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Eagles find leadership in Harmening

Zane Clodfelter April 3, 2013

The fact that Head Coach Sue Kunkle doesn’t have a senior on her USI softball roster doesn’t mean that her team lacks veteran leadership. In fact, she has plenty of leadership, most of which comes...

Snapping a streak: Baseball team looks to get back on track with 11-game homestand

Jimmy Pyles April 3, 2013

The Eagles looked to be back into early season form after it’s 6-1 win against Kentucky Wesleyan College Tuesday night. USI (13-10 overall, 4-9 in the GLVC) which has struggled to find success after...

Q&A with Kindra Strupp: new assistant VP for marketing and communications from Evansville area

James Vaughn April 3, 2013

Newburgh native Kindra Strupp, a graduate of Castle High School, recently joined USI as the assistant vice president for marketing and communications. She double majored in journalism and psychology...

Perpetuating a cycle: Evansville is 8th ranked ‘Most Miserable City in America’

Jake Tapley April 3, 2013

According to an article on BusinessInsider.com, Evansville has been ranked eighth on “The 11 Most Miserable Cities in America.” This is way more disappointing that the obesity and the meth labs we’re...

English professor ‘makes department tick’

Haley Fulk April 3, 2013

Rebecca Evon, Jesse Daro and Sunny Hawkins have one major thing in common - they’re all names for the same person. Rebecca Evon, a young girl of a “sunny” disposition born to Pentecostal parents,...

Dodge the ball: It’s just a game

Jimmy Pyles April 3, 2013

Two teams divided by a line on the floor, each individual equipped with a rubber ball to throw at opposing members, the aim being to eliminate the other team’s players while trying not to be eliminated...

Sales Team competes nationally, internationally

Ariana Beedie April 3, 2013

USI Sales Team competed at the National College Sales Competition last month and placed 46th out of 65 universities. The National College Sales Competition (NCSC) takes place annually at Kennesaw State...

Don’t hit me: Dodgeball can be bullying

James Vaughn April 3, 2013

Dodgeball – the word I feared more than anything when I walked into my elementary school gym. And I’m positive I’m not the only one. I rarely ever tried actually dodging what was coming at me. When...

Swapping your tee’s

Shannon Hall April 3, 2013

It’s common for USI students to wear T-shirts from other universities - Purdue, Indiana, Louisville, Western Kentucky and Ball State University - due to being in close proximity to so many Big 10 schools. Student...

You got busted: ‘Nothing wrong with a little background check’

Ariana Beedie March 27, 2013

In the February 7 issue of The Shield, my fellow staff members reported “USI guest director arrested for cocaine, marijuana possession” about Gerald McIntyre. The guest director received three grams...

Visitor, Conference Centers a possibility

James Vaughn March 27, 2013

If university donors give the university enough money, a Visitor Center and a Conference Center could be added to USI’s campus. Vice President for Finance and Administration Mark Rozewski said construction...

iGood: iPads in library start to a new standard

Jake Tapley March 27, 2013

If you have been reading The Shield lately, I’m sure you are familiar with the newest technological innovation that the university is trying out - iPads. Students are now able to check out these fun...

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