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The Shield

Amanda Smith’s “Sunset (Silver Maple)” is featured in the “Yard Times” collection Oct. 2 in the Melvin Peterson Gallery. This painting was used as the promotional art for the exhibition. (Photo courtesy of Amanda Smith)

‘Yard Times’ is unbe-leaf-able

Nico Armeanu, Arts Editor October 16, 2024

“Yard Times” is an art exhibition featuring mixed media artwork by artist Amanda Smith. Smith works as a senior lecturer in painting at Indiana University. The show opened Sept. 3 and will be on...

Eric Utterback’s “Hydra’s Nest” is featured in the “Distorted Realities” collection Oct. 2 in Krannert Gallery. This painting was used as the promotional art for the exhibition. (Photo courtesy of Eric Utterback)

Eric Utterback brings fantasy worlds to life in ‘Distorted Realities’

Nico Armeanu, Arts Editor October 13, 2024

Distorted Realities, an art show by artist Eric Utterback, was held from Aug. 26 through Oct. 13 in the University of Evansville’s Krannert Gallery.  I went into this show knowing nothing about it,...

A thin layer of snow and solid ice is visible on the lawn of the David L. Rice Library Tuesday. (Photo by Ian Young)

Frustrated students feel they were forced to ‘choose between their own safety, potential penalties for missing class’ following winter storm

Bryce West, Ian Young, Bryn Nicol, and Anthony Rawley February 1, 2023

Update: This story was updated around 9:30 p.m. Thursday to reflect receiving a response from Provost Mohammed Khayum around 11:30 a.m. Thursday. Following a cancellation of classes Tuesday due...

James Beeby, dean of the College of Liberal Arts, walks in red high-heels with other male students as part of Walk a Mile in Her Shoes, April 11, 2017. This year, the annual event will be replaced with a silent demonstration in front of the David L. Rice Library.

Students to stand for survivors of sexual assault

Shelby Clark, Digital Editor April 12, 2021

Students for Gender Violence Awareness is hosting their first silent demonstration Wednesday outside the David L. Rice Library.  Participants will hold signs outside on the stairs starting at 1 p.m....

Summer El-Khodary will moderate the first panel titled "Living in America" Dec. 9 from 6-7:30 p.m. in the Media Suite at Innovation Point at 318 Main Street.

UE student to host panels on diversity, experiences

Emma Corry, Features Editor November 12, 2019

Summer El-Khodary is planning events to invigorate her love of spreading diversity. The senior public health major at the University of Evansville is hosting a series of discussion panels called “Cultural...

UE names next president, USI decision still unknown

UE names next president, USI decision still unknown

Riley Guerzini, News Editor March 29, 2018
The University of Evansville has named Christopher Pietruszkiewicz as the university's 24th president after a formal vote by the Board of Trustees March 28 according to the university's website.

USI, I can’t hear you

Brian Alexander, Staff Writer February 28, 2018

Creative Commons The Trump Administration issued an executive order last year banning travel from seven middle eastern countries. Students pulled together to form a Facebook event for a meeting of solidarity...

USI lags behind rest of the country on gender-neutral housing

USI lags behind rest of the country on gender-neutral housing

Noah Alatza, Community Engagement Manager February 27, 2018

At nearly every state and private institution in Indiana, gender-neutral housing has been on the books for more than a decade. State colleges including Indiana University, Indiana University-Purdue...

'Jampon' unites women

‘Jampon’ unites women

Jeana Everhart, Staff Writer January 30, 2018

Violet Wells Studying abroad at Harlaxton College, University of Evansville’s juniors Alexandra Curren and Gina deLise, theater performance majors, and Sierra Miller, a theater management major went...

The final completion of the Evansville Health, Science, Education and Research Center is expected in May of 2018. Indiana University will own 60 percent of the building and the University of Evansville and USI will split the remaining 40 percent.

Evansville Health Center scheduled for May opening

Noah Alatza, Staff Writer October 4, 2017

As anticipation for the Evansville Health, Science, Education and Research center grows, so do the opportunities. “There are not a lot of places that have done this before,” Dean of the College...

Rally takes stand ‘against hate, bigotry’

Riley Guerzini, News Editor February 2, 2017

Zarmina and Naaima Mufti want President Trump to know that being Muslim is not a crime. The Muslim-American cousins attended the Interfaith Rally of Support Tuesday night at the University of Evansville. “Regardless...

Students glide through the air on a zip line during USI's SpringFest festivities in 2014.

SpringFest: A reinvented tradition

James Vaughn April 15, 2014

The new and improved SpringFest gave some students the college experience they had been waiting for. "There were some students that said, 'It feels like I'm on a college campus for the first time since...

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