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About 7,000 visitors and students gather to watch the solar eclipse on The Quad April 8.

Solarpalooza: A ‘once in a lifetime’ experience brought to campus

Aracely Chavez, News Editor December 4, 2024

In April, USI hosted Solarpalooza, a public two-day event centered around the total solar eclipse. According to the National Weather Service, Evansville experienced a total eclipse for three minutes and...

Birds fly by as the moon eclipses the sun at 2:03 p.m. March 8 on the north side of Evansville, Indiana.

Glasses up to the past in 2017

Peyton Peters and Aracely Chavez April 24, 2024

The April 8 total solar eclipse was a historical event for those in the line of totality, including the Evansville community and those within it, such as USI. Prior to this eclipse, another significant...

Sara Zwart, senior scientist and deputy manager for nutritional biochemistry, presents “Nutritional Biochemistry of Spaceflight” through Zoom Monday in the Health Professions Center. The presentation was the final event for Solarpalooza.

NASA senior scientist, deputy manager for nutritional biochemistry shares journey: ‘Experiences are worth far more than anything you can learn in a book’

Aracely Chavez, News Editor April 9, 2024

Sara Zwart, senior scientist and deputy manager for nutritional biochemistry at the NASA Johnson Space Center, held a virtual Zoom presentation titled “Nutritional Biochemistry of Spaceflight” Monday...

Attendees gather for the viewing of the solar eclipse Monday on The Quad.

Gallery: Attendees gather to witness total solar eclipse

Shield Staff April 9, 2024

Attendants of Solarpalooza gather around campus to see this amazing phenomenon where the moon passes between the sun and the earth. USI's students, staff, and faculty as well as people of Vanderburgh...

Solar eclipse draws thousands to campus

Solar eclipse draws thousands to campus

Sarah Rogers, Features Editor August 21, 2017

Heads craned upwards as tinfoil-tinted solar eclipse glasses pressed against the faces of thousands of USI students, 500 elementary school children, and members of the Evansville community. Boisterous...

First total eclipse since 1910 excites, intrigues

First total eclipse since 1910 excites, intrigues

Sarah Rogers, Features Editor August 15, 2017

On the first day of classes, the sun will disappear behind the moon, turning daylight into twilight. This phenomenon is known as a total solar eclipse. While total solar eclipses happen every year...

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