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

The Shield

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

The Shield

Peter Jarvio shows his model of the flat Earth to two students in the university's Free Speech Zone on Monday.

Man claiming the moon landing is fake speaks on campus

Josh Meredith and Ian Young November 18, 2021

“The moon landing is fake” shouts a man presenting his ideas on campus. Peter Jarvio has been on campus sharing his theory about the moon landing being a cover up for the flat Earth. Jarvio first...

The launch of USI's CubeSat from the ISS.

USI ventures into final frontier

Bowman Clark and Riley Guerzini February 6, 2019

Five university undergraduate students were finally able to see the 10-by-10-by-30 centimeter satellite launch into the great beyond after two and a half years working on the UNITE CubeSat project. The...

USI blasts off into space

USI blasts off into space

Emma Corry and Megan Thorne November 27, 2018

Editor's note: On November 16, The Shield removed the story from online “To Infinity and beyond: Student satellite set to launch in 2019,” in the November 15 issue, because of an interview with a source...

Sci-Fi Novel Falls Short of Potential

Darrian Breedlove, Opinion Editor August 21, 2018

Being the only person in space would be the loneliest experience anyone could ever have, but sometimes there are worse things than being lonely. In Lauren James’s young adult sci-fi novel “The...

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