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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

The university announced the construction of a 1-acre mountain bike park trail in collaboration with Trelcru Inc. March 6. (Graphic by David Lloveras)

University partners with Trelcru to construct first campus bike park

Anthony Rawley, Staff Writer April 5, 2023

The university announced March 6 its plan to construct a 1-acre mountain bike park in collaboration with Trelcru Inc. located on the west side of campus. According to USI’s press release, “The section...

The Recreational, Fitness and Wellness Center (RFWC) has fencing up to begin the $12 million construction project. The fencing is blocking the main entrance, but students can still enter and exit the RFWC by taking the sidewalk near the Aquatic Center that leads to a different door.

$12 million renovation begins on the Recreation, Fitness and Wellness Center

Alyssa DeWig, News Editor August 30, 2022

The Recreation, Fitness and Wellness Center (RFWC) is undergoing a $12 million construction project that is expected to be completed by 2024. The construction includes relocating Counseling and Psychological...

PAC renovations, new aquatic center slated for late 2020 completion

PAC renovations, new aquatic center slated for late 2020 completion

Rhonda Wheeler, Community Engagement Manager September 16, 2019

Construction of PAC phase II will bring some exciting new features to university. The Board of Trustees approved construction of phase I and phase II of the project in September of 2017. Phase I called...

USI graduate Lauren Leslie painted the yellow backdrop that coats the current SETV12 “Access USI” studio more than six years ago.

Student television program lacks funding, support

Noah Alatza, News Editor December 4, 2018

USI graduate Lauren Leslie painted the yellow backdrop that coats the current SETV12 “Access USI” studio more than six years ago. Today, the same dried paint and background pictures of campus assembled...

Freshman undecided major Dorsa Khatibi discovers mold on an air vent in her apartment.

Residents express concern, frustration about mold in campus housing

Noah Alatza, News Editor November 13, 2018

Roommates Dorsa Khatibi and India Harris left for a weekend trip to Nashville in October, but when the friends returned home they could not believe their eyes, or noses. The freshman students discovered...

Tobacco policy “covers everyone on campus”

Noah Alatza, Community Engagement Manager April 16, 2018

The smell of burning tobacco greeted senior Natalie DeClue as she stepped out of her car on a clear April afternoon. The education major has seen the campus landscape change during her four years at...

Sheriff Jason King watches over the students gathered in the Free Speech Zone during the Campus Ministry USA’s demonstration Monday. King said he wasn’t asked to go watch over the event, but felt “they might need me out here.”

Five full-time sheriff’s deputies to patrol campus starting next year

Noah Alatza, Community Engagement Manager March 27, 2018

Amid confusion on the potential location and presence of a new Sheriff's Office on campus, Vanderburgh County Sheriff Dave Wedding wants to set the record straight. “You can call it a district...

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