Friday, April 11th at 8:00

Ford Center

Student tickets are $5 and go on sale March 3rd at the USI Campus Store.

All student tickets are general admission floor seats. All floor standing space is reserved for USI and UE students.

To purchase tickets, students must bring their USI Student ID and are able to purchase one student ticket ($5) and one guest ticket ($10) per ID. Tickets can be purchased using cash, credit, debit, checks, or Flex accounts (not Munch Money). Tickets are also available online through the Campus Store website.

Tickets will be available until April 11th at 3:00 pm or until tickets sell out.

Faculty and Staff cannot purchase tickets at the student discount. Public Tickets are $25 and are available throughTicket Master or the Ford Center Box Office.

Ford Center Concessions will be open for the concert.

Bus shuttle from the USI PAC to the Ford Center is available for USI students only. Bus shuttle reservations will be noted upon ticket purchase.

Over the past week, in just about 100 hours the UE community donated 351 t-shirts to be sent to Haiti over spring break!  This was an incredible event and I was amazed throughout by the support of so many people across campus!

Over spring break, from March 8th to 15th I’ll be traveling down to Haiti, just outside Port-au-Prince with a team to help at several orphanages and spend time with the wonderful kids there!  We’ll be bringing the t-shirts down for these kids and anyone in need of clothing.  It will be my first time out of the country so it has definitely been a whole new experience from applying for and receiving my passport, to learning about the culture in Haiti, and I just took my first dose of malaria medication in preparation for our travel.

A T-shirt For Haiti came from a few of us athletic training students talking before class one day about how many t-shirts we have and never wear.  From there came a whirlwind of preparation, organization, gaining permission, and running the event; going from an idea to 351 t-shirts in my living room in just 26 days.

This event was sponsored by AT (Athletic Training) Club and it was an awesome experience to come together with fellow AT students with the support of our club and AT professors.  It was encouraging to have so much support and realize if you’re willing to act on an opportunity, there are plenty of people willing to work alongside you!

This is a link to an album of pictures from A T-shirt For Haiti:https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.757507977595602.1073741829.100000092206398&type=1&l=d010f930a3

The Children’s Center for Dance Education (CCDE), a tri-state regional civic ballet company, will be kicking off a new series at the Arts Council on March 14^th entitled, “Friday Night Stage Lights.” CCDE will be previewing scenes from their upcoming production, Beauty & the Beast. Doors will open at 5:30pm for a cookies and lemonade reception, the program will begin at 6:00pm. Thirty dancers in full costume will perform selected scenes. The event is free to the public, and is located at the Arts Council of Southwestern Indiana, at 318 Main Street in downtown Evansville. Photos can be taken with Belle after the preview performance has finished. The calendar ofBeauty & the Beast full performances can be found below. Tickets and more information for the upcoming Children’s Center for Dance Education performances can found online at childdance.org

Children’s Center for Dance Education’s Mission

To introduce children of the tri-state area to the experience of dance through outreach performances, professional dance exposure, and scholarships to the school. It is founded on the belief that all children regardless of race, creed, or economic status should have the opportunity to dance expressively which fosters self expression, healthy body confidence and self discipline.

Calendar of upcoming Beauty & the Beast Performances:

Saturday, March 22 Ader Auditorium- Vincennes, IN 3pm EST (2pm CST)

Saturday, April 26 Tecumseh High School- Lynville, IN 3pm

Saturday, May 10 Old National Events Plaza- Evansville, IN 3pm

 A combination of two hormones might make a difference in reducing suffering in people with chronic pain, according to a small, preliminary study.

Seven of 9 patients reported a 30 percent to 40 percent decrease in pain after taking doses of oxytocin and human chorionic gonadotropin, the researchers found. In addition, the level of opioid (narcotic) painkillers needed by these seven patients also declined by 30 percent to 40 percent.

Patients also reported improvement in the intensity of pain flare-ups and longer time between flares, the study authors said.

Oxytocin is known as the “love hormone” and has been linked to positive human emotions. Human chorionic gonadotropin plays a role during pregnancy. Levels of both hormones increase during and after childbirth, and they’re thought to contribute to lower levels of pain in pregnant women.

Study author Dr. Forest Tennant, an internist who specializes in chronic pain at the Veract Intractable Pain Clinics in West Covina, Calif., said there were few side effects with the treatment.

“The benefit that these patients mostly talk about is somewhat subjective but relates to what patients routinely call a ‘feeling of well-being,’ ‘more alive’ or [increasing] ‘will to live,'” he said in a news release from the American Academy of Pain Medicine. “They also believe the combination is one they want to continue.”

One study patient said the hormones had no effect, while another said oxytocin made her emotional. But she continued taking the other hormone, according to the news release.

Tennant said the next step is more research to determine whether the hormones could be an alternative treatment for chronic pain.

The research was presented March 7 at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Pain Medicine, in Phoenix. Research presented at medical meetings should be viewed as preliminary until published in a peer-reviewed journal.

More information

For more about pain, visit the U.S. National Library of Medicine.

Stop by and check out our Well Clinic.Within the Live Well Gallery at cMoe is the Well Clinic. Inside the clinic, kids are the healthcare providers and have a blast learning about the human body and how to keep it healthy and strong.
Kids can pretend to be doctors, look at x-rays, and conduct a check-up on their (babydoll) patients. They can also watch a series of videos by Deaconess employees that helps kids understand the kinds of people they will encounter during a visit to the docotr’s office.

     

We are thrilled to share this gallery with the community and hope children (and adults) will gain a better understanding of what happens in the doctor’s office and why it’s so important to have regular well check-ups.