The Shield

Letter to the editor

USI Shield Staff April 10, 2013

As I walked from the library to class today, I was accosted by multiple individuals attempting to get me to support their causes or listen to what each had to say. I did my best to ignore them all, finding...

Child abuse: a preface

Meredith Harris April 10, 2013

Editor’s Note: In honor of National Child Abuse Prevention Month, Staff Writer Meredith Harris will give personal accounts of abuse and how to help prevent child abuse. He pinned my arms down as I struggled...

Perpetuating a cycle: Evansville is 8th ranked ‘Most Miserable City in America’

Jake Tapley April 3, 2013

According to an article on BusinessInsider.com, Evansville has been ranked eighth on “The 11 Most Miserable Cities in America.” This is way more disappointing that the obesity and the meth labs we’re...

Dodge the ball: It’s just a game

Jimmy Pyles April 3, 2013

Two teams divided by a line on the floor, each individual equipped with a rubber ball to throw at opposing members, the aim being to eliminate the other team’s players while trying not to be eliminated...

Don’t hit me: Dodgeball can be bullying

James Vaughn April 3, 2013

Dodgeball – the word I feared more than anything when I walked into my elementary school gym. And I’m positive I’m not the only one. I rarely ever tried actually dodging what was coming at me. When...

You got busted: ‘Nothing wrong with a little background check’

Ariana Beedie March 27, 2013

In the February 7 issue of The Shield, my fellow staff members reported “USI guest director arrested for cocaine, marijuana possession” about Gerald McIntyre. The guest director received three grams...

iGood: iPads in library start to a new standard

Jake Tapley March 27, 2013

If you have been reading The Shield lately, I’m sure you are familiar with the newest technological innovation that the university is trying out - iPads. Students are now able to check out these fun...

iBad: iPads in library not cost effective

Jimmy Pyles March 27, 2013

The library just got 40 iPads for student to check out for a week at a time. Congratulations - the building that promotes studying just gave students a tool to procrastinate even more than we already do. A...

Keep it Calm

Jimmy Pyles March 6, 2013

Spring Break is when students travel to the promised lands known as Panama and Mexico to get so drunk they forget everything they have been taught this semester. Take it easy, guys. Spring Break is...

Seize the Break

Jake Tapley March 6, 2013

Spring Break is often characterized as being the week where college students let loose and go wild. And I don’t think that’s a bad thing. Taking a trip to Panama is frequently given a bad reputation...

Is Sony ‘creating the future’ too soon?

Roberto Campos February 27, 2013

Two words spoken during Sony’s presentation about “the future” changed the landscape of the video game industry. Those two words were “PlayStation 4.” As you would expect, Sony’s PlayStation...

Stop making ‘Harlem Shake’ videos

Jimmy Pyles February 21, 2013

Just like everyone who made “Gangnam Style” videos, these incredibly stupid “Harlem Shake” videos will irrelevant in a few days. I can’t be more thankful. These videos make me lose a little...

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