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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

“MANdala 2” by Sara Christensen Blair is made with birth control pills.

Sara Christensen Blair: Birth control is not anti-motherhood

Nico Armeanu, Arts Editor March 30, 2025

Sara Christensen Blair is the chair of the Art and Design department, but she is also an accomplished mixed-media artist. One of the many mediums she works with is fibers, a category that includes cross...

Halsey's “If I Can’t Have Love, I Want Power'' came out Aug. 27, 2021 on all media platforms.

Halsey’s newest album is their most vulnerable yet

Sydney Lawson, Staff Writer September 16, 2021

Halsey’s “If I Can’t Have Love, I Want Power'' is a “concept album about the joys and horrors of pregnancy and childbirth” with an emphasis that there does not have to be a bodily dichotomy between...

Sarah Ryker found out she was pregnant with Everett after she was told she could never have children. Now, the senior geology major juggles work, school and a baby.

‘I wouldn’t change it for the world’

Sarah Rogers, Features Editor September 10, 2018

Sarah Ryker was told by doctors she would never be able to have children. The senior geology major was set to graduate in the spring of 2018 when she realized she was 4 months pregnant with her...

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