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THE YWCA TAKES A STAND AGAINST RACISM
Over 300,000 individuals expected to take a Stand Against Racism
All are welcome to join the YWCA in taking a Stand Against Racism on April 25, 2018 on the campus of University of Evansville. Stand Against Racism unites communities in a bold demonstration that delivers a clear message: we are on a mission to eliminate racism.
“Racism is not always as overt as segregated public buses or water fountains, but instead it is the misunderstanding and intolerance of cultural differences,†says YWCA of Evansville CEO, Erika Taylor.“This intolerance of diversity is not just institutional. It is also driven by individual beliefs which can occur within each culture. Now is the time to resolve inequality and evolve as an open-minded society.â€
Stand Against Racism is a signature campaign of YWCA USA to build community among those who work for racial justice and to raise awareness about the negative impact of institutional racism and structural racism in our communities. This campaign is part of YWCA’s larger national strategy to fulfill its mission of eliminating racism. The YWCA of Evansville has sponsored local Stand Against Racism events since 2011. The University of Evansville now joins the YWCA as a community partner for the second year.
This week, Stand Against Racism events are anticipated in nearly every state across the country including public policy advocacy, community education, and public proclamations. Over 300,000 people are expected to participate nationwide. Here in Evansville, the YWCA will partner with the University of Evansville to present a full day of events.
The lineup of events begins at 11:15 a.m. at the University of Evansville Ridgway University Center with a special proclamation by Mayor Lloyd Winnecke and remarks from YWCA and University of Evansville officials and students before attendees take the Stand Against Racism Pledge. Other activities include a panel discussion on racism and higher education, open mic expressions on themes of racial justice and equality, a display of passive protest posters, and information table.
The day will culminate with a keynote address by Robert Jackson at 6:00 p.m. in Eykamp Hall, Room 251, Ridgway University Center. This event is free and open to the public. Mr. Jackson’s topic will be “Respectand Compassion for All.â€
Jackson is the author of The No More Excuses Curriculum, featuring the books, Black Men Stand Up!, The Workbook: A Boys Guide to Manhood, The Workbook: A Girls Guide to Womanhood, Solutions to Educating Black and Latino Males and Put a Stop to Bullying. He is a nationally renowned speaker, educator, consultant, and owner of Lavelle Publishing and Robert Jackson Consulting.
He earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Industrial Technology from Western Kentucky University where he lettered four years in football and track. After being cut from the NFL Minnesota Vikings, Jackson began teaching. Wanting to make a bigger impact on education, he began conducting professional development workshops and keynotes nationally for educators, parents and students. He is committed to serving his community as mentor and leader, especially on issues facing African American and Latino students.
He is an active Life Member of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc., 100 Black Men and Bachelor Benedict Club and a member of the NFL Players Association (NFLPA).
He has received numerous awards for his work, including the Bridge Building Award from Collaborate to Save our Sons for his leadership and mentorship toward youth and adults nationally, The Do Something Positive, Be Something Positive Award for his leadership in the community, Civil Rights Justice by Action Youth Award from National Organization of Black Law Enforcement for his tireless work with students nationally.
Stand Against Racism Schedule of Events:
11:15 a.m.
12:00 p.m.
2:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. 3:00 p.m.
4:00 p.m. 6:00 p.m.
Proclamation by Mayor Lloyd Winnecke; Remarks from YWCA and University of Evansville officials and students; attendees take the Stand Against Racism pledge. (Ridgway University Center – Lobby Area)
Anti-Bias Training Session (registration has closed)
Community Information Tables with prizes and giveaways (Outside Ridgway Center)
Open Mic Forum: All are welcome to express themes of race, racism, social justice and cultural diversity through spoken word, poetry, monologues, song, and dance. Passive protest poster display. (Outside Ridgway Center)
Panel Discussion: Racism and Higher Education (Outside Ridgway Center)
Keynote Speaker: Robert Jackson (Ridgway University Center, Eykamp Hall, Rm. 251)
The YWCA is dedicated to eliminating racism, empowering women and promoting peace, justice, freedom and dignity for all. The YWCA has been serving the Evansville area since 1911 and from its inception has provided housing and services for women and girls. The Evansville YWCA is part of an international movement serving over 2 million in the United States and 25 million worldwide.
Robert Jackson to Speak at UE’s Take a Stand Against Racism with the YWCA
Robert Jackson will be the keynote speaker for the second annual Take a Stand Against Racism with the YWCA at the University of Evansville. Jackson’s topic will be “Respect and Compassion for All.†The event is Wednesday, April 25 from 6:00-7:00 p.m. in Eykamp Hall, Room 251, Ridgway University Center. This is free and open to the public.
Jackson is the author of The No More Excuses Curriculum, featuring the books, Black Men Stand Up!, The Workbook: A Boys Guide to Manhood, The Workbook: A Girls Guide to Womanhood, Solutions to Educating Black and Latino Males and Put a Stop to Bullying. He is a nationally renowned speaker, educator, consultant, and owner of Lavelle Publishing and Robert Jackson Consulting.
He earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Industrial Technology from Western Kentucky University where he lettered four years in football and track. After being cut from the NFL Minnesota Vikings, Jackson began teaching. Wanting to make a bigger impact on education, he began conducting professional development workshops and keynotes nationally for educators, parents and students. He is committed to serving his community as mentor and leader, especially on issues facing African American and Latino students.
He is an active Life Member of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc., 100 Black Men and Bachelor Benedict Club and a member of the NFL Players Association (NFLPA).
He has received numerous awards for his work, including the Bridge Building Award from Collaborate to Save our Sons for his leadership and mentorship toward youth and adults nationally, The Do Something Positive, Be Something Positive Award for his leadership in the community, Civil Rights Justice by Action Youth Award from National Organization of Black Law Enforcement for his tireless work with students nationally.Â
Other activities planned include:Â
11:15 a.m.: Stand Against Racism Pledge
Charges tossed for speedy trial rule violation reinstated on appeal
Dave Stafford for www.theindanalawyer.com
A Ripley County man whose drunken-driving counts were discharged by a trial court after he moved for dismissal under the speedy trial rule may be haled back into court on those charges after the state successfully appealed.
The Indiana Court of Appeals on Tuesday reversed dismissal of the charges in State of Indiana v. Daniel L. Myers, 69A01-1708-CR-1805. Daniel Myers was charged with three counts of operating while intoxicated on Dec. 3, 2015. After numerous delays — some of which were attributable to Myers — the Ripley Superior Court at a pretrial hearing on May 26, 2017, set a trial date, without objection, of Nov. 14, 2017.
At the pretrial hearing, the court asked the state and defense if there were any issues under Indiana Trial Rule 4(C), which generally requires a trial date be set within one year of the filing of charges. Neither Myers’ defense nor the state said there were any such issues.
But last June, Myers’ defense said it learned that the one-year period had expired, meaning Myers was entitled to dismissal of the charges under Trial Rule 4(C). The trial court agreed and dismissed the case, prompting the state’s appeal.
“Here, it is undisputed that Myers did not object during the one-year period†as required, Chief Judge Nancy Vaidik wrote for the panel. “The State had 20 days remaining in the one-year period when the pretrial conference was held on May 26. At that conference, the trial court asked either party if there was any Rule 4(C) issue, but neither party expressed any concern.â€
“Trial was then set for November 2017. Myers did not object,†Vaidik continued. “Once the trial court asked about any Rule 4(C) issue, Myers was made aware that an issue may exist. Myers, however, did not calculate the Rule 4(C) deadline until June 22 — 7 days after the one-year period expired — and then moved for discharge.â€
Myers cited Havvard v. State, 703 N.E.2d 1118, 1121 (Ind. Ct. App. 1999), which held, “When a defendant learns within the period provided by the rule that the case is set for trial at a time beyond the date permitted, the defendant must object to such a trial setting at the earliest opportunity.â€
“(W)e are not convinced that the use of the word ‘learns’ in Havvard was meant as an invitation for a defendant to calculate the Rule 4(C) deadline at his convenience, as Myers contends,†Vaidik wrote. “This would eliminate the defendant’s burden to object during the one-year period to a trial date that is set beyond the deadline. Ideally, Myers’s attorney would have been tracking the Rule 4(C) deadline since the beginning of the case and would have objected as soon as the court mentioned a November 2017 trial date. At the very least, Myers’s attorney should have calculated the deadline reasonably soon after the pretrial conference — at which the trial court specifically inquired about Rule 4(C) — and objected with time still remaining in the one-year period.â€
“Instead, Myers waited nearly thirty days to do the calculation and alert the court that the trial was set for a date beyond the one-year period,†Vaidik continued. “Because Myers failed to object to the November 2017 trial date before the one-year period expired, he acquiesced to the trial date and waived any claim to discharge under Rule 4(C).
“ … Of course, this does not mean that the State is now free to try Myers whenever it pleases. As of May 26, the State had 20 days left on its one-year period under Rule 4(C),†Vaidik wrote. “Therefore, within 7 days of this opinion being certified, the trial court shall hold a hearing and, if Myers demands it, set a trial within 20 days of the hearing. If court congestion prevents the court from setting a date within that timeframe, the court should make an explicit finding to that effect and set the trial for the next available date.â€
USI vists Evansville, host McKendree this week, USI Senior Day is Sunday
The University of Southern Indiana baseball team finishes its stretch of six non-conference games Wednesday when it visits the University of Evansville for a 6 p.m. “Battle at the Braun.” USI finishes the week by returning to Great Lakes Valley Conference action this weekend when its hosts McKendree University for a four-game series Saturday and Sunday.
The first pitch for USI-McKendree is 2 p.m. Saturday and noon on Sunday for Senior Day. Game coverage of the Screaming Eagles’ baseball games this season can be found on GoUSIEagles.com. Watch Twitter, Facebook, and GoUSIEagles.com for any schedule changes due to weather.
SCREAMING EAGLES BASEBALL NOTES:
USI takes series from  #4 Tampa; goes 3-1 overall last week. USI took a series from fourth-ranked University of Tampa and one from Kentucky Wesleyan College last week to win three-of-four. The Eagles started the week with a 10-2 win over KWC before winning two of three in the series with Tampa. USI took the opening game with Tampa, 4-3, on a walk-off RBI-single by freshman centerfielder Bryce Krizan (Mt. Vernon, Indiana); lost the middle game 6-3; and rallied with five unanswered runs to win the rubber game, 6-3.
USI leaders last week. USI freshman centerfielder Bryce Krizan (Mt. Vernon, Indiana) led the Eagles with a .375 batting average versus KWC and Tampa, while senior first baseman/leftfielder Drake McNamara(Mt. Vernon, Indiana) had a team-high six RBIs.
USI at the plate this season. Senior first baseman/leftfielder Drake McNamara leads USI hitters in 2018 with a .376 batting average and a team-high 43 RBIs, 16 doubles, and seven home runs. Senior utility player Nick Gobert (Jasper, Indiana), who has seen action at first base, third base, right field, and senior rightfielder Buddy Johnson (Shelbyville, Kentucky) are second and third on the team with .356 and .355 batting averages, respectively. Gobert and Johnson are tied for second on the team with 36 RBIs each.
Among the national leaders. USI freshman centerfielder Bryce Krizan (Mt. Washington, Kentucky) has a team-high 28 stolen bases that ranks first in the GLVC and seventh in the NCAA II.
USI on the mound this season. Senior utility player Nick Gobert leads the team with four wins, while senior right-hander Devin Williams (Evansville, Indiana), senior right-hander Kyle Griffin (Morganfield, Kentucky), and sophomore right-hander Tyler Hagedorn have three wins each. Griffin also has a team-best 55 strikeouts.
Moving up the charts. Senior first baseman/leftfielder Drake McNamara and senior third baseman/shortstop Sam Griggs (Evansville, Indiana) are moving up the USI all-time record book.
Softball enters final week of home play
Aces host Indiana State on Wednesday
The final week of the home schedule is on tap for the University of Evansville softball team, beginning on Wednesday when the Purple Aces welcome Indiana State to Cooper Stadium for a 6 p.m. game.
This weekend, UE will take on Southern Illinois in a 3-game set. Several promotions are on tap on Saturday as t-shirts and cups will be given out; it is also Senior Day and Alumni Weekend.
UE picked up the series win at Valparaiso, taking two out of three games. Morgan Florey led the squad to a 2-0 shutout in the series opener before finishing with a 3-2 win on Sunday; she had 26 strikeouts in the two contests.  She also got it going at the plate, batting .44 (4/9) in the 3-game set while Eryn Gould and Toni Galas each checked in hitting .400.
It was just another week at the office for Evansville junior Morgan Florey, who picked up two victories in the circle while tossing three complete games. Her unbelievable season continued as she finished her 20 innings of work with 31 strikeouts and just one walk. After taking the loss in the opener at Indiana State, Florey brought her “A†game at Valpo; in 14 innings of work, she gave up 10 hits, two runs and struck out 26 batters while earning two victories.
In five games of action last week, UE freshman Eryn Gould batted .471 with eight hits in 17 at-bats while leading the Purple Aces to a 3-2 mark. She opened the week in style, going 3-4 with a run scored at Indiana State; game two against the Sycamores saw her go 1-3 while adding two runs and a walk. Her momentum continued into the series at Valparaiso as she posted two more hits in three trips to the plate while scoring her fourth run of the week in game one and wrapped up the week with a hit apiece in the final two contests against the Crusaders.
Last Wednesday, the Aces halted an 8-game losing streak as they defeated Indiana State by a 6-2 final in the second game of a doubleheader in Terre Haute. Evansville plated two runs in the first inning before two more scored in the top half of the sixth when pitcher Jaime Nurrenbern hit a 2-RBI single. After Indiana State plated two in the bottom of the sixth, UE put the icing on the cake with a pair of runs coming from a Morgan Florey single that made it the final of 6-2.
Nurrenbern earned the second win of her career, going the distance while allowing seven hits and just two runs, one of which was earned. In the opener against the Sycamores, the Aces received solo home runs from Lindsay Renneisen and McKenzie Johnson, but a 4-spot by ISU in the bottom of the 5th was the difference in a 6-3 win.
Indiana State stands at 22-22 and 9-10 in MVC action. Leslie Sims continues to lead ISU with a .421 batting average while tying for the team high with 22 runs scored. Bella Peterson, who is batting .364, leads the team with 25 RBI.
Gray earns top 20 finish as Men’s Golf concludes MVC Championship
 Aces finish seventh at 2018 MVC Championship
 The University of Evansville men’s golf team earned a seventh-place finish at the 2018 Missouri Valley Conference Men’s Golf Championship at Dalhousie Golf Club in Cape Girardeau, Mo.
Sitting 19-strokes back of sixth-place Valparaiso after the opening day, the Purple Aces put together their best round of the championship on Tuesday. Evansville carded a 304 as a team to give the Aces a three-round total of 936 (324 – 308 – 304), nearly moving UE into sixth as the Aces finished just five strokes shy of the Crusaders. Bradley won the team 2018 MVC Championship with all three rounds under 300, finishing the championship with a team score of 883 (298 – 289 – 296) earning the Braves a 15-stroke advantage over second place finishing Southern Illinois. The Braves’ Drake Bushong captured the individual championship with a two-day total of 217 (76 – 69 – 72) as Bradley held the top three positions.
Senior Tyler Gray closed out his Purple Aces career with his best round of the championship on the final day. Gray recorded a one-over 73 in Tuesday’s final round placing him in a tie for 19th with a three-round total of 231 (82 – 76 – 73).
Following Gray was freshman Spencer Wagner, who also tallied his best round of the week on Tuesday. After an 81 and 78 in Monday’s first two rounds, Wagner finished the championship with a two-over 74 in the final round for a two-day total of 233.
The Aces leader after the first day, sophomore Cameron Weyer earned a 31st-place finish with a final round 80 giving him a three-round total of 235 (82 – 73 – 80). Just two strokes behind Weyer was sophomore Matthew Ladd, who finished in a tie for 33rd with a tournament-total of 273 (79 – 81 – 77) featuring his best round of the week with a 77 on Tuesday.
In the final round, freshman Noah Reese continued to show his consistent improvement. Reese finished in a tie for 38th after carding an 82 and 81 on in the first two rounds on Monday before closing the championship with an 80 in the final round giving him a two-day total of 243 (82 – 81 – 80).
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Chandler Mother arrested for Possessing Heroin while Transporting Child
Early this morning at approximately 1:30, Trooper Widner was patrolling US 41 near Veterans Memorial Parkway when he observed the driver of a 2000 Nissan following another vehicle too closely and failing to signal while merging onto I-69. The driver was identified as Lisa E. Douglas, 37, of Chandler. Douglas also had her one-year-old daughter in the vehicle with her. While conducting the traffic stop, Trooper Widner located a plastic bag containing heroin, a hypodermic needle containing heroin, methadone and drug paraphernalia. She was arrested and taken to the Vanderburgh County Jail where she is currently being held on bond. Her daughter was released to a family member.
Arrested and Charges:
- Lisa E. Douglas, 37, Chandler, IN
- Possession of Cocaine, Level 6 Felony
- Possession of Hypodermic Syringe, Level 6 Felony
- Possession of a Schedule Drug, Class A Misdemeanor
- Possession of Drug Paraphernalia, Class C Misdemeanor