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The 2015 enrollment was taken during the first week of the semester whereas this year’s was taken in the fourth week. Therefore the data in the university Fact Book does not allow for direct correlation to find an increase or decrease in enrollment.
University moves census date, overall enrollment rises by sarah loesch editor@usishield.com @seloesch
When compared to the fourth week data from 2015, overall university enrollment has grown by 28 students. The enrollment data released this year does not directly correspond with data released last year because it was released at different times. “We are reporting at a different date now, so if you’re looking at numbers from last year and this year you’ll see in our (news release) this year that we are saying ‘at this time last year,” John Farless, director of University Communications, said. “So there is some fluctuation at the beginning of the school year that has to be taken into account.” The 2015 enrollment data was taken the Friday of the first week of the semester whereas the 2016 data is from the Friday of the fourth week. The 2015 numbers also included an estimation of CAP students and this year’s number is exact. Farless said that no estimates were made about graduate students in 2015. “We made an estimate (about CAP students in 2015) that was high,” Kindra Strupp, associate vice president for Marketing and Communications, said. Based on fourth week data, this year’s CAP numbers fell to 1,668 students from 1,672. Strupp said the university now “expects” for the
Three honored at annual Founder’s Day event by taylor o’neil Hall tohall@eagles.usi.edu
The University of Southern Indiana had its annual Alumni Association Founders Day program. The event was held by the university to recognize the achievements of its alumni as well as honorary alumni. There were three different awards given out: the Alumni Service award, the Honorary Alumni award, and the Faculty Recognition award. The Alumni Service award is given to a past alum that has gone on to do something extraordinary since their time at USI. This year, the award was given to Joey Barnett. Barnett is a member of the USI class of 1980 and he graduated with a degree in biology. He now works at Vanderbilt. Barnett has been a part of several boards to further the goals the university has, including his membership earlier this year on the committee that was appointed to find a Dean for the College
of Liberal Arts. “I am extremely pleased to have been selected for this award. It is a great honor. At the presentation, I was humbled as I looked around the room at the many alumni I have seen work so hard for USI over the years” Barnett said. Barnett said he was reminded of how much of his success is due to help from other people. “This was especially true during my education in Evansville, both at the EVSC and USI, where so many invested in me,” he said. “In my career I have been lucky enough to have the freedom to try to repay that investment.” Barnett said the best investment is providing opportunity for the younger generation. Linda Willis, a University of Evansville alum received the Honorary Alumni award. The award is given out to a member of the community that isn’t an actual alum, but has either given back to the community or has given back to the university in a huge way.
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enrollment data to be calculated at the end of the first four weeks. The University Fact Book lists the 2015 overall enrollment as 10,701 students. It then breaks out CAP students to have the total undergraduate and graduate enrollment for Fall 2015 at 9,029. “The factbook includes all of our official counts for the semester,” said Katherine Draughon, the executive director of Planning, Research and Assessment. In an email to The Shield Draughon said the 2015 numbers provided by the university were “point in time” data taken from the fourth Friday of classes so that it could be compared “apples to apples” with 2016. Draughon said the fact book is based on the 2015 census data from the first Friday of classes therefore the numbers in the fact book and the numbers provided for comparison to this year’s data will not match. “Again that apples to apples comparison is important but you’re going to see kind of an apples to oranges comparison when you look at the Fact Book,” Strupp said. “That’s unfortunate because the definition of our time frame changed it necessarily can’t be exactly the same.” Comparing the fourth week 2015 data to the 2016 data shows that graduate and new-to-college students rose, but undergraduate student enrollment fell. The undergraduate students fell to 7,957 from
8,105, a 1.8 percent decrease. The number of incoming freshman last year was announced in the press release as “nearly 1,700 first time in college students.” “I think that was a rounded number,” Farless said. “True freshman enrollment was 1,865 this year and in 2015 that number would be 1863.” The average GPA for those students was a 3.37, the highest in the history of the university. The university saw a 20 percent increase in graduate students, moving to 1,068 students from 888. This year is the largest enrollment for the graduate program overall. The increase is due in part to the addition of the online MBA program offered in the Romain College of Business according to the press release. “We knew there was a strong need for an accessible online MBA program, but we didn’t foresee how popular it would be,” President Linda Bennett said in a university news release. “With an enrollment of 88 students in its first cohort, the new online degree program has tripled our expectations. We’ve also seen a strong upward trend in enrollment, both new and returning students, across our 14 graduate programs.” Overall the university has students from 89 of the 92 counties in Indiana represented in its enrollment. There are also students from 36 other states and 74 countries. Housing is at nearly-full capacity at 98 percent.
Speaker discusses media’s relationship with politics, data work by RILEY GUERZINI news@usishield.com @Guerzwinski
When Luke Duong first arrived on campus, he just wanted to go to as many events as possible to learn about our political system. Duong, who is from Vietnam, accomplished his goal Tuesday evening when he attended guest speaker James Hitchcock’s presentation on political journalism. The Master of Public Administration Society invited Hitchcock, an assistant editor at media and polling outlet RealClearPolitics, who spoke about the media’s relationship to politics, how RealClearPolitics gathers its data, and his role within the news organization. “I heard of this event because my teacher, Dr. (Matthew) Hanka, said that we have a series of speakers to
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James Hitchcock, assistant editor at RealClearPolitics, speaks to members of university faculty and students Tuesday evening in the University Center. He was brought to campus as part of the MPA Society’s speaker series.
come and talk about political views and I felt excited and that’s why I’m here,” said Duong. An Evansville native and
the son of the University of Southern Indiana’s Director of Interdisciplinary Studies, David Hitchcock, he returned to Evansville to
deliver his speech, Making Sense of 2016: Reflections from a Year in Political Journalism.
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Willis was a teacher that taught in the Mt. Vernon area. She is now retired, and is the secretary of the USI Varsity Club. Other than that, she has been a part of numerous board or advisory positions that are associated with USI. The Faculty Recognition award went to Glenna Bower who is the associate dean of the Pott College of Science, Engineering, and Education. Bower is a member of the USI graduating class of 1994, and is currently a professor of kinesiology at USI. “It is truly an honor to be recognized as the recipient of the Faculty Recognition Award. It was nearly 25 years ago I stepped on this campus as an undergraduate student. I received a scholarship to play basketball and to run on the first women’s cross country team. It was at that time I met some wonderful faculty across campus and more specifically in the Physical Education Department (known as the Kinesiology and Sport Department today). I had many faculty take me under their wing and mentor me. I soon returned to the University of Southern Indiana in 1997 and it was my time to give back to the university and to the students. I have a history with USI and that is what makes it even sweeter to be the one receiving this award” said Bower when asked what it meant to her to win the award. The Faculty Recognition award goes to a member of the USI faculty that has been nominated by another member of the faculty. “Being recognized by
SGA chooses freshman representatives by riley guerzini news@usishield.com @Guerzwinski
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Glenna Bower, associate dean of the Pott College of Science, Engineering and Education, Joey Barnett, member of the USI Foundation Board of Directors, university President Linda Bennett and Varsity Club secretary Linda Willis showcase the awards given out as part of the Founders Day Ceremony.
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Being recognized by your peers is the ultimate achieventment.
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-Glenna Bower Associate Dean of the Pott College of Science, Engineering and Education your peers is the ultimate achievement. It means you are respected and they recognize your commitment to the mission of this university. It is truly a rewarding experience to have someone take the time to nominate you for an award. It
means the faculty member took time out of their busy schedule to say something about what your accomplishments. I am extremely grateful for the individual who nominated me for the award” said Bower when asked how it felt to be rec-
Hitchcock continued from Page 1
Hitchcock delved into his thoughts on the media and their ability to inform and analyze. “Throughout most of my life, I think I viewed the media as this passive almost elemental disseminator of facts,” said Hitchcock. “To be clear, I always recognized that there are certain outlets and publications possess a slant one way or another, but believed that the before mentioned easily visible bias only exists in a naked contrast to the rest of the more neutral and reliable media.” Hitchcock says RealClearPolitic’s goal is to avoid their own biases to get clear and accurate information related to news coverage, which is why they post both opinion articles from both liberal and conservative authors. He also addressed the upcoming presidential election, staying excited about what the media has to report in the future. “Looking forward to November, I’m excited to see how the next 50 or so days
continue to expand the reporting process,” he said. The response to Hitchcock’s speech was positive. Duong said he connected well to his speech because of his youth and his political background. “I studied about law in Vietnam, but right now I’m studying public administration, so these are kind of different backgrounds and different country’s political systems,” he said. “When I came here, I just wanted to join as much events about political views and the political system here so I can get involved.” Duong said he learned from Hitchcocks practices and challenges and has a better understanding “I think I learned about his experiences when he worked with editors and the way he faced the challenges that he worked with like having to wake up early at like 3 or 4 a.m.,” he said “You have to be more passionate with that so I learned about his experience and motivation from him.”
ognized by a fellow member of the USI faculty. All three of the winners have one thing in common; they have all done something to positively affect the university.
Seven freshmen were chosen last Thursday to serve as Freshman representatives for the Student Government Association’s General Assembly. Members of the SGA executive and legislative branch heard testimony from nine freshmen who applied to represent the freshmen class on USI’s student governing body. Only seven spots were available, so two applicants had to be cut from the position. “Normally the freshmen (representative) is the most competitive because it is one of the only positions they can go for,” SGA president Ashley Wright said. Wright said that freshmen are generally more enthusiastic about applying for positions within SGA than the upperclassmen. “For a lot of them its Welcome Week,” she said. “You have more freshmen that come to Welcome Week and that’s one of our major events. Freshman Allison Stradtner said she applied for SGA at Camp Eagle, which was a month before Welcome Week, because she has wanted to join a student government organization since high school and because of a family connec-
tion to SGA. “I wanted to jump right into to SGA because my sister was in it whenever she was here,” said Stradtner. “She’s the one that actually encouraged me to get involved with SGA.” Stradtner’s eagerness and accessibility made it easy for her to become a member of SGA according to Wright, but she disagrees that freshmen are abundantly more willing to apply than upperclassmen. Wright explained how scheduling conflicts make it more difficult for upperclassmen to get involved with SGA. “We talk to a lot of people it’s just their schedules don’t cooperate with ours,” she said. “For example, the girl who had to leave at 5 o’clock today, she has night clinical, so she’ll be here but she has to go to clinical right after.” Wright also said she received names of people who might work well within SGA by the Deans of all the colleges. “This year I reached out to all the Deans and said ‘Hey, if you have people recommended give them to me’ and HP (Health Professions) is still giving me names,” she said. “So I have a total of 10 names from them, 3 of which who applied, and I have a few more that I’m waiting on.”
On-campus voter registration begins
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Tyson Cravener, a senior Spanish major registers to vote at the first voter registration event on campus under the University Center. Cravener said it is not his first time voting, and even if registration was not offered on campus he would have registered to vote in this election. The registration blitz is part of the university’s Squawk the Vote iniative which aims to register 1,000 students.
USI Security Incident Log 9/14/16- 9/19/16 Suspicious Person(s) On Campus - Quad 9/14/16 9:39 a.m.
Criminal Mischief Parking Lot F 9/15/16 8:52 a.m.
Injury Report Liberal Arts Center 9/16/16 9:57 a.m.
Criminal Trespass University Blvd. 9/18/16 6:00 p.m.
Traffic Accident Parking Lot B 9/14/16 4:43 p.m.
Code of Conduct Deception/Falsification/Misrepresentation Parking Lot O 9/15/16 9:56 a.m.
Illness Report 305 Newman Hall 9/16/16 12:08 p.m.
Suspicious Person(s) OʼBannon Hall 9/18/16 7:32 p.m.
Fire - Faulty Alarm McCray Bldg. 9/16/16 6:15 p.m.
Alcohol Offenses - Underage Possession 311 Newman Hall 9/18/16 7:57 p.m.
Fire - Alarm - Cooking McCray Bldg. - 813B Melton Ln. 9/16/16 7:12 p.m.
Code of Conduct - Weapons Violation (Non-Law Related) 311 Newman Hall 9/18/16 7:57 p.m.
Injury Report Jennings Bldg. - 8015B OʼDaniel Ln. 9/14/16 8:34 p.m. Code of Conduct - Tobacco - Smoking Marshall Bldg. - 930B Eckels Ln. 9/14/16 10:18 p.m. Fire - False Alarm (Construction or Other Means) Marshall Bldg. - 930B Eckels Ln. 9/14/16 10:18 p.m. Drug Offenses - Manufacture/Possession of Paraphernalia 118 Ruston Hall 9/14/16 10:55 p.m. Drug Offenses - Possession 118 Ruston Hall 9/14/16 10:55 p.m. Illness Report 201 Governors Hall 9/15/16 1:15 a.m. Fire - Faulty Alarm Wright Bldg. 9/15/16 3:06 a.m.
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Intimidation Parking Lot B 9/15/16 10:00 a.m. Disorderly Conduct Business and Engineering Center 9/15/16 10:27 a.m. Fire - Alarm - Cooking Boon Bldg. - 8025A OʼDaniel Ln. 9/15/16 5:19 p.m.
Alcohol Offenses Underage Consumption 111 OʼBannon Hall 9/17/16 1:28 a.m.
Fire - Alarm - Cooking Schricker Bldg. - 7965B OʼDaniel Ln. 9/15/16 6:31 p.m.
Fire - Faulty Alarm Durbin Bldg. 9/17/16 5:24 p.m.
Illness Report Newman Hall 9/15/16 8:44 p.m.
Criminal Mischief Liberal Arts Center 9/17/16 8:32 p.m.
Welfare Check Newman Hall 9/15/16 8:44 p.m.
Traffic Accident - Hit & Run Non Campus - Other 9/18/16 12:35 a.m.
Illness Report Orr Bldg. - 819B Moutoux Ln. 9/16/16 3:24 a.m.
Code of Conduct - Failure to Comply University Blvd. 9/18/16 6:00 p.m.
Drug Offenses - Manufacture/Possession of Paraphernalia 311 Newman Hall 9/18/16 7:57 p.m. Drug Offenses - Possession 311 Newman Hall 9/18/16 7:57 p.m. Fire - False Alarm (Construction or Other Means) 311 Newman Hall 9/18/16 7:57 p.m. Theft The Loft 9/19/16
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Information gathered from USIʼs Public Crime Log, provided by USI Safety and Security.
Fire - False Alarm (Construction or Other Means) 317 Governors Hall 9/19/16 11:22 a.m. Disruption Rice Library 9/19/16 12:12 p.m. Code of Conduct - Animal Violation Hovey Bldg. - 961 University Ct. 9/19/16 7:48 p.m. Code of Conduct - Disruption Roommate Dispute Hovey Bldg. - 961 University Ct. 9/19/16 7:48 p.m. Intimidation Hovey Bldg. - 961 University Ct. 9/19/16 7:48 p.m. Fire - Alarm - Cooking Schricker Bldg. - 7965B OʼDaniel Ln. 9/19/16 9:13 p.m. Fire - False Alarm (Construction or Other Means) 314 Governors Hall 9/19/16 10:08 p.m.
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The shield | September 22, 2016 | Usishield.com
Constitution Day
‘Incredible culture’ Arabic club starts on campus by darrian breedlove dkbreedlov@eagles.usi.edu
Photo by megan baggett | The Shield
Associate Dean of Pott College, Dr. Mark Krahling, gives an introduction to Article 1, Sections 4-7 of the Constitution. Each year the university holds a public reading of the Consitution and Bill of Rights. It is to honor Constitution Day which is recognized Sept. 17, the day the delegates at the Constitutional Convention met to sign the document. The reading is split between university faculty and staff as well as students. The event is part of the University Core Curriculum Speaker Series.
Colloquium re-starts after hiatus by Sarah loesch editor@usishield.com @seloesch
David Hitchcock said the university interdisciplinary colloquium reminds campus that everyone is collaborating in one way or another. The chair of the Interdisciplinary Studies said it’s the goal of faculty to bring the richest learning experience possible to the communities it serves. The interdisciplinary colloquium brings together faculty from multiple disciplines on campus to present material on a single topic. The colloquium is being restarted after a two-year hiatus. This year it will take place Oct. 7 from 9 a.m. to
4 p.m. in Carter Hall. “I think people are grateful to have this revived,” Hitchcock said. “This is one of the really original and exciting events that USI sponsors.” He said the revival is a symbolic reminder that vision among educators is very much the same, they are dedicated to bringing new ideas and combinations to the table. “Campus demands that we keep it fresh,” he said. “We want to revive and we want to renew constantly.” This years theme is doors, which Hitchcock said is “wide open to a lot of interpretation.” “I think there is something for everyone,” Hitchcock said. The colloquium was
saarted in 2004 by Patricia Aukhaus. Aukhaus, who was a professor at the university for 30 years, died of cancer in 2012. Daniel Bauer, assistant professor of anthropology, said this year’s colloquium is “largely in memorial” to Aukhaus. This year will also introduce a new element, the round-table discussion. Bauer said they hope it will add a more interactive portion where attendees are able to ask questions. Bauer said that the majority of faculty who was approached about participating is a planned presenter. “I think historically most faculty have been excited to do it because it’s a different opportunity,” he said. Bauer said a lot of pre-
sentations given by faculty are off campus at conferences they attended. “It’s nice to have (presentations) back home,” he said. Bauer said it is nice for students to be able to see what their professors do in terms of research, outside of teaching class. He said it is the same for other faculty as well, he may be familiar with them, but he may not know where their research and area of study fall. The event is free and open to anyone who wishes to attend. Bauer said the steering committee for the event has advertised within the Evansville community as well. “It’s sort of an outreach opportunity for the university,” he said.
Colloquium Presentations Bartell Berg, assistant professor of German: “A Community at the Precipice: Thresholds to Forgiveness and Emancipation in Marie von EbnerEschenbach’s Das Gemeindekind” C. Elizabeth Bonham, Associate Professor of Nursing: “The Clang of the Steel Door” Dr. Trent Engbers, Assistant Professor of Political Science and Public Administration: “Opening Doors Through Social Capital” Chad Gonnerman, Assistant Professor of Philosophy: “On Not Opening Some Doors in Philosophy” Sukanya Gupta, Assistant Professor of English: “Imperial Doors: Crossing the ‘Kalapani’ as a Coolie Woman” Mark Krahling, Associate Professor of Chemistry, Associate Dean of the Pott College, “Precisely What Life Needs: A Revolving Door for Packaging Energy” Erin Reynolds, Assistant Professor of Health Services/Administration “Social Networks as Doors to Health Care” Daria Sevastianova, Associate Professor of Economics: “The Revolving Door: International Migration and the Rise of Populism” Melissa Stacer, Associate Professor of Criminal Justice: “New Opportunities or Closing Doors? How Correctional Facility Tours Impact Students’ Thoughts about Careers” Steven Williams, Associate Professor of Sociology: “Doors of Perception Opened and Closed: LSD, Marijuana, Magic Mushrooms, and the Era of Psychedelic Music”
This fall, a new club formed at USI that hopes to gather students and spread a variety of knowledge and fun in the culture of Arabic. The club is supervised by Mer’vat Odeh, an Arabic adjunct. “I think it is very intriguing and that students should join. It’s a beautiful language, and a great opportunity to learn about a culture you don’t know much about.” Jake Fayed said. The club revolves around learning the Arabic language and experiencing its traditions and culture. The members of the club often watch a variety of Arabic videos, eat snacks such as baklava and drink Arabic coffee. Alexander Taulia, a history major, is excited to be a part of the club. He said he looks forward to getting the opportunity to learn more about a totally different culture from another part of the world. Until this year, he said he was never really interested in clubs. “I’ve never been one for clubs. What I’m excited for about Arabic Club, however, is that people can learn about a culture that they may or may not know much about. Unfortunately, due to the media, it is disregarded and it prevents some people from embracing something that is unusual for them,” he said. “Arabic Club is a place where students can come, have fun, share food and talk and learn more about an incredible culture that is too often pushed to the side.” He said he is ready to show more people different cultural practices such as henna. Sarah Lewis Robinson , the president of the club, likes the fact that the club is challenging.
Learning a new language can be difficult for anyone, but Arabic poses as a bit more of trial compared to other languages. “Arabic is more difficult than other languages students take, like Spanish and Chinese and French,” Robinson said. “People don’t want to get out of their comfort zones.” Senior Hanan Alzain is very familiar with the culture. It hits very close to home for her. “I feel as though Arabic club is very different than Arabic culture. But the club is a good chance for cultures to connect.” said Alzain. “It connects to me, and I feel responsible for helping out other members.” Although the club is very promising, there are some obstacles that the members must overcome in order to have the club grow to its full potential. Arabic club offers diverse knowledge and cultural understanding, but as the club just started this year, it is still fairly small. “Although everyone at USI is accepting of one another regardless of religion or race, the club still isn’t getting the support it needs. Diversity is included in our club. We can learn about everyone’s background.” said Robinson. Upcoming events students can attend to get involved with the club and to help out include the Jeans for Jableh on September 30th, the HeART and Soul Henna on October 14th starting at 2:30 and ending at 4:30 ( henna temporary tattooing), the Jack-O-LanTURNT on October 28th and 31st ( where students can make Jack-o-lanterns and eat pumpkin pie), and the Hip Roll Hafla on November 17th (belly-dancing class). “With this club, people will see the positives of this culture.” said Fayed.
The shield | September 22, 2016 | Usishield.com
‘Pay it forward’
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Professor named 20 Under 40 winner American Horror Story: First
episode leaves questions
by Sarah loesch editor@usishield.com @selesch
Amie McKibban, interim chair of psychology, was recently named one of the Evansville Business Journal’s 20 Under 40 recipients. The award is given to 20 individuals under 40-yearsold who are making a difference McKibban within their community. The final 20 are chosen after a nomination and selection process. The Shield: What was your reaction to finding out you were one of the 20 Under 40 winners? McKibban: Over the years since coming to Evansville and USI I have won a handful of awards for leadership. A lot focus usually on community outreach with LGBT. I think I was humbled largely because not only did it focus on my LGBT work but my work as a professor. I liked that they focused on my work as a professor.
The Shield: Was the nomination a surprise? McKibban:I knew I had been nominated by a couple individuals, I knew I was in the running, I think I was a little surprised I was chosen. Given it was Evansville Business Journal, I just assumed in my own mind most the of the people would be in business. It was a little bit of a surprise as an educator.
The Shield: What was the banquet experience like for you? McKibban: It was a good experience, I’ve been to a lot of different banquets, in the largely non profit sector. It was the first banquet not non profit. It was neat to see everyone else, the work they are doing. The Shield: Do you have a particular philosophy while
teaching? McKibban: Overall I’ve been teaching in a university section for 16 years. I never thought I would have a PHD or work at a university. But I had a couple professors who changed the way I viewed myself. My main goal is to pay it forward. Two professor changed my life by seeing something in me that I didn’t see in myself. I like finding students with immense potential and fostering that. The Shield: Has there been a particular challenge in your career so far? McKibban: I would say there hasn’t been one thing that sticks out in my mind when it comes to teaching. I think with regard to something being challenging when I reflect back is just really juggling everything. You wok to not get burnt out, to stay fresh and sharp. The Shield: When did your service within the LGBT community begin? Mckibban: I’ve always been an advocate in my personal life, since about 1998, I’ve been an advocate for LGBT equality and when I came in 2009, I had a student approach me, not one of mine but she knew me by name, and she asked me to help organize a day of silence.
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McKibban: It definitely wasn’t originally in the plans it was something that organically happened. One of my favorite quotes is ‘Life happens when you’re busy making plans.’ It happens to be a theme in my life and I’m sure in many other. The Shield: What has LGBT advocacy added to your life? (Professional or personal.) McKibban: Added to both personal and professional life. I’ve had the opportunity to meet so many people. The biggest reward is simply meeting people. I would say it’s been rewarding inas much as it’s given me a specific focus. I’m privileged to do something I’m passionate about under my professional title. The Shield: How has your support system been? McKibban: I definitely always had a pretty good support system. Getting through college, obtaining PHD, being an advocate, once I moved to evansville, no family or friends my support largely comes from my colleagues and community members. There are some moments without support. I would say overall. The Shield: What has been your experience as interim
I like finding students with immense potential and fostering that. -Dr. Ward Harbin University Health Center physician
It was honestly the first time in my professional life anyone had asked me to get involved with community outreach and the rest is history really. The Shield: Was advocacy within the LGBT community part of your original plan?
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dean been like? McKibban: It’s been good. I never pictured myself in an administrator role, it wasn’t ever in the cards, I think I actively avoided administrative work. It’s actually a refreshing change. It’s something new to spice things up.
On the FX network As Fall approaches with summer on its deathbed, the thrill of Halloween begins to descend with the release of costumes and decorations in stores, and marathons of scary movies on TV. But along with Halloween, Fall also means a new season of American Horror Story, which for those who are unfamiliar with the show, is an American anthology horror television series created and produced by Ryan Murphy and Brad Falchuk that premieres on the FX network. Sep. 14 was the premiere night for American Horror Story’s sixth season, in which the title for the season still has yet to be revealed. Not much has been revealed about this season. The creators and actors have zipped their lips for the sake of keeping the season and it’s surprises a secret. However, what we do know is that this season will focus around the mystery of the Roanoke Colony, also known as the infamous Lost Colony. The Roanoke Colony was a colony established on Roanoke Island, and was planned on being made into a permanent English settlement. But before that could happen, all the colonists in the colony mysteriously disappeared without a trace three years after the last supply shipment from England. It just vanished. No bodies. No nothing. To this day, there is no evidence or closure as to what happened to the colony. When I first heard about the synopsis, I was very intrigued. Before this season, I don’t think I had ever really heard much about the Roanoke Colony. Though
I do faintly recall it being mentioned in the first season of American Horror Story, which also happens to be my all-time favorite season of the show. Since I am really into creepy stories and psychological thrillers and such, I was really excited about the premiere of the new season of one of my favorite shows. I even developed some theories about what the season may possibly contain, such as Evan Peters’ character possibly being the demon child produced by his season one character and Connie Britton’s character. I mean, there were teasers involving a baby crib with sharp objects hanging above menacingly. But then again, there were many teasers of many different crazy things. So anything could happen in this season. But enough of theories. Let’s break down the first episode of this new season. The first thing one would notice about the first episode was that the entirety of it was shot as if it were a documentary. I enjoyed this unique style used for setting up the story. It was different and new, and also came across to me as a bit of a parody to those ghosts shows where victims tell
about their paranormal experiences while actors reenact the stories in very dramatic takes. Although I enjoyed this style of storytelling for the first episode, I can’t help but hope that this will not take place throughout the whole season. I can see them using this style for the first two episodes, or maybe the very first and very last episodes, but I hope we actually get to see the events in the story take place instead of in a mockumentary style with narration. If it were to be used over the course of the entire season, it would grow tiresome and maybe a bit boring for my taste. Aside from the mockumentary, I thought the scary events that took place were very faithful to the show’s original creepy and horror atmosphere. Actually, the first episode was pretty freaky compared to last year’s season (Yes, it’s true. I did not really care for Hotel too much), and it made me excited to see what’s in store in the upcoming episodes. I’ve missed the show’s horror-filled and twisted storylines. I can’t really say any more about the first episode besides the fact that the actors were great (as usual) and that I’m losing my patience to find out what the official title of the season is called. It’s typical to not have much to say about the first episode. It usually takes around three to four episodes to get an official feel on the show. All I can say is that I’m excited to see where this season takes us, and that I hope it’ll be a great ride full of psychological thrills and chills. Until next time, little monsters.
Rating 3/5 BY darrian breedlove
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“The Beatles: Eight Days a Week” is hard to judge as a documentary. While I would normally judge a documentary for starting and stopping on cherry-picked high points of a subject’s life, I find myself praising Ron Howard for this exact reason. One of the most popular editing moves in a documentary trying to encapsulate something as massive as Beatlemania is to cover the formation of the band right up until its first performance on “The Ed Sullivan Show” in 1964. At this tipping point there is usually a montage of tour footage set to a popular, upbeat Beatles song (usually “Ticket to Ride” or ‘Eight Days a Week”) as a narrator rattles off a list of highlights. Director Ron Howard takes that oft-montaged area of history and expands it into a full-length documentary, beginning with the band’s early performances in England and Germany and following its live performances from 1961 on to the iconic final rooftop performance in 1969. Along the way new interviews with surviving Beatles Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr (as well as archival interview footage
of deceased members John Lennon and George Harrison) tell the story of those eight years from a personal perspective. The word from the Beatles’ mouth is supplemented by interviewing celebrities whose lives were in some way affected by Beatlemania. Be it comedian Eddie Izzard discussing the skillful comedic banter of the Fab Four or Whoopi Goldberg describing going to a Beatles concert, these asides add a welcome gravitas to the documentary claims of The Beatles’ influence. Everyone and their mother has seen the usual Beatlemania footage of young girls screaming and going nuts over live show recordings, but hearing firsthand accounts adds a
Rating 4.5/5 BY gavin gaddis
new level of understanding. That all being said, this is definitely a feel-good documentary. Any decidedly negative topics that don’t leave the four band members in a positive light are tactfully ignored. Of course, in the age of reality television, this writer can’t think of many proven negative sides to any of the Beatles that would be seen as deplorable in modern times. “Eight Days a Week” is the perfect first Beatles documentary to show a younger viewer how four mop-topped 20-somethings changed the world in a way no band has since. Yet, at the same time it’s a delightful watch for a longtime Beatles listener, if only to see professionally enhanced color footage of concerts rarely shown in other documentaries. The Beatles are so ingrained in pop culture today it’s easy to forget just how influential they were. I type this review in a coffee shop named after one of their songs, having only just now noticed the picture of man drinking tea opposite my table is a picture of Paul McCartney.
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Friday night fun | philip kuhns | The Shield
Hope for campus events by philip kuhns pkuhns@eagles.usi.edu
Friday night, I walked into the Multicultural Center’s Late Night @ USI event, ‘Rhythm Fest’ and was outside, headed home in approximately two minutes. One glance over the RFWC balcony into a seemingly desolate gymnasium and I knew Rhythm Fest was going to bomb, and so did a lot of other people. I arrive only 30 minutes into the event and was passed at the door by groups of students who had eaten the free food and decided there were better things to do with their Friday evening. Rhythm Fest could have been great. I am sure the musicians and performers were fine. But nobody wants to stay at an event that seems dead and unpopular, which is what the sponsoring organizations set them up to be. Having attended many of these kinds of events in the past two years, I have noticed a reoccurring problem that has cursed other late night activities like the
International Extravaganza and the EDM dance party for Spring Fest last semester to name a few. The problem is too much space. Whoever coordinates these events must think that they will be so popular, that a three full-sized court gymnasium is necessary to contain all the raving students. But this is not the case. When I walked into Rhythm Fest I saw small groups of mingling friends that were over 80 feet away from any other humans. A massive volume of space such as the RWFC makes a hundred people seem like 10 and dilutes any energy in the room to a level that is no fun at all. On a positive note, the food table at Rhythm Fest was only 30 feet from the main stage, unlike last year’s International Extravaganza where I had to walk across three basketball courts just to get some humus. Here is my solution to the space problem. Utilize the nifty curtains that divide the gymnasium and host the next event in one court instead of three. Upping the
density of the few students that initially show up will not only up the energy but will also give the appearance of higher attendance, which tells those who arrive later that this is an event that is fun, popular and worthy of a Friday night. The university tries hard to organize fun programs for students, which I appreciate. but our student activities fee was also increased by $100 dollars this year, so a little more thought needs to go into making events not bomb. In general, I think most students assume that the Late Night @ USI events are not that cool when compared to going to a bar or house party. But it does not have to be that way. The EDM rave during last Spring Fest was on point except for the relatively tiny mosh pit congregated at the center of an otherwise empty college sports arena, which made the whole thing awkward. All I can say is that the International Extravaganza is coming up in a few months and I really hope I don’t have to exercise to get my humus.
Don’t silence free speech by megan thorne opinion@usishield.com @MeganRThorne
The last time I thought about free speech was in an AP Government class my sophomore year of high school. I never really thought about my rights within free speech until I came to college and saw that my right as an American citizen was being regulated to approximately 1.6 acres of our 1,400-acre campus. According to the Constitution, “Freedom of speech is the right to articulate one’s opinions and ideas without fear of government retaliation or censorship, or societal sanction.” When I first came to the university, I saw chalk on the sidewalks, signs on
the quad and I thought that free speech was “free.” I thought I would have the opportunity to express any opinion I had, at any time with little effort. I would see student-organizations take over the quad and certain people come to the free speech zone, if I was offended I would look away and if I enjoyed it I would partake in what they were delivering. I never thought anything of it. Until one day when I came to campus and saw our free speech zone surrounded by a fence for the Fuquay Welcome Center. As I walked into the performance center I tried to recall seeing something about the change but I realized that I didn’t see anything.
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Dear Editor and students,
Dr. Joey Barnett, class of 1981, is one of our most successful and engaged alums. He is Professor of Pharmacology, Medicine, Pediatrics, and Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology at Vanderbilt University. He also is a Director on the USI Foundation Board. About eleven o’clock on Thursday morning, September 15 - the 51st anniversary of the founding of the University - Dr. Barnett was caught by a rainstorm without an umbrella and was walking from the Wright Administration building to University Center. Seemingly, from nowhere a current student carrying a large umbrella stepped up bedside Dr. Barnett and said, “It seems you could use part of my umbrella?” He proceeded to walk Dr.
Barnett up to University Center. Once under cover the student was gone! Later, at the Foundation Board meeting, Dr. Barnett asked me to see if I could learn the name of the young man who was so “polite, kind and thoughtful . . . He was gone so quickly I had no time to express my thanks.” If you are reading this letter to the editor and are that student, would you please let me know your identity so I can inform Dr. Barnett? He wants you to know how proud he is as an alumnus to have a current student take the initiative to go out of his way to help a campus visitor. The occurrence on our 51st anniversary made it even better. Sincerely, David A. Bower President, USI Foundation
Like most students, I didn’t question it. I didn’t even know if we would have another free speech zone but for some reason that was okay not to bring up. Because I guess I never really thought about what free speech really means until now. I firmly believe that speech should be regulated to an extent especially if someone is going to offend or harm another person. But how do we know what is offensive? When the radical preacher came to campus last semester, I saw people walk away from what he was saying in tears and although I was very frustrated about that situation, it is his right to speak out about what he chooses and we have the right to look away.
If a zone wasn’t present would he have had the opportunity to walk around our campus shouting “hateful” comments to students? Although I believe we should have zones, I don’t believe that they should be tucked away and hidden from students. Not all student protests or organizations speaking out are bad. And everyone has a right to know them. The scary thing is, most students don’t know what the university’s policy is on free speech. Because let’s face it if you’re not affected by it why would you think to ask. But it’s important to realize if something is being taken away from you especially your right, you should be aware. Do I believe that this is the university’s way of get-
ting rid of radical preachers or something that might be offensive students but staying in the rules? No. But I strongly believe that it is our right as a student body to see what is happening on campus. If someone is choosing to have a protest shouldn’t we be able to know what it is? If it’s hidden behind a building the likelihood of it affecting anyone is very minimal. Considering this university is a public institution, we should have the right to speak out on issues we feel deserve a spotlight. But at the same time it should also be in a place accessible to those who want to be a part of it.
‘The first step to unity’ by Ellen cooper ecooper@eagles.usi.edu
As I sat in the breezeway between UC East and West I watched hundreds of people pass by over a period of two hours. These people, although mostly white and presumably Christian, did include handfuls of diverse individuals. Around me sat people from other campus organizations at their decorated tables promoting Greek life, charities, and other groups. Each table attracted its fair share of people – except mine. I sat at a tie-dye cloth covered table with an assortment of candy for the USI Spiritual Diversity Project. Our goal that day was to pass out fliers and candy, interact with students, and take pictures of students holding up signs describing what spirituality was.
A total of seven students stopped at my table. Seven. This is not for lack of offering, because our candy was better than anyone else’s. Nor was it for lack of trying, because I smiled more in those two hours than I had in the past week. No one wanted to stop at the USI Spiritual Diversity Project table because a majority of USI’s population seems to be entirely uninterested in diversity. Being a white, middleclass Christian has that affect on people. When you’re the majority, why would you care about anyone but the people who fit into your identity categories? This is problem doesn’t just affect USI’s campus; it affects people all across America. If a person does not feel the oppression of being the “other,” then they have no desire to
stand up for inclusivity – they’re already included. However, this is not the case for many people. People of different ethnicities, socioeconomic statuses, and religions are often left out from a myriad of things including advertising and media. More importantly, people of diverse backgrounds are left out of the minds of the “majority.” I, myself, am guilty of this from time to time. We forget to check our privileges and don’t see the struggles going on around us. But just because certain struggles don’t directly affect a person, it does not mean that they are not obligated to stand for what is just. Remember to consider other perspectives than your own. Remember that people have had very different experiences than you have and respect those experiences.
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Freshman Grace Davis watches her follow through during a tournament earlier in the year.
Freshman golfer breaks 36-hole record He just went to Missouri to go look at it.
by Megan Thorne opinion@usishield @MeganRThorne
The Shield spoke with freshman Grace Davis about her recent record breaking moment of the 36-hole tournament record with a two-under 142 (72-70) at the Screaming Eagle Golf Classic at Cambridge Golf Club in Evansville, Indiana. The Shield: Can you tell me how you got involved with golf? Davis: When I was younger my dad used to play and he would take me out on the course and I would hit around with him, so my brother and I grew up around a golf course. I just got into it and I started playing competitively like junior golf and then I played all through high school and liked it alot. The Shield: When and why did you get involved? Davis: I was probably eight at the time and we belonged to a country club so my dad realized a lot of other sports are harder to get scholarships for and golf is a little bit more easier, like everyone grows up playing soccer, but no one grows up playing golf. I think that golf has taught me a lot about being a good person and how to live your life and that might sound kind of weird, but it’s just there’s a lot of characteristics that it teaches you that you need for life. The Shield: Does everyone in your family play? Davis: My mom tries to play, but we grew up a lot going out on weekends and playing as a family. My mom and dad would come and we would ride together and my brother is a junior in highschool and he’s extremely good. He is probably going to a Division I school to play like Indiana.
The Shield: Can you tell me differences playing in high school vs college? Davis: The funny thing is I won a tournament last week and set a record, but I would say collegiate golf is much more intimidating. I mean I came from Northwest Indiana and I was one of the top in the region there and I placed well at state. When I came in to collegiate golf I am back at the bottom of the fish tank again. So it’s kind of you prepare a lot more for collegiate golf like my life revolves around it now whereas high school you could get away with more. The Shield: What has the transition between high school and college been like? Davis: I would say the work load of classes has been hard. We are missing two days this week and that’s kind of difficult and different. I think I had a hard time transitioning, like I didn’t even qualify to be on the team for last week I did in individual and did well, but I think it was more rough for me. I was very intimidated, I’m going up against players who are 21 or older and it was just really weird. But the team is really great and nice. What helped me the most was one of my teammates emailed me a letter saying not to worry and she would help if I needed anything and that helped a lot, but transitioning was really hard. You’re in a completely different team with different chemistry than your last team. The Shield: Have you found it hard to balance school and golf? Davis: Most definitely there are some nights I don’t go to bed till 1 or 2 a.m. and then have workouts at 6 a.m. It’s a lot of planning that goes into it and you have to have good time manage-
Scoreboard Men’s soccer Quincy University
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Truman State University
Sept. 18 3-0
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WOMen’s soccer Oakland City University
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Sept. 18 3-0
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The Shield: How is training different? Davis: In high school we didn’t do training at all so I feel a lot more prepared to be able to play three days straight. We get a trainer twice a week and that’s helpful and makes us seem more powerful and make us more successful on the course. I think that’s gonna help The Shield: Was it easy for you to adapt to the team? Davis: I think it’s always been a little harder, it was me and another freshman and we’ve got four seniors and they’ve been really welcoming so you’re going to feel out of place the last couple of weeks. But we’ve become more of a family and it’s nice to know you have someone. It was a little rough but the team’s been welcoming and it’s gone well … I believe we have a solid team and were making a run for it.
Hardiman falls in semifinals James Hardiman, a sophomore tennis player fell in the semifinals at the ITA Midwest Regionals in Indianapolis to top seed, Maxi Hepp. Hardiman won his first four matches in straight sets. In doubles he played with senior Aaron Barris
and ended up breaking a school record with their 18th consecutive doubles win.
The Eagle were held scoreless over the road trip. They fell to Quincy University 2-0 and Truman State University 3-0.
Women’s soccer team heads home
Men’s soccer on win-streak
The women’s soccer team will return home after its road trip this week and look to rebound from its losses.
The men’s soccer team will return home after a winning streak on the road. They are 5-0-1 overall this
year and the team is having its best start since 1986. Their best start was historically in 1982 when the Eagles went on to advance into the NCAA Division II Tournament. The team has won its last three matches which ties the longest streak that it has had in the past four seasons. It was the first time the team won all GLVC roadweekend games since 2012.
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Men’s Cross Country Sept. 16 Spartan Invite 3rd
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The Shield: What was it like to break a record as a freshman? Davis: It’s definitely surprising. I played solid the first week, but I wasn’t hitting the ball very well and then I started hitting it well the first day before and then the first day my parents were there. I was tied with one of my teammates and my dad said ‘play your game tomorrow and we will see what happens. I went out the second day and played really well, I mean nothing is perfect but I shot a two-under 142 that day and it held off and it was incredible. I didn’t think it was real at first, it gives me a lot more confidence going into the weekend.
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ment. But the first two weeks were really stressful and hard and I didn’t know how to do my work around golf.
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5 p.m. Sept. 23 Evansville, IN University of Wisconsin Parkside
7 p.m. Sept. 23 Kirksville, MO Truman State University
Sept. 23-25 Allentown. MI ITA Midwest Regional
3 p.m. Sept. 24 Quincy, IL Quincy University
Men’s Golf
7:30 p.m. Sept. 23 Evansville, IN University of Wisconsin Parkside
All Day Sept. 26- Sept. 27 Chicago, IL Midwest Regional #1
2:30 p.m Sept. 25 Evansville, IN Lewis University
Noon Sept. 25 Evansville, IN Lewis University
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