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LOCAL THURSDAY, JANUARY 19, 2017 COURIER PRESS COURIERPRESS.COM 4A OUR FALLEN SOLDIERS The Courier Press is remembering those from the Tri-State who died while serving our country. The information below is from government sources and published reports. If you have information about some- one who served and died, contact Jay Young at jay.young@courierpress.com. More about the project can be found at courier- press.com/ourfallensoldiers. Today is the anniversary of the deaths of the following: 1919 Name Branch Home Oliver Charles Compton Unknown 1945 Name Branch Home Pfc.

William H. Settle Army Daviess County, Kentucky The University of Southern Indiana would lose money in 2018 under Gov. Er- ic budget plan, though top university officials say they hope the school could receive more money as bud- get negotiations continue. Under plan, USI would re- ceive almost $300,000 less in 2018 than this year. Those budget numbers come as USI received the least amount of funds per student from the state during the cur- rent fiscal year.

Yet, school leaders seemed optimis- tic. University President Linda Bennett presented her funding priorities to a key budget committee on Wednesday. budget process is an ongoing conversation, and I think you kind of let the budget Bennett said. why here today: to continue that In 2019, USI would receive $45.3 mil- lion under plan, which, while higher than the current operating bud- get, is still about $440,000 less than the proposed budget. would lose money, even though we had said Cindy Brinker, vice president for government and uni- versity relations.

Bennett proposed an increase of 1.8 percent for 2018 fiscal year and 2 per- cent in 2019, based on suggestions from the Commission for Higher Education on how universities should be funded. University funding is based off of key performance metrics, regardless of who puts together the budget. However, met- rics are weighted differently in differ- ent budgets and universities are re- quired to pay a certain amount into the pool of performance money. really about helping (the commit- tee) to see the importance of our contri- butions, and also showing data that says, is the level at which we are fund- said Bennett. have the re- sources that many of the other institu- tions have, and yet we do work, and we do it One area USI loses out on is money for science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) graduates.

Most universities receive additional funds for impact degree in these fields because they are deemed re- search institutions. Although USI has seen an increase in these majors, they receive any money for the metric. In fall of 2015, USI had 750 students in STEM majors, which jumped to about 1,300 students during the fall of 2016. In addition to that increase, Bennett said 90 percent of USI engineering students stay in Indiana. think high Bennett said.

The university also requested addi- tional money for upkeep on the univer- Historic New Harmony, increasing police presence on campus, expanding STEM programs and funding the univer- dual credit program. Gov. budget plan would decrease money allocated for the university in 2018 KAITLIN L. LANGE KAITLIN.LANGE@COURIERPRESS.COM USI funding could take $300K hit The more they thought about it, the more organizers of planned World War II museum realized they needed a new name and a different location. They concluded that the old name, Freedom Heritage Museum, did not capture their vision.

Evansville War- time Museum, they said, is a far better title for a facility depicting this history as a key builder of military air- planes and ships. A new logo was unveiled Wednes- day, along with the new name. It also was announced that the museum plans to open on an unspecified date this spring in a hangar at 7001 Petersburg Road, on the northwest corner of the Evansville Regional Airport grounds. Long-term, however, the Evansville Wartime Museum museum will consid- er locations in Downtown Evansville, near the LST 325 and its museum. Sometime after the new land-based Tropicana casino opens, the LST is to be moved from Marina Pointe to the dock now used by the riverboat casino.

will be a good display here (at the airport said Jack But- trum, board president. really convincing the people of Evansville we have things and capable of doing it. But eventually be looking at someplace The museum has a five-year lease with Evansville Regional Airport on the hangar. It has been used in the past by Berry Plastics and Mead Johnson. The hangar will be used the time said Dona Bone, secretary of the board and public rela- tions and events committee chair.

Downtown I think would better fit our needs. better for talking with the Convention Visitors Bureau, the office, Buttrum said. are) lots of places we see as having potential for The museum will teach that Evans- ville, per capita, made more World War II supplies and ammunition than any WWII museum unveils changes Building gets new name, logo; organizers eye move JOHN T. MARTIN JOHN.MARTIN@COURIERPRESS.COM See MUSEUM, Page 5A And off toward the Florida sunshine and Mickey Mouse. Buses with excited students from Glenwood Leadership, Academy, Cedar Hall Community School and McGary Middle School left Evansville Wednes- day afternoon en route to Disney World as part of a program put on by local law enforcement and funded by community donations.

All three schools serve large low-income populations. Before they boarded, though, stu- dents were reminded that they are rep- resenting their school and the city of Evansville while they are hundreds of miles from home. This is the fourth time Evansville Po- lice Department officers have helped put on the trip, but the first time that students from three schools have been included. Those on the trip were chosen by school faculty, and the winners were announced during school assemblies before Christmas break. Students from Cedar Hall were first included on the trip last year, and this is the first year for McGary.

The initial trips only included Glenwood students. As the trip has expanded, members of the Vanderburgh County Of- fice have also joined the effort. Students and volunteer chaperones from this trip will return to Ev- ansville on Sunday. The packed itiner- ary includes a stop at all four of Disney parks Animal Kingdom, Ep- cot, Hollywood Studios and, of course, Magic Kingdom. A majority of the funds needed for the trip was raised during a weekend fundraiser put on by Bennett Motors in August.

Jason Ailstock, from Bennett Mo- tors, called the trip awesome that dealership owner Larry Bennett is happy of which to be a part. The August fundraiser also benefited the Dream Center. Bennett Motors matched the funds collected from the public during the event. gives kids a chance to see something that they might (have never gotten) a chance to Ailstock said. pretty big in This year, local media were invited on the trip.

Reporters with the group in- clude the Courier Richard Goo- tee. STUDENTS HEAD TO DISNEY WORLD PHOTOS BY MIKE PRESS Students from Glenwood Leadership Academy give a send off to their classmates and students from Cedar Hall Community School and McGary Middle School that are leaving for a trip to Disney World on Wednesday. Program allows kids from low-income schools to see new sights Students get a send off from the Glenwood student body as they leave for Florida. RICHARD GOOTEE RICHARD.GOOTEE@COURIERPRESS.COM Black Lives Matter members and others gathered at the Statehouse Wednesday to voice their disapproval of a bill written by local Republican Sena- tor James Tomes. Senate Bill 285 would require public officials to clear blocked roadways of protesters within 15 minutes using means While only one audience member was able to speak on the proposed bill, Local Government Chair Sen.

James Buck said they received of requests to speak in opposition to the bill and none in support of the bill. The bill came in response to protests that shut down streets this summer, Tomes said. More recently in Indianapolis, a mostly-peaceful Anti-Trump rally last- ed longer than organizers had planned, and police had to start clearing streets to get traffic mov- ing, eventually leading to seven arrests, according to police. Although Tomes, a Wa- desville Republican, did not mention the Anti-Trump rally in his address, he said the bill is intended to limit traffic dis- turbances and allow for emergency ve- hicles to get through the city. (demonstrators) want to apply for a permit like everybody else does, they can do that, and then authorities know that these streets will be closed and emergency personnel can reroute and everything is Tomes said.

this idea of the spontaneous, getting out in the streets and bringing things to a halt, that just cut He added that even those who were there to voice their disapproval likely would be upset if they were stuck in traf- fic. Sen. Karen Tallian, a Democrat, was concerned with the phrase, means and that the bill does not make a distinction between those who have requested a permit and those that are spontaneous. She showed pictures of a Russian tank driving into Czechoslovakia in 1968 and other pictures of Civil Rights Pro- tests in the U.S., as examples of exces- sive force. know that you mean that, but when you say by means we have history here of what that Tallian said.

surely you mean Tomes said the definition of means would be up to au- See BILL, Page 5A protest bill met with criticism KAITLIN LANGE KAITLIN.LANGE@COURIERPRESS.COM Jim Tomes.