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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

I often hear the phrase, "There's nothing to do in Evansville." Here are some ideas for experiencing life in the River City.

What to do in Evansville

Tegan Ruhl, Lifestyle Editor September 5, 2024

I hail from a small town in southern Illinois with a population of less than 5,000. I’ve lived in Evansville for three years, and I hate when people say, “There’s nothing to do here.”  False....

The approximately 40,000 square foot Wellness Center will connect to the south side of the Recreation, Fitness and Wellness Center with the goal of centralizing university services and making them more accessible.  

USI, St. Vincent’s to partner for autism conference

Noah Alatza, News Editor October 12, 2018

St.Vincent Hospital and the university will collaborate to host the fourth annual autism spectrum disorder conference. 1997 alumna Tangela Floyd, who now serves as the director of public relations for...

Thousands of people wait in line to enter the republican presidential candidate Donald Trump’s rally at the Old National Events Plaza in downtown Evansville on April 28, 2016.

President Trump to hold rally in Evansville

Noah Alatza, News Editor August 22, 2018

President Donald Trump will hold a rally in Evansville Aug. 30. The event will take place downtown at the Ford Center, 1 SE Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., according to the President’s campaign website. Trump...

Evansville Donut Festival

Austin Lewis, Staff Writer March 20, 2018

On Saturday around 15 different coffee, donut, and pastry vendors participated in the 1st Annual Donut and Coffee Festival. The event included fun and games for all ages, the city’s longest Long John...

Redefining the barbershop: Old Town offers a new take on an old profession

Roberto Campos March 20, 2013

Not quite a barbershop, not quite a salon - USI alumni Nick Goodman stands at the cash register in an establishment he dreamed of creating, a place where he could offer the service of cutting hair in an...

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