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USI Presidential Task Force Scheduled For May 15, 2020
On Friday, May 15, President Ronald S. Rochon and members of the Presidential Task Force will address the USI campus community regarding the process of planning a return to campus.
A recording of this presentation, as well as a written update from Dr. Rochon, will be made available once it is delivered to USI faculty, staff and students.
New tabs added to COVID-19 page: Task Force and Here and Now Fund Â
The USI COVID-19 website has been updated with easy-to-find buttons at the top of the page linking to information about the president’s task force and the USI Foundation’s Here and Now Fund for gifts to support students. The task force button will be the location of future updates and details about the work the committees are doing to create a plan for a safe return to campus.
The Shield named top Division 2 collegiate newspaper in Indiana, receives more than 40 individual awards.
The Shield, the University of Southern Indiana’s student-run newspaper, was named the Division 2 Newspaper of the Year and received 43 individual awards from the Indiana Collegiate Press Association (ICPA) as part of its 2020 awards competition. This is the first time that The Shield has been named the top Division 2 newspaper by the ICPA since 2017. In addition to being named the top newspaper, The Shield was also recognized as the second-place Online Publication of the Year. Division 2 is defined by the ICPA as non-daily collegiate newspapers in Indiana with enrollment exceeding 3,001 students. Read More – Include a full list of individual awards
Art Students Design Pandemic Memorial Sculptures
The final project in Rob Millard-Mendez’s ART 104 Design in Materials course is typically to create a mask. But with students finishing the spring semester remotely, with limited or no access to tools, he changed courses. “I wanted students to be able to think big but be able to put their ideas in a form that did not require a lot of equipment,†he says.
“Right Jab And Middle Jab And Left Jab†MAY 14, 2020
“Right Jab And Middle Jab And Left Jab†MAY 14, 2020
“Right Jab And Middle Jab And Left Jabâ€Â was created because we have a couple of commenters that post on a daily basis either in our “IS IT TRUE†or “Readers Forum†columns concerning National or International issues.
The majority of our “IS IT TRUE†columns are about local or state issues, so we have decided to give our more opinionated readers exclusive access to our newly created “LEFT JAB and Middle Jab and RIGHT JAB† column. They now have this post to exclusively discuss national or world issues that they feel passionate about.
We shall be posting the “LEFT JAB†AND “MIDDLE JAB†AND “RIGHT JABâ€Â several times a week.  Oh, “LEFT JAB†is a liberal view, “MIDDLE JAB†is the libertarian view and the “RIGHT JAB is representative of the more conservative views. Also, any reader who would like to react to the written comments in this column is free to do so.
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EPA Stresses the Importance of Recycling and Proper Disposal of Personal Protective Equipment
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is encouraging all Americans to recycle materials from their households and properly dispose of personal protective equipment (PPE), especially during the COVID-19 pandemic. Recycling isn’t just good for the planet by reducing the amount of waste going to landfills and saving energy, it also supports American manufacturing.
“Right now, there is a critical need for raw materials in the manufacturing supply chain, especially paper and cardboard,â€Â said EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler. “Business closures and limited operations means less recycled material for American manufactures, and we all must do our part to recycle more and recycle right to fill this immediate need.â€
Recycled materials are used to make new products as well as the boxes that these and other essential supplies are shipped in for the everyday needs of hospitals, grocery stores, pharmacies and American homes. Currently, businesses that normally recycle large amounts of paper and cardboard are not able to do that due to the impacts from the coronavirus health crisis. Because of this, household recycling is more essential than ever.
Americans all over the country are staying home, getting more deliveries in cardboard boxes, eating at home, and generating more material than normal, much of which can be recycled.
EPA encourages households to do their part – recycle more and recycle correctly so the right materials are available for U.S. manufacturers. To do so:
- Check with your local recycling hauler to see what materials they accept right now and recycle what you can from your home.
- Break down shipping and food boxes, rinse out containers and cans, keep them dry and clean, and put them in your curbside bin to be recycled.
- Keep disinfectant wipes, gloves, masks, other PPE and medical waste out of recycling bins.
When taking trips to essential businesses like grocery stores and pharmacies, please do not litter disinfectant wipes, masks, gloves or other PPE, instead put them securely in a trash can and follow local trash and Center for Disease Control guidelines.
EPA sends out heartfelt thanks to all of America’s recycling workers for providing this essential service. This important work creates jobs and the containers, packaging and products needed, as well as keeping the public safe and healthy.
USI Men’s Basketball inks a pair for 2020-21
University of Southern Indiana Men’s Basketball announced the signings of six-foot-nine junior forward Jacob Polakovich and six-foot-three sophomore guard Tyler Henry for the 2020-21 season. The pair are the first to sign with USI and new Head Coach Stan Gouard this spring.
“USI is beyond excited to have Jacob and Tyler join the Screaming Eagles family,” said Gouard. “Both of these young men are high character guys and both align with our core values.”
Polakovich transfers to USI after two seasons with the University of Indianapolis, averaging 5.7 points and 5.0 rebound per game in 56 games and 31 starts. The junior forward, who will redshirt in 2020-21 and have two seasons of eligibility, posted a career-best 8.7 points and 6.4 rebounds per contest. He scored a career-high 17 points versus Truman State University and grabbed a career-best 14 boards at Maryville University.
“Jacob brings GLVC experience after spending two seasons with me at UIndy,” said Gouard. “Our personal relationship goes way beyond basketball and I am honored that I will continue to mentor Jacob.
“Jacob’s athletic abilities along with his work ethic make a really good fit for our program,” continued Gouard. “He will give us a presence in the paint at six-foot-nine with the ability to rebound, protect the basket, and score inside are areas that Jacob will provide us with in the years to come. Jacob, who will be a sit one and play two student athlete, will help our bigs this year in practice with his physical presence, work ethic, and GLVC experience.
Henry comes to USI after making 27 appearances in his collegiate debut at Lane College in 2019-20. He posted a team-best 15.6 points, while grabbing 3.7 rebounds and dishing 1.1 assists per game. The incoming sophomore guard also posted a season-high 30 points versus Spring Hill College; seven rebounds versus Morehouse College; and three assists versus Kentucky State University.
“USI will benefit greatly from Tyler’s experience on both ends of the floor,” said Gouard. “Tyler joins our program after a successful season at Lane.
“He is a dynamic three-way scorer, who has the length, athleticism, and versatility that allows him to excel in a multitude of areas,” continued Gouard. “Tyler has the ability to be effective on both ends of the ball and is a tremendous rebounder from the guard position. My staff and I thought it was important to add a perimeter shooter, as well as a scorer. Our team got better today.”
The Screaming Eagles were 22-8 last season, 13-7 in the Great Lakes Valley Conference, and return All-GLVC senior forward Emmanuel Little (Indianapolis, Indiana) and senior guard Mateo Rivera (Indianapolis, Indiana).
Wagenaar’s The Spinning Place named 2020 Poetry Award winner by Midland Authors
The Spinning Place, a book of poetry by Chelsea Wagenaar published by Southern Indiana Review (SIR) Press, has been named the winner of the 2020 Poetry Award by Midland Authors as the best poetry book published by a Midwest author in 2019.
In their judge’s statement, poetry judge George Bigere said “I’d be hard-pressed to think of a book that explores the relationship of a mother and her child more intelligently, more capaciously or more beautifully. I love Wagenaar’s wide-ranging curiosity and verbal inventiveness.â€
The Spinning Place, released on November 1, 2019, considers the body as the origin of ecstasy and agony, revealing how language—its possibilities and limits—bridges us to one another, but also shatters intimacy. The collection’s three sections examine origin, exile, and the reconciliation of praise and sorrow with lyric precision and the heart of storytelling.
Wagenaar was the 2018 recipient of the Michael Waters Poetry Prize from SIR, awarded annually for a collection of poetry written in English. She is also the author of Mercy Spurs the Bone, selected by Philip Levine as the winner of the 2013 Philip Levine Prize, and some of her recent poems appear or are forthcoming in Poetry Northwest, The Normal School and The Southern Review and her recent nonfiction writings appear in Grist.
SIR is published by the University of Southern Indiana through the support of the USI College of Liberal Arts, the Indiana Arts Commission and National Endowment for the Arts. For more information, including purchasing links, visit the SIR website at USI.edu/sir.
HEALTH DEPARTMENT UPDATES STATEWIDE COVID-19 CASE COUNTS
The Indiana State Department of Health (ISDH) today announced that 409 additional Hoosiers have been diagnosed with COVID-19 through testing at ISDH, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and private laboratories. That brings to 25,473 the total number of Indiana residents known to have the novel coronavirus following corrections to the previous day’s total.
Intensive care unit and ventilator capacity remain steady. More than 42 percent of ICU beds and nearly 81 percent of ventilators were available as of Wednesday.
A total of 1,482 Hoosiers have been confirmed to have died of COVID-19, an increase of 38 over the previous day. Another 137 probable deaths have been reported based on clinical diagnoses in patients for whom no positive test is on record. Deaths are reported based on when data are received by ISDH and occurred over multiple days.
                                                      To date, 154,083 tests have been reported to ISDH, up from 150,510 on Tuesday.
Marion County had the most new cases, at 91. Other counties with more than 10 new cases were Allen (12), Clinton (11), Elkhart (23), Hamilton (10), Jackson (15), Jennings (10), Lake (70), Porter (11), St. Joseph (13) and Tippecanoe (15). The Lake County totals include results from East Chicago and Gary, which have their own health departments. A complete list of cases by county is posted at www.coronavirus.in.gov, which is updated daily at noon. Cases are listed by county of residence.
Beginning today, more than two dozen additional testing sites will open around the state as part of Indiana’s large-scale testing effort for COVID-19. Locations and registration have been added to the COVID-19 testing map at www.coronavirus.in.gov. Counties include Jasper, Marshall, Noble, Lagrange, Allen, Fountain-Warren, Clinton, Boone, Hancock, Hamilton, Marion, Randolph, Grant, Howard, Parke, Putnam, Greene, Lawrence, Jackson, Monroe, Clark, Decatur, Dearborn, Ripley, Harrison, Posey and Perry. Additional sites will be added once locations are finalized.
Hoosiers who have symptoms of COVID-19 and those who have been exposed and need a test to return to work are encouraged to visit a state-sponsored testing site for free testing. Individuals without symptoms who are at high risk because they are over age 65, have diabetes, obesity, high blood pressure or another underlying condition, as well as those who are pregnant, live with a high-risk individual or are a member of a minority population that’s at greater risk for severe illness, also are encouraged to get tested.
 Individuals should bring proof of Indiana residency such as a state-issued ID, work ID or utility bill.