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

The Shield

This upcoming week in January includes various events to attend.

January 18-23: Upcoming in Life

Katie Hurst, Lifestyle Editor January 15, 2026

Important Dates Classes will not be in session Jan. 19 in observance of Martin Luther King Day. Campus Activities Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Celebration will be held Jan. 19 at 11 a.m....

The Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority sponsored after school group, Emerging Young Leaders, laugh with Martin Luther King Jr. Luncheon’s keynote speaker Major General Barrye Price after his “Up Close and Personal” meeting in Traditions Lounge on Monday.

Luncheon keeps MLK’s “dream alive”

Abigail Suddarth, Staff Writer January 19, 2016
Barry Price, who became the first African-American to earn a doctorate from the Department of History at the University of Texas A&M, spoke at this year’s annual Martin Luther King Jr. luncheon.
Actress uplifts crowd during MLK luncheon

Actress uplifts crowd during MLK luncheon

Bobby Shipman January 21, 2014

Jasmine Guy became enraged when she heard someone call President Barrack Obama “clean and articulate” while working on his first campaign trail – as if an educated black man were some sort of oddity. “Don’t...

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