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The Shield

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

The Shield

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

The Shield

Dana Black, deputy chair for engagement for the Indiana Democratic party, made an appearance in LA 1016 Tuesday night to rally local and student Democrats to the voting effort.

‘Don’t be afraid to be Democrats’

Riley Guerzini, Editor-in-Chief February 19, 2020

Democrats are gearing up for an important election determining the direction the state and local community could be heading for in the next half decade.  Dana Black, deputy chair for engagement for...

Protesters flocked to the Ford Center Thursday evening to demonstrate their opposing opinions during the Trump Rally at the Ford Center. The president came to Evansville to rally for Mike Braun who is running for U.S. Senate this November.

Students react to impeachment inquiry into President Trump

Rhonda Wheeler, News Editor October 1, 2019

Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi announced Sept. 24 that the House will launch an impeachment inquiry against President Donald Trump after he asked the President of Ukraine to...

Corliss Chastain, an adjunct in the art department, marches down the street with her friend from high school. "You can't sit at home and bitch about it," she said. 
"You've got to at least act on it in some way."

College Democrats sit out Women’s March after anti-Semitic comments

Riley Guerzini, Managing Editor January 18, 2019

The USI College Democrats withdrew from the Saturday’s Women’s March in Evansville due to anti-Semitic comments made by leaders of Women’s March Inc., one of the organizations that grew out of the...

Students at Tam Valley High School in California participate in a vigil following the mass shooting in Parkland, Florida.

Schools, shootings, safety

Riley Guerzini, News Editor February 28, 2018

Gun control and school safety burst onto the national stage yet again after 17 students at Marjory Stoneman Douglas in Parkland, Florida were gunned down Feb. 14. The accused shooter Nikolas Cruz confessed...

Nearly 1,000 new registrations

Nearly 1,000 new registrations

Sarah Loesch, Editor-in-chief October 12, 2016

The registration effort by Squawk the Vote registered 931 people to vote. The effort came close the original 1,000 registration goal and Cynthia Brinker said everyone involved felt like it went very...

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