Sydney Lawson, Lifestyle Editor
• September 21, 2022
As an avid reader, I despise book banning. The following list contains some of my favorite books which have been banned or challenged over the years. These books tackle essential issues and have left some...
The Asian Student Union hosted their first meeting of the 2022-2023 school year as an independent organization Monday. Sabrina Yamashita, president of ASU, led the groups first “Emochi Chat” meeting...
Message from 2021-2022 Editorial Staff:
The first issue of The Spartan Shield was published Oct. 15, 1968. The Shield Staff is celebrating The Shield's 53rd birthday by digitally republishing stories...
COVID-19 is in full swing and causing panic for everyone. Colleges and work are closing down for millions of people across the globe.
Students now have to address having classes online instead of...
An outbreak of coronavirus is no excuse to take part in ridiculous and ignorant acts of racism.
It’s understandable to be worried and cautious with the recent outbreak of coronavirus. It’d be surprising...
There are many things that you can be apathetic about, but white supremacists vandalizing cars with their hateful flyers is not one of them.
Tuesday marked the fourth time on our campus that our students...
Stunned USI students walked to their cars on a slow, snowy Tuesday, bundled up in all the coats they had in their closets, prepared to go home. Instead of an uneventful stroll as per usual, they discovered...
The racist fliers found on USI’s campus have caused outrage, disgust and sadness. In response, the student body has remained largely apathetic, despite the university’s attempts to discuss and address...
Jamelle Bouie, a political analyst for CBS News and chief political correspondent for Slate Magazine, spoke to students, faculty, and staff about the current state of race relations in the United States...
Last Wednesday, Cornel West spoke in Carter Hall about identifiable issues of our generation.
West spoke against racial inequality, xenophobia, prejudice and homophobia.
Imagine a black kid, putting books into his locker, minding his own business when suddenly, another kid shouts, “Act your color.”
This was nothing new to “the whitest black guy.”
