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Indiana students to get free FAFSA filing help at College Goal Sunday

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Financial aid professionals from area colleges will be volunteering at Ivy Tech Community College Southwest, 3501 N. First Avenue, Evansville, IN, to help any college-bound student and their family open the door to financial aid during College Goal Sunday. The event is set for 2 p.m. (local time), November 13, 2016, in Carter Library at Ivy Tech.

The free program assists Indiana students in filing the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). The FAFSA form is required for students to be considered for federal and state grants, scholarships and student loans at most colleges, universities and vocational/technical schools nationwide. The FAFSA MUST be filed by March 10 to be eligible for Indiana financial aid. College Goal Sunday is so important since completing this required form correctly and by the deadline is sometimes perceived to be complicated and time consuming. In less than one afternoon at a College Goal Sunday event, students and their families can get free help and file the form online.

Now in its 28th year, College Goal Sunday has helped more than 90,000 Indiana students and families complete the FAFSA properly and on time. College Goal Sunday is a charitable program of the Indiana Student Financial Aid Association (ISFAA).

College Goal Sunday Doubles the Help Offered

“With the FAFSA start date moving forward from January to October, College Goal Sunday made the decision to add a November event in addition to the traditional February event,” said Bill Wozniak, co-chair of College Goal Sunday. “Now there will be two College Goal Sunday events across Indiana to help families file the FAFSA, and bring students one step closer to fulfilling their educational goals.”

According to the Indiana Commission for Higher, programs like College Goal Sunday are reaching first-generation college students. In recent years, according to CHE statistics, more single-parent Hoosier families have filed for financial aid, indicating programs like College Goal Sunday are reaching high-risk students and their families.

“Students who don’t complete their financial aid paperwork properly and on time are often very disappointed when they find out how much financial aid they lost,” said Wozniak. “This is why the Indiana Student Financial Aid Association not only continues to provide College Goal Sunday, but added a second event this year. If our assistance gives students a better chance at higher education and less debt, we’re fulfilling our mission.”

What students should bring

Students should attend College Goal Sunday with their parent(s) or guardian(s), and parents’ should bring completed 2015 IRS 1040 tax returns, W-2 Forms and other 2015 income and benefits information. Students who worked last year should bring their income information as well. Students 24 years of age or older may attend alone and bring their own completed 2015 IRS 1040 tax return, W-2 Form or other 2015 income and benefits information. Students and parents are encouraged to apply for their U.S. Department of Education FSA IDs at fsaid.ed.gov before coming to the event.

Volunteers will walk through the online form line-by-line and answer families’ individual questions as needed. All sites offer FAFSA online capabilities and many have Spanish interpreters. A complete list of sites is available at CollegeGoalSunday.org.

Attendees may win educational prizes

Students may also win one of ten $1000 scholarships. Students who attend any of the College Goal Sunday sites and submit a completed evaluation form will automatically be entered in a drawing for a $1000 scholarship. The winners will be notified in December, and prizes will be sent directly to the higher education institution selected by the winning students.

 

21st Century Scholars benefit

21st Century Scholars are income-eligible students who sign a contract in the seventh or eighth grade promising they will graduate from high school, meet grade point requirements, fulfill a pledge of good citizenship, and apply for college financial aid. Upon high school graduation, Scholars who have fulfilled the commitment receive state funds to help cover their college tuition and fees for eight semesters at eligible Indiana colleges. To fulfill their pledge, scholars must submit a completed FAFSA form on time. College Goal Sunday can help.

Program is a national model

College Goal Sunday originated right here in Indiana, and is now a national model. Following Indiana’s example, College Goal Sunday events organized by more than 34 states have opened doors to higher education for hundreds of thousands of students all over the country.

 

For more information about College Goal Sunday visit CollegeGoalSunday.org or contact Julie Wonderlin, Director of Financial Aid at Ivy Tech, at 812-298-2296.

 

 

Southern Illinois takes 5-set win over Aces volleyball

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UE to finish season next weekend

Facing a 2-0 deficit, the University of Evansville volleyball team fought back to force a fifth game, but Southern Illinois was able to hang on for the 3-2 win on Friday night at the Carson Center.

Rachel Tam led the Purple Aces with 16 kills while Rocio Fortuny notched 15.  Fortuny also added 12 digs.  Mildrelis Rodriguez recorded 15 digs to lead the squad.  Jelena Merseli registered 37 assists.

A competitive frame opened up the night.  The Salukis took an early 6-3 advantage before the Purple Aces came back in a big way.  A pair of Rocio Fortuny kills saw the Aces take a 12-8 advantage.  They continued to lead until the Salukis came back to tied it up at 22-22.  The run continued for SIU as a Ginger Perinar kill closed out the 25-23 win and a 1-0 lead.

The momentum for SIU carried into the second frame as they notched the first seven points of the set before jumping out to a 12-1 advantage.  From there, they cruised to a 25-11 win.

UE punched back in the third set.  With the game tied at 4-4, the Aces scored three in a row, including a kill and service ace by Fortuny, and never relinquished the lead from there.  The advantage grew to as many as five points at 20-15 before SIU made it interesting.  They got within one at 24-23 before Joselyn Coronel gave UE the set win with a kill.

Game four was another battle.  Evansville grabbed the early 7-3 advantage in a run capped off by a Rachel Tam kill.  The Salukis made their way back, retaking the lead at 16-15 on a Perinar tally.  The Aces continued the back-and-forth battle as an SIU error saw them take a 20-19 lead.  The run kept rolling as they forced a decisive fifth game with 25-20 victory.

In game five, SIU score the first two points and kept it going from there, taking the match with a 15-8 win.

Evansville completes the season next weekend with home matches against Missouri State and Wichita State.

Eagles comeback bid falls short in 5-set loss

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University of Southern Indiana Volleyball rallied from a pair of one-set deficits, but a late 4-1 spiral proved to be the difference-maker as the Screaming Eagles suffered a 25-15, 20-25, 25-16, 21-25, 15-13 Great Lakes Valley Conference setback to host University of Illinois Springfield Friday night.

 

After tying the match with a four-point win in the fourth frame, the Screaming Eagles looked poised to end an eight-match losing streak as they led 12-11 in the first-to-15 fifth set.

 

Illinois Springfield (10-20, 3-14 GLVC), however, sandwiched a pair of 2-0 runs around a USI tally to end the Eagles’ chances and secure the two-point victory in the deciding frame.

 

After seeing an 8-1 Illinois Springfield run end any hope of a USI win in the opening set, the Eagles bounced back to grab a commanding seven-point advantage midway through the second stanza on the strength of a 9-2 run. USI’s lead eventually shrunk to three points later in the frame, but a 3-1 spurt to end the set secured the five-point win for the Eagles and tied the match at 1-1.

 

The Eagles (9-20, 3-14 GLVC) trailed 13-12 midway through the third set before a 6-1 Prairie Star run put the game out of reach.  USI used a 7-2 run to break an 11-11 tie and take control of the fourth set. USI led by as much as six points before settling on the four-point victory.

 

Neither team could create much separation in the fifth set, though the Prairie Stars did hold a 7-5 lead before a 5-2 push put the Eagles in front by a point. The Eagles tied the set at 13-13, following Illinois Springfield’s 2-0 spurt to take the late lead, on a kill by freshman right side hitter Amanda Jung (Belleville, Illinois).

 

Illinois Springfield, however, answered with a kill by Sarah Bond to set up match-point, while a USI ball handling error ended the contest in the Prairie Stars’ favor.

 

Jung finished with 10 kills, while senior middle/outside hitter Amy Zwissler (Bloomington, Indiana) had a team-best 14 kills.

 

Sophomore setter Erika Peoples (Bloomington, Illinois) had 40 assists, 14 digs and three blocks to aid the Eagles, while freshman outside hitter Mikaila Humphrey (Floyd Knobs, Indiana) had nine kills and a team-best 21 digs.

 

Junior libero Shannon Farrell (Munster, Indiana) finished with 19 digs to close to within 33 of the single-season school record (590). Junior defensive specialistJessica Lee (Mackinaw, Illinois) and sophomore defensive specialist Haley Limper (Springfield, Illinois) added 12 and 10 digs, respectively.

 

Farrell needs all 33 of those digs in Saturday’s season-finale against McKendree University if she is to tie or surpass Kayla Heldman’s mark of 590, which was set in 2013. She needs just six digs to move past Shannon Wells for third all-time at USI.

 

USI’s season-finale versus McKendree Saturday is 5 p.m. in Lebanon, Illinois. The Bearcats (20-9, 15-2 GLVC) defeated Bellarmine University in four sets Friday night.

Vanderburgh County Recent Booking Records

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Ford Center Celebrates 5 Years With A Full House

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 Recent award winner of the CMA Female Vocalist of the Year, Carrie Underwood, took the stage Friday night for Ford Center’s five-year anniversary concert. With 10,000 plus fans at Ford Center, downtown was full and thriving on this Friday Night.

Continuing the five-year celebration, fans at this Saturday and Sunday’s Evansville Thunderbolts games will be able to purchase specially priced $5.00 ticket as well as $5.00 hot dog and soda combo and $5.00 beer. This weekend also will mark the home openers for both Men and Women’s basketball 2016-2017 season.

“Evansville and all of our ticket buyers have made Ford Center a success for the last five years. Here we are five years later still having weekends with more events than days. Hosting six events, three floor conversions, three teams and a sold-out concert, Ford Center lives up to the vision and dream our city had when deciding to build a new arena to Evansville’s downtown” said Executive Director Scott Schoenike.

The Ford Center launches into a busy event season with the Small College Basketball Hall of Fame Classic November 18- 19, Hadi Shrine Circus November 24 – 27, The Original Harlem Globetrotters January 12, Miranda Lambert January 26, Disney On Ice February 16 – 19, Brantley Gilbert February 23 and the Winter Jam Tour Spectacular March 9. Ford Center is home of the The University of Evansville Men’s and Women’s Basketball teams and the Evansville Thunderbolts.

Adopt A Pet

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 Holly is a 2-year-old female buff tabby. She gets along with other cats! Her adoption fee is only $18 through 11/19 as part of the “Fantastic Cats and Where to Find Them” adoption special. Contact the Vanderburgh Humane Society at (812) 426-2563 or at www.vhslifesaver.org for adoption details!

 

Aces men’s basketball signs two to NLI’s

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UE signs Noah Frederking and Evan Kuhlman

EVANSVILLE, Ind. – University of Evansville head men’s basketball coach Marty Simmons has announced the signing of Noah Frederking and Evan Kuhlman to National Letters of Intent to play for the Purple Aces beginning in the fall of 2017.

“The two that we have signed are great kids and great students,” Simmons said.  “Both will fit in very well with our program.”

Frederking is a native Okawville, Illinois where he plays for Okawville High School.  Last season, the 6-4 guard averaged 20.4 points, 8.2 rebounds and 2.3 assists.  He led his team to a 28-5 mark and a berth in the Sweet 16 of the Illinois Class 1A Tournament.  An accurate shooter, Ferderking hit 51 3-pointers as a junior.

“Noah is a great player with an excellent basketball IQ,” Simmons said.  “He has unbelievable range and is able to shoot from anywhere on the floor.  He does a good job of getting everyone on the floor involved and makes the team better as a whole.”

Evan Kuhlman makes his way to Evansville from Ohio where he played for Lakota East High School.  A 6-8 forward, Kuhlman posted 12.2 points and 5.3 rebounds per contest in his junior campaign.  He also has nice touch from outside for a forward, knocking down 34 triples last year.

“Evan will fit into our system very well.  He has the ability to play well in the post, but also has the ability to shoot from outside,” Simmons said.  “He is a very smart player who makes everyone around him better.  What sets him apart are a lot of the intangibles that do not necessarily make their way into the box score.”

Simmons and his team are focused on the 2016-17 season, which begins tomorrow against Louisville at 6 p.m. CT.

 

Telemarketing Complaints plummet following IRS imposter scam raid

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Next Do Not Call list sign-up deadline is Nov. 15

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – Indiana Attorney General Greg Zoeller said nearly 3,500 complaints were filed with his office this year about the IRS imposter scam, making it the predominant telephone privacy complaint of 2016.  However, since a raid in India last month breaking up the telemarketing ring, complaints have dropped significantly from nearly 500 in September, to just 67 in October. Phone scams offering credit services and tech support services are the second and third most common complaints this year.

 In early October, Indian police arrested 70 people in Mumbai responsible for the so-called Internal Revenue Service (IRS) imposter scam.  In late October, the U.S. Justice Department arrested 20 alleged co-conspirators in this country. In the scam, callers claim to be with the IRS and demand immediate payment of past-due taxes. Scammers often threaten arrest and jail time if the payment is not received immediately, and sometimes request that the money be paid through the purchase of pre-paid cards.

 “The criminal enforcement actions in India and the U.S. have provided Hoosiers much appreciated relief. But these scams are like Whack-a-Mole, and I expect we will see another one pop up in its place,” Zoeller said. “Hoosiers can’t let their guard down and need to continue to be vigilant in not offering their personal or financial information when contacted by phone. It just isn’t reliable or safe to assume someone trustworthy is contacting you.”

 More than 14,000 Hoosiers complained to the Attorney General’s Office about unwanted calls this year, an increase of nearly 1,000 complaints from all of 2015, which is attributed to the IRS scam.

 Zoeller said the best way for people to know whether a call they are receiving is a scam is by registering their number on the Do Not Call list. Legitimate companies will not call numbers on the Do Not Call list, so if someone is on the list and is receiving unsolicited contact, it is likely a scam.

 The next quarterly deadline to register cellular and landline residential phone numbers on the Do Not Call list is midnight EST on Tuesday, Nov. 15. The updated list will take effect Jan. 1, 2017.

 To sign up or to confirm a number is on the Do Not Call list, visit www.IndianaConsumer.com or call 1.888.834.9969. Consumers do not need to re-register unless their address has changed. To achieve compliance with Indiana law, telemarketing companies may obtain a copy of the list from the Attorney General’s Office.

 Avoid getting scammed over the phone by following these tips:

  • Don’t let a telephone solicitor pressure you to make an immediate decision.
  • Ask for a caller’s contact information and tell them you will call them back. Verify that the number they give you is tied to a legitimate company or agency by doing your own research.
  • Know that most government entities, including the IRS, will not initiate contact over the phone. Additionally, they will never ask you for credit card, debit card or prepaid card information over the phone.
  • Do not wire any money or make payments over the phone unless you have independently verified the caller.
  • Check unfamiliar companies with the AG’s Office or the Better Business Bureau before agreeing to a purchase.
  • Hang up on recorded message calls or “robocalls.” Don’t press any numbers.

 Additionally, Zoeller urged Hoosiers to take advantage of available call-blocking options to help stop scam calls. The Attorney General’s Office created a non-exhaustive, call-blocking reference sheet to inform the public about available options and encourage development of new options. This reference sheet outlines various call-blocking applications and information about each option, including who is able to use it, the cost, benefits, and weaknesses, and how to get it.

People who receive an unwanted call or are targeted by a phone scam can file a complaint with the Attorney General’s Office by visiting www.IndianaConsumer.com or calling 1.800.382.5516.

NBC’s versatile Hammond honored by Kentucky Thoroughbred Owners

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Longtime Breeders’ Cup host receiving Jones Award

Veteran broadcaster Tom Hammond — the thoroughbred-racing icon who also is one of network sports’ most versatile stars — will be feted by the Kentucky Thoroughbred Owners with the organization’s prestigious Warner L. Jones Jr. Horseman of the Year Award.

Hammond, the anchor of NBC’s Breeders’ Cup coverage since its 1984 inception and a fixture on the Summer and Winter Olympic broadcasts, is the featured honoree at the KTO’s 29th annual awards gala Nov. 19 at Big Spring Country Club, 5901 Dutchmans Lane, Louisville. Cocktails begin at 6 p.m., with dinner at 7. Tickets are available for $125, including dinner and drinks, by contacting Marlene Meyer at 502-458-5820. Churchill Downs’ John Asher is the emcee.

The Warner L. Jones Jr. Horseman of the Year Award recognizes individuals for outstanding contributions to Kentucky racing and sharing the passion exemplified by Jones, founder of Oldham County’s renowned Hermitage Farm and who spent 50 years on the Churchill Downs board, including eight as chairman during the iconic track’s resurgence. Jones was the inaugural winner in 1988, six years before his death. (Past winners in separate attachment.)

Hall of Fame sports journalist Billy Reed calls Lexington’s Hammond “one of the most recognizable and admired network sports TV stars in the industry’s history.”

Hammond graduated from Lafayette High School, lettering in football and basketball, and the University of Kentucky. He started out reading race results at radio station WVLK. He became sports director at NBC affiliate WLEX-18, leaving after 10 years to form Hammond Productions, leading to his role as play-by-play man for Southeastern Conference basketball telecasts.

Hammond also started a long association with Keeneland as an announcer at the famed thoroughbred auctions. His voice and knowledge of horse racing caught the attention of NBC, which hired Hammond for its team broadcasting the first Breeders’ Cup at Hollywood Park. He later would become the voice of NBC’s Olympic track and field coverage, for which he has called all nine of sprint icon Usain Bolt’s gold medals.

About the KTO: The Kentucky Thoroughbred Owners is an educational and social organization dedicated to the betterment of racing in the state. Membership is open to anyone interested in the sport, including prospective owners. More information, including applying for membership, at kythoroughbredowners.org.

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