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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

Jon Mark Hall co-chair of the Division I Exploratory Committee, speaks about the Division I Exploratory Committee at the SGA Public Forum Thursday. Nick LaRowe and Jon Mark Hall as co-chairs of the Division I Exploratory Committee updated the SGA and audience on the Division I feasibility study.

Division I Exploratory Committee finishing Division I feasibility study

Ian Young and Shelby Clark December 5, 2021

The Division I Exploratory Committee met for the final time Friday morning and are currently in the process of finishing their report that will be presented to the Board of Trustees Jan. 13, 2022. The...

Volleyball prepares for season despite cancellation

Nathanial Barbee and Christian Rigg September 24, 2020

Everyone knew that the upcoming sports season would not be the same as it has been in years past.  Last semester, spring sports were canceled following the campus-wide shutdown, and conditions this...

Alex Stein (20, Nate Hansen (5) and Jacob Norman (2) all graduated from Reitz in 2015. After two years apart, they're all three playing on the same team this year for USI.

Reunited on the West Side

Taylor O'Neil Hall, Sports Editor October 19, 2017

Five miles and a 13-minute drive are all that separate the campuses of Reitz High School and the University of Southern Indiana. That short distance is how far from USI Alex Stein, Jacob Norman and...

Guy earns two weekly honors

Sarah Loesch, Sports Editor January 26, 2016

Johnnie Guy was named the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches’ Association Division II National Athlete of the Week and the Great Lakes Valley Conference Men’s Track Athlete of the Week. The...

USI: An Opportunity for Champions

Jerry McCartney October 15, 2014
With no doubt in the matter, USI is home to some of the top performing athletes in the country, but the question remains, “How can we improve?”
Division II national baseball champions surprised faculty during their annual fall meeting Tuesday in Carter Hall.

Screaming Eagles win national title, thank faculty for support

Bradie Gray August 20, 2014
USI wins Division II National Championship and thanks the faculty for their hard work and support at their annual meeting.
Carpenter

Q&A with Stephanie Carpenter

Jessica Stallings December 9, 2013
Stephanie Carpenter is a senior guard for the Southern Indiana women's basketball team. Carpenter, a Salem, Ill. native, and a pre-criminal justice major currently leads the Great Lakes Valley Conference (GLVC) in three-point field goal makes while sitting in the top 25 in NCAA Division II three-point field goal ranks, currently 22nd. Carpenter scored 14 points in the Eagles' 87-57 win over Bluefield State at the Physical Activities Center (PAC) on Saturday. Carpenter converted 4-9 attempts from the field, while going 2-6 from behind the three-point line and has been an major factor in the Eagles' 5-1 start to begin the season. Recently, we sat down with Carpenter asking her thoughts on not only her team and teammates, but USI as well.

Nelson powers Eagles past Kentucky State

Pat Hickey December 7, 2013
To say that Aaron Nelson put on a clinic on Saturday afternoon would be an understatement. The 6-foot-8, 250 pounder scored a career-high 31 points and set a school record with 27 rebounds as the University of Southern Indiana men's basketball team blew past visiting Kentucky State University 92-69.
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