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The Shield

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The Shield

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

The Shield

Barstool personalities Kayce Smith, Dave “El Presidente” Portnoy, Dan “Big Cat” Katz and Brandon “BFW” Walker sit at The Barstool College Football Show set Saturday just outside of Memorial Stadium in downtown Bloomington, Indiana. (Photo by Will Kessinger)

Why college tailgates and gameday shows are crucial to the future of American entertainment

Will Kessinger, Sports Editor October 23, 2024

This past Saturday, I traveled to Bloomington to tailgate for the college football matchup featuring Indiana University and the University of Nebraska. I would be remiss if I didn’t say Indiana’s college...

Wednesday's network outage is the third in the past month, each resulting in a one-to-two hour loss in network connectivity for all of campus according to an email from Lance Woods, Director of IT Infrastructure. 

The dashboard isn’t enough

Rhonda Wheeler, Editor-in-Chief September 24, 2020

Universities around Indiana created a COVID dashboard so the campus and the community can keep up to date about the number of cases on campus. The issue is by the time the universities update the dashboards,...

Former USI Board of Trustees member dies

Former USI Board of Trustees member dies

Megan Thorne, Editor-in-Chief April 12, 2019

Ted Ziemer Jr., a former USI Board of Trustees member, has died at age 84. Ziemer was appointed to the Board of Trustees by former governor Mitch Daniels in 2007 and served as the chair of the board...

Health Professions Center upgraded to meet accreditation standards

Health Professions Center upgraded to meet accreditation standards

Noah Alatza, News Editor January 15, 2019

After spring break, students will soon be able to enjoy newer amenities on the third floor of the Health Professions Center. “What we identified is that there are some programs that really needed...

Indiana universities release statements on executive order

Indiana universities release statements on executive order

Sarah Loesch, Editor-in-chief February 2, 2017

President Linda Bennett released a statement through email to the entire campus community Monday afternoon regarding the recent order banning immigrants and refugees from the United States. Indiana...

Zane Clodfelter, sports editor

COLUMN: View from the Cone, Eagles look for national exposure in exhibition contests

Zane Clodfelter September 24, 2013

  Last year, when the announcement was made that Southern Indiana would play Evansville at the Ford Center, there was general excitement among those on campus. After all, students and faculty...

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