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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....

Members of Delta Zeta stand in front of their booth, the only pink painted booth at Fall Fest. The university Greek Life are just a few of the organizations that participate in the popular Evansville event.

Fall Festival worth sacrifice

Sarah Rogers, Features Editor September 26, 2017

  During Fall Fest, Nathan Popp skips all his classes. The junior economics major is the chairman for Phi Delta Theta’s Fall Festival booth and said, being the chairman, he is pretty much...

One last song

One last song

Sarah Rogers, Features Editor August 29, 2017

Sarah Rogers Trinity Gravens tucked a stray golden curl behind her ear, revealing her yellow plastic hoop earrings. Down the deserted halls of Mater Dei high school, the auditorium echoed with cheers...

Jennifer Laval (left) and Steve Craven (right), both USI alumni, wave to the crowd as they are taken down Franklin Street on the university’s float Saturday. Laval and Craven were two of the ten university alumni and students meant to represent the five decades of the university’s existence.

Parading the decades

Nick Leighty October 14, 2015
The Fall Festival Parade featured an award winning USI float.

‘Every Chord’ could break records

Damien Burge September 16, 2014
The Franklin Street Events Association is hoping to break two records during its "Every Chord Counts" event Saturday.

USI alum to open bar on Franklin

Bobby Shipman August 20, 2014
USI alumnus, Britt Wilson, plans to open a new Franklin Street bar
before Fall Festival Festivities kick off.

Franklin Street welcomes new cafe

Ariana Beedie March 20, 2013

Boasting a combination of art, coffee, food, spirits and music, PG, a new cafe on Franklin Street, is creating much buzz in the community. Owner Todd Huber created PG because it was a place he wanted Evansville...

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