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HOT JOBS IN EVANSVILLE
BREAKING BENJAMIN TO BRING THEIR HEADLINING TOUR TO FORD CENTER MARCH 18
BREAKING BENJAMIN ANNOUNCE NORTH AMERICAN HEADLINE ARENA TOUR FOR SPRING 2019
FORD CENTER | MARCH 18
TICKETS GO ON SALE FRIDAY, DECEMBER 21 AT 10 AM
Evansville, IN – Multi-platinum rockers Breaking Benjamin have announced they’ll kick off 2019 with a North American headline arena tour next spring, and including Evansville, IN on March 18 at Ford Center. Joining Breaking Benjamin as special guests are Skillet, Underoath and Fight The Fury. Tickets go on sale Friday, December 21 at 10 am.
Additionally, the band released a music video for their current single, “Tourniquet†on Friday, December 14th, completing the visual trilogy of videos released-to-date from their sixth studio album EMBER (April 2018). EMBER debuted at #3 on the Billboard Top 200 chart and has spawned off two #1 rock radio hits with recent singles, “Red Cold River,†and “Torn In Two,†marking the band’s eighth and ninth #1 singles to date.
This Week at USI
Below is a list of events and activities happening in and around the USI community in the coming weeks and at the beginning of the new year:
University offices open through Friday, December 21
Winter Recess 2018
The University of Southern Indiana will be closed on Monday, December 24 and Tuesday, December 25 for the Christmas holiday and will be closed Wednesday, December 26 through Tuesday, January 1, 2019 for Winter Recess. USI offices will reopen on Wednesday, January 2, 2019. The first day of spring 2019 classes is Monday, January 7, 2019.
Monday, January 21, 2019
Political strategist, author Donna Brazile to keynote USI’s 2019 Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Luncheon
Donna Brazile, former Chair of the Democratic National Committee and New York Times best-selling author, will be the keynote speaker at the University of Southern Indiana’s annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Luncheon at 11 a.m. Monday, January 21, 2019, in Carter Hall, located in University Center on the USI campus. Tickets for the luncheon in Carter Hall are currently sold out, but overflow tickets, including meal service, are available for $15. All tickets may be purchased online on the USI website or at the USI Multicultural Center, located at Room 1224 in University Center East. Read More
STUDENT EVENTS
A collection of events on campus and in the community sponsored by USI student organizations can be found on the USI events calendar by clicking here.
Tuesday, February 26, 2019
Author, scholar, activist Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor to keynote 2019 Mandela Day
Dr. Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor, author and assistant professor of African American Studies at Princeton University, will present the keynote address for the 2019 University of Southern Indiana Nelson Mandela Social Justice Day at 6 p.m. Tuesday, February 26 in the USI Performance Center. The presentation will be free and open to the public. The keynote address is the culmination of a full day of activities meant to raise dialogue at USI around current issues of human and civil rights, public service, and activism. Read More
Thursday, April 4, 2019
General Colin Powell to speak on leadership at USI in April
The University of Southern Indiana will present “Leadership: Taking Charge,†a moderated discussion with General Colin L. Powell, USA (Ret.) at 6 p.m. Thursday, April 4, 2019, at the new USI Arena. The discussion will be free and open to the public. General Powell will be the fourth speaker in the University’s Romain College of Business Innovative Speaker Series. Previous speakers include T. Boone Pickens, legendary entrepreneur and philanthropist in 2013, Dr. Ben Bernanke, former chairman of the Federal Reserve in 2015, and Dr. Oscar Salazar, founding chief technology officer of Uber in 2017. Read More
Indiana State Police at Evansville Receives Four New Troopers
Lieutenant Brian Bailey, Commander of the Evansville District, welcomes four new troopers to the Evansville District.
Last Thursday, December 13, 54 troopers graduated from the Indiana State Police Recruit Academy after completing 22 weeks of intense training that exceeded 1,018 hours. Some subject areas of training included criminal and traffic law, crash investigation, emergency vehicle operations, defensive tactics, firearms and a host of other subjects related to modern policing.
Troopers will now spend the next three months working side by side with a series of experienced Field Training Officers. Upon successful completion of field training, the new troopers will begin solo patrols in the Evansville District.
New Troopers at Evansville:
- Brayden K. Angermeier, 23, is a native of Newburgh and a 2014 graduate of Castle High School. He later attended Indiana State University where he received his degree in Criminal Justice. Angermeier currently resides in Newburgh and will primarily patrol Pike County.
- Trey Zentravian, 25, is a native of Evansville and a 2012 graduate of Reitz High School. He later attended Ivy Tech where he received his degree in Criminal Justice. Zentravian is married and has three children. He currently resides in Evansville and will primarily patrol Posey County.
- Tanner Hurley, 22, is a native of Churubusco and a 2014 graduate of Churubusco High School. He later attended Vincennes University where he received his degree in Conservation Law Enforcement. Hurley also serves with the Indiana National Guard Army. He currently resides in Vincennes and will primarily patrol Gibson County.
- Michael Rodriguez, 27, is a native of Midlothian, IL, and a 2010 graduate of Oak Forest High School.  He later attended University of Southern Indiana where he is currently working on his Criminal Justice degree. Rodriguez served in the U.S. Navy between August 2010 and August 2014. He currently resides in Evansville and will primarily patrol Gibson County.
Pictured (L-R) Brayden Angermeier, Trey Zentravian, Tanner Hurley and Michael Rodriguez
VANDERBURGH COUNTY FELONY CHARGES
 Below are the felony cases to be filed by the Vanderburgh County Prosecutor’s Office today.
Donald Terrell Skinner: Operating a vehicle as an habitual traffic violator (Level 6 Felony), Speeding (C infraction)
Richard Allen Soliday: Neglect of a  dependent (Level 6 Felony), Neglect of a  dependent (Level 6 Felony), Neglect of a  dependent (Level 6 Felony), Neglect of a  dependent (Level 6 Felony), Neglect of a  dependent (Level 6 Felony)
Shawnee R. Onan: Auto theft (Level 6 Felony)
Shannon Marie Nethery: Intimidation (Level 6 Felony), Battery resulting in bodily injury (Class A misdemeanor), Battery resulting in bodily injury (Class A misdemeanor), Disorderly conduct (Class B misdemeanor)
Aaron Michael Hendrickson: Dealing in a schedule IV controlled substance (Level 5 Felony), Dealing in marijuana (Class A misdemeanor)
Daniel Mark Motteler: Stalking (Level 5 Felony)
Aaron Dean Brown: Possession of methamphetamine (Level 6 Felony), Possession of paraphernalia (Class C misdemeanor)
Anthony W. Allbritton: Auto theft (Level 6 Felony), Theft (Class A misdemeanor)
Andrew Joshua Ball: Unlawful possession of syringe (Level 6 Felony), Possession of methamphetamine (Level 6 Felony), Criminal trespass (Class A misdemeanor)
Misty Dawn Boyer: Possession of methamphetamine (Level 6 Felony), Unlawful possession or use of a legend drug (Level 6 Felony), Possession of a controlled substance (Class A misdemeanor)
EPD Financial Crimes Unit needs assistance identifying suspect in multiple fraud cases.
The Evansville Police Department Financial Crimes Unit is attempting to identify this suspect involved in multiple fraud cases in Evansville. Most cases involve this subject stealing wallets at local gyms and using the victim’s cards at various locations. Please contact the EPD Financial Crimes Unit at (812) 436-7959 with any information
Eagles sail by Midway, 96-63
University of Southern Indiana Men’s Basketball sailed by Midway University, 96-63, Sunday afternoon at the Physical Activities Center. The Screaming Eagles go to 5-2 overall, while Midway is 6-5 on the season.
USI used a 13-4 run to end the first half and led at the intermission, 47-34. The Eagles started the game with a 9-2 run before methodically building the 14-point halftime advantage.
Leading the way in the first half was junior guard/forward Kobe Caldwell (Bowling Green, Kentucky), who had five of the first nine USI points and finished the first 20 minutes with 15 points, and senior guard Alex Stein (Evansville, Indiana), who had 10 points on three-of-six from the field, including a pair of three-point bombs.
The Eagles finished the first half on a 10-1 run and extended it to 17-1 in the first two minutes of the second half to lead by 20 points, 54-34. Senior forward Jacob Norman (Evansville, Indiana), sophomore guard Mateo Rivera (Indianapolis, Indiana), and Stein propelled the offensive surge with five points each.
Midway battled back with a 14-2 run of its own to close the gap to eight points, 56-48 with 14:17 remaining in the contest. USI responded with a 27-8 explosion over the next 10 minutes to regain command of the contest, 83-56. Sophomore forward Josh Price (Indianapolis, Indiana) led the Eagles’ authoritative run with eight points.
The Eagles cruised through the final three minutes to finish the game with a 96-63 victory. USI shot 45.8 percent for the game (33-72), 56.5 percent from downtown (13-23), and 81.0 percent from the stripe (17-21), while winning the battle of the glass with a commanding 51-31 advantage.
Four Eagles reached double digits on the scoreboard, led by Stein with a game-high 23 points. The senior guard was seven-of-12 from the field, perfect three-of-three from long range, and six-of-six from the stripe.
Caldwell followed with 17 points, while Price and Rivera rounded out the double-digit scorers with 15 and 11 points, respectively. Sophomore forward Emmanuel Little (Indianapolis, Indiana) paced the Eagles on the glass by tying a season-high with 12 rebounds.
The Eagles return to action Tuesday and Wednesday in the Bellarmine Classic when they take on Northern Michigan University and 12th-ranked Barry University in Louisville, Kentucky. Tipoff versus Northern Michigan is 4 p.m. (CST) Tuesday, while the start time against Barry is noon (CST).
The Northern Michigan Wildcats are 8-1 overall in the first half of the season and have won their last three-straight. Northern Michigan also has posted wins over the GLVC’s McKendree University (93-70) and Lewis University (77-59) to open the season in the GLVC/GLIAC Challenge November 10-11 in Marquette, Michigan.
Northern Michigan leads the all-time series with USI, 2-0, both in the NCAA II Tournament. The Eagles lost to the Wildcats in the 1980 regional in Dayton, Ohio, 93-83, and in the 1993 regional at USI, 86-85.
USI and Barry will be meeting for the first time in the history of the programs on Wednesday in Louisville. The 12th-ranked Buccaneers ran their record to 7-1 in the first two months of the 2018-19 season by defeating Drury University, 82-81, this afternoon in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
“IS IT TRUE” DECEMBER 17, 2018
We hope that today’s “IS IT TRUEâ€Â will provoke honest and open dialogue concerning issues that we, as responsible citizens of this community, need to address in a rational and responsible way?Â
IS IT TRUE that we are told by several credible sources that current 3rd Ward City Councilman G. John Hayden, CPA will not be a candidate for City Council in the 2019 election?  …with the blessing of the Republican party officials, the former Democratic  County Commissioner, and 3rd Ward City Councilman Steve Melcher shall be running for Mr. Hayden’s seat as a Republican?
IS IT TRUE we are told that all eyes will be on 2nd Ward Democratic City Councilwoman Missy Mosby when members of the Evansville City Council vote on who will be the next City Council attorney?  …we been told that Ms. Mosby is postured to vote to retain the services of the current City Council attorney Josh Clayborn a Republican from Newburgh?  …we are told if Ms. Mosby vote to retain the services of Newburgh Republican Josh Clayborn it will become a campaign issue in the Democratic primary race in the 2019 Council election?
IS IT TRUE we are told by several of our Republican buddies that the Winnecke for Mayor committee is going to spend a lot of time and money time to help elect Republican candidates to take control of City Council in 2019?
IS IT TRUE we are told that the Democrats have an impressive individual that is considering running for the 1st Ward seat? Â …we are told he will announce his intentions right after Christmas? …if he decides to run for the 1st Ward seat we are told that his chances of winning that seat are very good?
IS IT TRUE we are told that the chances of businesswoman and political activist Amy Word-Smith making a decision on running for the At-Large City Council will not occur seat until after January 15, 2019?
IS IT TRUE that the future success of the Democratic Party of Vanderburgh County is in the hands of Sheriff Dave Wedding, County Commissioners Ben Shoulders and Jeff Hatfield, State Representative Ryan Hatfield, and Party Chairmen Scott Danks?  … it’s time that they have a strategy meeting to determine how they are going to stop the “Winnecke For Mayor” political machine from taking over the City Government?
IS IT TRUE we are told that the Democratic Party Mayoral candidate shouldn’t expect local trade unions to provide him with a big influx of money to help him to offset campaign expenses?
IS IT TRUE it looks like our Vanderburgh County elected officials are backing down on a funding request to do a $40 million jail expansion project? Â …it looks like the jail expansion money request will be between $24 to $28 million dollars?
IS IT TRUE that the taxpayers were told that once the Downtown Medical School got up and running there will be a large influx of people making arrangements to stay at the new Downtown Doubletree Hotel?  …..we are waiting to see when this projection will come true?
IS IT TRUE that the taxpayers were told that once the Downtown Medical School got up and running there will be a large influx of medical student, support staff moving in apartments and condos in the downtown area?  …we are waiting to see when this projection will come true?
IS IT TRUEÂ that the taxpayers were told when the $18 million renovations of the North Main Street corridor project was completed it would create a large influx of new businesses locating there? Â ….we are waiting to see when this projection will come true?
IS IT TRUE it’s obvious that the West Franklin Street business leaders have their act together?  …all you have to do is drive down the West Franklin Street area during the evening time you will experience a nice yuletide atmosphere?  …the Westside Franklin Street business group has successfully marketed their area without any public assistance?
IS IT TRUE that some of the employees working for the OLD NATIONAL BANk Events Center feel that they should be treated better by the management?
Todays“Readers Poll†question is: Do you think that the Republicans can take control of City Council in the 2019 City election?
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