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Fans Show Support for USI in the Elite Eight

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Fans Show Support for USI in the Elite Eight

MARCH 27TH, 2019 MEGAN DIVENTI EVANSVILLE, INDIANA

It’s a moment that’s 15 years in the making and thousands of fans were sure to catch in on the action. USI made it’s first Elite Eight appearance since 2004 making the final push to a Division II NCAA National Championship.

A sea of Archie’s Army filling the Ford Center.

“I mean I feel like USI is just one big family so if we have a big event like this everyone just wants to come out and like support obviously,” says Lindi Newhard, USI student.

Nearly two hours before the game, fans wrapping around the building, filled with excitement for their hometown team.

“So on campus today, it was really buzzing,” says Seth Pearson, USI student. “You couldn’t go anywhere without hearing about the game. It’s really a community thing. It’s awesome to hear so when I came out here I knew it was going to be a great turnout.”

Earlier in the day, the box office selling 3,000 tickets for the game and hours later that number spiking to 5,000 tickets.

“We just all love each other and we just all come together for something so big like this so it’s just really great to see everybody here,” says Gabby Sega, USI student.

Inside the fans showing their “screagle” spirit. Hoping for a win, fans say they just wanted to show support for their team.

“I think it’s a really good way to kick off the end of the semester, graduation, all these big events coming up and I think just this last good hoorah even if we don’t win, hopefully, we win, but hopefully it’s just a good way to kick it off,” say Will Sander, USI grad student.

The Eagles punched their ticket to the Final Four by beating West Texas A&M 94-84.

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Stein Garners All-America Honors

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University of Southern Indiana Men’s Basketball senior guard Alex Stein (Evansville, Indiana) has been selected Division II Conference Commissioner’s Association honorable mention All-America in a vote by the Division II sports information directors.

A preseason All-American by Division II Bulletin and Street & Smith’s College Basketball, Stein is collecting post-season All-America honors for the second straight season after garnering honorable mention All-America honors by Division II Bulletin as a junior in 2018. He is the 23rd player in program history to earn All-America honors.

Stein, who was named first-team National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) All-District on Monday, leads the Screaming Eagles with 20.6 points per game in addition to averaging 3.7 rebounds and 2.8 assists per contest. He also ranks second in the GLVC, 42nd nationally, in scoring and first in the league, eighth nationally, in free throws made.

The three-time first-team All-GLVC performer also became the third USI player to reach 2,000 career points this year. He needs three points to tie Chris Bowles (2,169) for second all-time at USI in scoring and 50 to match Stephen Jackson (2,216) for first-place.

In addition to the All-District and All-Region awards, Stein was named third-team Google Cloud Academic All-America by the College Sports Information Directors; first-team All-Great Lakes Valley Conference; NCAA II Midwest Regional Most Outstanding Player; and GLVC All-Tournament.

GAMING EXPANSION APPROVED BY HOUSE COMMITTEE

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By Victoria Ratliff
TheStatehouseFile.com

INDIANAPOLIS- A Gary riverboat casino would be allowed to move inland under a bill approved Wednesday by a House committee – but with a $100 million price tag.

That is one of the numerous provisions in Senate Bill 552, the giant gambling bill that was approved unanimously by the House Public Policy Committee. The amended bill covers an array of other gaming issues, including moving a second Gary casino license to the Terre Haute area and legalizing betting on sports, though not via phone or computer apps.

Under the amendment offered by committee chairman Rep. Ben Smaltz, R-Auburn, the Gary casino operator, Spectacle Gaming LLC, would have to pay a $100 million fee to repurchase the license they already have in order to operate at a new location near a northern Indiana interstate highway. Smaltz argued that gaming licenses are the property of the state, so if the location changes, a new fee to acquire it should be assessed.

The size of the fee shocked some committee members.

“To me it sounds like an address change,” said Rep. Vanessa Summers, D-Indianapolis. “It doesn’t necessarily sound like something that they should have to pay $100 million to do… Even for a rich person $100 million is kind of in the stratosphere.”

Gary is seeking to allow the casino to move inland in order to open up its port for economic development.

B.R. Lane, who represented Gary at the hearing, said later that the price tag “might have a chilling effect” on keeping businesses in Indiana. Gambling advocates here have kept an eye on Illinois, and the possibility of a casino being placed just west of Indiana’s border.

And John Keeler, a lobbyist for Spectacle, said that business already paid for the existing gaming licenses. Under the amended form of SB 552, they would have to pay again, plus lose one license to the Terre Haute area which would go up for bid.

“We do hope the license fee will be more reasonable, more business-friendly,” he said after the hearing.“It is a tremendous risk. One is the investment of $300 million in Gary (to build the new casino) and the other is the…potential competition from a Chicago casino.”

Rep. Sean Eberhart, R-Shelbyville, called for the fee to be eliminated altogether.

“To me, I think it should be a zero fee to move. I think it’s fair compensation. They’re taking a risk” by investing millions to relocate the casino, he said.

Eberhart, though, was most interested in another provision in the amendment. His community, Shelbyville, has one of two racinos in Indiana, along with Anderson, which combines horse racing and a casino. Those racinos, unlike other casinos in Indiana, do not have live table games, that use human dealers rather than video. A 2015 law allows them to get those live games in 2021, but the version of SB 552 which passed the Senate 38-1, moved those up to this year.

“The only reason Indiana Grand and Hoosier Park don’t have live table games now is because of Gov. (Mike) Pence and his threat to veto the entire gaming bill in 2015,” Eberhart said.

Also added to the bill Wednesday was an amendment by Rep. Edward Clere, R-New Albany, allowing veterans and fraternal organizations to participate in sports betting as long as the money only goes towards the organization. Clere said that since the bill already would legalize sports betting, a version benefiting charities also should be approved.

“I thought it would be an appropriate time to add this new opportunity so that they could conduct spots brackets or pool surrounded events,” he said.

Despite numerous questions from the committee, Clere’s amendment was adopted as Smaltz and House Ways and Means Co-Chairman Todd Huston, R-Fishers, both stressed that the bill is a work in progress and will be heading next to that budget-writing committee.

Smaltz said his amendment nixed the use of computers and mobile phones for sports betting because he was concerned that that could lead to every community having gambling. If someone could bet on a sporting event from their phone, it would be hard to argue that they couldn’t have black-jack and other casino games, he said.

Rep. Matt Lehman, R-Berne, said the bill does represent an “expansion of gaming” in Indiana.

“You don’t move boats from water to land and not call it an expansion,” he said.

He said the bill opens the door for other casinos to ask to move off the water and on to land. Sports betting and live dealers at racinos also expand gambling, Lehman said.

Yet he voted for the bill saying, “We’re here, we’re in. To use a gambling term, we’re all in. We’ve made this agreement and at the end of the day jobs, tax dollars” are dependent on the business.

FOOTNOTE: Victoria Ratliff is a reporter for TheStatehouseFile.com, a news site powered by Franklin College journalism students.

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Karam Foundation Founder Lina Serge Attar to Speak at UE Scholars for Syria Lecture

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Lina Serge Attar will be the speaker for the Scholars for Syria Lecture on April 11 at the University of Evansville. The lecture will begin at 6:00 p.m. in Room 162 in the Schroeder School of Business Building. It is free and open to the public, but donations to the Karam Foundation will be accepted at the event.

Attar is a Syrian-American architect, writer and founder and CEO of the Karam Foundation. During her lecture, Attar will map out an alternative vision for Syrian refugee youth, one that is a world away from war and despair. At her team’s Karam Houses in Turkey, hundreds of Syrian teens are building their ideas while gaining world-class critical and creative thinking skills.

“They are on pathways of future success and leadership for their communities and beyond,” said Attar. “Within their inspiring stories of resilience and determination, another Syrian narrative emerges about the limitless potential and possibilities for a better future we can create together.”

In 2007, Attar developed the vision of Karam (which means generosity in Arabic). Since 2011, she has directed Karam in its focus on the Syrian humanitarian crisis: developing an innovative education program for Syrian refugee youth, distributing aid to Syrian refugee families, and funding projects initiated by Syrians for Syrians. Her articles and essays have appeared in the New York Times and the Chicago Tribune, and she has appeared on CNN, NBC News, the BBC News, NPR and other media outlets. Attar is a graduate of the University of Aleppo, Rhode Island School of Design, and Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Indiana 800 Freestyle Relay Places Fourth to Begin NCAA Championships

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Indiana 800 Freestyle Relay Places Fourth to Begin NCAA Championships

 AUSTIN, Texas – The No. 2-ranked Indiana University men’s swimming and diving team began competition at the 2019 NCAA Championships on Wednesday night at the Lee and Joe Jamail Texas Swimming Center in Austin, Texas.

In the lone event of the night, the Hoosier 800 freestyle relay team of Zach Apple, Vini Lanza, Mohamed Samy, and Ian Finnerty placed fourth overall with a time of 6:07.35. The mark is the second-fastest in school history in the event.

Leading off, Apple posted a personal-best 200 freestyle split of 1:30.34, which ranks as the third-best time in program history. With the performance, all four earned All-America honors in the event.

The 2019 NCAA Championships will continue on Thursday morning with the prelims of the 200 freestyle relay, 500 freestyle, 200 IM, 50 freestyle, 1-meter dive and 400 medley relay. The action gets underway at the Lee and Joe Jamail Texas Swimming Center at 11:00 a.m. ET.

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 800 Freestyle Relay

4. Zach Apple, Vini Lanza, Mohamed Samy, Ian Finnerty – 6:07.35

 

Bill Tightening Penalties on Synthetic Drugs Passes Unanimously

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The Indiana Senate unanimously approved House Bill 1186 on Tuesday, 48-0, giving the state code a much needed update to deal effectively with synthetic drugs.

HB 1186, authored by Rep. Sharon Negele, R-Attica, and sponsored by Sen. Mike Bohacek, R-Michiana Shores, acknowledges and addresses the fact that synthetic, or lookalike drugs, have become a very real problem in Indiana.

“Synthetic substances, like spice or bath salts, are created to imitate other known illegal drugs, like marijuana or cocaine,” Negele said. “However, the synthetics can sometimes be more toxic and dangerous than the drugs they mimic. By strengthening penalties, we can get these criminals off the streets and help deter the manufacture of synthetic drugs.”

Under current Indiana law, synthetic drug offenses are currently classified as infractions or Class B misdemeanors. In recent years, synthetic drugs have increased in potency and are much more likely to be bought and abused in Indiana. Fentanyl analogs in particular are on the rise and are capable of causing severe harm and even death. HB 1186 changes the current classification and will ensure crimes involving synthetic or analog drugs are prosecuted the same way as the Schedule 1 drugs they are mimicking.

“In my district, I have worked with youths in the juvenile justice system and seen the dangerous effects of synthetic drugs,” Bohacek said. “This bill is necessary to ensure synthetic drugs are properly categorized as well as help combat drug use in our state. If signed into law, I believe this bill would help enhance the safety of Hoosiers and our local communities.”

HB 1186 is also a serious attempt at staunching the number of new drugs added to the code each year by criminalizing the analogs of already schedule controlled substances. Now, a person caught trafficking or abusing an analog of an already controlled substance would be prosecuted as if it was a controlled substance.

“House Bill 1186 ensures the traffickers of dangerous synthetic drugs are punished appropriately and will effectively curb the manufacture and distribution of these extremely harmful drugs,” said David Powell, executive director of the Indiana Prosecuting Attorneys Council. “We want to thank Rep. Negele and Sen. Bohacek for their work on this bill.”

Because the bill was not changed in the Senate, HB 1186 is on its way to Gov. Holcomb for his approval.

USI Softball Changes Schedule In Advance Of Alumni Weekend

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University of Southern Indiana Softball has changed its weekend schedule due to the impending rain the Evansville Tri-State area is expected to receive Saturday. The Screaming Eagles are moving their Great Lakes Valley Conference doubleheader Saturday against Truman State University to Monday at noon at the USI Softball Field.

USI also is moving its Alumni Day event to Sunday at noon, in conjunction with its GLVC doubleheader against Quincy University.

Sunday’s games will be aired on the GLVC Sports Network, while live stats and video will be available on GoUSIEagles.com. Monday’s games will have live stats only.

USI begins the week with an 18-12 overall record and a 6-2 mark in GLVC play; Quincy is 11-13 overall and 3-5 in GLVC play. Truman State, which visits Bellarmine University Sunday, enters the weekend with a 15-6 overall record and a 3-5 mark in league place.

USI Softball Notes
• Eagles go 2-2 last week.USI Softball went 2-2 on the road last week, falling twice at Missouri-St. Louis before earning a doubleheader sweep over Maryville.

• Last week’s leaders. As a team, USI struggled at the plate as it posted a .242 batting average on the week. Sophomore outfielder Alicia Webband junior shortstop Taylor Ricketts each hit .333 to lead the Eagles at the plate, while senior second baseman Claire Johnson had a double, home run and three RBIs. Junior outfielder Allison Schubert also had a pair of home runs in USI’s 3-2 loss to Missouri-St. Louis.

• In the circle. Junior pitcher Jennifer Leonhardt paced the Eagles in the circle last week with a 1-1 record, a save, a 0.93 ERA, a .151 opponent batting average and 18 strikeouts. Senior hurler Haylee Smith was 1-0 with a 0.81 ERA and five strikeouts.

• Alumni Day. The Eagles are expected to welcome more than 50 former USI Softball players to the USI Softball Field Sunday. Alumni Day was originally slated for Saturday, but expected rain in the Evansville Tri-State area Saturday forced a change to USI’s schedule.

• Streaks end. Leonhardt saw a pair of lengthy streaks come to an end in USI’s 3-2 loss to Missouri-St. Louis. The game marked the first time in more than 35 innings that Leonhardt had issued a walk and the first time in 34.1 innings of work that she had allowed a run.

• Leonhardt continues to shut down opposing batters. Leonhardt has recorded five shutouts in her six starts and has taken a no-hitter into the sixth inning in three of her last six starts.

• Leonhardt named GLVC Pitcher of Week. Junior pitcher Jennifer Leonhardt was named the GLVC Pitcher of the Week after going 2-0 with a 0.00 ERA, a .152 opponent batting average and 16 strikeouts in USI’s wins over McKendree and Illinois Springfield.

• Webb ties record. Sophomore outfielder Alicia Webb tied a school record for triples in a game (2) when she had back-to-back triples in the first and second innings of USI’s 7-0 game-one win over Illinois Springfield Sunday.

• Johnson named GLVC Player of Week. Johnson was named the GLVC Player of the Week for her efforts in USI’s final week at The Spring Games. In addition to her .538 batting average, Johnson had a .613 on-base percentage and a 1.000 slugging percentage. She drew five walks and struck out just two times as the Eagles went 5-3.

• NFCA Top 25. The University of Indianapolis (No. 20) is the only team from the GLVC that is in this week’s Top 25, while No. 7 Grand Valley State (GLIAC) and No. 17 Wayne State (GLIAC) are the only other Midwest Region teams inside the Top 25. Ashland (GLIAC) is receiving votes outside the Top 25.

• Offensive leaders. Johnson leads the Eagles in batting average (.409), triples (5), on-base percentage (.495), runs scored (28) and RBIs (22). Leonhardt is hitting .364 with a team-best 11 sacrifices, while Schubert and senior catcher Lindsey Barr each have a team-high four home runs.

• Leonhardt leading Eagles in circle. Leonhardt leads the Eagles with an 11-4 record, two saves, a 1.55 ERA, a .181 opponent batting average and 113 strikeouts. She began the week leading the GLVC in ERA and opponent batting average, and was third in strikeouts.

• Leonhardt closing in on strikeout record. Leonhardt begins the week needing just 61 strikeouts match Brooke Harmening‘s all-time school record of 642.

• Hitting streaks. Johnson, Ricketts and Webb each start the week with a team-best three-game hitting streak. Johnson and Ricketts each have recorded a team-high eight-game hitting streak this year.

University Of Evansville Gets A 9-5 victory over SIU-Edwardsville

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EVANSVILLE, Ind. – The University of Evansville baseball team stayed hot at the plate and rode some solid relief pitching to a 9-5 victory over SIU-Edwardsville at Charles H. Braun Stadium Wednesday night.

After falling into a 4-0 hole in the second inning, freshman right-hand pitcher Sam Steimel came in to toss a scoreless third and fourth frame, scattering a pair of hits while striking out a batter. For his efforts, Steimel picked up the first victory of his college career.

Meanwhile, the Aces bats ignited. After a bases-loaded walk in the bottom of the frame got Evansville on the scoreboard, sophomore first baseman Tanner Craig drilled a one-out solo home run to left in the third, cutting the Cougar lead down to two.

Then in the third, UE overtook SIUE. Tanner Craig continued his sudden warm-up at the plate, drilling a shot to deep left with the bases loaded, just missing out on a grand slam. Instead, it was an RBI single, driving in junior right fielder Troy Beilsmith, cutting the deficit to 4-3. Then, senior center fielder Nate Reeder continued his torrid start to the season with a bases-loaded single, driving in both freshman designated hitter A.J. Fritz and junior shortstop Craig Shepherd, giving the Aces the lead, 5-4.

The Cougars would come back to knot the game up in the top of the fifth, but in the bottom of the sixth, the Aces snap the deadlock. Craig Shepherd would tally on a bases-loaded wild pitch, giving UE the lead, 6-5. Nate Reeder would follow that up with an RBI single deep in the hole at shortstop, scoring Shepherd for an insurance tally, 7-5.

Freshman left-hand reliever Michael Parks would take it from there, tossing three straight shutout frames to close out the game, earning him the third save of his young collegiate career.

The win improves Evansville’s record to 11-9 on the season, while SIU-Edwardsville falls to 8-14.

The Aces now head to Peoria, Illinois to open the Missouri Valley Conference schedule on the road at Bradley, beginning Friday at 6 p.m.

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Evansville Supply Company by Pat Sides

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This view of Pennsylvania Street looks east towards First Avenue and Willard Park in the early 1960s. On the right is the Evansville Supply Company, which sat at the busy intersection for decades.

The firm was incorporated in 1908, and the building seen here was erected in 1913, one of about 320 factories operating in Evansville around this time. ESCO manufactured factory, mill and mine supplies, and by 1929 it claimed to be the largest such factory in the state.

In 1967, a Milwaukee firm purchased the company, and suspected arson sealed the old building’s fate in early 1984 when it was being demolished to make way for the new expressway.

VANDERBURGH COUNTY FELONY CHARGES

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 Below are the felony cases to be filed by the Vanderburgh County Prosecutor’s Office today.

Jason Greer: Intimidation (Level 5 Felony), Resisting law enforcement (Class A misdemeanor)

David Julius Jackson Jr.: Possession of altered handgun (Level 5 Felony), Carrying a handgun without a license (Class A misdemeanor)

Jason Daniel Seibert: Unlawful possession of syringe (Level 6 Felony), Possession of marijuana (Class A misdemeanor), Possession of paraphernalia (Class A misdemeanor)

Marlon Ricardo Waddell Jr.: Battery resulting in bodily injury to a public safety official (Level 5 Felony), Intimidation (Level 6 Felony), Resisting law enforcement (Class A misdemeanor), Possession of marijuana (Class B misdemeanor), Disorderly conduct (Class B misdemeanor), Refusal to identify self (Class C misdemeanor), Disregarding stop sign (C infraction)

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