Skip to Main Content
University of Southern Indiana's student publication | USI | student newspaper

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

Koby Lindner, senior mechanical engineering major, and Cooper Motz, senior business management major, hug after being crowned the 2023 Homecoming Majesties Feb. 4 in the Screaming Eagles Arena. (Photo by Bryce West)

Students react to USI crowning two men as 2023 Homecoming Majesties

Bryce West, Assistant News Editor February 15, 2023

The university crowned two men as the 2023 Homecoming Majesties for the first time in its history.  The Homecoming Ceremony was held Feb. 4 in the Screaming Eagles Arena. Koby Lindner, senior mechanical...

Voting for the 2023 Homecoming Court candidates has officially opened. With Homecoming week in full swing, we want to help you get to know the nominees.

Meet the 2023 Homecoming Court

Abby Durham, Staff Writer February 2, 2023

Homecoming 2023 majesty voting opened Monday and ends at 11:59 p.m. Thursday. All students were emailed a ballot around 8:20 a.m. Monday.  On the ballot, you will see the members of the Homecoming Court...

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

Alexis Price, senior exercise science and kinesiology major, explains instructions to members of the Eagles In Action group during the Homecoming 2022 Can-Struction event. "We had some organizations on campus that couldn't be here, so they reached out and donated to us," Price said. "We're sitting at almost 800 donated items, so that's incredible for this event on homecoming week."

Gallery: Students kickoff homecoming week raising donations for Archie’s Closet

Josh Meredith and Michaela Nees February 1, 2022

Homecoming 2022 kicked off Monday with a superhero theme and events on campus helping the local community. Monday night's can-struction event, sponsored by Love Unites, Love Avails, received nearly...

Homecoming 2022 kicks off Jan. 31. Coronation of this year's homecoming majesties will be held Feb. 4 in the Screaming Eagles Arena.

Campus community flies into Homecoming 2022

Fallon Heady, Staff Writer January 27, 2022

Homecoming 2022 will be a week full of superheroes, school pride and alumni celebrations leading up to coronation and the homecoming basketball games.  Homecoming Week 2022 is Jan. 31 through Feb....

The 2021 homecoming court and crowned majesties. (from left to right) Mary Claire Hall, Sydney Ingler, Kassandra Santos, Erika Uebelhor, Marina Blackwell, Daisy Valdez-Perez, Jachonn Tisinger, Diego Castillo Koussa, Jack Sizemore, Alec Kratzer, Jotam Chen, and Mike Durchholz

Homecoming 2021: A change to tradition

Hayden Olberding and Josh Meredith February 13, 2021

No king or queen was crowned for homecoming, there were no basketball players present and no fans were cheering on from the stands. The 2021 Homecoming Court lined up in the Screaming Eagles Arena....

member USI 2021 homecoming court

Students adapt for 2021 Homecoming

Shelby Clark, Staff Writer February 9, 2021

The events for the 2021 Homecoming began with a pandemic adapted celebration. The Student Development Programs planned virtual and in-person events that began today in celebration of the university’s...

Homecoming game ends in narrow victory

Homecoming game ends in narrow victory

February 16, 2020

The men's basketball team fought hard against the Missouri - St. Louis, narrowly edging out the Tritons on their way to a 67-66 victory. The Eagles struggled to keep up the Tritons for much of the game,...

Homecoming 2020

Homecoming 2020

Susanna Fravell, Staff Writer February 11, 2020

The homecoming events this year consist of; Coco with the Hoco on Feb. 11-13, a dodgeball and trivia tournament on Feb. 12, homecoming tailgate on Feb. 13, spirit day, love USI, and date night with homecoming...

Students reflect before homecoming

Students reflect before homecoming

Rhonda Wheeler, News Editor February 4, 2020

Javontay Moss said that going through the process of becoming a homecoming candidate gave him the chance to reflect on his time at USI. The senior communication studies major acts as a student ambassador...

'Homecoming' best Spider-Man adaptation yet

‘Homecoming’ best Spider-Man adaptation yet

Darrian Breedlove, Staff Writer September 12, 2017

BadCoyoteFunky With two Spider-Man adaptations in the last fifteen years, one might think the story would get rung dry or run into the ground. However for those who groaned and complained that Marvel’s...

Alumni to host homecoming party

Nick Leighty, Staff writer February 9, 2016

The university’s Alumni Association is hosting their own homecoming party for students. The party will take place from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. between the men’s and women’s basketball games Feb 13....

Load More Stories