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Students and faculty join hands during a prayer vigil in the afternoon of Sept. 11 outside the U.C.

From the Archive: New York Tragedy rocks USI

Travis Neff, Staff Writer October 14, 2021

Message from 2021-2022 Editorial Staff:  The first issue of The Spartan Shield was published Oct. 15, 1968. The Shield Staff is celebrating The Shield's 53rd birthday by digitally republishing stories...

“Worth” follows the lawyer Kenneth Feinberg, played by Michael Keaton, as he tries to compensate the victim’s of 9/11 families. The trending Netflix original movie shows the aftermath of Sept. 11, 2001 from a new perspective.

“Worth:” The aftermath of 9/11 told 20 years later

Tegan Ruhl, Staff writer September 11, 2021

“How much is life worth?” This is the ringing question in Netflix’s new movie “Worth.” “Worth” is the trending Netflix original based on the true story of lawyer Kenneth Feinberg. Feinberg...

The "Remembering Our Fallen" war memorial ran from Jan. 22-28 in the Screaming Eagles Arena.

Display memorializes fallen veterans

Emma Corry, Features Editor January 28, 2020

A wall displayed the memorialized and young faces of people in military uniform, their photos surrounded by post-it notes covered in hand-written messages picked up from surrounding tables next to the...

‘Don’t wait for calamity’

‘Don’t wait for calamity’

Brandon Cole, Staff Writer September 14, 2016
When the planes slammed into the Twin Towers 15 years ago, the country was at a standstill. Why does it take tragedy for us to come together as people, believe in God or even realize just how precious life is?

Readers, staff remember September 11, 2001

Armon Siadat September 12, 2014
Thursday marked the 13th anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks that killed 3,000 people. Our readers and current Shield staff remember where they were when they heard the news.
GALLERY: Flag flies high on Sept. 11

GALLERY: Flag flies high on Sept. 11

USI Shield Staff September 11, 2014
Everyone who drove onto USI's campus from the Lloyd Expressway Thursday morning was greeted by the American flag, waving from the ladder of a Perry Township firetruck.
An American flag hangs over the Lloyd Expressway by way of the Perry Township Fire Department Wednesday morning to commemorate Sept. 11, 2001. 

By Caleb Riley/The Shield

Flag flies high to commemorate 9/11

Troi Genders September 11, 2013

Everyone who entered USI’s campus from the Lloyd Expressway Wednesday morning was greeted by an American flag waving above the overpass from the ladder of a fire truck parked on University Boulevard. Perry...

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