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

The Shield

The inside of the store Space Monkey Records.

Local Evansville store to host Record Store Day

MJ Clark, Assistant Lifestyle Editor April 15, 2026

Record Store Day (RSD) is an annual worldwide event held on the third Saturday of April to celebrate independent record stores. Space Monkey Records is one of the many stores participating in Evansville,...

Members of League of Women Voters gather in protest to voice opposition to gerrymandering in 2018. (Photo from League of Women Voters)

Opinion: Speaking out against gerrymandering

Cade Smithson, News Editor August 21, 2025

In the midst of an intense political climate, comes intense headlines with big words that you have probably never learned about. In primary school, we learned about the census, but most of us did not...

Vanessa Shafford, sophomore guard, shoots during the three-point contest at the Midnight Madness event Oct. 14 in the Screaming Eagles Arena.

Winter Break sports recap

Eric Reynolds, Sports Writer January 18, 2023

The USI athletics teams made some noise over Winter Break. Below is a summary of how the men’s and women’s basketball teams and swimming and diving competed. Women’s basketball: The women’s...

Staff writer Abby Sink on a rooftop in Evansville, IN. Sink is a senior public relations and advertising major.

A senior’s love letter to the university

Abby Sink, Staff Writer November 24, 2021

“Well, we did move you in four years ago, now,” my dad said. It was around  3:30 p.m. on Nov. 21. The road was still wet from the rain and raindrops slid down the car windows. My father and I were...

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