, 2021
Chase DeBruyn, SGA administrative vice president of environmental protection, and Josie Ault, president of Veg Club, hand out vegetarian deserts and reusable items Monday. Sodexo provided the vegetarian cookies and brownies.

SGA launches environmental week

April 19, 2021
2021 Student Government Association Executives and General Assembly. SGA opened online voting Monday for the 2021-2022 academic year.

SGA continues election with low competition

April 15, 2021
Nursing students Eleanor Conley and Maddison Fields prepare their vaccination stations Apr. 7. Conley said it was an honor to administer COVID vaccines to her fellow students.

Nursing students administer 1,420 first dose vaccines

April 13, 2021
James Beeby, dean of the College of Liberal Arts, walks in red high-heels with other male students as part of Walk a Mile in Her Shoes, April 11, 2017. This year, the annual event will be replaced with a silent demonstration in front of the David L. Rice Library.

Students to stand for survivors of sexual assault

April 12, 2021
Julie St. Clair, professor of nursing, briefs student nurses in the upper level of the Screaming Eagles Arena before the first vaccinations take place on campus. You dont have to go fast, she said. we want to facilitate things by moving through the process.

Students get the first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine

April 7, 2021
Bryce Krizan sets the university all time stolen bases record Saturday. Krizan batted over .700 in the weekend series against the University of Missouri in addition to stealing bases.

Baseball player steals the stolen base record

April 6, 2021
The Universitys COVID-19 task-force is preparing to open a vaccination clinic in the Screaming Eagles Arena Wednesday. All students are able to register for their first dose now.

COVID-19 task force prepares vaccine clinic 

April 5, 2021
Students film The Laramie Project at The Rooftop Food and Drinks on Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard. The theater department adapted the play to film because it required multiple set changes.

Theater students film the theater’s first movie

April 1, 2021
Ryan Shields, a freshman civil engineering major.

Something Lost, Something Gained: Students reflect on a year of COVID part 3

March 31, 2021
COVID-19 vaccines will be available to students on April 5.

Students can register for vaccination on campus

March 29, 2021
The decal displayed outside the Student Government Association located in the lower level of University Center East. Polls will be open for spring elections April 5-9

SGA begins the spring election process

March 25, 2021
Carmyn Torres, sophomore radiologic and imaging major.

Something lost, something gained: Students reflect on a year of COVID Part 2

March 18, 2021
Honors Program Director, Sarah Stevens, sits in her office in the Orr Center. Stevens says shes been collecting buttons for more than 10 years.

Women leaders encourage the university’s future leaders

March 18, 2021
Gregory Ellis, a sophomore business administration major, prepares a sandwich at SubConnection. SubConnection, Starbucks and Chick-fiI-A arent in danger of closure this semester.

Campus dining options dwindle — fewer customers, smaller staff to blame

March 11, 2021
Seth Pressler is suing the university over claims of discrimination.

Former student files lawsuit, includes claims of discrimination

March 9, 2021
Seth Pressler, a former university student, filed a lawsuit against the university Tuesday.

Former student sues the university over disability discrimination

March 4, 2021
The university softball team in 2018 as they concluded their season.

Softball team withdraws from Midwest Region Crossover following car accident

March 4, 2021
Graphic: A COVID prom king and queen

Students are registering for an in-person prom 

March 4, 2021
Photo: Max Durchholz, a senior radio and television major and member of Tau Kappa Epsilson (left), and Blake Brewington, a sophomore economics major and hypophetes for Tau Kappa Epsilon, sit at a Student Involvement Fair Table on Thursday.

Student organizations face challenges, find worth in continuing recruitment at the involvement fair

February 25, 2021
Bethel Manor, located off Kratzville Road, is one of the nursing facilities benefiting from the universitys ECHO initiative.

The university helps nursing homes address their pandemic needs through Project ECHO

February 22, 2021
Students and faculty wait outside the University Center after a frozen sprinkler head causes a fire alarm.

Frozen sprinkler head causes evacuation

February 18, 2021
Students adjust to learning, living in the pandemic

Students adjust to learning, living in the pandemic

February 11, 2021
member USI 2021 homecoming court

Students adapt for 2021 Homecoming

February 9, 2021
image of the University Center and cone in winter

Pandemic teaching: Stress vomiting, new technology and new appreciations

February 2, 2021
a fire alarm against a brick wall

Cooking causes multiple fire alarm during the Fall 2020 semester

January 26, 2021
a car pulls into a drive through testing clinic

Rapid COVID-19 testing available on campus

December 2, 2020
An empty classroom

Students struggle with online classes, isolation, communication

November 18, 2020
The Dean of Students is a resource available on campus for students who need help.

Students report struggling around holidays

November 18, 2020
EDIC yet to release results of 2020 Insight Survey

EDIC yet to release results of 2020 Insight Survey

November 6, 2020
Quarantine Life as a Freshman

Quarantine Life as a Freshman

October 28, 2020
One protestor present at organized protest

One protestor present at organized protest

October 15, 2020
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