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UE track and field end Commodore Challenge with five new program records

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NASHVILLE — It was a successful start to the 2024 indoor season for the University of Evansville track and field team at the Commodore Challenge. On the final day of the meet, the Purple Aces set five new program records after setting six the day before.

The Music City was singing for UE at the first meet of the indoor season, smashing multiple program records over the span of 48 hours. Runners Taylor Johnson (Evansville, Ind. / Reitz HS) and Nicole Prauchner (Neuhofen an der Ybbs, Austria BORGL St.Pölten) added two more individual records in the 400 and 800-meter races. While Samuel Lea (Worchester, England / Worchester Sixth Form College) set a record in the 3000 meters with a time of 8:31.79.

Evansville ended the weekend with two more program records in both the women’s and men’s 4×400 meter relays. The women’s team of Johnson, Prauchner, Eilen Brenne (Skien, Norway / Telemark Toppidrett Gymnas), and Nayla Martin (Vaudreuil-Dorion, Quebec, Canada) broke the former record by over seven seconds at 4:03.37. While the men’s team of Austin Liversgowdy (Florence, Ky. / Cooper HS), Raymond Felton III (Houston, Clear Brook HS), Jose Ocampo (Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico), and Alvaro Monfort (Castile Y Leon, Spain / I.E.S. Alonso de Madrigal) shaved a second off the record from 2020 at 3:27.67.

“For this being our first meet with a young team, I’m very pleased with what I saw this weekend,” said Head Coach Brooks LeCompte following the Commodore Challenge. “This is a hungry group that wasn’t satisfied and wanted more out of themselves, which is a great sign. Our main goal was to come in, compete, and leave Nashville healthy. And for the most part, we accomplished just that!”

Along with five new program records on Saturday afternoon, several players set new personal records as well. In particular, the Aces throwers had a strong day in Nashville. Graduate student Zach Dove (Princeton, Ind. / Princeton Community HS) set a PR in the men’s shot put with a throw of 14.94 meters which was good for 9th at the meet and second among all program throwers. On the women’s side, both senior Brooke Springer (Henderson, Ky. / Henderson Community HS) and junior Kaitlyn Sansone (Fairfield, Ohio / Mercy McAtaley HS) set PRs in the shot put. Springer led the way throwing 9.56 meters to enter the Top 10 at second, while Sansone threw for 9.14 meters.

UE had multiple mile runners enter the Top 10 on Saturday as well. Junior Adam Oulgout (Saint Paul. Minn / Center HS) didn’t beat his PR set last season but had the program’s fourth-best mile run at 4:25.88. While on the women’s side, Martin ran a 5:10.02 mile for the fifth-best mile in program history. Freshman Kalina Urbaniak (Suchy Las, Poland) was right behind Martin with a 5:11.16 mile to enter the Top 10 at seventh.

Evansville’s mid-distance runners also had multiple Top 10 performances. Freshman Sonja Inzinger (Mautern an der Donau, Austria BORGL St.Pölten) had the program’s fourth-best 3000 meter run on the women’s side at 10:04.04. Graduate student Sarah Vanderhoof-Dossett finished behind Inzinger with a time of 10:54.26 for the fifth-best program run. On the men’s side, while Lea set the new record, Rafael Rodriguez (Segovia, Spain / Colegio Claret) finished just five seconds behind at 8:36.32 for the second-best 3000-meter men’s run by an Ace.

UE gets right back to work next week at the Indiana Invitational. The Invitational hosted by the Hoosiers will last two days on Jan. 19 and 20 at Gladstein Fieldhouse.

Hughes posts career-high 22 points against Bears

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EVANSVILLE, Ind. – Converting 7 of his 12 attempts from long range, freshman Josh Hughes recorded a career-high 22 points as the University of Evansville men’s basketball team fell to Missouri State by a final of 74-64 inside the Ford Center on Saturday evening.

“Overall, I am happy with the mindset that we had tonight.  It felt like progress in the right direction.  We felt like that last two games were not characteristic of how we are as a team.  We came out and punched first tonight,” Purple Aces head men’s basketball coach David Ragland exclaimed. “Missouri State did a good job of responding to that and it was a back-and-forth bout. There are a few fixable things that we can improve on from tonight and get better.”

Hughes eclipsed his previous career mark of 21 points, which came in November against Southeast Missouri State.  Antonio Thomas finished the night with 15 points, hitting two triples and five free throws. Yacine Toumi and Kenny Strawbridge Jr. both approached double-doubles.  Strawbridge recorded 9 points and 10 rebounds while Toumi posted 8 points and 12 caroms.  N.J. Benson paced MSU with 22 points and 13 caroms.

Two offensive rebounds on the first UE possession of the game resulted in a basket by Yacine Toumi as the Purple Aces recorded the opening four points of the game.  Josh Hughes drained a triple to extend the lead to 7-2.  Nearly four minutes in, Gage Bobe saved the basketball from going out of bounds and connected on a 3-pointer in the same possession to make it a 10-4 game.

Five in a row from the Bears saw them cut the Evansville lead to a point before tying it up at 15-15 with 12:54 remaining in the half.  Hughes drained his third triple of the evening to cap a 5-0 run and make it a 20-15 game.  The next four minutes belonged to Missouri State as they reeled off 11 points in a row to take a 26-20 lead inside of the 9-minute mark.  UE missed three shots and turned the ball over twice during the MSU run.

Antonio Thomas, who tied for the game-high with 11 points in the first half, connected from downtown to end the run.  With 4:45 on the clock, Thomas gave the Aces a 31-30 lead on a free throw.  In the final minute, the squads swapped the lead before Missouri State hit the final basket to take a 36-35 halftime advantage.

Out of the break, MSU scored the opening six points to take their largest lead of seven.  Hughes got Evansville back on the board with his fourth outside conversion.  Unfortunately, the Bears added to their lead.  Inside of the 13-minute mark, they took their first double figure lead at 53-43 and would push the lead to 13 tallies (58-45).

Refusing to give up, Evansville drained back-to-back triples to get back to single digits entering the final eight minutes.  Kenny Strawbridge Jr. and Hughes hit the triples.  Missouri State countered to push the lead back out to a 69-53 margin as the contest moved into the final four minutes.  Hughes did his best to keep his squad in it, converting a 4-point play and another triple to make it a 69-60 game with two minutes left.  Thomas knocked down a pair of free throws to cut the deficit to 69-62 with 1:34 left.

The Bears fended off the challenge and completed the night with the 10-point win.  MSU shot 46.4% while holding UE to 33.9%.  On the boards, MSU had a 42-36 advantage.  Evansville is back at the Ford Center on Wednesday, welcoming Valparaiso for a 7 p.m. game.

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BRAUN, SANDERS, GRASSLEY, SMITH, HICKENLOOPER INTRODUCE LANDMARK BILL TO REVEAL HEALTH CARE PRICES FOR AMERICANS

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WASHINGTON — U.S. Senator Mike Braun and Chairman of the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Bernie Sanders with Senator Chuck Grassley, Senator Tina Smith, and Senator John Hickenlooper have introduced a major bill to reveal health care prices for Americans: the Health Care PRICE Transparency Act 2.0.

When Americans go to the hospital, they often don’t know what services will cost before they pay them. This forces patients to rely on their insurance to pay as much as possible and negotiate rates with providers, and robs patients of the ability to shop around for a better deal.

There’s also a lack of transparency in agreements between insurance and providers. There are many examples of employer-sponsored insurance plans reviewing the claims data for their employees and discovering egregious payment disparities and wasteful practices.

Congress needs to pull back the curtain.

The Health Care PRICE Transparency Act 2.0 will finally introduce true transparency into health care pricing by requiring all negotiated rates and cash prices between plans and providers to be accessible. The bill requires actual prices for 300 shoppable services be published, with all services by 2025.

To enforce these new transparency measures, the bill will increase maximum annual penalties to $10,000,000.

“It’s wrong that the same procedure can be 20 times more expensive in one hospital than in another, and there’s no other industry where consumers are in the dark on the price of what they’re buying. Knowing what health care services cost will lower health care prices because Americans can shop around and get the best deal rather than relying on insurers to negotiate with providers which drives the price up for everything. The Health Care PRICE Transparency Act 2.0 will pull the curtain back and put the power back in the hands of the American people, introducing real market competition into the health care industry and bringing down prices.” – Senator Braun

“Patients should be able to compare and shop for health care services. However, the pricing information they need when visiting the hospital or working with insurance companies isn’t always available. By strengthening transparency and accountability requirements, our bill would help lower costs for patients through more competition and added sunlight in the health care industry.” – Senator Grassley

“Hospitals should disclose upfront what a stay will cost. Coloradans should be able to know and compare prices with other nearby facilities. Our bill puts patients in the driver’s seat to choose the care they need at a price they can see.” – Senator Hickenlooper

 “We applaud Senators Braun and Sanders for their bipartisan leadership on the Healthcare PRICE Transparency Act 2.0, which will transform our healthcare system by ensuring all Americans have access to actual, upfront prices. Critically, this legislation builds on efforts in the House to strengthen and expand healthcare price transparency requirements, which have been supported by both the Biden and Trump Administrations. For too long healthcare consumers, including workers, employers, and unions, have been subject to non-binding estimates and overcharged medical bills because hospitals and health insurers take advantage of an opaque system that hides the true cost of care and coverage. Systemwide healthcare price transparency will improve health outcomes and lower the cost of coverage and care for all Americans. We encourage all senators to support this bill and stand up for patients against industry profiteering.” – Cynthia Fisher, Founder and Chairman of Patient Rights Advocate

The PRICE Transparency Act will do the following:

  • Impose data-sharing standards.
    • Require machine-readable files of all negotiated rates and cash prices between plans and providers, not estimates.
    • Expand price transparency requirements to clinical diagnostic labs, imaging centers, and ambulatory surgical centers.
    • Require pricing data standards including all billing codes for services.
    • Require actual prices for 300 shoppable services with all services by 2025.
    • Require attestation by executives that all prices are accurate and complete.
    • Increase maximum annual penalties to $10,000,000 (includes specific minimum and maximum penalties according to number of hospital beds in the facility).
    • Prevent pre-emption of state price transparency laws, except for ERISA group health plans.
  • Codify the Transparency in Coverage (TIC) rule.
  • Provide group health plans the right to access, audit, and review claims encounter data.

Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Office to install three Flock Safety cameras on USI campus

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In an ongoing effort to enhance the safety of the University of Southern Indiana campus, the Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Office (VCSO), in collaboration with USI Public Safety, plans to install three Flock Safety cameras at campus entrances in Spring 2024.

Flock Safety cameras scan license plates, detect vehicle details and provide real-time data to local, state and federal law enforcement. Integrated with federal crime databases and local “hot lists,” the cameras notify authorities when a wanted vehicle passes by, ensuring swift response for enhanced security. Data captured by Flock Safety cameras is permanently deleted after 30 days and cannot be accessed or recovered.

“This collaboration with the Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Office underscores our commitment to cutting-edge safety measures for our campus community,” says Steve Bridges, Vice President for Finance and Administration. “This is just one of the ways we’re using advances in technology to create a safer campus. We already use a camera system that monitors campus buildings and common areas, and we’ve implemented the Rave Guardian App, which allows users to access many safety features and maintain quick access to Public Safety. We will also see new safety and technology features when Public Safety moves to its new location in the Recreation, Fitness and Wellness Center this year.”

Sam Preston, Interim Public Safety Director, said USI is a unique campus in that it is in a rural setting, and most traffic to the University is by motor vehicle. “This makes the Flock Safety cameras an important resource for us in creating a safe campus environment,” he said. “By tapping into existing data, the VCSO can quickly know if there’s a potential risk to our community.”

Preston said the cameras, located at each of three entrance points to campus, are not intended for routine Public Safety business. The cameras are set to record close-up information, specifically license plates, that allows the system to then cross reference that information with existing VCSO data in real time. In addition to potential criminal connections, the cameras can also alert local law enforcement about community safety issues like Amber and Silver Alerts. “It’s very much in line with our community of care,” said Preston.

USI is one of several Vanderburgh County locations that will be receiving the first round of Flock Safety cameras, and the VCSO plans to increase the number of cameras across the county to 45 in the coming year. Additional Flock Safety cameras will be installed near campus in State Roads 62 and 66 and N Red Bank and Nurrenbern roads. The City of Evansville has already been using cameras with good results for more than a year and a half and has cameras installed in around 55 locations across the city.

“License plate reader technology is so effective at solving crime because the cameras target the weak link of most criminal endeavors, which is transportation,” says Noah Robinson, Sheriff for the Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Office. “For a criminal to avoid detection, they must arrive at the scene, commit the crime and then leave the scene without being identified. The vast majority of crimes involve a motor vehicle at some point, so camera systems like Flock are particularly well suited to take advantage of this fact.”

2024 Certified Indiana Budget Order

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LINK OF THE 2024 BUDGET ORDER 

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Indiana State Police Seeks Recruits for the 86th Recruit Academy

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The Indiana State Police is accepting applications for the 86th Recruit Academy for traditional and lateral applicants. Individuals interested in beginning a rewarding career as an Indiana State Trooper must apply online at IndianaTrooper.com. This website provides a detailed synopsis of the application process and information on additional career opportunities with the Indiana State Police. Applications must be submitted electronically by 11:59 pm (EST) on Sunday, April 28, 2024.

Probationary Troopers graduating from the 86th Recruit Academy, who successfully complete their Field Training Officer (FTO) program, receive a $5,000.00 dollar one-time cash bonus (taxable) in addition to their regular salary. 

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Included Benefits:

  • Post-9/11 GI Bill Benefits during the academy and probationary year.
  • Military and Law Enforcement service purchase options. Service Purchase Calculator
  • NEW take-home patrol vehicle issued after completing the FTO period (includes off-duty use).
  • Uniforms and over $9,000 of NEW equipment are issued at no cost.
  • 3 hours of on-duty physical training per week.
  • 40 paid days of leave annually and 150 hours of New Parent Leave per qualifying event.
  • Health/Vision/Dental and Life Insurance options for actives and retirees.
  • Lifetime pension and deferred compensation w/State matching.
  • Endless Opportunities and Career Advancement.

Basic Eligibility Requirements and consideration factors for an Indiana State Trooper:

  1. Must be a United States citizen.
  2. Must be at least 21 and less than 40 years of age when appointed as a police employee. (Appointment date for traditional applicants is January 9, 2025)
  3. Must meet a minimum vision standard (corrected or uncorrected) of 20/50 acuity in each eye and 20/50 distant binocular acuity in both eyes.
  4. Must possess a valid driver’s license to operate an automobile.
  5. Must be willing, if appointed, to reside and serve anywhere within the State of Indiana as designated by the Superintendent.
  6. Must be a high school graduate as evidenced by a diploma or general equivalency diploma (GED).

 

Current Law Enforcement Officers:

Current Law Enforcement Officers must be full time merit law enforcement officers with a minimum of three continuous years of law enforcement service as of June 13, 2024, and if they choose, they will be assigned to the district where they currently reside.

Current Out of State Law Enforcement Officers with a minimum of three continuous years of merit full time law enforcement service as of June 13, 2024, if they choose, may be afforded their district of choice if their home state certification is determined equivalent to the Indiana Law Enforcement Training Board standards.

Recruits in the lateral academy will have periodic structured performance reviews with the Training Academy staff.  Performance expectations for graduation on November 21, 2024, will be continually monitored.  If your performance does not meet the criteria for graduation as determined by the Superintendent, you will have the option to continue in the traditional recruit academy with a graduation date of January 9, 2025.

*Note: Lateral Police Officers must be at least 21 and less than 40 years of age when appointed as a police employee on November 21, 2024.

Recruits of the 86th Recruit Academy are offered an excellent health care plan, including medical, dental, vision, and pharmacy coverage for current and retired employees, along with their families, until reaching age 65.  The Indiana State Police pension program provides a lifetime pension after 25 years of service.  Additionally, the Indiana State Police Department provides comprehensive disability coverage and a life insurance program.  Student loan forgiveness programs are being offered at this time through the following:  https://studentaid.gov/manage-loans/forgiveness-cancellation/public-service

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Aces break six program records in first day at Commodore Challenge

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The Purple Aces set six new running indoor program records

NASHVILLE — It may have been the first meet day of the 2024 track and field season, but the University of Evansville team was in mid-season form to start the Commodore Challenge.

The Purple Aces were ready to go out of the gate at the Commodore Challenge as six runners broke indoor program records and five other team members set personal bests. All six of UE’s new records came during nonchampionship track events with an even split between the men’s and women’s events. Program records were set by Nicole Prauchner (Neuhofen an der Ybbs, Austria BORGL St.Pölten) in the women’s 1000-meter, Rafael Rodriguez (Segovia, Spain Colegio Claret) in the men’s 1000-meter, Eline Brenne (Skien, Norway Telemark Toppidrett Gymnas) in the women’s 600-meter, Jakub Nowicki (Poznan, Poland) in the men’s 600-meter, Taylor Johnson (Evansville, Ind., Reitz HS) in the women’s 300-meter, and Raymond Felton III (Houston, Clear Brook HS) in the men’s 300-meter.

The first day of the Commodore Challenge began with field events as Evansville’s throwers saw multiple personal records. On the men’s side graduate student Jaden Hayes (Huntingburg, Ind. Southridge HS) set a PR in the weight throw reaching 16.20m for 14th place. Graduate student Zach Dove (Princeton, Ind., Princeton Community HS) finished three spots ahead of Hayes in the event with a throw of 16.62m. On the women’s side, sophomore Gwen Darrah (Cleveland, Ohio, Orange HS) set a PR in the weight throw at 12.03m. Senior Hannah Bryan (Evansville, Ind., Reitz HS) made her throwing debut on Friday with a weight throw of 7.95m. Junior Mason Douglas (Howe, Ind. Manchester University) was the Aces lone juickmper on the day with a long jump of 5.87m.

The Aces sprinters also had a big day as sophomore Kate Walke (Batesville, Ind. Oldenburg Academy) set a personal record in the 200-meter dash at 29.20. But freshman Connor Shin (Bloomington, Ind., Bloomington North HS) had a Top 15 finish in his first collegiate meet running the 200-meter dash in 22.81 seconds. Sophomore Jude Nyugen (Farmington Hills, Mich. North Farmington) placed 22nd in the 200-meters at 24.07 seconds. Sprinters finished out the day for UE at the Commodore Challenge in the 300-meter as Johnson and Felton set program records at 41.80 seconds and 35.56 seconds respectively. Also racing in the 300-meters on the men’s side were Austin Liversgowdy (Florence, Ky. Cooper HS) in 17th with a time of 36.22 and sophomore Jose Ocampo (Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico) finished 23rd with a time of 36.68.

Mid-distance runners also had strong finishes at the Commodore Challenge. Three women finished in the Top 13 of the 1000-meters for Evansville as Prauchner set a new record at 2:52.14. Freshman Kalina Urbaniak (Suchy Las, Poland) placed 10th with a finish of 2:56.95 while Nayla Martin (Vaudreuil-Dorion, Quebec, Canada) placed 13th with a finish of 3:00.07. In the men’s 1000-meters Rodriguez ran a 2:29.41 for 8th and a new program record while Alvaro Monfort (Castile Y Leon, Spain I.E.S. Alonso de Madrigal) finished 11th with a time of 2:33.10 and Tommaso Losma (Lombardia, Italy Liceo Scientifico David Maria Turoldo) finished 14th with a time of 2:34.63.

In the 600-meters Brenne set a new program record of 1:37.10 on the women’s side in 10th place. On the men’s side Nowicki finished 15th with a time of 1:23.50 to break the program record set by junior Adam Oulgout last season. Also finishing the men’s 600-meters for Evansville was sophomore Joey Taylor with a time of 1:27.04 in his first 600-meter race.

Day two of the Commodore Challenge begins tomorrow at 11 a.m. with field events including shot put, pole vault, and the triple jump. Running events will begin at 12 p.m. starting with hurdle preliminaries and wrapping up with 4×400 relays at 4:35 p.m.
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