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

The Shield

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

The Shield

(From left to right) JoJo Butler, junior business administration major, Da'Jour Howard, junior psychology major and Anh Truong, sophomore marketing major, lay on a file of black masks Feb. 24 during The Shield's "Unmasked" Photo Shoot.

The Shield announces magazine “Unmasked,” SGA, APB partnered kickoff event

Shield Staff April 18, 2023

The Shield is excited to announce we have been working on a special edition magazine titled "Unmasked: Unmasking the Story of How COVID-19 Affected the University of Southern Indiana." This 56-page...

Sick on campus? Here are some tips and tricks to help you feel better. (Graphic by Maliah White)

Eight tips for sick college students

Tegan Ruhl, Assistant Lifestyle Editor March 15, 2023

Picture this: it’s 8 a.m. on the Monday of finals week. Today, you had anticipated writing that final paper and studying for that final exam. However, you wake up to excessive sweating, backaches, fatigue...

Sodexo delivered an arrangement of food and beverages from Asian cultures for ASU's first meeting Monday in University Center East 2205. There was Ramune, a Japanese soda, vegetable fried rice and mochi, an ice cream with a rice paste. (Photo by Alyssa DeWig)

Asian Student Union hosts their first meeting as an independent organization

Alyssa DeWig, News Editor August 31, 2022

The Asian Student Union hosted their first meeting of the 2022-2023 school year as an independent organization Monday. Sabrina Yamashita, president of ASU, led the groups first “Emochi Chat” meeting...

The Recreational, Fitness and Wellness Center (RFWC) has fencing up to begin the $12 million construction project. The fencing is blocking the main entrance, but students can still enter and exit the RFWC by taking the sidewalk near the Aquatic Center that leads to a different door.

$12 million renovation begins on the Recreation, Fitness and Wellness Center

Alyssa DeWig, News Editor August 30, 2022

The Recreation, Fitness and Wellness Center (RFWC) is undergoing a $12 million construction project that is expected to be completed by 2024. The construction includes relocating Counseling and Psychological...

Cherry Bomb, Christian Ruth, wins Mr. Southern 2022 Feb. 24, 2022, in the Performance Center.

Gallery: Snapshots of ’21-’22

Shelby Clark and Ian Young April 21, 2022

Photos by Shield Staff

Makayla Schirmer, senior health services major, smiles in front of the Cone at the University Center.

Seniors reflect COVID-19, four years at USI

Tegan Ruhl, Staff Writer April 21, 2022

Five graduating seniors put their heads together after a Christian Fellowship’s Church meeting to come up with a quote that best describes their four years at USI.  Sitting on a large white rug in...

Nathan Payne,  the program coordinator for Center for Campus Life, passes out SpringFest 2020 T-shirts at SpringFest 2021.

SpringFest to return with events as COVID-19 protocols change

Ian Young, Staff Writer March 23, 2022

SpringFest is back with food, concerts and events for the first time since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. The three-day event is scheduled from April 6 - 8, 2022, and is bringing back past SpringFest...

Micah Ellyson, freshman nursing major, and Anna Kegeris, freshman exercise science major, meet with Campus Outreach staff member America Sons (middle) in the Jazz Lounge.

Students return from Spring Break maskless and feeling recharged

Sydney Lawson, Lifestyle Editor March 17, 2022

It’s sixty degrees and the sun is shining down on the university. Students fill campus Monday after returning from Spring Break. The maskless masses smile as they walk into class for the first time since...

Gina Flores, junior exercise science major, and Elizabeth Dauby, senior exercise science major, lower their masks as they wait outside for the athletics facility  celebration to begin Sept. 16, 2021.

University maintains mask mandate amidst COVID-19 cases lowering

Fallon Heady, Staff Writer February 23, 2022

Positive COVID-19 cases are lower on campus and in the state, but the university mask mandate is not lowering.  University COVID-19 cases dropped from 203 positive cases between Jan. 16 to Jan. 22...

Anna Ardelean, Student Government Association president, hands a KN95 mask and COVID-19 information to Christian Holman, a senior sociology major, Thursday in the University Center West. SGA has been distributing COVID-19 masks in University Center West Wednesday and Thursday.

KN95 masks distributed on campus amidst second week of record breaking COVID-19 cases

Sydney Lawson, Lifestyle Editor January 27, 2022

For the second week in a row, university positive cases of COVID-19 have dramatically increased. Multiple university departments and organizations are working together to distribute KN95 masks on campus...

Residential students using their residential address at Housing and Residence Life are being blocked from ordering the free COVID-19 testing kits administered by the Biden Administration.

Residential students unable to order free COVID-19 testing kits

Sydney Lawson, Lifestyle Editor January 27, 2022

Students living on campus are unable to place an order for the government sanctioned free COVID-19 home testing kits due to their campus mailing address being recognized as a business address.  The...

David Bower,  chair of the COVID-19 task force, speaks before the Board of Trustees Thursday. Bower said the week of Jan. 2, 2022 to Jan. 8, 2022 marked the highest number of university COVID-19 cases since the pandemic began.

University has highest number of COVID-19 cases since the start of the pandemic

Tegan Ruhl and Ian Young January 17, 2022

112 students and 15 employees tested positive for COVID-19 between Jan. 2nd and Jan. 8th. David Bower, chair of the COVID-19 task force, said this is the highest number of university positive cases since...

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