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"I tell people they're staring because of how tremendously good-looking I am," said Trockman, 24, who is studying public relations at the University of Southern Indiana in Evansville, Ind.

The 2013 Teacher Prep Review released Tuesday by the National Council on Teacher Quality and published by U.S. News and World Report was described as a "consumer tool" to allows aspiring teachers, parents and school districts to compare programs.

Erin Daly, a seventh-grade student at Castle South Middle School , won first place in the 2013 Indiana Money Smart Kid Essay Contest.

Photographs by MOLLY BARTELS / COURIER & PRESS "It was fun to interact with the sculptures and to get up close and look at them from different sides," said Maria Spriggs, right, who photographs part of John Anderson-Bricker's "The Long Toss," with Nathan Roberts, left, during the Sculpt EVV event near Haynie's Corner in Evansville on Saturday.

Ruhe, acting quickly, hops off the bed and makes his way toward a window leading to a balcony.

The IU School of Medicine currently offers two years of study based in Evansville.

DANIEL R. PATMORE / SPECIAL TO THE COURIER & PRESS Annabel Hagg plays the part of Gretchen and Richard Price plays Robert during a recent rehearsal of New Harmony Theatre's production of "Boeing Boeing" in the University of Southern Indiana's Mallette Studio Theatre.

Two members of the Ace Eagle Disc Golf Club were playing a round of disc golf at Mesker Park on the afternoon of June 2 when a neighborhood lady rode up on a Gator.

Brent Drinkut / Journal Courier, AP Dr. Michael Strezewski, an assistant professor of Anthropology at the University of Southern Indiana, talks about what they are looking for during the excavation at the site of the original Fort Ouiatenon, near West Lafayette, Ind.

At any time day or night, community members, visitors and people around the world can now experience historic architecture in New Harmony, Ind.

Though there are signs of progress, Indiana's university leaders demonstrated again that they are still not fully committed to grappling with American's student debt crisis.

A week after dedicating "Vibrant River," the four-story, stainless steel sculpture that went up recently on a corner of the Ford Center , Evansville will celebrate public sculpture in the Arts District with the opening of SculptEVV on Saturday.

That, the legislators told those attending a breakfast sponsored by the Chamber of Commerce of Southwest Indiana at the Evansville Country Club, was to approve a new two-year state budget that includes a tax cut and extra funding for schools.

"Theology has to match the needs in life," said Allen, born Robert, who recently started as senior pastor at the First Presbyterian Church of Northville.

Mike Lawrence/The Gleaner Susan McVicar celebrates after being named the 2012 Ooh-Pee-Doo at Saturday's William Branaman Street Strut People's Parade that kicked off the 2012 W.C. Handy Blues and Barbecue Festival in Henderson.

Maggie J. Schnarr EVANSVILLE - Maggie J. Schnarr of Loogootee graduated from the University of Southern Indiana in Evansville on May 3 with a master's degree in nursing ... Need this information? You may purchase access to it by subscribing for one month to TMNews.com at a cost of $6.95 .

Currently, USI tuition is the lowest in a seven-state region, said university President Linda Bennett , and she said it will continue to be the lowest even after the increases.

Jim Will Sr., who died suddenly the evening of May 25, had a vision for Evansville.

After hours of study, backpacks full of school books, jarring school bells and recalcitrant locker combinations, 93 students, selected as the top scholars at area high schools, are eager to begin the next stage of their lives.

As a community, we continue to make great strides toward ensuring that the Greater Evansville area becomes an even better place to live.