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Testing Trauma

Megan Thorne, Chief Photographer January 9, 2017

I tapped my pencil against the wooden desk, waiting for the answers to transfer from my brain onto my paper. 30 minutes into my exam and I was still on the first page of my test. Students were already...

Regarding sexytime

Ellen Cooper, Staff Writer February 7, 2016

Sex. It’s a part of our lives for the good and bad. Recounting sexual exploits is a college tradition. But when you assess the ass you got, what are you really judging? Size? Duration? Intimacy? Looking...

Column: Share the love

Column: Share the love

Sarah Loesch, Sports Editor January 26, 2016

Imagine NCAA sanctioned sports and club sports as fraternal twins. They share 50 percent of the same DNA, but there are visible differences which aid in distinction. Those differences mostly fall under...

Netflix and chill out

Gavin Gaddis September 30, 2015

Do you find it hard to propose intercourse with your current partner or a potential partner? Don’t worry, from what I can tell my age demographic has corrupted perfectly innocent language into...

Clearing the air on CampusClarity

Gavin Gaddis August 19, 2015

When I originally sat down to write this piece I had a thesis. I was full of pith and vinegar, ready to admonish students using Yik Yak to whine about having to complete the two hour CampusClarity sexual...

The great Coca-Cola prohibition of 2013

Jimmy Pyles October 21, 2013

                It's about to get all 1920s at USI after Sodexo put in place their own version of prohibition by stopping the consumption...

All for all, one for one

Jake Tapley May 2, 2013

A recent campaign has sparked a sense of pride in some Evansville residents, but I’m not sure why. “We Are Evansville,” which has been largely driven by social media, seeks to prove to the citizens...

Elevating illusions: Campaign video creates false image

Jimmy Pyles April 24, 2013

I love this university, and when I graduate, I hope that I am fortunate enough to have money to donate to this university that has given me so many opportunities. But the new video USI has put out in...

Stop the Violence, pt. 3: Outlook

Meredith Harris April 24, 2013
For the next couple of months, I was jumpy, angry and emotionally hurt. The pain slowly ebbed away, and I was left with memories. The memories come back at inopportune times. Whenever I see something on TV where someone is choked or asphyxiated

Take the good with the bad

Jake Tapley April 17, 2013

Due to the recent events in Boston and Iraq, the menace that evil poses on society has been brought to the forefront of our collective conscience. When I first saw the footage of the explosions at the...

The new revolution: playing piggyback

Jake Tapley April 10, 2013

In the past few weeks, I have noticed many people changing their Facebook profile pictures to a white equal sign with a red background in support of marriage equality - in particular, in support of the...

USI Secret Admirers: Flattering or freaky?

Shannon Hall April 10, 2013

With more than 1,000 likes on Facebook, USI Secret Admirers is gaining an incredible audience - an incredible audience that wastes time on an added layer of anonymity. First, I will be transparent: I...

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