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Eagles fly into the GLVC Tournament USI rose to 11th in national poll

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A red-hot 11th-ranked University of Southern Indiana men’s soccer team begins the 2018 Great Lakes Valley Conference Tournament with a five-game winning streak on the line Sunday at 2:30 p.m. when it hosts Rockhurst University for the second time in two weeks at Strassweg Field. The Screaming Eagles (13-2-1, 11-1-1 GLVC) is hosting a first round GLVC Tournament match for the first time since 2016.

Ticket prices for the GLVC Tournament first round matches are $5 for adults, $3 for children, and $10 for families. Live coverage of the USI’s first round matches can be found on GoUSIEagles.com. For more information about the GLVC and the conference tournaments, visit GLVCSports.com.

Week 9 Eagle Notes: 

USI rise in the national and regional polls: The Eagles rose to 11th in the latest United Soccer Coaches Top 25 Poll and moved into the top slot of the NCAA Division II Midwest Region poll this week. The number 11 national ranking is the highest by the Eagles since finishing the 1982 season in the number seven slot, while USI is ranked number one in the region for the first time in the history of the program.

Eagles closing on school record for wins:  USI has won 13 games, two shy of the school record of 15 that was set in 1989 and tied 1990. ,

USI wins the GLVC regular season: With the decisive victory over William Jewell College last Sunday, USI won the GLVC regular season title for the first time since 1990.

Eagles on a roll: USI enters the post-season on five-match winning streak and has won 10 of its last 11 games, dating back to September 21. The Eagles also have averaged 2.0 goals offensively and recorded six shutouts defensively.

Rickey leading the offense: Junior midfielder Sean Rickey leads the USI offense with 27 points on a team-high 11 goals and five assists. Rickey also ranks first in the GLVC in game winning goals; second in goals per game; and fourth in assists per game. Junior forward Eric Ramirez is second with 16 points on seven goals and two assist.

Moving up the all-time list:  Junior midfielder Sean Rickey and junior forward Eric Ramirez are moving up the all-time lists for scoring at USI. Rickey is 10th all-time at USI in scoring with 57 points on 22 goals, which rank ninth, and 13 assists, which are tied for 10th. Ramirez is 11th with 53 points on 23 goals, which rank seventh, and seven assists.

Between the posts: Sophomore goalkeeper Justin Faas leads the Eagles between the posts with a 13-2-1 overall record and eight shutouts. The eight shutouts are two shy of tying a USI single-season record of 10 set by Matt Blauvelt in 1990. Faas also has a 0.68 goals against average in 1430 minutes, ranking first overall in the GLVC.

Santoro in his 10th year: USI Head Coach Mat Santoro has an 88-72-18 overall record at the helm. Santoro has guided the Eagles to four GLVC Tournament appearances and the NCAA II Tournament in 2016.

USI versus Rockhurst: Rockhurst leads the all-time series with USI, 20-4-1, after the Eagles won a 2-1 overtime thriller on October 19 at Strassweg Field.

USI vs. the GLVC Tournament Field:  USI was 6-1-0 against the GLVC Tournament field in 2018.

GLVC leader in championships: USI has 10 GLVC men’s soccer titles since the conference was created in 1979, the most by any program in the league. The Eagles won the conference championships in 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1988, 1989, 1990, and 1991.

USI all-time in the GLVC Tournament: The Eagles have a 32-8-2 all-time record in the GLVC Tournament.

Lynyard Skynyrd, Last of the Street Survivors Farewell Tour

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Rock out with Lynyrd Skynyrd during their Farwell Tour at the Ford Center

Earlier this year, Lynyrd Skynyrd announced that after a career that has spanned more than 40 years and includes a catalog of more than 60 albums with more than 30 million units sold, they would embark on their Last of the Street Survivors Farewell Tour. Don’t miss your opportunity to rock out with these Southern Rock icons! 

Saturday, October 27th at 7PM

Click here for more details and ticket information!

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AG Curtis Hill reiterates support for maximizing numbers of early-voting centers

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AG also announces appeal in Common Cause case, defending state law’s enforceability

Attorney General Curtis Hill today announced he is appealing a federal court’s consent decree setting a minimum number of five early-voting sites specifically in Marion County in perpetuity, which contravenes state law requiring a unanimous vote of the county election board each year to establish satellite offices.

“In filing this appeal, we are defending the ability of the local election board to make these decisions in accordance with state law without a federal court ruling binding the board to a minimum number of locations indefinitely,” Attorney General Hill said.

Further, Attorney General Hill said, his office has a statutory obligation to defend the constitutionality and enforceability of state laws. In this case, a federal court overrode the operation of state law without declaring that enforcement of the law would violate federal law.

While fulfilling his statutory duty, Attorney General Hill also reiterated his own strong support for maximizing the numbers of satellite voting centers in all 92 counties.

“We must — as a matter of civic responsibility — ensure that as many people as possible are able to participate in free and fair elections,” he said. “In every lawful way, we should maximize the convenience and ease with which citizens may cast their ballots. Establishing a plentiful number of early-voting sites is one such strategy. I encourage county election officials across Indiana to operate multiple satellite voting locations in their counties, and I encourage voters to take maximum advantage of these opportunities.”

Current court proceedings in this matter have no effect on the 2018 election cycle or current numbers of early-voting sites.

Vanderburgh County Current Warrants

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Vanderburgh County Current Warrants

CANDIDATE FORUM TONIGHT 6:30 PM

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CANDIDATE FORUM TONIGHT!!
6:30 PM
ST LUCUS CHURCH 33 W. VIRGINIA
PLEASE JOIN:
JIM HARPER, DEM. CANDIDATE FOR SECRETARY OF STATE AND LOCAL CANDIDATES
FOR CANDIDATE FORUM
SPONSORED BY THE TRI STATE ALLIANCE AND RAINBOW CATHOLICS INTERFAITH COALITION NAACP and HOLA
Thank you,
Scott Danks, Chairman Vanderburgh County Democratic Party

POLITICAL LIES

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“READERS FORUM” OCTOBER 25, 2018

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We hope that today’s “READERS FORUM” 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? 

WHATS ON YOUR MIND TODAY?

Todays“Readers Poll” question is: If the election was held today in District #2 for the Vanderburgh County School Board which two (2) would you vote for?

We would like to thank you for your support and prayers for our Publisher to have a successful heart operation and recovery.  We are pleased to informed that Ron’s operation this morning went better than expected and he is presently in recovery.

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Response To Retired Educator Carolyn Bennett’s Letter To CCO Editor By Anne Ennis

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How Are Students Learning and Who Is Leading the Lesson?
by Ann M Ennis
Many are concerned about the Learning Sciences International (LSI) group contracted by EVSC to show our teachers how to help students self-teach.
As explained in the September 10 School Board Meeting by Dr. Smith, “LSI was a seminal point in shift to make sure that each student is responsible for his learning. We are going away from the lecture model …. The way every person in this room was taught was with teacher at front of room lecturing and we as students accepting and taking-in the information from the teacher.” …
Smith continued, “LSI brings content and delivery improvement. LSI is a perfect fit for SEL (social emotional learning model used throughout EVSC). Students have responsibility to work in groups. … We know that success with executive function skills is the most significant indicator of a student’s future success.” Executive functio includes staying on task, critical thinking, listening, collaboration and delegation.
“LSI was brought in (by EVSC) to help shift in approach to educating students,” Dr. Smith said. After the LSI contract ends, with training being provided to teachers through work-day professional development sessions, “we will be able to continue on without LSI and Mass Insight. We can continue and succeed. This is often not the case” after a contracted consultant company departs, said Dr. Smith.
Dr. Smith ended his part of the Sept. 18 meeting, by saying self-teaching and self-regulation “allow all students to develop to their maximum potential.”
In substitute teaching this fall for teachers using the self-instruction method, and in this particular week for teachers who were pulled from class for 2 days of training in the LSI method, I am concerned about the ideal versus reality of students self-teaching and self-regulating. Introducing this method at Kindergarten and taking it through to 12th grade — perhaps. But introducing this concept with 5th, 6th, 7th and 8th graders does not seem to lead to learning.
I would like more information. I would like to see a well functioning self-regulating, self-teaching, group work classroom with a first or second year teacher in a standard middle school classroom. I hope to get it after the election, no matter the result.
FOOTNOTE: This letter is posted by the CCO without opinion, bias or editing.

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: STATE REPRESENTATIVE RON BEACON PRAISED FOR HIS WORK IN COMMUNITY

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October 24, 2018

Dear Editor,

This past March, a tragedy occurred in our community of Spencer County.  A 17 year old, Jade Yeager was killed in a car accident at a dangerous intersection outside of Rockport on her way to school.

Her father, Mike Yeager had a goal of making that intersection safer so no one else would lose their life.  On his behalf, I contacted State Representative Ron Bacon to inquire on the appropriate action required to get the process started.

Ron was a valuable asset from the beginning.  He has worked with INDOT over the years & contacted them immediately to see if the wreck had been reported.  Ron let me know the steps to take soon after he spoke with INDOT.  I stayed in regular contact with Ron until the meeting with INDOT was held at Spencer County Courthouse this past July.  

I have come to know Ron through his involvement with Spencer & Warrick Counties. He is a man of true character that cares about people as a whole – even down to a person he never met until a tragedy occurred – he was there for Mike.  Ron’s involvement to communities with his reputation has carried positive results throughout Southern Indiana even all the way to the Statehouse.  

I hope that anyone who knows Ron or has heard of him will take the time out to thank him for the amazing job that he does representing the people of Southern Indiana.

Sincerely,

Mysti DeMarco

Rockport, IN 

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