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The Shield

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...

Students participate in various activities on The Quad during the Activities Programming Board's annual Fall Bash Thursday. (Photo by Bryce West)

Students react to Activity Programming Board’s annual Fall Bash

Bryce West, Staff Writer October 3, 2022

The Activities Programming Board hosted their annual Fall Bash on Thursday. The event was free for all students and faculty on campus and included inflatables, games and food.   Kyler Kennett, special...

Sister Cindy shows a crowd of students a cup she received from a student during her speech outside the Arts Center Wednesday.

Students flock to see Sister Cindy on campus – ‘I haven’t seen this many people on The Quad at once’

Shield Staff September 21, 2022

Editor’s Note: This story contains explicit language and content. Roars and cheers could be heard across campus as hundreds of students gathered in the hot, beaming sun to watch Sister Cindy’s presentation...

Students walk outside the Business and Engineering Center Aug. 22. Aug. 22 was the first day of Fall 2022 classes. (Photo by Crystal Killian)

Gallery: First week of Fall 2022

Crystal Killian, Staff Photographer August 30, 2022

Nathan Payne,  the program coordinator for Center for Campus Life, passes out SpringFest 2020 T-shirts at SpringFest 2021.

SpringFest to return with events as COVID-19 protocols change

Ian Young, Staff Writer March 23, 2022

SpringFest is back with food, concerts and events for the first time since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. The three-day event is scheduled from April 6 - 8, 2022, and is bringing back past SpringFest...

Luba Piechn, an Evansville resident from Ukraine came to USI to join the protest. She proudly waved her Ukrainian flag and handed flags to several of her fellow protestors.

Local Ukrainian joins students in protest against the Russian invasion of Ukraine

Shelby Clark, Editor-in-Chief March 3, 2022

A woman arrived in Evansville after visiting her children and grandson in Ukraine one week before the first bomb hit Ukraine. On Wednesday, she walked up the stairs outside of the David L. Rice Library...

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