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Linda Bennett was USI's third president, first female, and describes her time as "15 wonderful years".

Linda Bennett: First-generation student to USI president

Katie Hurst, Lifestyle Editor March 31, 2025

Linda Bennett arrived on campus in 2003 as the vice president for academic affairs and provost, eventually becoming president in 2009—a position she held until her retirement in 2018. Her journey to...

Students at Tam Valley High School in California participate in a vigil following the mass shooting in Parkland, Florida.

Schools, shootings, safety

Riley Guerzini, News Editor February 28, 2018

Gun control and school safety burst onto the national stage yet again after 17 students at Marjory Stoneman Douglas in Parkland, Florida were gunned down Feb. 14. The accused shooter Nikolas Cruz confessed...

Professors research low voter turnout among students

Ben Hauschild November 11, 2014

People typically only vote if they're motivated to vote, and a large number of vote centers does not necessarily increase voter turnout. These are some of the major findings of Associate Professor of...

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