One of the biggest challenges of my past year as the Arts and Entertainment Editor at The Shield has also been a blessing. If ...

Since writing about “Emergence,” Sleep Token’s first single for the upcoming album “Even in Arcadia,” the story blew up on ...

Music: Awards earned at the 2025 Broadcast Education Association Festival of Media Isaac Heldt Public Service Announcements ...

USI’s Arts Center has recently been the center of political backlash, as alumna Bailey Roby’s latest art piece has been ...

Blaine Halford is no activist, but he said it’s important for people to be aware of bullying against those in the LGBT community. Halford, a freshman computer science major, along with members of the ...

I joined the staff here at The Shield last semester as an incoming freshman. I really didn’t have any idea what I’d be doing ...

Yesterday I stepped out of the Arts Center, still haggard from Last Wet Clay Day, to take pictures of the building for this article. The title Last Wet Clay Day sounds a little absurd, but to simplify ...

As an avid reader, I despise book banning. The following list contains some of my favorite books which have been banned or challenged over the years. These books tackle essential issues and have left ...

The late 1990s were a golden age of cartoons in terms of both quantity and quality. “Johnny Bravo,” “Rugrats,” “The Powerpuff Girls,” “Animaniacs” and so much more released during this period, all of ...

“Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker” is the ninth and final installment of the popular “Star Wars Skywalker Saga.” It had an almost impossible task to tie up all of the loose ends from the eight films ...

Students share their opinions on the possible transition of university athletics to Division I. “I just love USI so much,” said Hairo Rivas, a senior international business administration and Spanish ...

Springfest 2025 brought country to the USI campus on Friday. Beginning act Kashus Culpepper started the concert off strong with great originals. Main act Willow Avalon followed and gave a strong ...