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Rudolph is an adorable male guinea pig. He’s just over a year old, and guinea pigs can easily live to be 5-7 years old. He was surrendered February 6th for a “change in lifestyle.†His adoption fee is $15. This does not include any cages or supplies, but VHS usually has some gently-used items for sale. Contact Vanderburgh Humane at (812) 426-2563 or adoptions@vhslifesaver.org for details!
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AG Curtis Hill: Congress must protect consumers from unfair corporate bankruptcy rules
Attorney General Curtis Hill today urged Congress to enact legislation aimed at protecting consumers and states affected by lax corporate bankruptcy rules.
Attorney General Hill joined a bipartisan coalition of 42 state and territory attorneys general in supporting H.R. 4421, also known as the Bankruptcy Venue Reform Act of 2019. The legislation would prevent a corporation from filing for bankruptcy in a district it believes would be more favorable on issues to the debtor’s advantage when the corporation’s principal place of business or assets are located in a different district.
This practice, known as “forum shopping,†imposes a burden on states and other creditors who may have to travel and incur significant expenses to pursue their claims.
Under current U.S. law, individuals must file in the district in which they have resided for a majority of the 180 days prior to filing. However, corporations are permitted to pursue bankruptcy in any district in which they have a minor affiliated interest, no matter how small or recently created. This allows cases to be placed in some of the most expensive legal markets in the country, and it contributes to the ever-growing costs of these cases.
Generally, businesses and consumers who interact with the debtor are located in areas where the debtor primarily operates, and having to travel long distances makes it harder to protect their interests. The same applies to states that may be owed taxes or other payments. The expenses incurred collecting debts could wipe out any amounts collected through the bankruptcy.
Furthermore, because individual courts set their own requirements for allowing non-local attorneys to appear, financial burdens and unnecessary delays in pursuing justice are virtually unavoidable. The attorneys general’s letter encourages Congress to ensure that when government attorneys appear on behalf of their governments, they can participate in the bankruptcy without having to pay excessive fees or hire local counsel.
“The bipartisan Bankruptcy Venue Reform Act of 2019 eliminates an obvious advantage wielded by corporations during bankruptcy proceedings,†Attorney General Hill said. “I encourage Congress to pass this legislation and even the playing field by preventing corporations from forum shopping.â€
If passed, the Bankruptcy Venue Reform Act of 2019 will:
- Limit where businesses may file bankruptcy by ensuring that they do so in a jurisdiction in which their “principal assets†or their “principal place of business†are located; and
- Require rules to be prescribed to allow all governmental attorneys (not just U.S. attorneys) to appear without charge and without being required to associate with local counsel.
In the letter, the attorneys general tender support to the Bankruptcy Venue Reform Act of 2019, and they contend that passage of the legislation will:
- Reduce forum shopping in the bankruptcy system;
- Strengthen the integrity of, and build public confidence and ensure fairness in, the bankruptcy system;
- Help consumers and other parties to be represented in court without undue burden; and
- Level the playing field for state attorneys general to guard their states’ financial interests and enforce consumer protection laws.
Aces back in action on Sunday at the Ford Center
UE welcomes Indiana State
 Just two home games remain for the University of Evansville men’s basketball team beginning on Sunday afternoon with a 1 p.m. matinee against Indiana State. The game will be career on ESPN3 and the Purple Aces Radio Network.
Setting the Scene
– Two of the final three games of the regular season will take place at the Ford Center with UE welcoming the Sycamores and Illinois State over the next week
– In the first meeting against the Sycamores, UE dropped a 65-42 contest at the Hulman Center on Jannuary 15
– Sam Cunliffe led UE with 12 points in the game with Artur Labinowicz scoring nine
– Indiana State has won five in a row in the overall series against UE and 15 of the last 21 dating back to 2011
– Between 2015 and 2017, the Aces enjoyed a nice stretch against the Sycamores, picking up five wins in seven meetings
Last Time Out
– Senior K.J. Riley reached the 1,000-point mark in his career while DeAndre Williams made his return following a 12-game absence as the Aces fell by a 70-53 final at Southern Illinois on Thursday
– Riley led UE with 10 points while Williams and Sam Cunliffe recorded eight points each
– SIU shot 75% in the first half on their way to a final tally of 65.8%; Evansville finished at 38.2% while making six of their 28 attempts (21.4%) in the final 20 minutes
– With 11 minutes remaining, the Aces were within three points at 49-46 before the Salukis finished the contest on a 21-7 run
K.J. 1K
– In the first half of Thursday’s game at SIU, senior K.J. Riley reached the 1,000-point mark for his career and became the 50th player in program history to do so
– Riley led the Aces with 10 points in the contest, marking the 8th game in a row that he has reached double figures in scoring; his longest such streak came last season when he did so in 10 consecutive games
– He is on an absolute roll for the Aces and had the best conference game of his Evansville career, scoring 28 points against Loyola
– He has reached double figure in the last eight games while averaging 14.8 points
He’s Back
– After missing a total of 12 games due to injury, DeAndre Williams was back on the floor at Southern Illinois on Thursday
– Williams picked up two fouls in the opening two minutes of both the first and second half, but still managed to put up impressive numbers
– In 15 minutes of action, Williams finished with 8 points and 7 rebounds while dishing out an assist
– Making his effort even more impressive is the fact that he is adjusting to a new system with head coach Todd Lickliter and put up strong numbers with limited practice and floor time
Scouting the Opponent
– A 67-64 victory over UNI on Thursday saw Indiana State improve to 15-11 on the season and 8-7 in the Valley
– The win over the Panthers halted a 3-game skid; before that, ISU won six out of eight games
– Tyreke Key continues to pace the Sycamores with 16.1 points per game while ranking second with 4.8 rebounds per contest
– Jordan Barnes averages 12.5 PPG while leading the team with 98 assists
– On the rebounding side, Jake Laravia has 6.0 rebounds while recording a team-nest 29 blocks
– In Thursday’s win over the Panthers, Key and Laravia posted 18 points apiece to lead ISU
No. 23 Indiana Sends 17 to Friday Night Finals
The No. 23-ranked Indiana University women’s swimming and diving team had a strong showing on Friday morning at the 2020 Big Ten Women’s Swimming and Diving Championships at the Campus Recreation and Wellness Center.
The Hoosiers will have 15 swimmers back for the finals this evening. A total of eight swimmers will compete in the Championships Finals, four in Consolation Finals, and three in C Finals. IU also brought back one diver for the Consolation Final and had a second diver score points out of the C Final.
Heading into the Friday night finals, Indiana sits in third place with 338.0 overall points. No. 19 Ohio State leads the field with a point total of 561.0 and No. 5 Michigan has compiled 478.0 points for second place in the team standings.
100 Butterfly
Senior Shelby Koontz turned in the 10th-fastest preliminary time in the 100 fly with an NCAA B Cut mark of 53.51 to secure a spot in the evening Consolation Final. Freshman Carla Gildersleeve finished the prelim round in 22nd place to advance to the C Final with a career-best time of 54.26.
400 IM
The Hoosiers put on a show in the 400 IM, qualifying all three entries in the event for the Championship Final. Sophomore Noelle Peplowski shaved nearly 10 seconds off her career best time to secure the third seed in the A Final. Her NCAA B Cut time of 4:08.89 makes her the ninth-fastest performer in the event in program history.
Sophomore Mackenzie Looze posted the fifth-quickest prelim time in the event with an NCAA B Cut time of 4:09.57. Junior Bailey Kovac secured a career-best and NCAA B Cut time of 4:11.22 to nab the seventh spot in the A Final. She remains the 11th-fastest performer in the event in IU history.
200 Freestyle
In perhaps the deepest prelim event in the field, Indiana advanced six swimmers into the finals of the 200 free. Freshman Cora Dupre was the fastest qualifier in the event with a career-best time of 1:44.53, making her the fifth-fastest performer in the event in school history. Senior Maria Paula Heitmann notched her second Championship Final of the week with a time of 1:45.88. She will be seeded seventh.
Senior Josie Grote and freshman Ryley Ober each will compete in the B Final with times of 1:46.92 and 1:47.16, respectively. For Ober, her time marked a career best. Finally, senior Cassy Jernberg and junior Laurel Eiber will both represent Indiana in the C Final. Jernberg made the final with a career-best time of 1:47.39, while Eiber notched a time of 1:47.36.
100 Breaststroke
Three Hoosiers went under a minute in the prelims of the 100 breaststroke. Freshman Emily Weiss touched the wall at 59.02 for the third-fastest qualifying time, while Peplowski came in fifth with a career-best mark of 59.17.
Junior Abby Kirkpatrick became the eighth Hoosier to break the one-minute barrier in the event with a lifetime-best time of 59.91 to reach the B Final.
100 Backstroke
Junior Grace Haskett recorded the third-fastest qualifying time in the 100 backstroke prelims with a career-best time of 55.77, tying her for the 10th-fastest performer in school history.
3-Meter Dive
Sophomore Alyssa Wang narrowly missed an NCAA Zone Qualifying score in the 3-Meter Dive with a six-dive tally of 279.45. Freshman Zain Smith earned her second scoring outing of the week with a 21st-place finish with a score of 257.00.
UP NEXTThe 2020 Big Ten Women’s Championships continue on Friday with the third night of finals. The action gets underway at 6:30 p.m. ET with the finals of the 100 butterfly, 400 IM, 200 freestyle, 100 breaststroke, 100 backstroke, 3-meter dive and 200 freestyle relay.
Historic Performance Help No. 23 Hoosiers Climb to Third Place After Day Two
The No. 23-ranked Indiana University women’s swimming and diving team moved up in the team standings in the second day of competition at the 2020 Big Ten Women’s Swimming and Diving Championships at the Campus Recreation and Wellness Center on Thursday afternoon.
After the first two days of competition, the Hoosiers catapulted all the way to third place with 338.0 overall points. No. 19 Ohio State leads the field with a two-day point total of 561.0 and No. 5 Michigan has compiled 478.0 points for second place in the team standings.
Senior Cassy Jernberg surged late to capture silver in the 500 Freestyle Championship Final. The medal marked the second of her career after winning bronze in the 1,650 as a junior. Her time of 4:37.07 makes her the fifth-fastest performer in program history in the event. Fellow senior Maria Paula Heitmann moved to eighth on the all-time performance list with a sixth-place finish and time of 4:40.24.
In the Consolation Final of the 500 freestyle, junior Josie Grote finished ninth overall with a time of 4:41.99 and sophomore Maggie Wallace finished 14th overall with a time of 4:44.78.
Sophomore Mackenzie Looze took the bronze medal in a historically fast 200 IM Championship Final. Her time of 1:55.79 marked an NCAA B Cut time, a personal record, and the fifth-fastest performer in program history in the event.
Junior Bailey Kovac finished 10th in the 200 IM with a time of 1:57.75, just missing out on a career-best mark. Junior Abby Kirkpatrick claimed 13th with a time of 1:58.98, while freshman Emily Weiss notched a 19th-place effort with a career-best time of 1:59.59.
Freshman Cora Dupre threw down her second-straight sub-22 second time in the 50 freestyle during the Championship Final. Her time of 21.93 gives her four of the five quickest performances in the event in program history.
Freshman Ashley Turak won the Consolation Final of the 50 freestyle to finish ninth overall in a career-best time of 22.20, making her the third-fastest performer in IU history in the event. Junior Grace Haskett finished 12th overall in the event with a time of 22.47, while junior Laurel Eiber nabbed 13th place with a career-best time of 22.60 to move into the top-10 on the all-time performers list at Indiana. Freshman Alexis Doherty took 24th out of the C Final with a time of 22.92.
In the B Final of the 1-Meter, freshman Zain Smith put together a six-dive tally of 268.30 and added another NCAA Zone Qualifying Score to her yearly total. She finished fourth in the consolation final to claim 12th overall in the event.
The 400 medley relay team consisting of Dupre, Weiss, senior Shelby Koontz, and Turak finished sixth, snapping a three-year winning streak in the event, with a time of 3:32.72. Dupre led off the relay with an NCAA B Cut and career-best time of 52.47 in the 100 back. She is the eighth-quickest performer in program history in the 100 back.
At the conclusion of the meet, freshman Katrina Sommer finished a time trial of the 200 IM in a time of 2:03.57.
UP NEXT
The 2020 Big Ten Women’s Championships continue on Friday with the second morning of prelims. The action gets underway at 11:00 a.m. ET with the prelims of the 100 butterfly, 400 IM, 200 freestyle, 100 breaststroke, 100 backstroke and 3-meter dive.
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RESULTS
500 Freestyle
- Cassy Jernberg – 4:37.07 (NCAA B Cut, Career Best)
- Maria Paula Heitmann – 4:40.24 (NCAA B Cut, Career Best)
- Josie Grote – 4:41.99 (NCAA B Cut)
- Maggie Wallace – 4:44.78 (NCAA B Cut)
200 IM
- Mackenzie Looze – 1:55.79 (NCAA B Cut, Career Best)
- Bailey Kovac – 1:57.75 (NCAA B Cut)
- Abby Kirkpatrick – 1:58.98 (NCAA B Cut)
- Emily Weiss – 1:59.59 (NCAA B Cut, Career Best)
Time Trial – Katrina Sommer – 2:03.57
50 Freestyle
- Cora Dupre – 21.93 (NCAA B Cut)
- Ashley Turak – 22.20 (NCAA B Cut, Career Best)
- Grace Haskett – 22.47 (NCAA B Cut)
- Laurel Eiber – 22.60 (NCAA B Cut, Career Best)
- Alexis Doherty – 22.92
1-Meter Dive
- Zain Smith – 268.30 (NCAA Zone Qualifying Score)
400 Medley Relay
- Cora Dupre, Emily Weiss, Shelby Koontz, Ashley Turak – 3:32.72 (NCAA B Cut)
K.J. Riley reaches 1,000 points in road contest
Riley is the 50th member of UE’s 1,000-point club
 CARBONDALE, Ill. – K.J. Riley became the 50th player in University of Evansville men’s basketball history to reach the 1,000-point mark in his career on Thursday in a 70-53 loss to Southern Illinois inside the Banterra Center.
Riley led the Purple Aces (9-19, 0-15 MVC) with 10 points while Sam Cunliffe and DeAndre Williams finished with eight apiece. Williams led UE with seven boards in his return. Marcus Domask led the Salukis (16-12, 10-5 MVC) with 19 points and seven boards. Eric McGill scored 18 while Lance Jones had 15.
“We tried to generate good shots.  If they do not go down, you have to guard very well and we were unable to do that,†UE head coach Todd Lickliter said. “I need to look at the schemes and see what we could have done different. It was good to have DeAndre back tonight; it will take some time to get his rhythm back, but we are excited to have him on the floor.â€
Williams made his return to the starting lineup after missing 12 games due to injury, but picked up two fouls in the opening two minutes while seeing five minutes of action in the opening 20 minutes. Jawaun Newton got the scoring started with a putback before SIU rattled off five in a row.
In a competitive opening half that featured 13 lead changes, the Aces and Salukis did not let the other get too far in front with SIU being the first to lead by more than a possession. With just under six minutes left in the half, a free throw from Eric McGill pushed their lead to 27-22. Evansville pushed right back, utilizing an 11-5 run to go back in front with 2:25 on the clock. In that stretch, K.J. Riley connected on his third field goal of the night to reach the 1,000-point mark.
Shamar Givance gave UE its first lead of more than one possession when his trey in the final two minutes gave his squad a 36-32 edge. Southern Illinois rallied one more time, posting the final five points of the half to take a 40-37 lead into the break.
Held scoreless in the first half, Williams knocked down his first shot of the second half to cut the SIU lead to 42-39. Fouls plagued the sophomore again, though, as he picked up two more fouls in the first 93 seconds. The Salukis defense stood tall over the next sequence, holding Evansville to 1-of-9 shooting and three turnovers over the next six minutes. A 7-2 run gave them their largest lead at 49-41 inside of the 14-minute mark.
Noah Frederking ended the drought, connecting on a triple before a John Hall basket got UE right back within three – 49-46 – with 11 minutes on the clock. Despite the Evansville rally, Southern Illinois gradually added to their lead. An 8-1 stretch by the Salukis gave them their first 10-point lead of the contest (57-47) with 5:30 remaining. Another defensive stretch saw them hold UE to 1-of-12 from the field.
Following two Williams free throws, SIU added a 9-0 stretch to put the game out of reach and would finish the evening with the 70-53 victory. After shooting 75% in the first half of play, the Salukis finished the game at 65.8%. Evansville had the rebounding advantage by a 27-26 final.
Just two more home games remain in the 2019-20 season with Indiana State making its way to the Ford Center on Sunday for a 1 p.m. game. Following a trip to UNI on 2/26, the Aces host Illinois State for Senior Day on Saturday, Feb. 29 in another 1 p.m. match-up
USI MBB gets a big win at Illinois Springfield
 University of Southern Indiana Men’s Basketball junior forward Josh Price posted a double-double to lead the Screaming Eagles to a 71-62 victory over the University of Illinois Springfield Thursday evening in Springfield, Illinois. USI goes to 20-5 overall and 12-5 in the GLVC, while Illinois Springfield finishes the evening 14-11, 7-10 GLVC.
The victory marks the season-best sixth-straight victory and the Eagles’ fourth-straight 20-win campaign, ninth in the last 11 season. USI also moves into second in the GLVC point standings and remains in a third-place tie in the overall conference standings.
The Eagles struggled from the field during a back-and-forth first half and trailed at the break 29-26. USI shot 32.4 percent from the field (11-34) and 20 percent from beyond the arc (2-10) in a stanza that had 16 lead changes and five ties.
USI senior guard/forward Kobe Caldwell led the way for during the opening 20 minutes, scoring seven of the first nine points for the Eagles. Junior forward Josh Price followed with six points and grabbed a team-best seven rebounds in the half.
The start of the second half saw the Eagles surge with a 6-0 run to get the lead, 32-29, punctuated with a two-hand slam by junior forward Emmanuel Little. USI would push the lead to as many as six points, 44-38, on a lay-up by Little with 11:48 left.
The Prairie Stars would rally back with an 8-2 run to knot the game at 46-46 with 8:57 remaining. USI bounced back to take command with a 12-2 run that was sparked by seven points by junior forward Clayton Hughes that gave the Eagles a 10 point advantage, 58-48, with 5:41 left.
The second half advantage would expand to as many as 12 points, 60-48, before the Stars began to make another run at the Eagles that cut margin to six points, 60-54, at 3:20 remaining on the clock. Price, who dominated with 14 second half points, propelled the Eagles in an 11-8 race to the end of the game for the 71-62 victory.
USI shot better as a team in the second half, hitting 51.5 percent (17-33) mostly from inside the three-point arc. The Eagles were 41.8 percent overall from the field (28-67) at the final buzzer.
Individually, Price finished the game with a dominating 20 points and 13 rebounds for his seventh double-double of the season. The junior forward was seven-of-11 from the field and six-of-six from the stripe.
Following Price in the scoring column was Caldwell, Little, and Hughes with 11 points each to close out the double-digit scorers. Little also grabbed 11 rebounds to post his team-best ninth double-double of the season.
USI returns to the friendly surroundings of Screaming Eagles Arena Saturday to host Lewis University for a 3:30 p.m. contest. The Flyers are 13-12 overall and 8-9 in the GLVC after falling to McKendree University, 70-65, this evening in Romeoville, Illinois.
The Eagles hold a 47-27 all-time series lead versus the Flyers of Lewis after winning one of three meetings in 2018-19. Lewis took the two regular season meetings, winning in Romeoville, Illinois, 79-69, and at the Physical Activities Center, 83-73, while USI won in the final seconds of the NCAA Division II Midwest Regional semifinals, 62-61. USI also held a 30-11 advantage in games at the old Physical Activities Center.
Saturday’s game is the NCAA Division II Showcase game, which will be aired live on NCAA.com as well as NCAA Division II’s Facebook and Twitter pages.