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The Shield

University of Southern Indiana's student publication | USI | student newspaper

The Shield

University of Southern Indiana's student publication | USI | student newspaper

The Shield

The 40-hour work week needs to go

The 40-hour work week needs to go

Josie Jeffries, Staff Writer October 21, 2019

The Dolly Parton song “Workin’ 9 to 5, what a way to make a livin’” from the 80s sure made it known that working for 40 hours a week was the norm back then. However, times have changed since then,...

School and work: an economy of horus

Osman Bien Aime, Staff Writer December 2, 2015

School can be challenging enough as it is, but when a full-time, or even part-time job is thrown into the mix, a student’s semester can suddenly become an exercise in creeping deadlines and chronic exhaustion. I...

Think of the future: spoil your kids

Shannon Hall May 2, 2013

While many students have to take out loans, I don’t. My parents pay for my tuition. I know - I’m a spoiled-rotten child. While at college, I’ve come to realize that I owe my parents a great deal:...

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