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Screening Hoosier Babies For life-Threatening Disease

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Screening Hoosier Babies For life-Threatening Disease

by Wendy McNamara

Early detection is critical to treating many diseases. Under legislation I supported, newborn babies would be screened for the rare genetic disease, Adrenoleukodystrophy.

Adrenoleukodystrophy, or ALD, is a deadly disease that causes irreversible damage to the brain and leads to behavioral and neurological issues. ALD affects approximately 1 in 17,000 people and without early testing, families often don’t learn their child has the disease until it has progressed too far.

By catching and treating ALD early, Hoosier babies will have a greater chance to live long and healthy lives.

Indiana’s newborn screening panel already tests for over 50 other conditions, such as sickle cell anemia and critical congenital heart disease.

If signed into law, Indiana’s newborn screening panel would include every test on the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ recommended newborn screening panel.

OAKLAND CITY UNIVERSITY CRIMINAL JUSTICE NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED

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OAKLAND CITY UNIVERSITY CRIMINAL JUSTICE NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED

Oakland City has been ranked in GradReport’s top 25 colleges that offer a bachelor’s based on the median salaries of criminal justice majors one year after college. Ranking Oakland City University as 7th nationally recognizes our innovative and distinctive criminal justice offerings that include an associate degree in criminal justice, bachelor’s degrees in criminal justice and criminal justice: investigative forensics, and an online bachelor’s degree in criminal justice. 

Dr. Justin D. Murphy, Dean of Arts and Sciences, stated: “It would not have been possible for the criminal justice program to be rated so highly without the dedication and leadership of Dr. Paul Bowdre, who heads the program. In addition, the Forensics Investigation concentration is one of the more unique aspects of OCU’s Criminal Justice Program.” 

Dr. Ron D. Dempsey, president of Oakland City University, commented: “OCU has been known for its Criminal Justice programs, both on-campus and online.  Criminal Justice is one of our top majors because of its excellent curriculum, affordability, and quality professors.  I am proud of this program and am excited to see that it is receiving the recognition that it deserves.”

The 25 Best Colleges for Criminal Justice 2020 list can be found at   https://www.gradreports.com/best-colleges/criminal-justice

To be considered for GradReport’s Best Colleges program rankings, schools needed to have a reported median salary, an unsuppressed sample size for graduates for the degree program of the ranking list, and include in their degree offerings at least one criminal justice online degree program.

For more information about Oakland City University, visit www.oak.edu.

About Oakland City University:

OCU is a faith-based university which offers high quality, career-focused degree programs in a Christ-centered, campus secure environment.  The University is committed to the pursuit of knowledge and academic excellence but equally committed to providing students with a conducive environment for personal spiritual growth.  Our Christ-centered values and relationships create a supportive environment which encourages students to live a life of Christian service in their chosen careers.  Our talented faculty equip our students with the knowledge and expertise they need to lead healthy, productive lives and successful, fulfilling careers.  Founded by the General Association of General Baptists in 1885, U.S. News and World Report has recognized Oakland City University as one of the top universities in the Midwest. In addition, OCU has been voted as one of the safest colleges and universities in the state of Indiana. The school holds the distinction of being accredited by the Higher Learning Commission (HLC).

About Optimal’s GradReports:

Optimal’s GradReports is the only college ranking product to publish and synthesize the new US Department of Education data from College Scorecard. The report was made public in November 2019 and contains early-career earnings and median debt data that have been gathered nationwide since 2015, as part of an Obama-era initiative. Until now, college ranking services have not been able to give students the full financial cost of a school matched against the potential post-collegiate earnings for specific college majors.

Optimal helps prospective students make informed, data-driven decisions to improve their collegiate experience and their post-college careers. The company provides over 85,000 in-depth student reviews and college rankings for every major based on alumni salaries and manually researched tuitions. Optimal’s tools and services provide accessible and transparent financial data regarding cost and earning potential that give students educational paths that lead them to success, without burdening them with insurmountable debt.

Board Of School Trustees Of The Evansville Vanderburgh School Corporation Will Hold Its First Town Hall Meeting

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The Board of School Trustees of the Evansville Vanderburgh School Corporation will hold its first Town Hall meeting at 5:00 p.m. on Monday, March 2, 2020, at North High School, 15331 Highway 41 N., Evansville, IN.

The purpose of these Town Hall meetings is for residents to speak directly with Board members and district administrators about issues involving our community’s schools.

EPD REPORT

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EPD REPORT

Men’s basketball hosts Illinois State on Senior Day

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K.J. Riley to be recognized on Saturday

The final game of the regular season for the University of Evansville men’s basketball team when the Purple Aces welcome Illinois State to the Ford Center for a 1 p.m. game on Saturday.  The game will be career on ESPN3 and the Purple Aces Radio Network.

 

Setting the Scene

– K.J. Riley will play his final home game as a member of the UE squad; he transferred to UE from Howard College in Texas and has improved in each of his three seasons with the Aces

– Through eight Senior Day games at the Ford Center, the Aces are 5-3, but are 2-3 over the last five seasons

– Between 2009 and 2014, Evansville was victorious in six consecutive regular season home finales

– Senior Day of 2015 saw UE and Illinois State battle in an overtime thriller with the Redbirds hanging on for a 69-67 win

– In the series between the squads, Illinois State has won 10 in a row over the Aces and 13 out of 14

– Evansville won four home games in a row over ISU between 2011 and 2014, those are the only UE home wins in the series since 2007

 

Last Time Out

– A hot-shooting UNI squad finished at 62.7% on Wednesday to take an 84-64 win over the Purple Aces at the McLeod Center

– The Panthers led by 13 at the half before UE rallied to cut the deficit to six in the early moments of the second period

– The Panthers were able to slowly pull away to clinch a perfect home record on the season

– Jawaun Newton and Evan Kuhlman led the way with 13 points apiece

– Newton’s final tally marked his career high; he hit six of his ten attempts and had five boards

– Kuhlman knocked down three out of five triples while dishing out four assists

 

K.J. 1K

– In the first half of the Feb. 20 game at SIU, senior K.J. Riley reached the 1,000-point mark for his career becoming the 50th player in program history to do so

– Riley is wrapping up his career playing some of his best basketball; he has scored at least eight points in ten consecutive games while averaging 12.5 points on the season

– His shooting accuracy is as high as it has been in his UE career at 46.5%; he has improved on that in each season

– Riley led UE with 15 points against Indiana State before scoring eight at UNI; he has at least eight tallies in 10 straight games

 

Another Scoring Mark

– The recent roll for Jawaun Newton continued with him setting his career scoring high with 13 points on Wednesday evening at UNI

– Newton was 6-for-10 from the field while hauling in five rebounds

– He has chipped in at least six points in nine out of the last ten games; over that time, he is shooting 64.3% hitting 36 out of 56 attempts while going 10-for-15 from long range

– Newton has shot 50% or better from the field in 10 consecutive contests

– Through his first 17 games of the season, Newton scored six points just three times

– Over his first 48 college contests, Newton did not reach double figures in points, but has done so in five of his last nine games

 

Scouting the Opponent

– Illinois State enters Saturday’s regular season finale with a 9-20 record and are 4-13 in the Valley; ISU is locked into the #9 seed for next week’s Arch Madness

– They are 1-4 over their last five games, but defeated Drake last weekend by a 57-53 final and took Bradley to overtime on Wednesday in their final home game

– Zach Copeland averages a team-best 14.8 points per game while also pacing ISU with 77 assists and 31 steals

– Keith Fisher III has a team-high 5.9 rebounds per game

– Jaycee Hillsman is third on the team with 8.3 points and second with 4.2 rebounds

– Hillsman scored 20 points in the first meeting between the schools this year, hitting four out of five 3-point tries

 

Girls STEM Day Escape Room and Vex Robotics Competition at Ivy Tech Saturda

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ESCAPE ROOM

What:  Girls STEM Day Escape Room

When: Saturday, Feb. 29, 9-11 a.m.

Where: Begin in Room 1Ivy Tech Community College

3501 N. First Avenue

Background:  High School girls will hone their STEM skills by participating in an Escape Room at Ivy Tech, where zombies are after their pizza. Prizes will be awarded!

Contact at the event:  Tracy Pace, chair of the Environmental Design Program

VEX ROBOTICS COMPETITION

What:  Vex Robotics

When: Saturday, Feb. 29, 9:30 a.m.

Where:  Vectren Auditorium (Room 147)

Ivy Tech Community College

3501 N. First Avenue

Enter through Entrance C off Colonial Drive

Background: Area students will compete in Ivy Tech’s annual VEX robotics competition in the game “Stacked.” Each team consists of at least 4 members in grades 4 through 12. Only one robot competes at a time and the robot must try to remain at all times on the confines of the foam pad. The goal of the competition is to stack as many cones on top of the non-movable base as possible in 6 minutes.

Contact at the Event: Donna Zimmerman, chair of the Advanced Automation and Robotics Technology Program at Ivy Tech

 

No. 4 IU Captures Seven Medals on Day Three

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The No. 4-ranked Indiana University men’s swimming and diving team added seven more medals in front of a capacity crowd at the Counsilman-Billingsley Aquatic Center during the third day of action at the 2020 Big Ten Championships on Friday night.

 

The Hoosiers held steady at the third spot in the team standings with one day of competition remaining. Indiana has compiled 857.5 points and trails No. 3 Michigan (1,063 points) and No. 17 Ohio State (865 points).

 

Junior Gabriel Fantoni threw down a CBAC Pool Record and NCAA A Cut time of 44.92 to win the 100 Backstroke Championship Final. The time is the fifth-fastest time recorded in the event this season nationally. Fantoni has won the event in each of the last three seasons for the Hoosiers.

 

Freshman Brendan Burns took silver with a career-best time of 45.75 and junior Jacob Steele took sixth with a time of 46.41. Both swimmers added NCAA B cut times. Out of the C Final, freshman Jake Marcum finished 20th with a career-best time of 48.01.

 

The Hoosier 200 Freestyle Relay team consisting of junior Bruno Blaskovic, sophomore Jack Franzman, sophomore Brandon Hamblin, and senior Mohamed Samy captured gold with a CBAC Pool Record and NCAA A Cut mark of 1:16.30. The victory gives IU three wins in four relay races this week.

 

The time is the third-quickest time in the country this season and ranks as the third-fastest mark in program history. IU has notched victories in the event in back-to-back seasons for the first time in school history. Blaskovic led off the race with an NCAA B Cut time of 19.25.

 

Blaskovic added another medal to his growing collection during the Big Ten Championships with a silver finished in the 100 Butterfly Championship Final. He touched the wall in 45.44, just ahead of Burns. He finished with bronze honors and a career-best time of 45.47, the third-best performer in program history in the event. Sophomore Van Mathias finished seventh out of the A Final with a time of 46.47.

 

Fantoni claimed the 11th spot out of the B Final of the 100 fly with a time of 46.55, while senior Iago Moussalem finished 12th with a mark of 46.59, his best time in the event since joining the Hoosiers.

 

Sophomore Zane Backes took home silver in the 100 Breaststroke Championship Final with an NCAA A Cut time of 51.37. The hardware comes one season after collecting bronze in the 2019 Big Ten Championships. Junior Gary Kostbade finished 15th out of the Consolation Final with a time of 53.10 and junior Matt Jerden finished 21st with a time of 54.24.

 

Samy finished third in the 200 Freestyle Championship Final with a time of 1:32.91. In the Consolation Final, sophomore Jakub Karl (1:35.75) and freshman Kai Bathurst (1:36.55) finished 11th and 15th overall, respectively. Junior Thomas Vanderbrook finished 22nd overall out of the C Final with a time of 1:36.22, while junior Griffin Eiber tabbed a 24th-place finish with a time of 1:37.42.

 

In a loaded 3-Meter Championship Final, junior Mory Gould finished sixth with a six-dive score of 356.55. Five of his six dives scored over 60 points in the round.  Sophomore Cole VanDevender was sensational in the Consolation Final of the 3-Meter Dive and finished with a career-best score of 389.75. He earned the top spot in the B Final to finish ninth overall in the event. His score also marked an Olympic Trial cut score and has qualified VanDevender for the event this summer.

 

Indiana had three swimmers score out of the Consolation Final of the 400 IM. Junior Spencer Lehman won the B Final with a career-best time of 3:44.30 to place ninth overall, while sophomore Mikey Calvillo tallied a 12th-place finish at 3:48.15. Jerden placed 15th with a time of 3:50.77. Sophomore Ben McDade (3:50.53) placed 20th out of the C Final in the event.

 

UP NEXT

The 2020 Big Ten Men’s Championships continue on Saturday with the last morning of prelims. The action gets underway at 11:00 a.m. ET with the prelims of the 200 backstroke, 100 freestyle, 200 breaststroke, 200 butterfly, platform dive and 1,650 freestyle.

 

@IndianaSwimDive

Be sure to keep up with all the latest news on the Indiana men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams on social media – Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.

 

RESULTS

100 Butterfly

  1. Bruno Blaskovic – 45.44 (NCAA B Cut)
  2. Brendan Burns – 45.47 (NCAA B Cut, Career Best)
  3. Van Mathias – 46.47 (NCAA B Cut)
  4. Gabriel Fantoni – 46.55 (NCAA B Cut)
  5. Iago Moussalem – 46.59 (NCAA B Cut, Career Best*)

 

400 IM

  1. Spencer Lehman – 3:44.30 (NCAA B Cut, Career Best)
  2. Mikey Calvillo – 3:48.15 (NCAA B Cut)
  3. Matt Jerden – 3:50.77 (NCAA B Cut)
  4. Ben McDade – 3:50.53 (NCAA B Cut)

 

200 Freestyle

  1. Mohamed Samy – 1:32.91 (NCAA B Cut)
  2. Jakub Karl – 1:35.75 (NCAA B Cut)
  3. Kai Bathurst – 1:36.55
  4. Thomas Vanderbrook – 1:36.25 (NCAA B Cut)
  5. Griffin Eiber – 1:37.42

 

100 Breaststroke

  1. Zane Backes – 51.37 (NCAA A Cut)
  2. Gary Kostbade – 53.10 (NCAA B Cut)

t-21. Matt Jerden – 54.24 (NCAA B Cut)

 

100 Backstroke

  1. Gabriel Fantoni – 44.92 (NCAA A Cut, Pool Record)
  2. Brendan Burns – 45.75 (NCAA B Cut, Career Best)
  3. Jacob Steele – 46.41 (NCAA B Cut)
  4. Jake Marcum – 48.01 (Career Best)

 

3-Meter Dive

  1. Mory Gould – 356.55 (NCAA Zone Qualifying Score)
  2. Cole VanDevender – 389.75 (NCAA Zone Qualifying Score)

 

200 Freestyle Relay

  1. Bruno Blaskovic, Jack Franzman, Brandon Hamblin, Mohamed Samy – 1:16.30 (NCAA A Cut, Pool Record)

 

OLD NATIONAL EVENTS PLAZA – WEDNESDAY, JULY 29th

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TICKETS GO ON SALE FRIDAY, MARCH 6TH AT 10 AM

Styx is coming to Evansville, IN at the Old National Events Plaza on Wednesday, July 29th, 2020. Tickets start at $39.00 plus applicable fees and go on-sale Friday, March 6th at 10AM.

About Styx:

The six men comprising Styx have committed to rocking the Paradise together with audiences far and wide by entering their second decade of averaging over 100 shows a year, and each one of them is committed to making the next show better than the last. Styx draws from over four decades of barnburning chart hits, joyous singalongs, and hard-driving deep cuts. Like a symphony that builds to a satisfying crescendo, a Styx set covers a wide range of stylistic cornerstones. From the progressively sweeping splendor that is “The Grand Illusion” to the hunker-down fortitude of all that is the “Blue Collar Man,” from the majestic spiritual love for a special “Lady” to the seething indictment of preening, primping pageantry for pageantry’s sake of “Miss America,” from an individual yearning for true connection as a “Man in the Wilderness” to a soul-deep quest to achieve what’s at the heart of one’s personal vision in “Crystal Ball,” from the regal reach-for-the-stars bravado of “Come Sail Away” to the grainy all-in gallop of that rugged “Renegade” who had it made, the band draws on an unlimited cache of ways to immerse one’s mind and body in their signature sound.

 

Styx hit its stride with guitarist/vocalist Tommy Shaw’s first LP with the band, 1976’s Crystal Ball, and then they become the first group to score four triple-platinum albums in a row: The Grand Illusion (1977), Pieces of Eight (1978), Cornerstone (1979), and Paradise Theater (1981). Over the ensuing decade, Styx weathered the shifting winds of the public’s musical taste, reconvening for a highly successful 1996 Return to Paradise tour that was expertly documented on both CD and DVD in 1997. With a little help from their many friends in Cleveland’s Contemporary Youth Orchestra, One With Everything (2006) became a hybrid orchestral rock blend for the ages. And on The Grand Illusion / Pieces of Eight Live (2011), the band performed at its peak when tackling every track from a pair of their finest triple-platinum albums back to back. Not only that, but the band re-recorded two discs’ worth of its classic material with much finesse and musculature, aptly known as Regeneration Volume I & II (2011 & 2012). Observes Tommy, “Now you have something you can take home with you and go, ‘Yeah, that’s the band I saw last night.’ ”

 

After more than a decade together on the road, this incarnation of Styx is looking forward to performing as many shows as it can as long as it can. “It all comes back to the chemistry,” says bassist/vocalist Ricky Phillips. “The legacy of this band will be that it brought joy to millions of people,” notes drummer Todd Sucherman. Observes keyboardist/vocalist Lawrence Gowan, “We’ve always tried to explain why this is this happening. It’s obviously a multitude of factors, but the main one is that our show is really good! And if it’s really good, they’re going to come to see it again.” Styx hopes it’s a wave that never crests. “Every night, we go on that magic carpet ride together,” observes original bassist Chuck Panozzo, who joins the band on tour as often as he can. “Music is this amazing force that comes from a higher place. I’m humbled for this band to have the great success that it has,” says co-founding guitarist/vocalist James “JY” Young. “We just want to keep on doing this,” asserts Tommy. “We want to let life take its course and let this music continue to be the soundtrack to it. And this band will continue to evolve as long as we live and play this music.” The jig is up, the news is out: The Esprit de Styx is alive and well, and now it’s time to see for yourself. Welcome to the Grand Evolution.

 

HOT JOBS IN EVANSVILLE

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AG Curtis Hill announces support for $1.6 billion settlement framework with opioid manufacturer

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Attorney General Curtis Hill is supporting a global settlement framework agreement between state attorneys general, other governmental units and drugmaker Mallinckrodt (MNK), its subsidiaries and certain other affiliates.

As part of the framework, MNK — currently the largest generic opioid manufacturer in the United States — agrees to pay $1.6 billion to a trust that will cover the costs of opioid addiction treatment and related efforts, with the potential for increased payment to the trust. MNK also agrees that its future generic opioid business will be subject to stringent injunctive relief that, among other things, will prevent marketing and ensure systems are in place to prevent diversion. The agreement is intended to settle opioid-related claims against the company.

“This agreement is an important step toward providing relief to Hoosiers hurt by the exploding opioid crisis,” Attorney General Hill said. “My office will work tirelessly to ensure that Indiana continues to receive the resources necessary to deal with the tragic fallout of drug abuse and addiction.”

Attorney General Hill has been active in investigating and pursuing solutions against bad actors involved in this unprecedented crisis. In November 2018, Attorney General Hill filed a lawsuit against Purdue Pharma, the manufacturer of OxyContin. The lawsuit alleged that Purdue Pharma intentionally understated the dangerous health risks of long-term opioid use and deceptively marketed their drugs in a way that violated Indiana law.

Attorney General Hill also filed a lawsuit in May 2019 against individual members of the Sackler family, which controlled the majority of Purdue Pharma’s board of directors from 1990 through 2018.

Purdue Pharma declared bankruptcy in September 2019 after an onslaught of lawsuits, including Indiana’s litigation. Indiana is actively involved in the bankruptcy proceeding to ensure that it receives any funds to which it is entitled under the law.

In October 2019, Attorney General Hill filed a lawsuit against three primary distributors of opioids: Cardinal Health, McKesson Corp. and AmerisourceBergen Drug Corp. Attorney General Hill alleged in the lawsuit that the distributors played an integral role in the explosion of the opioid crisis and profited from that role.

“Opioid manufacturers and distributors must be held accountable for their roles in this crisis, which has led to deadly consequences,” Attorney General Hill said.

Opioids are a class of drugs that include prescription painkillers and illegal drugs such as heroin. Nationwide, prescription and illegal opioids are the main cause of drug overdose deaths. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, opioids were involved in more than 47,600 overdose deaths in 2017. From 1999 to 2017, more than 702,000 people have died from a drug overdose.

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