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The Importance of Being Earnest: A Trivial Comedy for Serious People is USI Theatres first play of the 2022-2023 academic year performed Oct. 20-23.

Everyone shines in USI Theatre’s “The Importance of Being Earnest”

Sydney Lawson, Lifestyle Editor October 25, 2022

USI Theatre put on their first performance of the 2022-2023 academic year with Oscar Wilde’s “The Importance of Being Earnest: A Trivial Comedy for Serious People” Oct. 20-23. With all of the current...

Denise McKenzie reads volume 10 of Fishhook, the most recent volume, on the balcony of the Liberal Arts Center. This is McKenzies first year as an editor for FishHook.

What is FishHook? Meet USI’s collaborative student publication

Sydney Lawson, Lifestyle Editor October 19, 2022

Inspired by the writings of Jason Reynolds, I wrote a poem for an elementary education class last semester.  I couldn’t decide whether to be embarrassed or proud of it — I think I settled on a...

The exhibit will run until Feb. 12 in the Pace Galleries.

Paintings and poetry join together in harmony

Susanna Fravell, Staff Writer January 28, 2020

Nancy Raen-Mendez said she credits Katie Waters for making The McCutchan Art Center/Pace Galleries what it is.  The McCutchan Art Center/Pace Galleries is hosting its first exhibit of 2020. The event...

Poets Emily Skaja (left) and and Marcus Wicker (right) will present their work Thursday at 4:30 p.m. in Forum I.

Reading series to conclude semester with contemporary poets

Jeana Everhart, Staff Writer November 12, 2019

Nadia Farmer said she tries to go to the Southern Indiana Reading Series every semester because she is able to learn more about different writing perspectives and creativity. “It's a good experience...

Writer Joe Wilkins will read from his novel Fall Back Down When I Die Thursday, 4:30 p.m. in the Griffin Center.

Author recounts Montana past through debut novel

Jeana Everhart, Staff Writer October 21, 2019

Joe Wilkins said he fell in love with writing because language is something that he uses every day to reach out to those he loves and to try to explain himself to the world. The writer is now the author...

Rosalie Moffett, an assistant professor of English, will present her work for the Southern Indiana Reading Series Sept. 26 4:30-5:30 pm. at the Griffin Center.

Expanding the view of poetry

Emma Corry, Features Editor September 17, 2019

Rosalie Moffett said she likes poetry because it lets her study whatever she wants. “I’m interested in history and science and technology and being a writer allows me to pursue any interests that...

Kennya Santiago, a junior English teaching major, focused her teaching research  on diversity curriculum in the classroom.

English student stresses diversity through teaching research

Sydney Stocksdale, Staff Writer April 15, 2019

The Shield interviewed Kennya Santiago Olmos, a junior English teaching major about her experience presenting her teaching research at the Indiana Council of Teachers of English (ICTE) 2019 conference. The...

Higher Ed. Commission approves English MA

Paola Marizan March 19, 2014

The Indiana Commission for Higher Education approved a Master of Art degree in English March 13. The program, which was proposed last year, will offer advanced studies in English for secondary education...

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