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Ivy Tech to Host Pet Therapy Events for Students
Ivy Tech Community College Southwest announces today that it will host Paws ‘N Relax events during finals week from May 2 – 4, 2016. During Paws ‘N Relax, students can enjoy the stress-reducing benefits of visiting with Certified Therapy Dogs. The events will be held in Ivy Tech’s Koch Student Center located at 3501 N. First Ave.
Monday, May 2: 10:00 a.m.– 2:00 p.m. and 4:00—6:00 p.m.
Tuesday, May 3: 10:00 a.m.– 2:00 p.m. and 4:00 – 6:00 p.m.
Wednesday, May 4: 10:00 a.m.– 2:00 p.m.
The Welborn Foundation Wellness and Fitness Center developed Paws ‘N Relax to help students manage the stress of final examinations. Ivy Tech is the first college in this region to offer pet therapy. “Studies have shown that pets (dogs) help lower anxiety and blood pressure,†says Amy Lutzel, Ivy Tech’s Wellness and Fitness Director, “We are always looking for ways to help our students de-stress as stress takes such a toll on the body and can cause numerous health issues. We hear a lot of positive feedback about this program from our students each semester.†Ivy Tech has been offering this program every semester since the Fall 2013.
10th Annual Colon Screening for Life Run/Walk
St. Mary’s Health, Digestive Care Center, Old National Bank along with other community sponsors invite you to the 10th annual Colon Screening for Life 5K run/walk, which will be held on Saturday June 11th, 2016 at Old National Bank in downtown Evansville. Events will include a 5K run/walk, a one-mile walk and a kids’ dash.
Festivities start at 7:00 a.m. and the 5K run/walk race will start at 8:00 a.m. The kids’ dash will start at 9:30 a.m. following the run/walk race.
The 5K run/walk and the one-mile walk have an early registration cost of $20, up to June 6th. Registrations after June 6th will be $25.
The race will benefit Colon Screening for Life, Inc. (a local non-profit organization dedicated to raising awareness about and preventing colorectal cancer). Early Packet pick-up will be held at Eastland Mall Café Court on June 9th from 2:00pm to 6:00pm where there will be an opportunity to register for the race and get race information. There will also be opportunities to win free giveaways.
Other packet pick-up times include Friday, June 10th at Old National Bank Downtown from 4:00pm to 7:00pm and Saturday, June 11th from 6:30am to 7:45am.
Awards will be presented in each of the events and t-shirts are guaranteed for the first 800 participants. Food and drinks will be provided. For more information and/or to print out the race registration form, please go to www.colonscreeningforlife.com.
Colorectal cancer is a well-known and commonly diagnosed condition that affects men and women, usually at age 50 and older. Cancer of the colon or rectum is the second leading cause of cancer deaths in the United States. However, colorectal cancer is one of the most preventable types of cancer.
Colon cancer develops without symptoms. Statistics indicate colon cancer affects more than 150,000 people each year. Screening tests are designed to detect polyps before the cancer develops and spreads.
The following people have an average risk of developing colon cancer:
- Anyone age 50 or over (age 45, if African-American)
- No one in your family has had colon cancer, colon polyps, ovarian or uterine cancer
- You do not have a history of colon polyps, ovarian or endometrial cancer, ulcerative colitis or Crohn’s disease
People who have an average risk of developing colon cancer should undergo a complete colon evaluation every ten years, starting at age 50 (age 45, if African-American).
The following people have a higher risk of developing colon cancer if any of the following is true:
- You have a previous history of colon cancer or polyps
- Someone in your family has had colon cancer, uterine cancer, ovarian cancer or colon polyps
- You have a history of ulcerative colitis or Crohn’s disease
People who have a higher risk of developing colon cancer should have a complete colon evaluation at the age 40 or ten years before the age of the family member’s diagnosis.
For more information please contact Laurie Townsend at 812-266-2906.
USI is 5th in first region poll
University of Southern Indiana Baseball is fifth in the first NCAA Division II Midwest Region poll of 2016. The Screaming Eagles follow Quincy University (first), the University of Indianapolis (second), Grand Valley State University (third), and Ashland University (fourth) in the top half of the region poll.
The bottom half of the region’s top 10 includes Hillsdale College (sixth), Missouri University of Science & Technology (seventh), the University of Missouri-St. Louis (eighth), Lewis University (ninth), and Kentucky Wesleyan College (10th).
USI resumes its 10-game homestand when it hosts UMSL Thursday at 3:30 p.m. in a game that was postponed from Wednesday.
| MIDWEST | DII Record | In-Region Record | |
| 1 | Quincy | 28-10 | 28-10 |
| 2 | UIndy | 28-12 | 28-12 |
| 3 | Grand Valley St. | 24-12-1 | 23-11-1 |
| 4 | Ashland | 25-14 | 24-13 |
| 5 | Southern Ind. | 25-15 | 24-14 |
| 6 | Hillsdale | 26-14 | 24-13 |
| 7 | Missouri S&T | 27-14 | 27-14 |
| 8 | Mo. St. Louis | 22-15 | 20-15 |
| 9 | Lewis | 24-16 | 23-16 |
| 10 | Ky. Wesleyan | 29-12 | 29-12 |
Eagles Leap in ITA Rankings Before GLVC Tournament
The University of Southern Indiana men’s tennis team earned the second seed in the East Division for the Great Lakes Valley Conference Tennis Tournament with its 5-1 conference record. Overall, the Screaming Eagles finished the year with a 15-4 record before moving into the GLVC Tournament. The event will be held in Romeoville, Illinois.
USI in 2015-16
Despite dropping two region matches in February, USI went on to win 13 of their final fifteen matches including six sweeps. The Eagles managed a 10-match win streak that was snapped in the final week of the regular season. The streak is the team’s longest since the 2012-13 season when USI won 12 consecutive matches, winning the conference tournament and making an appearance at the national championships.
ITA Rankings Updated
USI moved up six spots in the latest ITA national rankings release Wednesday afternoon. The Eagles make the jump six spots to 39th and move ahead of GLVC opponents Drury University and Lewis University. The University of Indianapolis is ranked 19th and tops the region poll. USI also remains fourth in the Midwest Region Rankings.
Star Seniors
Two USI seniors have been models of consistency for the Eagles over their time in Evansville. Jack Joyce(Bournemouth, England) has lead a young and talented roster, filling any position necessary. Joyce has a 17-5 record in singles competition and is on his way to his fourth 20-win season as an Eagle. Joel Stern(Mjoelby, Sweden) has anchored the back end of singles matches for USI. The fourth year senior has earned a 15-4 mark during his singles matches. The two have teamed together in doubles play for 12 matches winning 11, including their first 11 of the year.
Top Newcomers
With the third most combined win on the team, freshman James Hardiman (Blackwell Bristol, United Kingdom) currently holds a 10-match win streak in singles play to highlight his season record of 16-3. The freshman’s doubles record, 16-3, mirrors his singles mark with 13 of those wins coming with junior Aaron Barris (Marietta, Georgia). Another first year Eagles, junior transfer Paul Forichon (Nimes, France) leads USI in combined wins with an 18-3 singles record, including a nine-match win-streak, and a 16-8 doubles record.
USI Record BookÂ
A number of Eagles have worked their way up the USI record books. Joyce has moved into fifth all time for career singles wins with 74. Joyce also moved into a tie for fourth place with assistant coach Ben Boesing for the most doubles wins in a career with 79. The two totals move Joyce into third place all-time for the most combined wins. The doubles team of Barris and Hardiman sit in third all-time with their current 13 match win streak.
Rockhurst in 2015-16
The Hawks of Rockhurst University finished their 2015-16 regular season just above .500 with a 9-8 mark. Their 3-2 record in GLVC action was good enough for the third seed in the East Division. The Hawks have lost two consecutive matches and are a combined 2-6 away from Kansas City.
2015 GLVC Tournament
The Eagles also took on Rockhurst in the quarterfinal round of last year’s GLVC Tournament. USI took all three doubles match to get out to the early lead before winning the match, 5-1. Â In the semifinals, then #15 Drury fell behind early losing two of three doubles matches but eventually won the match, 5-2.
USI (15-3, 5-1 GLVC) begins play in the quarterfinal round of the GLVC Tennis Tournament Friday morning. In the opening round, the Eagles will take on Rockhurst University for the second consecutive year at 9 a.m. at Plainfield East High School in Plainfield, Illinois
USI’s Pence earns GLVC weekly honor
University of Southern Indiana Men’s Track & Field senior All-American Tyler Pence (Springfield, Illinois) has been named the Great Lakes Valley Conference Track Athlete of the Week following his performance at the Bellarmine Classic this past weekend.
Pence finished first in the 5,000 meters with an NCAA Division II provisional qualifying time of 14 minutes, 8.98 seconds. His time currently ranks second in the GLVC and 13th, nationally.
The weekly honor is the first for Pence this year and the second of his outdoor career—he also earned GLVC Runner of the Week honors two times during his cross country career.
Pence joins fellow classmate Johnnie Guy (Palmyra, Indiana) in earning GLVC Track Athlete of the Week honors this year. Guy has earned a pair of GLVC Track Athlete of the Week accolades during the outdoor season after capturing three awards during the indoor campaign.
Despite Pence’s efforts this past weekend, the Screaming Eagles slipped two spots to No. 25 in the latest U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches’ Association Top 25 Computer Rankings.
In addition to Pence, Guy ranks second in the nation in the 5,000 meters, while juniors Chase Broughton (Marengo, Indiana) and Josh Guy (Palmyra, Indiana) rank fifth and seventh, respectively, in the 3,000-meter steeplechase and 10,000 meters.
Junior Noah Lutz (Evansville, Indiana) is 26th in the 10,000 meters, while Broughton and Josh Guy and 30th and 40th, respectively, in the 5,000 meters.
USI returns to action Friday when it competes at the Hillsdale “Gina†Relays in Hillsdale, Michigan. Johnnie Guy also will be aiming for the school-record when he competes in the 10,000 meters at the Payton Jordan Invitational.
Dr. Bucshon’s Opioid Addiction Treatment Bill Passes Energy and Commerce Committee
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Bill will expand access to opioid addiction treatment for Hoosier patients |
| (WASHINGTON, D.C.) – Legislation authored by Eighth District Congressman Larry Bucshon, M.D. to improve and reform the treatment for opioid addiction passed the House Committee on Energy and Commerce today.
“The opioid addiction epidemic has left no area this nation untouched. Every week we see in the news the devastating impact it has on our families, friends, and neighbors. The evidence is clear that this epidemic is growing and it will continue to grow unless we take action. As a doctor, father, and public policy maker, I want to do my part to help our communities overcome this challenge. That’s why I introduced legislation to reform and improve the way patients are treated for opioid addiction. I’m proud that this bipartisan bill passed the Energy and Commerce Committee today. I encourage all of my colleagues to support it on the House floor in the coming weeks.â€Â H.R. 4981, the Opioid Use Disorder Treatment Expansion and Modernization Act, was introduced by Reps. Larry Bucshon, M.D. (R-IN) and Paul Tonko (D-NY). H.R. 4981 amends the Controlled Substances Act to expand access to medication-assisted opioid addiction treatment, ensures patients have access to a wider range of comprehensive, evidence-based treatment options, and helps minimize the potential for drug diversion. The legislation is the product of months of stakeholder engagement, expert input and bipartisan negotiation and is supported by the American Medical Association, the Harm Reduction Coalition, the Drug Policy Alliance, the Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America, the American Academy of Family Physicians, and the National Council on Behavioral Health, among others.
H.R. 4981 is expected to be considered on the House floor sometime in May. |
Take Back the Night 2016
Take Back the Night 2016, April 28, 2016Â
Registra on Begins at 6:00 p.m. Tropicana Evansville’s Events Plaza March Begins 6:30 p.m.
Free Commemora ve T-shirts
Take Back the Night March is a protest of sexual assault and rape held at dusk as a symbolic gesture to make the night safe again for vic ms and communi es. This event has become an annual tradi on for the Evansville area. The March starts at Tropicana Evansville’s Events Plaza and will proceed to The Four Freedoms Monument, then back to the Events Plaza for a candlelight ceremony to honor survivors. A local survivor will speak about the impact that sexual abuse has had on her life. A er her speech, audience members will have the opportunity to speak out against rape and to honor the impact on their lives.
Take Back the Night is an annual rally and march held throughout the United States and Europe to protest sexual assault and rape. Our Nineteenth Annual March is sponsored by Albion Fellows Bacon Center and community partners. If you need accommoda ons due to a disability, please call Chrissy Wicks at (812) 422-9372. If you, or someone you know, needs assistance or informa on about domes c or sexual violence, call (812)424-RAPE (7273) or 1-800-339-7752.
Andrew Horning challenges 8th District Corruption
Freedom, IN – Sixteen years ago, the New York Times said that Indiana’s “Bloody 8thâ€Â congressional district often fired incumbents, and did not “…cotton to country club Republicans or to social-engineering liberals.†Yet it appears the corrupt parties are preparing to foist exactly such candidates, including a three-term incumbent, upon Indiana’s 8th Congressional district.
So did the district change, or has something else happened to turn this district into yet another stronghold for the Powers That Be?
It’s only fairly recently that most people have become aware of the crony corruption of both Wall Street and K-Street, and the cozy interrelationships between regulators and the regulated. Voters are only now learning about the false façade of choice in taxpayer-supported primary elections. And so they’re only now looking for fair, reasonable alternatives to the surprisingly recent, self-appointed, illegal, destructive, increasingly and irretrievably corrupt, “Two Party System.â€
There is such an alternative for 8th district voters.
Andrew Horning of Freedom, Indiana, who consistently exposes both the fraud of primary elections, and the unconstitutional, destructive powers and immunities the Democratic and Republican parties, has been nominated as the Libertarian Party of Indiana’s candidate for District 8 US House of Representatives.
