USI starts February on the road Screaming Eagles visit TTU, TSU this week
EVANSVILLE, Ind. – University of Southern Indiana Men’s Basketball begins February on the road for a pair of Ohio Valley Conference games, visiting Tennessee Tech University Thursday and Tennessee State University Saturday. Tipoff at TTU in Cookeville, Tennessee, is set for 7:30 p.m. Thursday, while the start time at TSU in Nashville is scheduled for 3:30 p.m. Saturday.
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Fans can track your Eagles all season by visiting the schedule on USIScreamingEagles.com for links to follow all of the action on the ESPN+, ESPN 97.7FM (http://listentotheref.com), and 95.7FM The Spin (http://957thespin.com/).
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USI (5-16, 2-6 OVC) hopes to get back on track on the road and break its five-game losing streak. The Screaming Eagles lost its only game last week, falling to Western Illinois University, 73-68, in the final game of the three-game homestand. Junior guard Jeremiah Hernandez (Chicago, Illinois) led the way for USI with 26 points in the loss.
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Hernandez leads the team through 21 games with 16.7 points per game, which ranks sixth overall in the OVC. Junior guard/forward AJ Smith (Edwardsville, Illinois) follows with 12.7 points and a team-best 9.1 rebounds per outing, while posting a team-high eight double-doubles.
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USI has 10 games remaining in the 2023-24 regular season, nine in February and one in March. The Eagles, currently tied for eighth in the OVC, are on the road for six of the 10 remaining games as they fight for a spot in the league’s post-season tournament at the Ford Center March 6-9.
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TTU (7-14, 2-6 OVC) has lost its last three games after losing a pair last week. The Golden Eagles lost at Eastern Illinois University, 68-59, January 25 and at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, 74-57, January 27.
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TTU took the first meeting between the two programs this season, 73-59, in Screaming Eagles Arena. USI was led by Hernandez, who had 18 points, while sophomore guard Jack Campion (Milton, Wisconsin) and Smith rounded out the double-digit scorers with 12 points and 10 points, respectively. The Golden Eagles lead the all-time series, 3-0, after posting a sweep of the Screaming Eagles last year.
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TSU (12-9, 5-3 OVC) is the hottest team in the league, winning its last four games. The Tigers extended their winning streak to four games with a 58-57 win at Western Illinois January 20 and a 64-60 win at Eastern Illinois January 27.
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USI won the first meeting of the season with TSU, 69-67, at Screaming Eagles Arena. Hernandez led the Screaming Eagles to the January 4 victory with 20 points, while Smith recorded a double-double with 15 points and 10 rebounds. Â
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The Screaming Eagles lead the all-time series with the Tigers, 2-1, with the win in January and a split last year. USI won the 2022-23 season-finale at TSU last year, 93-81.
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Tickets for the road trip are on sale and can be purchased by visiting the USI Ticket Office on-line. For more information, call the USI Ticket Office at 812-465-1189.
THUNDERBOLTS HOST ICE BEARS FOR COLLEGE NIGHT, WIZARDS NIGHT THIS WEEKEND
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Evansville, In.:  After splitting this past weekend’s games against the Birmingham Bulls, the Thunderbolts will make a quick trip to Quad City for a Thursday morning game against Storm, before returning home to face the Knoxville Ice Bears at Ford Center for College Night this Friday and Wizards Night this Saturday.
Week In Review:
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The Thunderbolts pulled off an impressive comeback against the top-ranked Birmingham Bulls on Friday night at Ford Center, coming back from 5-3 down late in regulation to force overtime and defeat the Bulls 6-5. Scott Kirton scored Evansville’s first three goals of the night, all of which trimmed two-goal deficits back to one, before Bruno Kreisz and Matthew Hobbs scored the final two goals of regulation to force overtime, where Myles Abbate scored to win it for Evansville. Abbate scored once again on Saturday night in Birmingham, but the early 1-0 lead could not be extended as the Bulls came back to defeat Evansville 2-1.  Cole Ceci picked up the win in goal on Friday by stopping 27 of 32 shots, while Ty Taylor put up a strong performance in goal on Saturday despite the loss, only allowing two goals on 29 shots.
The Week Ahead:
The Thunderbolts will hit the road just before the weekend for a Thursday morning game in Quad City against the Storm, puck drop at 10:00am CT. Fans can watch Thursday’s game on FloHockey with a paid subscription or can listen in for free on the Thunderbolts Mixlr Channel. On Friday and Saturday night at Ford Center, the Thunderbolts will host the Knoxville Ice Bears, opening faceoff for both games set for 7:00pm CT. Friday’s game will be College Night, and the first 500 fans in attendance will receive a free winter hat courtesy of Lyondellbasell. In addition, Oakland City University will be giving away another $12,000 scholarship to a high school junior or senior who registers their name at https://apply.oak.edu/register/faithnight_2024. Saturday is Wizard’s Night, as the Thunderbolts will be wearing specialty jerseys that will be auctioned off after the game. In addition, specialty sweatshirts will be available for sale at the Thunderbolts merch stand. For tickets, call (812)422-BOLT (2548), go to EvansvilleThunderbolts.com, or visit the Ford Center Ticket Office.
VANDERBURGH COUNTY COUNCILMEN MIKE GOEBELTO RUN FOR COUNTY COMMISSIONER
| Mike Goebel is a lifelong resident of Southern Indiana and a graduate of Mater Dei High School. While holding a full-time night shift job, he earned a Bachelor of Science in Social Studies from USI (ISUE) in 1974. He received his Master’s Degree in History from Indiana State University in 1978.
Mike’s daughter, Mackenzie, graduated with honors from IU’s Kelley School of Business and currently resides in Nashville, Tennessee with her husband Chris, son Zeke, and new daughter Lucy. My son, Zachary “Bo”, graduated as a 1st Team All-American football player from Georgetown in 2012. He then joined the US Army, graduating from OCS and Ranger School. Captain Goebel was deployed to Iraq in 2016-17. Upon his return, Captain Bo served in the Old Guard, Escort to the President in Washington, DC. Bo is currently stationed at Ft Benning, GA where he resides in Columbus with his wife Tara, son Camden, and new daughter Georgia. Mike’s wife, Melanie, is an outstanding veteran teacher at Holy Rosary School; both she and he were nominated as candidates for the 2016 “Outstanding Educator of the Year Award” sponsored by the Evansville Courier and Press and the University of Evansville). Melanie’s children live in Indianapolis, Houston, and Salt Lake City. County Councilman Goebel thoroughly enjoyed teaching government and history at Mater Dei High School. He served as Social Studies Department Chairman for 17 years. Goebel has also been fortunate to coach IHSAA state championship teams in the sports of football and wrestling. Mike stated that “serving as your past Vanderburgh County Councilman for the last 12 years has been a challenging and fulfilling experience”. I am extremely proud of my conservative voting record while serving on the Vanderburgh County Council. I will be honored and humbled to serve you on the Vanderburgh County Commission. |
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Popular understanding of Indiana black history focuses on post-Civil War African-American migration to cities in the north, such as Evansville, Fort Wayne, Gary, Indianapolis and South Bend. This generalized thinking situates Indiana’s African-Americans as part of a national story, but fails to reveal the stories of free blacks and formerly enslaved people who settled the state much earlier. These untold stories have the potential to evoke pride and add a level of complexity to our understanding of black heritage and Hoosier history. With a mounting interest in history related to Indiana’s Bicentennial, now is an opportune time to uncover and share untold parts of Indiana’s history.
Despite a rich history, little is known about the African-American experience from the state’s founding to the Civil War era. With the exception of a handful of monographs, graduate papers and journal articles, few publications have been written that focus on this history. Over the past 30 years, various research projects related to early black settlements have been completed by independent researchers, college professors and students, IHS, Indiana Humanities, Ball State University, Conner Prairie and Indiana Landmarks.
A planning grant from Lilly Endowment Inc. allowed IHS to convene interested organizations to guide a team of researchers to gather available research on early black settlements. These organizations include Southern Indiana Minority Enterprise Initiative, Indiana Landmarks, Indiana Historical Bureau, Indiana Tourism, Indiana Humanities, Indiana State Library, Indiana State Archives and the Indiana State Museum and Historic Sites.
African American Settlements IN Vanderburgh County And Surrounding Areas
Vanderburgh County was founded in 1818.  From the first federal decennial census for the county in 1820 to 1870, the recorded African American population increased from 3 to 2,151 people.  By 1840, there were over 100 black residents in the county, but like so many other Indiana counties, the black population census numbers fell between 1850 (227) and 1860 (127) and zoomed upward in 1870 (2151).  These numbers very much reflected the political mood of the state during the 1850s, and the outcome of the Civil War and the state’s close proximity to Kentucky in 1870.  Although there were comparatively large population numbers of African Americans in several townships, the majority (1427) were drawn to the city of Evansville in Centre Township after the war.
Daniel Lyles owned land near present day Burdette Park in Union Township. Â The land was surveyed in 1856. Â He had large property holdings. An African Methodist Episcopal church was established in 1850. Â Trustees included William Bug, Ezekiel Gillespie and Henry Jackson. Â The church no longer exists. Alfred Lilies also owned land. Â This unnamed settlement appears to be connected to Lyles Station and other black rural communities in Gibson County. Â Families in these settlements used variant spellings of the Lyles/Liles surname.
By 1870, there were also large masses of African Americans settled in Knight, Perry, Pigeon, and Scott Townships in Vanderburgh County.
Popular understanding of Indiana black history focuses on post-Civil War African-American migration to cities in the north, such as Evansville, Fort Wayne, Gary, Indianapolis and South Bend. This generalized thinking situates Indiana’s African-Americans as part of a national story, but fails to reveal the stories of free blacks and formerly enslaved people who settled the state much earlier. These untold stories have the potential to evoke pride and add a level of complexity to our understanding of black heritage and Hoosier history. With a mounting interest in history related to Indiana’s Bicentennial, now is an opportune time to uncover and share untold parts of Indiana’s history.
Despite a rich history, little is known about the African-American experience from the state’s founding to the Civil War era. With the exception of a handful of monographs, graduate papers and journal articles, few publications have been written that focus on this history. Over the past 30 years, various research projects related to early black settlements have been completed by independent researchers, college professors and students, IHS, Indiana Humanities, Ball State University, Conner Prairie and Indiana Landmarks.
A planning grant from Lilly Endowment Inc. allowed IHS to convene interested organizations to guide a team of researchers to gather available research on early black settlements. These organizations include Southern Indiana Minority Enterprise Initiative, Indiana Landmarks, Indiana Historical Bureau, Indiana Tourism, Indiana Humanities, Indiana State Library, Indiana State Archives and the Indiana State Museum and Historic Sites
Popular understanding of Indiana black history focuses on post-Civil War African-American migration to cities in the north, such as Evansville, Fort Wayne, Gary, Indianapolis and South Bend. This generalized thinking situates Indiana’s African-Americans as part of a national story, but fails to reveal the stories of free blacks and formerly enslaved people who settled the state much earlier. These untold stories have the potential to evoke pride and add a level of complexity to our understanding of black heritage and Hoosier history. With a mounting interest in history related to Indiana’s Bicentennial, now is an opportune time to uncover and share untold parts of Indiana’s history.
Despite a rich history, little is known about the African-American experience from the state’s founding to the Civil War era. With the exception of a handful of monographs, graduate papers and journal articles, few publications have been written that focus on this history. Over the past 30 years, various research projects related to early black settlements have been completed by independent researchers, college professors and students, IHS, Indiana Humanities, Ball State University, Conner Prairie and Indiana Landmarks.
A planning grant from Lilly Endowment Inc. allowed IHS to convene interested organizations to guide a team of researchers to gather available research on early black settlements. These organizations include Southern Indiana Minority Enterprise Initiative, Indiana Landmarks, Indiana Historical Bureau, Indiana Tourism, Indiana Humanities, Indiana State Library, Indiana State Archives and the Indiana State Museum and Historic Sites.
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Vanderburgh County was founded in 1818.  From the first federal decennial census for the county in 1820 to 1870, the recorded African American population increased from 3 to 2,151 people.  By 1840, there were over 100 black residents in the county, but like so many other Indiana counties, the black population census numbers fell between 1850 (227) and 1860 (127) and zoomed upward in 1870 (2151).  These numbers very much reflected the political mood of the state during the 1850s, and the outcome of the Civil War and the state’s close proximity to Kentucky in 1870.  Although there were comparatively large population numbers of African Americans in several townships, the majority (1427) were drawn to the city of Evansville in Centre Township after the war.
Daniel Lyles owned land near present day Burdette Park in Union Township. Â The land was surveyed in 1856. Â He had large property holdings. An African Methodist Episcopal church was established in 1850. Â Trustees included William Bug, Ezekiel Gillespie and Henry Jackson. Â The church no longer exists. Alfred Lilies also owned land. Â This unnamed settlement appears to be connected to Lyles Station and other black rural communities in Gibson County. Â Families in these settlements used variant spellings of the Lyles/Liles surname.
By 1870, there were also large masses of African Americans settled in Knight, Perry, Pigeon, and Scott Townships in Vanderburgh County.
BIBLIOGRAPHY
Atlas of Vanderburgh Co.; Plat Book of Vanderburgh and Warrick Counties, Indiana. Evansville: n.p., 1975.
Bigham, Darrel E. We Ask Only a Fair Trail: A History of the Black Community of Evansville, Indiana; Indiana University Press, 1987.
U.S. Bureau of the Census. “Aggregate Amount of Each Description of Persons within District of Indiana,†1: 352. Sixth Census of the United States, 1840. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Census Office, 1841.
U.S. Bureau of the Census. Population of Civil Divisions Less Than Counties; Table III State of Indiana,†1:124 Seventh Census of the United States, 1850 Washington, D.C.: U.S. Census Office, 1852.
U.S. Bureau of the Census. Population of Civil Divisions Less Than Counties; Table III State    of Indiana,†1:124 Eighth Census of the United States, 1860.  Washington, D.C.: U.S. Census Office, 1862.
U.S. Bureau of the Census. “Population of Civil Divisions Less Than Counties; Table III—State of Indiana,†1: 124. Ninth Census of the United States, 1870. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1872.
Audrey C. Werle “Research Notes on Indiana African American History,†M 792.  William Henry Smith Memorial Library, Indiana Historical Society, Indianapolis, Indiana.
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USI to host February events to honor Black History Month
The University of Southern Indiana is hosting a variety of events and activities in February to honor Black History Month. The month will include a debate, Black History film showing and more.
Events include:
True Black History Museum
10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Friday, February 2, Rice Library 0018Â
The True Black History Museum is a traveling museum that teaches true Black history using rare and authentic artifacts. It is committed to preserving the history of African Americans, teaching individuals about the many great contributions that African Americans have made throughout history.
The exhibit, entitled, “A Tribute to the African American Journey,” takes visitors on a journey through the African American experience. Artifacts in the collection range from the many great African civilizations, the slave trade, slavery, the Civil War, Reconstruction, Jim Crow, the Civil Rights/Black Power movement and the modern day. The collection celebrates and highlights the contributions of African Americans in the arts, sciences, sports, entertainment, education and politics.
Black History Month Debate
5 p.m. Tuesday, February 6, University Center East 226-227Â
The USI Multicultural Center will host its 6th annual Debate. This event will allow for open discussion on topics related to Black History. It is open to the USI community, and refreshments will be served.
Black History Film Showing – Is That Black Enough For You?!?
5 p.m. Monday, February 12, Wright Administration 1Â
This documentary examines African American contributions to film and pop culture. It provides insight into the history of Black representation from the earliest days of cinema and the cultural impact of witnessing unapologetic Blackness. The film features commentary from Harry Belafonte, Samuel L. Jackson, Laurence Fishburne, Whoopi Goldberg, Margaret Avery, Zendaya and more. This event is open to the public at no charge.
Runtime: Two hours and 15 minutes (Rated R for nudity, some sexual content, language, violence and drug material)
Taste of Film:Â The Princess and the Frog
6-8 p.m. Tuesday, February 13, Carter Hall D (located in University Center West)Â
The USI Black Student Union and Activities Programming Board are partnering to host a Taste of Film event, featuring a showing of The Princess and the Frog. Beignets and gumbo will be served to the campus community. This event is open to the public at no charge.
Oratorical Competition
5 p.m. Tuesday, February 20, University Center East 226-227Â
The USI Multicultural Center will host the 6th annual Oratorical Competition. USI participants are asked to prepare speeches between three minutes and 30 seconds and five minutes and 30 seconds in length. This event is open to the public at no charge.
Soul Food Cooking Class
5 p.m. Wednesday, February 21, UC 2217-2218 (located in University Center East)Â
The USI Multicultural Center and Student Government Association are collaborating to host a Soul Food Cooking Class featuring Chef Gregory with Sodexo, USI’s food service partner. This event is only open to USI students. Registration can be done through EagleSync.
Black Student Union Gala
6 p.m. Friday, February 23, Griffin CenterÂ
The Black Student Union (BSU) will host its annual Gala. This year’s theme is a Masquerade Ball. The Gala is open to the USI campus community.
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The February GOP breakfast is THIS SATURDAY!
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