Students assaulted on campus
Riley Guerzini, Managing Editor
April 24, 2019
Public Safety and the Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Office responded to a report of a battery with injury on campus earlier this morning according to a RAVE alert issued by Public Safety. According to the RAVE alert email, several students reported they were sitting in a vehicle in Lot M behind Ruston...
Crime Log 1/9/19 – 1/13/19
Megan Thorne, Editor-in-chief
January 15, 2019
1/9/19 11:08 p.m. - Injury Report/Ruston Hall 1/10/19 4:46 p.m. - Suspicious Circumstances/Whitcomb Building 7:34 p.m. - Fire Alarm - Cooking/Porter Building 10:10 p.m. - Code of Conduct - Alcohol Violation/Williams Building 10:10 p.m. - Drug Offense/Williams Building 1/11/19 ...
Is parking really a problem?
Riley Guerzini, Managing Editor
December 4, 2018
Parking tickets distributed by public safety officers can be a hassle. The citations also come with a chance for students to submit an appeal through EagleSync via the myUSI portal if they believe their ticket was unjustified. The appeals are taken to the University Court, made up of the Chief Justice and fou...
Racist flyers were ‘random act’
Noah Alatza, News Editor
November 16, 2018
Racist flyers that were discovered in the university's parking lot Nov. 5 have been deemed a “random act,” according to Vanderburgh County Sheriff Dave Wedding. “There are these groups of people that might be traveling across country or state to state and place propaganda on places of learning,...
Racist flyers found on campus ahead of midterm elections
Noah Alatza, News Editor
November 6, 2018
Public Safety is investigating racist flyers found in the university's parking lot Monday, Director of Public Safety Steve Bequette said. A hate crime was reported on campus at 1:05 p.m. Monday according to the university's incident crime log. Public Safety Staff Sgt. Tami Jaramillo confirmed to The Sh...
Rape reported on campus
Noah Alatza, News Editor
October 16, 2018
A rape was reported on campus Oct. 8. According to the USI Public Safety Incident Log, the incident occurred sometime between Oct. 6 and Oct. 7. The case was forwarded to a local law enforcement agency, and no further details have been released. The university is required to disclose all sexual a...
Blue emergency boxes inefficient
Jessica McKinley, Staff Writer
October 1, 2018
As students walk around campus, it is very noticeable that there are these tall, blue boxes around all of us. We see them as we walk to class, at the bus stops and on the few of the trails. However, are they really effective? Should the university actually have them? For those who have not notic...
Assistant Director joins Public Safety
Noah Alatza, News Editor
September 11, 2018
Director of Public Safety Steve Bequette said the biggest challenge he faced was trying to find someone to fill his own shoes. Bequette was assistant Public Safety director for nine years under former director Stephen Woodall until January 2018. Now, 26-year veteran Vanderburgh County Sheriff depu...
Roembke named SGA Chief Justice
Riley Guerzini, Community Engagement Manager
September 6, 2018
Note: Keegan Roembke is an opinion writer for The Shield. The SGA general assembly voted to appoint senior economics and international studies major Keegan Roembke as the new Chief Justice at their regularly scheduled meeting Thursday. Roembke, who formerly served as Chief Financial Officer and Co...
Five full-time sheriff’s deputies to patrol campus starting next year
Noah Alatza, Community Engagement Manager
March 27, 2018
Amid confusion on the potential location and presence of a new Sheriff's Office on campus, Vanderburgh County Sheriff Dave Wedding wants to set the record straight. “You can call it a district or a post, but we haven't determined what we are going to name it yet,” Wedding said. Wedding sai...
Public safety investigating two late night ‘suspicious persons’
Noah Alatza, Community Engagement Manager
January 21, 2018
A University freshman says she was chased and almost attacked late Thursday night. According to the university's crime log, a suspicious person was reported on campus Jan. 19 at 12:31 a.m. near the Bigger Building in O'Daniel South. The case was closed at 1:09 a.m. because no suspects or witnesses were...
Clery report adjusts to new leadership
Noah Alatza, Staff Writer
November 30, 2017
Illustration by Abigail Stanley Amid new data provided by Public Safety’s annual Clery report, changes in presidential politics could affect how certain crimes are reported. The change in reporting came with new Obama-era Title IX policies being enforced. Now, with a new president in office, it is uncl...