‘Inspirational’ student, playwright dies
Riley Guerzini and Rhonda Wheeler
January 26, 2020
Andrea Morgan Dale, a senior philosophy and theatre major, died early Sunday morning at the age of 23 according to multiple Facebook posts from friends and family. Dale was highly involved in the theatre program at USI and in the Evansville community, even writing a play, 'The Philosophy of Lov...
New academic calendar receives mixed reviews
Rhonda Wheeler, News Editor
January 14, 2020
The new academic calendar is out and students have mixed feelings about it. “They did it this way so seniors don’t have to come back after graduation,” senior public relations and advertising major Susannah Jackson wrote on her Facebook status. “As a senior, I would have loved this to ...
Investigation underway after USI student shot at house party
Rhonda Wheeler, News Editor
November 18, 2019
A USI student was shot and wounded in the hip area Sunday morning at a house party on 101 S. Roesner Road according to the Vanderburgh County Sheriff's Office. Sheriff Office deputies were called to the scene of a reported shots fired at approximately 1:51 a.m. according to a press release from the...
Trump signs order eliminating student loan debt for disabled veterans
Riley Guerzini, Editor-in-Chief
August 21, 2019
President Donald Trump signed a memorandum Wednesday eliminating student loan debt for about 25,000 disabled veterans, according to the Louisville Courier-Journal. Trump vowed to forgive all of the average $30,000 in student loan debt for disabled veterans. Only about half of the 50,000 disabled veterans wh...
USI freshman dies in car accident Sunday
Shannon Hall
October 1, 2013
Brandon Wagler, a freshman accounting and professional services major, died in a car accident at 9:03 a.m. Sunday in Daviess County, Ind. According to the accident report, the 18-year-old was heading northbound on County Road 1200 East when he passed another vehicle. While passing the vehicle, he...
Student Development Office gains new staff
Ariana Beedie
September 3, 2013
This semester brings changes to the Student Development Office with a new programming adviser and graduate student. Jenny Wittstock is taking the place of Kathy Jones as senior programming adviser. A Columbus, OH native, Wittstock has worked with student activities since she was an undergraduate...