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EPD DAILY ACTIVITY REPORT
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USI Women’s Tennis predicted to finish sixth in OVC play
Eagles kick off 2023 in Murray, KY
EVANSVILLE, Ind. – University of Southern Indiana Women’s Tennis was picked to finish sixth in the Ohio Valley Conference this season after receiving seven votes from the league’s coaches. The Screaming Eagles are competing in NCAA Division I for the first time in program history this season.
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“We are really excited to get started playing in the OVC in 2023,” says USI Head Coach, Chris Crawford. “The ladies have worked hard since last fall and this winter already and we are preparing for a tough schedule this spring. Our women’s team will be ready to compete and win this season.”
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Southern Illinois University Edwardsville and Southeast Missouri State University drew a tie for first after receiving 23 overall votes and three first-place votes each. Eastern Illinois University rang in third with 17 votes while Tennessee State University received 12 votes. Lindenwood University claimed fifth with eight votes while USI tallied seven votes to round out the six teams.
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USI kicked off the 2022-23 campaign with a big 7-0 victory over Indiana University Southeast to cap off the short fall season. The Eagles also competed in the Redhawk Invitational where junior Lauren Rowe (Terre Haute, Indiana) and junior Rachel McCorkle (Tulsa, Oklahoma) each secured singles wins before pairing up and winning the lone doubles match against Western Illinois University.
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The Eagles begin the spring season on the road against Murray State University and Cumberland University on January 27 in Murray, Kentucky. USI’s non-conference road schedule follows with Bellarmine University (February 11), Northern Kentucky University (March 3), Xavier University (March 4), IUPUI (March 7), Drury University at a neutral location (March 12), and Western Kentucky University (March 17).
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USI will host a selection of non-conference matches in 2023 with the home opener slated for February 3 against Western Illinois at Evansville Tennis Center. The Eagles will also face Eastern Kentucky University (February 17), University of Missouri-St. Louis (February 24), Hanover College (February 25), St. Louis University (March 11), and Duquesne University (April 7).
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The Eagles start OVC play on March 18 when they travel to Charleston, Illinois to face Eastern Illinois. USI also makes the trip to SIUE (April 2) and Tennessee State (April 15).
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Home conference action starts on March 26 against former GLVC foe, Lindenwood, and finishes with a bout against SEMO (April 7). The USI, SEMO match will be senior day for the Eagles.
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The OVC Tennis Championships will take place April 21-23 in Paducah, Kentucky.
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2023 OVC Preseason Women’s Tennis Predicted Order of Finish
T1. SIUE (3 first-place votes) – 23
T1. Southeast Missouri (3 first-place votes) – 23
3. Eastern Illinois – 17
4. Tennessee State – 12
5. Lindenwood – 8
6. Southern Indiana – 7
Eagles have a split week in OVC USI-EIU is Suits and Sneakers Game​​​​​​​
EVANSVILLE, Ind. – University of Southern Indiana Men’s Basketball will be making a push for sole possession of first in the Ohio Valley Conference when it hosts Eastern Illinois University Thursday at Screaming Eagles Arena and visits the University of Tennessee at Martin Saturday. Tipoff Thursday versus EIU is set for 7:30 p.m., while the start time on the road at UTM is 3:30 p.m. in Martin, Tennessee.
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USI also will be promoting the National Association of Basketball Coaches Coaches vs. Cancer program with the annual Suits and Sneakers game. The USI Men’s Basketball coaches will be wearing suits and sneakers as a way to raise awareness and promote cancer screenings.
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The Screaming Eagles (12-9, 5-3 OVC) enter the week with the OVC’s top winning streak (four games) after sweeping their first road swing in Division I. USI started the week with a big win over Lindenwood University, 81-65, and concluded the road swing by holding on to defeat Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, 82-72.
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Senior guard Jelani Simmons (Columbus, Ohio) led USI during the sweep in scoring with 20.5 points per game, including a season-high 24 points in the win over Lindenwood. Sophomore guard Isaiah Swope (Newburgh, Indiana) and graduate forward Trevor Lakes (Lebanon, Indiana) followed with 19.5 points and 16.5 points per contest, while senior forward Jacob Polakovich (Grand Rapids, Michigan) averaged the double-double with 12.5 points and 17.5 rebounds per game.
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Polakovich, who also was named co-OVC Player of the Week, averaged 17.5 rebounds per game with 23 coming in the win over SIUE.
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For the season, Swope leads the way with 14.1 points per game, followed by Lakes, who is posting 13.5 points per game. Simmons is third with 13.4 points per outing, while Polakovich rounds out the double-digit scorers with 11.9 points per outing and is posting a team-best 12.2 rebounds per game.
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The Panthers (7-14, 3-5 OVC) have lost five of six since defeating the Eagles in December after falling to Tennessee State University, 78-74, and UTM, 91-78, last week. Junior guard Kinyon Hodges leads the Panthers with 14.4 points per game.
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EIU took the first meeting of the season, 91-80, in Charleston back in December. USI was led by Lakes and junior guard Gary Solomon (Detroit, Michigan) with 16 points each.
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UTM (13-8, 5-3 OVC) is 3-2 in its last five games, wins at Southeast Missouri State University, 80-60, and at home versus EIU, 91-78, last week. The Skyhawks have three players in double-digits for 2022-23 and led by graduate guard Parker Stewart with 16.8 points per game.
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USI won the opening matchup in OVC play, 80-66, and was led by Swope, who had 21 points. The Eagles have won four of the last five matchups with UTM. The Skyhawks own the series in Martin, 3-0.
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All 2022-23 games are normally streamed on ESPN+ in addition to being heard on ESPN 97.7FM and 95.7FM The Spin.
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TikTok Consumer Alert: Todd Rokita Calls On Hoosiers To Take The Chinese Communist Party App Off Their PhonesÂ
TikTok Consumer Alert: Todd Rokita Calls On Hoosiers To Take The Chinese Communist Party App Off Their PhonesÂ
Don’t wait for Washington; patriotically delete TikTok and protect your children and dataÂ
Attorney General Todd Rokita is calling on Hoosier consumers, businesses, and governments alike to be proactive in protecting their pocketbooks and privacy from China’s TikTok app. Attorney General Rokita recently filed two lawsuits which open an entirely new front against the CCP-controlled company.Â
“Indiana residents should not wait for Congress and the Biden White House to take action against this deceptive social networking app,†Attorney General Rokita said. “We’ve got to take the initiative ourselves.â€Â
Despite flagrant security concerns, more than 130 million Americans — including two-thirds of U.S. teens — say they use the app, which pulls their personal data and potentially pushes it right into the hands of the Chinese government. Â
Attorney General Rokita is asking individuals and business owners to delete TikTok to protect their personal information from the app’s egregious exploitation of consumers as they conduct their everyday activities. TikTok uses Americans’ own smartphones to capture their attention and track their behavior. Â
“The app is not only full of toxic material, which is highly inappropriate for children, but it also opens us up to foreign threats,†Attorney General Rokita said. “Specifically, it allows a Chinese company overseen by the CCP to take our data.â€Â
Attorney General Rokita has led the way in winning battles against Big Tech overreach from Google and other California-based companies. But now a potentially larger threat looms as China reaches right into millions of Americans’ personal devices. Â
TikTok misleads Hoosiers and all Americans — exposing them to sexually lewd messages — even while officials in Beijing take steps to protect China’s own minors and consumers from these same hazards.  Â
“China has said they want to be the dominant force in the world,†Attorney General Rokita said. “This kind of technology is part of that strategy. We need patriots who will fight back against the dangers imposed by this app and others that are no doubt on the way.â€Â
UPDATED DESIGNS FOR WESSELMAN AND ROBERTS PARK
UPDATED DESIGNS FOR WESSELMAN AND ROBERTS PARK
JANUARY 24, 2023
Attached are the updated designs for Wesselman + Roberts Park that were presented at the last Parks Board meeting.
Tonight I will be speaking with the Wesselman Neighborhood Association and then the Good Samaritan Nursing Home Board of Directors Tuesday evening. I’ve already met with the Wesselman Nature Society Executive Committee, but will also present the design to their full Board of Directors on February 20th.
Key Points To This Plan Include The Following;
- Building designated trails/paths for walkers, runners & bikers
- Redesigning the main park entrance to improve safety for both pedestrian and vehicular traffic
- Increasing the Tree Canopy by planting hundreds of new trees
- Addressing Climate Change by protecting and expanding the “Carbon Sink†of Wesselman Woods
- Expanding Wesselman Woods with 45 acres of new land
- Creating 10+ acres of green space
- Enhancing pedestrian and bike connectivity with 2.5 miles of trail
Additional Components To The Plan Include;
- New ADA-accessible destination playground
- New Basketball, Sand Volleyball, Baseball/Softball Fields, plus a Parkour Course
- New Public Restrooms
- Festival Grounds + Lake
- New Wesselman Nature Visitors Center
- Reforestation of the old Par 3
- Refurbished shelters throughout the Park
- DETAILS LINKS TO LONG-TERM VISION VISION VISION FOR WESSELMAN AND ROBERTS PARK
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Check out more highlights in our latest video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p_RyQmEwgBA
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Download the site plan: https://bit.ly/3XSKQhc (PDF)