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USI loses a heartbreaker in overtime

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USI loses a heartbreaker in overtime

ST. CHARLES, Mo. – University of Southern Indiana Men’s Basketball could not hold a second-half lead and lost in overtime at Lindenwood University, 81-78, Saturday afternoon at Hyland Arena in St. Charles, Missouri. The Screaming Eagles are 9-17 overall and 4-12 in OVC action, while the Lions go to 13-14, 8-8 OVC.

USI and Lindenwood battled back and forth for the first 14 minutes of the opening half before the Eagles exploded on a 17-4 run to lead by 10 points at halftime, 33-23. Junior guard Jayland Randall led the USI offensive surge by scoring 11 of his 14 points in the final six minutes of the half.

In addition to Randall, sophomore forward Stephen Olowoniyi pounded out six points during the run and finished with 12 first-half points. USI, as a team, was a blistering seven-of-10 from the field during the run.

The Eagles attempted to take command in the first 10 minutes of the second half when they used an 8-0 run to lead by 16 points with 13:25 to play, 54-38. Junior guard Jack Campion and graduate forward Jack Mielke posted a three-pointer each, while junior guard Damoni Harrison closed out the run with a two-point bucket.

Lindenwood, however, fought back into the contest with a 24-4 sprint to take the lead back, 61-60, with 3:59 to play. Junior guard Jack Campion would give USI back the lead, 65-63, with back-to-back buckets and bring the USI offense back to life.

After the Lions took the lead back at 66-65, Harrion drove the lane and gave USI back the lead, 67-66, while Olowoniyi increased the lead to three, 69-66, with 1:15 to play. Lindenwood would bounce back once again, tying the score, 73-73, to send the game into overtime.

USI was never able to get the lead back in overtime as Lindenwood would outscore the Eagles, 8-5, for the 81-78 final. Trailing 79-78 with 2:18 left in overtime, USI missed five shots to retake the lead and one final shot to tie with seconds on the clock.

Individually in the game for the Eagles, Olowoniyi led the way with his fifth double-double of the year, 22 points and 13 rebounds before fouling out in overtime. The 13 rebounds tied a season high for the sophomore forward.

Randall and Campion followed with 19 and 17 points, respectively, while Harrison rounded out the double-digit scorers with 11 points. Campion also had eight assists in the contest, one short of tying a career-best.

Next Up For USI:
The Eagles come home to Liberty Arena for the final homestand of the regular season next week when they host Eastern Illinois University Thursday and Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Saturday. Both contests are slated for 7:30 p.m. tipoffs.

USI also will celebrate Senior Night Saturday prior to the game with SIUE. USI will recognize senior forward Nick Hittle, senior guard Sam Mervis, graduate guard Ryan Hall, and graduate forward Jack Mielke.

EIU enters today’s action later this afternoon versus the University of Tennessee at Martin with an 8-18 overall and 4-11 in the OVC. The Panthers have lost their last three and 10 of the last 13 going into today’s game.

USI took the first meeting of the year with 64-60 on the road and leads the all-time series, 4-3 overall. Olowoniyi led the Eagles during the first meeting with 13 points.

SIUE, which is 17-9 and 10-5 OVC, finishes its weekend by hosting Tennessee State University today. SIUE started the afternoon having won three of its last four and 10 of its previous 13 games.

The Eagles lead the all-time series, 46-24, despite falling to the Cougars in January, 82-76, in Edwardsvilles. USI, which trails SIUE, 4-2, since moving to Division I, was led in the loss by Harrison, who posted a team-high 15 points. Junior guard Sam Kodi and Olowoniyi followed with 12 points and 11 points, respectively, while Randall and junior guard Braxton Jones rounded out the double-digit scorers with 10 points each.

Tickets for the homestand and all USI home dates are on sale now at USIScreamingEagles.com.

Screaming Eagles drop road matchup at Lindenwood

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Screaming Eagles drop road matchup at Lindenwood

ST. CHARLES, Mo. – University of Southern Indiana Women’s Basketball finished the week with a road split after falling 75-56 at Lindenwood University on Saturday.

Southern Indiana (18-9, 10-6 OVC) remained in fifth place in the Ohio Valley Conference, while Lindenwood (18-7, 14-2 OVC) stayed at the top of the conference standings following its ninth consecutive win.

Southern Indiana jumped out onto the scoreboard in the first possession on a three-pointer from senior guard Vanessa Shafford, but Lindenwood answered with an 8-0 run over four minutes. A corner triple by sophomore guard Triniti Ralston snapped the drought just past the halfway point of the opening quarter. After Southern Indiana had some issues taking care of the ball in the first quarter, Lindenwood took a 16-10 lead into the second period.

Defenses continued to control the tone of the game, as each side had scoreless droughts of nearly three minutes between the first and second quarters. An inside make by graduate forward Madi Webb kept USI within six, 18-12, at the 8:04 mark. However, Southern Indiana went the next seven-plus minutes without a field goal, while Lindenwood went on a 13-0 run. The Eagles knocked down a pair of treys in back-to-back possessions in the last minute of the first half to get a little boost going into the halftime locker room, trailing 34-18.

Lindenwood started the second half with four three-pointers in the first three minutes to add to its lead. Meanwhile, Southern Indiana cashed in on a pair of buckets by Shafford and a triple from graduate forward Meredith Raley, as the Lions still led 48-27 at the 6:26 mark of the third. USI trimmed the deficit down to 16, 54-38, with under two minutes remaining in the third frame, but Lindenwood converted late free throws to carry a 57-38 advantage to the fourth quarter.

Southern Indiana made a push to start the fourth quarter. Sophomore guard Sophia Loden scored seven points in a minute to make it a 14-point game, 59-45, with eight minutes to go. However, USI went the next four and a half minutes without a field goal from the floor, while Lindenwood gradually increased its lead back up to over 20. Loden added to a strong fourth-quarter performance with a three-point play with two minutes on the clock, reaching double figures for the game. The Lions closed out the game with late baskets.

The Screaming Eagles’ tough offensive day led to a field-goal percentage of 31 percent (19-61). USI went for nearly 35 percent (9-26) from three-point range and 82 percent (9-11) at the foul line. Shafford paced USI with 16 points, connecting four times from outside the arc. Loden dropped 12 points after a 10-point fourth quarter. Ralston tallied nine points on three makes from the three-point line.

Lindenwood finished the game shooting above 46 percent (24-52) and 40.9 percent (9-22) from long distance. The Lions were also 75 percent (18-24) at the free-throw stripe. Lindenwood won the battle on the glass, 39-31. Sophomore guard Gracy Wernli led three Lions in double digits with 23 points, including five made triples.

The Screaming Eagles return home to Liberty Arena for their final regular-season homestand later this week, which starts Thursday at 5 p.m. when Southern Indiana hosts Eastern Illinois University. Thursday is USI’s Play4Kay Cancer Awareness pink game and the last 812 Night of the regular season. Tickets for all home games at Liberty Arena can be purchased online at usiscreamingeagles.com or the USI Ticket Office.

Jerome Stewart The Word in 120

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The beauty of God’s word is that He allows for the redemption of mankind. The magnitude of the words in Psalms 103 vss. 8 thru 14 should cause anyone to stop and think. The bible says “The LORD is merciful and gracious, Slow to anger, and
abounding in mercy. He will not always strive with us, Nor will He keep His anger forever. He has not dealt with us according to our sins, nor punished us according to our iniquities. For as the heavens are far above the earth, So great is His mercy
toward those who fear Him; As far as the east is from the west, So far has He removed our transgressions from us. As a father pities his children, So the LORD pities those who fear Him. For He knows our frame; He remembers that we are dust.” Which begs an answer to this question? How can anyone place the wisdom of man above the wisdom of God, yet it happens every day?

And people will outsource their ability to think and reason to other people who have no belief or respect for God. Be reminded of vs. 10 which says; “He has not dealt with us
according to our sins, Nor punished us according to our iniquities.” God sent Jesus into the world and in doing so He cut us some slack. Jesus hung bled and died on the cross and in doing so He fulfilled the Father’s mercy and grace for all of mankind.

In the book of Luke in the account of the rich man and Lazarus Jesus gave us a peek into the meaning of death and what happens after we depart this life. As to the rich man, he had a change of heart, but it was too late. He says; ‘I beg you therefore, father, that you would send him (meaning Lazarus) to my father’s house, for I have five brothers, that he may testify to them, lest they also come to this place of torment.” Abraham said to him, ‘They have Moses and the prophets; let them hear them. And He said, ‘No father Abraham; but if one goes to them from the dead, they will repent.”

So what would Jesus say about the preaching today? Is it in accordance with what he said to His disciples in Luke 24 vs. 47? Jesus says; “that repentance and remission of sins should be preached in His name to all nations, beginning at Jerusalem.” Proverbs 29 vs. 18 says; ‘Where there is no revelation the people cast off restraint.

Central Girls Basketball Win Regional

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Photo by Evansville Central Girls' Basketball Facebook.

The Central High School Girls basketball team rallied in the last few minutes of overtime in the ISHAA Regional Championship game to beat Corydon 65-58.

The Bears overcame adversity to grab the victory, trailing in the second quarter and missing what could have been game-winning free throws in the last second of regulation. But the Bears focused on the victory during OT and finished the afternoon with the victory.

Central has played in the regionals before, but this is their first regional victory.

House Introduces Budget with Some Differences to Braun’s Plan

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Monthly budget plan

The budgeting process in the state legislature is never pretty. First, the governor announces his budgeting priorities, and then the House presents its version of the budget. Even with the governor and the supermajority in the legislature coming from the same party, there will always be differences in budgeting priorities.

This year, the legislature is telling the governor “no” to tax holidays and to eliminating the state income tax on tips.

Both the House and the governor’s budgets trim about 5% from agency budgets. They agree on school vouchers and halt several large-dollar funds for the Indiana Economic Development Corp.

The House budget architects echo Governor Braun’s refrain, “Do more with less.”

Even with the belt tightening, the House budget will be $500 million more in 2026 and $380 million in 2027. Most of the new spending will go to the Department of Child Services and the Department of Correction. School appropriations will increase by 2% per year.

Most of Braun’s $700 million in tax relief is not included in the House version.

Governor Mike Braun issued the following statement about the House budget:

“House Republicans have proposed a strong budget that joins me in calling for universal school choice, increasing support for public safety, and investing in rural Indiana and our workforce. I want to thank House Republicans for supporting these priorities that are key to my Freedom and Opportunity Agenda. I remain committed to tightening the belt of state government and will continue to search for more opportunities for efficiencies as we await the April forecast. I look forward to continuing to work with the legislature in identifying those efficiencies as the budget moves to the Senate.”

In the meantime, House Democrats will introduce their budget plann called, ‘A Budget for the People,’ 

Advocates for a higher tobacco tax cite Indiana’s lung cancer rate, other problems

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xYoung VOICE advocates at the Indiana Statehouse this week talked to lawmakers and media about raising Indiana's tobacco tax as a way to cut down on the state's tobacco users. Photo by Schyler Altherr, TheStatehouseFile.com.
  • By Chloe White, TheStatehousefile.com  Feb 14, 2025

According to the Indiana Department of Health, roughly 11,000 Hoosiers die each year from smoking-related deaths.

In an effort to change this statistic, dozens of organizations and hundreds of students and advocates flooded the Indiana Statehouse Wednesday for Tobacco-Free Day.

Sanjana Malineni is a VOICE youth advocate, who attended the event to represent the organization’s mission. A Statehouse File reporter spoke with her about VOICE and the key issues it aims to address.

“We’re here to advocate for legislative changes, specifically for an increase in nicotine taxation in order to make it less accessible for youth who should not be able to get their hands on these products,” said Malineni.

Kathy Walker is a program coordinator for Indiana tobacco cessation efforts through the Indiana Rural Health Association. She attended Wednesday’s event in hope of teaching the harm of tobacco use in the state.

“We’re here to advocate for an increase in the tobacco tax in Indiana, and this is way overdue,” she said.

Currently, Indiana has the 13th lowest tax on cigarettes in the U.S., at around 99 cents.

“There’s a series of states … that have high tobacco rates beyond the national [rate], and we are still one of them, so we need to do something to bring that down,” said Walker.

In addition to advocates sharing their work, several speakers took the stage to highlight key issues and initiatives, like Dr. Nasser H. Hanna, who emphasized the impact of lung cancer, and the importance of advocating to state representatives.

“Lung cancer is the No. 1 cause of cancer death in women, in men, in rural Hoosiers, in urban Hoosiers, in Black Hoosiers, in white Hoosiers, in brown Hoosiers. It is No. 1, and it’s not even close,” said Hanna.

“My advice to you is to keep the message very simple: This is the most important thing that your legislator will do to improve the health and wellness of your community, of their neighbors, of their friends.”

Chloe White is a reporter for TheStatehouseFile.com, a news website powered by Franklin College journalism students.

Elton John/Billy Joel Tribute Band Coming to Old National Events Plaza

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Evansville, IN – February 14, 2025 – Sure Fun Entertainment proudly presents Yellow Brick Joel: The Tribute Concert, playing the Aiken Theatre stage at Old National Events Plaza on Saturday, April 26, 2025.

Celebrate two of the greatest “Piano Men” of our generation with an evening of pure entertainment. David Clark performs as Billy Joel and Bill Connors as Elton John, playing side by side, bringing the best of both worlds to one spectacular tribute show. This dynamic duo has captivated audiences across the country, delivering electrifying energy to audiences from coast to coast.

Guests should be ready for a high-energy, hit-filled tribute show with chart-topping favorites like “Piano Man,” “You May Be Right,” “I’m Still Standing,” and “Rocket Man.” Plus, fans will enjoy deeper cuts like “Honky Cat,” “Funeral for a Friend,” “Miami 2017,” “Captain Jack, “ and more!

Ticket Information: 

What:               Yellow Brick Joel: The Tribute Concert

When:              Saturday, April 26, 2025 | 8:00PM

Where:             Old National Events Plaza | 715 Locust Street | Evansville, IN 47708

Tickets:             Tickets start at $29.00 plus applicable tax and fees

Tickets are available at www.oldnationaleventsplaza.com.

USI Art and Design Department Hosts Fourth Annual Art and Design Career Day

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USI Art and Design Department Hosts Fourth Annual Art and Design Career Day

The University of Southern Indiana Art and Design Department is excited to present the fourth annual Art and Design Career Day for 2025 from 1 to 4 p.m. Friday, February 28 in Rice Library Room 0017. Hear from local designers about their experiences in the field and get tips from these professionals to put you ahead of the game.

Introductions will begin at 1 p.m. followed by a keynote address given by Kristen Tucker, Publisher and Editor at Tucker Publishing, and breakout sessions will be held from 2 to 3 p.m. with professionals from local businesses.

  • Mark Brendel, Senior Graphic Designer – Lochmueller Group, RL0005
  • Emily Gartner, Fashion Designer – Alt Threads Studio and Emily Gartner Designs, RL0008
  • Amanda Fehr, Graphic Designer – Gray Loon Marketing, RL0010
  • Chris Weatherly, Head Photographer – Plotline Media, RL0021

A Q&A session will follow these presentations from 3:15 to 4 p.m. This event is open to the public at no charge.

For more information, contact Dr. Gregory Blair, Assistant Professor of Art and Design, at gblair1@usi.edu.

Ivy Tech Plans Pancakes & Ivy Event for the Community March 1

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Ivy Tech Plans Pancakes & Ivy Event for the Community March 1 

Evansville, IN – Ivy Tech Community College Evansville has organized a community event that incorporates a free pancake breakfast, along with learning about Ivy Tech, and an opportunity to “try out” a sampling of free college classes. This family-friendly event – Pancakes & Ivy — is planned for Saturday, March 1, from 8:30 a.m.-noon, beginning in the Koch Student Center on campus.

Attendees will be able to take part in a pancake breakfast, generously provided by The Diner, by Mele’s, a mini job fair with local employers, and children under 10 can have fun in a bouncy house, coloring tables, and other assorted games. Tours of the building will be offered, and a sampling of several college classes.

Classes, representing a handful of the 42 programs at Ivy Tech Evansville, will be offered from 9:30-10:15 and again from 10:45-11:30. Participants may select two to attend:

Science: Biology – The Study of Life
Exploring Organisms

Early Childhood Education: New Kids on the Block
Do you enjoy building with blocks and are interested in supporting learning and development of our newest kids? Check out early childhood education and learn about the importance of block play in children birth to age 8 while building your own masterpiece! We will also show you how to create children’s building materials out of things you have at home.

Criminal Justice: How to Get Hired as a Police Officer
The hiring process in law enforcement

Human Services: The Heart of Human Services — Exploring Helping Professions and Community Impact
This session introduces the vital role of human services in supporting individuals and communities as well as how human services relates to other helping fields: social work and psychology. This session is ideal for anyone interested in learning how human services professionals make a difference in people’s lives every day.

Energy Technology Program: Power Up — The Electricity & Measurements
Learn to use various tools to measure voltage, current, resistance, and continuity. Essential skills for electricians, technicians, troubleshooters, and engineers.

Cyber Security & Information Assurance: Strenghtening Your Personal Security with Multi-Factor Authentication
Explain the importance of MFA and how it adds an extra layer of protection to their accounts.

Software Development: Game Development for Beginners
How to create your first simple game

Cloud Computing: The Importance of Cloud Computing in Everyday Business
Transforming Business Operations for Efficiency and Growth

Heating, Ventilation, &  Air Conditioning: Furnace Filters and HVAC Home Maintenance
Common HVAC home Maintenance for the average homeowner

Business, Logistics & Supply Chain: Building Business Success

A Strategy with a Homebuilding Twist

Non-Credit Programs: English as a Second Language
Ivy Tech’s ESL Program will offer a sample class showcasing what a normal ESL nightclass is like

“We know that there are many individuals who may not have ever been inside the Ivy Tech building, and we wanted to create a fun, welcoming atmosphere for people to feel comfortable to be able to learn about how Ivy Tech can be a way for them or their children to reach their goals,” said Ivy Tech Chancellor Daniela Vidal. “Our faculty are excited to showcase many of our programs.”

To RSVP and select classes go to: https://link.ivytech.edu/pancakes

EPD DAILY ACTIVITY REPORT

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