Evansville's Ivy Tech campus offering drive-up enrollment for fall classes

Ivy Tech Community College Evansville is planning an event to make it easier for future and current students to enroll for fall classes.

Through Enroll ‘N Go, planned for July 29-30, students will be able to drive up and talk to educational professionals about the next steps for enrollment.

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The reopening of Mesker Zoo offers much needed adventure post-quarantine

As the Mesker Zoo Park & Botanic Garden reopened Monday, Kateryna Krasin said she couldn't wait to take her 10-month old daughter to see their favorite animals on display.

After the zoo closed due to the novel coronavirus, Krasin and other local families were relegated to Google searches and virtual tours online to get their exotic animal fix. But with Mesker staff welcoming back locals for the first time since March, dozens of families joined Krasin as she roamed through the zoo's grounds.

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Evansville protester, 69, hopes 'to see something change'

Protester Janice King, who has taken part in the recent rallies in Evansville to protest racial injustice, said she will continue protesting for equality and the end of police brutality toward unarmed black men.

"I'm a black woman, and I've felt racism all my life. I'm 69 years old and hoping to see something change before I pass... I just don't want to see black people go away."

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EVSC educators use 3D printers to produce face shields to help fight COVID-19

As resources for the fight against COVID-19 have dwindled in communities across the country, several Evansville organizations have taken matters into their own hands.

Using 3D printers, a group of teachers and staff have worked over the past few weeks to create protective face shields for local workers and community organizations.

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