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By ZANE CLODFELTER Staff writer Louis Carroll, who has lived near the USI campus off the Lloyd Expressway with his wife for 50 years, can remember when IN-66 heading west was just a two-lane road. Now Carroll is arguing against a possible commercial rezoning he said would disrupt the tranquility to the residence where he has lived for half a century. “We welcomed the university,” Carroll said. “One thing we don’t need is the expansion of more commercial properties.” Carroll said it is clear what the situation is all about. “I think it’s greed and not need for this rezoning,” he said. “As you know, it’s a road that doesn’t need more traffic.” The commissioners disagreed, approving the rezoning for commercial use for land located near the Eagle Village apartments south of the Lloyd Expressway. The four-acre area sits on Felstead Road. “We need a tax base, and we need jobs,” Board of Commissioners President Marsha Abell, RDistrict 2, said. “It brings construction jobs.” The decision by the county commissioners was met by a chorus of “boo”s in the room from residents who live in the neighborhood off of Felstead Road, with 73 residents signing a petition urging the commissioners to keep the area zoned as residential property. As Abell tried to get the “boo”ing under control, she told the audience she didn’t disrupt the speakers who were there on behalf of the residents, prompting a resident to yell back, “You are disrupting our lives.” Local developer Dan Buck said the property sits in a unique place, which makes it difficult for it to be used as residential properties. “With student activity and the Lloyd Expressway, it would be hard to build as residential,” Buck said. “Billboards on the property aren’t allowed either because it’s a scenic route along that stretch of the highway.” USI’s Vice President for Finance and Administration Mark Rozewski spoke on behalf of the university and echoed the sentiments felt by neighbors who opposed the rezoning of the property, citing empty storefronts along the Lloyd Expressway one mile east of the site in University Park. “This might be the very first time USI came here with an opinion about something,” Rozewski said. “There are already substantial vacancies.” Rozewski warned that if “spot-zoning” continues along residential or agricultural land it would “cannibalize any existing retail operation.” Buck told the board that he plans on having 53 lots in the four-acre space along with a planned apartment complex that will complement the commercial property.
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Old Town offers a new take on an old profession some fun and afterwards you feel like you want to go out on the town, not a place where you want to take a nap,” Goodman said. Not quite a barbershop, not quite a salon - USI The Evansville native opened the shop in Janualumni Nick Goodman stands at the cash regis- ary after moving back to Evansville from Portland, ter in an establishment he dreamed of creating, a Ore., two and a half years ago with his wife to purplace where he could offer the sue his dream of creating his service of cutting hair in an own business. old Americana atmosphere. “Older Evansville was a A place called Old Town. huge influence of mine when Located on Second Street coming up with this shop,” in Downtown Evansville, Old Goodman said. Town rests in the historic part “Throughout college I did a of the city it tries to replicate. lot of restoration work on all “When envisioning Old of these houses downtown and Town I was shooting for a I always wanted to own one of place that men and women can these houses. I’d find old picfeel comfortable in, and we’ve tures of these houses for restogotten that reaction from our rations and really got a feel for customers so far,” Goodman, how amazing this city was in owner of Old Town, said. back in the day.” “The feel of this this place is Goodman purchased one of very old Americana, ... a kind those houses he always want-Nick Goodman of mom and pop shop feel ed to own and decided to not with a splash of rock ‘n’ roll.” only use it as a home to start Old Town owner Goodman greets a walk-in his family but also as the loclient and invites him to take cation for Old Town. He used a seat in an antique barber’s his carpentry skills to restore chair. With clippers in hand the house in the image of older and The White Stripes playing in the background, Evansville to pay homage to it. he begins to give the client the Old Town experi“Old Town is like a vinyl record - it’s vintage ence. and is the best quality you can get,” Allie Lowe, “I want Old Town to be a place where you had OLD TOWN on Pg. 3 By ROBERTO CAMPOS Staff writer
The feel of this this place is very old Americana, a kind of mom and pop shop feel with a splash of rock ‘n’ roll.
SGA elections kick off Monday By: JAMES VAUGHN Staff writer Students aren’t seeing much competition in the Student Government Association (SGA) elections which start Monday. SGA’s current Executive Vice-President Brian Anslinger is going head-to-head with sophomore health administration major Travis Dickison for the only contended position. “It’s healthy to have com-
petition,” Anslinger said. “By having two or more candidates, it gives students the chance to weigh their options and choose the best candidate.” Anslinger was voted in during the fall semester, so his role was a little hectic, he said. He said he brings a lot of experience and knowledge to SGA. His position, more than any other, is about supporting the rest of the SGA positions and he’s really gotten to know the
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members, he said. “The level of involvement among officers is phenomenal,” Anslinger said. “The people that we currently have in SGA are some of the highest caliber I have seen on campus.” If he wins, he plans to continue to focus on changes in housing, such as the visitation policy, he said. “It really depends on what the needs of the student body are,” Anslinger said. “More than
anything else, this is about supporting the student body and the legislators.” He said he plans to continue to push for SGA recruitment because he wants more student representation. “If we can get more students involved, we have better representation of those students’ needs and we can respond more quickly to them,” Anslinger said. He’s learned a lot in his position and has spent the year fine-
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tuning it, he said. “I’m very dedicated to SGA being the voice of the students,” Anslinger said. “Our main focus should always be, ‘How can we enhance the lives of the students?’” He said he firmly believes the university is the students. “If it’s between students and the university, I’m leaning toward students,” Anslinger said. He’s planning to spend some SGA ELECTIONS on Pg. 3
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