Thanks for visiting The use of software that blocks ads hinders our ability to serve you the content you came here to enjoy We ask that you consider turning off your ad blocker so we can deliver you the best experience possible while you are here The Miami University RedHawks women’s basketball team began the 2024-25 season strong Through the first four games of the season The Mid-American Conference (MAC) preseason poll had the RedHawks projected to finish eighth in the conference Miami sits at third behind the Ball State University Cardinals and the University of Buffalo Bulls This start is especially important when considering where the team stood at the end of the 2023-24 season Last year’s 9-20 overall record and last place finish in the MAC prompted head coach Glenn Box and his coaching staff to add new talent to a strong group of returning players An important addition to the RedHawks’ roster is first-year forward Ilse de Vries who began her collegiate career with her first game against the Appalachian State University Mountaineers De Vries finished third on the team in scoring with 10 points and six rebounds De Vries holds a unique journey that has led her to this point in her life she started playing basketball when she was 10 years old “I just started in a neighborhood where my parents lived,” De Vries said De Vries played for the National Team Under 15 before getting scouted to play for the Orange Lines Academy in Amsterdam She said the opportunity to play for the capital city of the Netherlands was a huge stepping stone for her While she said she was grateful for her opportunities she wanted more and knew what the United States had to offer her She said her inspiration to come to the U.S began after Box watched her at the European Championship De Vries was the first player he spoke to shortly after getting the job with the RedHawks De Vries said she knew she had to take the opportunity “I really wanted to come to the United States because basketball is so much bigger than in my country,” De Vries said “When I got the opportunity to go I knew I should do it because it was such a big opportunity for me.” including four free throws on six attempts Her 13 rebounds is tied for second-most on the team Box feels De Vries has improved by leaps and bounds compared to when she first arrived in Oxford “She’s a freshman [who was] kind of thrown into the fire,” Box said she works extremely hard and she’s adapted to our culture here.” said she is grateful for not only the talent De Vries brings to the team but also her great energy for her teammates “She’s a great teammate to have because while she does a lot for the team basketball-wise she’s also someone that will always make us laugh and cheer us up in the locker room,” Tretter said Acclimating to a new team and school is tough enough Five RedHawks arrived in Oxford from outside the U.S Rather than adapting specific measures for international players the Redhawks’ coaches and players said they feel it is important for it to be a complete team effort “I think one thing that we try to do is just invite them to everything,” Tretter said “We do everything together as a team and try to give them more experiences that they might not have at home.”  understanding the coaches at practice and getting used to Oxford was difficult at first she said she appreciates the team’s efforts to help her “My teammates are helping me really well,” De Vries said especially since there’s sometimes a language barrier Sometimes I struggle with understanding what the coach means so my teammates are always helping me understand better.”  Miami’s offseason has paid off with a 3-1 start De Vries continues to get involved with 69 total minutes The RedHawks have six more games until conference play begins They are hoping to overshadow last year’s performance and De Vries may prove to be a factor in Miami’s success this winter “Anytime you include somebody in your program that has her character traits [and] she has the potential to be a dynamic rim protector burbrikn@miamioh.edu There are no statistics available for this player Thanks for visiting a Bio-Pharmaceutical Sciences master’s student They received the award for their outstanding academic performance and research internships Brechtje: ‘It’s recognition from the programme and the pharmaceutical field for my efforts and achievements during my studies.’ Ilse was surprised when Kirsten Schimmel Director of the Pharmacy Master’s Programme During her master’s in Bio-Pharmaceutical Sciences completing two internships and a literature review For her first internship at the Leiden Academic Centre for Drug Research she investigated why some medicines cause liver damage despite being approved She found that these drugs disrupted mitochondrial function in liver cells she worked with the Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience examining changes in lipids in the brains of people with Alzheimer’s disease She discovered that some of these changes also occur in people who have the disease in their bodies but do not show symptoms Her research offers insights into the disease and potential future treatments Ilse’s research shows that patients with obesity remain stable on lanreotide a medication used to treat neuroendocrine tumours This means their disease stays under control for longer without worsening but there was a need for real-world data on its effectiveness Ilse gathered information from electronic patient records and discovered this notable trend Both Brechtje and Ilse won 1,000 euros as part of the KNMP Studentenprijs Ilse isn’t sure yet how she will spend the money but plans to set aside some for scuba diving ‘I’ve just started a PhD at the UMCG in Groningen and moved there I’ll use the prize money to help me settle in quickly in Groningen!’ annually awards the KNMP Studentenprijs during its autumn congress Professors and lecturers can nominate students for their excellent academic results The Miami University RedHawks women’s basketball team (2-1) bounced back from Sunday’s loss with a 84-53 victory against the Tiffin University Dragons (1-2) Sophomore forward Amber Tretter scored two to start a 14-2 stretch that allowed the RedHawks to take the lead in the first quarter Sophomore guard Lakresha Edwards paved the way with nine points in the first quarter with Tretter and first-year guard Emily Bratton putting up six and five respectively The second quarter began with Miami up 31-11 including three steals from sophomore guard Enjuliana Gonzalez allowed Miami to take a 22-point advantage going into half The Dragons scored 17 in the second quarter Seven of Miami’s 19 points came from Gonzalez the RedHawks added to their score with a 6-0 run including two jumpers from Tretter and sophomore guard Núria Jurjo and a one-on-one layup from Tretter Fifth-year guard Hennessey Luu-Brown played her first minutes of the game and scored two and Bratton shot a free throw to put Miami up 63-28 Sophomore guard Riley Irwin ended Tiffin’s scoreless streak in the third quarter with a 3-pointer Sophomore guard Tomi Hinkle and first-year guard Lyv Lindeman added two more 3-pointers and the Dragons finished the third quarter down 68-40 A Luu-Brown shot from behind the arc started Miami’s scoring in the fourth quarter Senior guard Cori Lard added two to the streak and the RedHawks went 11-13 from there to take their victory 84-53 Miami held a lead through every minute of play head coach Glenn Box expressed how important the opening quarter was for the RedHawks’ success “I thought our kids did a tremendous job getting [us] off to a good start,” Box said The first year contributed three points against Appalachian State but didn’t play against Xavier “Emily has got a lot of firepower,” Box said “I regret not playing her at Xavier … She’s a talent Tretter put up 12 points and three steals to match Gonzalez’s 17 to greet the Austin Peay State University Governors @thekethan04 babukc2@miamioh.edu It’s time again for a new season of VPRO On Stage the Dutch music program that focuses on one special guest from the music world each time Which new band should we all hear according to Barry Hay promising artists is Ilse de Lange bringing is the connection between music and poetry presenter Nadia Moussaid and a main guest throw the doors of TivoliVredenburg wide open to welcome Dutch musicians and artists The first main guest is Barry Hay from world famous band Golden Earring (from outside The Netherlands it’s possible to watch the program today – Dutch time – via a live stream on npo.nl In the first broadcast of the new series On Stage He sang for decades in Holland’s biggest rock band and is still one of our country’s best-known musicians Partly due to the illness of guitarist George Kooymans but Barry still has more than enough friends to make music with he performs with an occasional band including JB Meijers and Danny Vera and performs the Golden Earring classic “Back Home” with Di-rect Di-rect and Vera also perform their own new music Hague-based Wodan Boys and the Mariachi Tierra Caliente band too Barry Hay describes his episode of On Stage as an ode to The Hague ‘That’s because of the Indian boys In the sixties we all pulled ourselves up by that At one point you had about five hundred bands in town And everyone wanted to be better than the other More info on the program’s website Photo at the top of this news item (c) Nathan Reinds The best local news sent straight to your inbox every workday Make a donation and support the future of journalism and media diversity in the ACT For an emotional journey through traditional Irish music cellist Ilse De Ziah first presented a screening of the film she made with Maarten Roose called Living The Tradition: An Enchanting Journey Through Old Irish Airs shows Ilse’s search around Ireland for the background and locations of many traditional Irish tunes and their composers scholars and local characters who help to provide a deeper understanding of the roots of this emotionally charged music the country’s history and politics are never far away in these tunes the atmospheric and unique scenery of Ireland coupled with the country’s traditional music entertained with a selection of music from their debut album De Ziah is a cellist and composer famous for her cross-genre style De Ziah is known for her daring and emotionally charged performances which connect at a deep level with people from all walks of life Date is regarded as one of Australia’s great guitarists he has performed extensively as a jazz musician since the 1990s Presenting nine of the songs from their album a work inspired by the history of a place where they had lived in Ireland It was a dynamic piece that combined chaos emotion and melody and displayed their skill at working harmoniously together Other works were inspired by music from Mexico and Argentina as well as other Irish stories and melodies Their performance made an immediate connection with the audience De Ziah clearly loves performing and sharing her music her relaxed rapport with Date and the audience was very appealing Both performers presented the audience with fascinating detail of the origins of each tune Date’s personal interaction with the audience was also very down-to-earth easily showing his enjoyment in playing this music there’s never been a more important time to support independent journalism in Canberra If you trust our work online and want to enforce the power of independent voices Every dollar of support is invested back into our journalism to help keep citynews.com.au strong and free Become a supporter Here's arts editor HELEN MUSA's latest Arts in the City column a round-up of arts news from here and there a gala fundraising concert at the National Museum will be performed by Canberra choral group The Resonants Discounted venue fees to international concert tours is part of a NSW government plan to help state's struggling live music industry She’s been in the music business for 20 years. And to celebrate that milestone Eurovision 2014 star Ilse De Lange recently appeared on Dutch TV Show ‘Pauw’ Broadcast shortly after her former duet partner Waylon came 18th at Eurovision 2018 the show’s hosts pressed her for her opinion of the song and performance In trying to avoid the question she made her thoughts very clear… “But I’m not going to say what I think of it I get that question a lot: what do you think of the act then I will read my words everywhere tomorrow and I’m not up for that but I’ll keep that to my friends and family Ilse De Lange and Waylon are still the most successful Eurovision participants for the Netherlands in recent times the duo decided to go their separate ways and have been developing their careers apart from each other ever since In March Ilse released the song ‘OK’ Russia’s national broadcaster Karusel just released the songs that will compete at the Russian final for the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2018 https://soundcloud.com/esc2013/sets/junior-eurovision-2018-russian-national-selection-final but I remember William saying he has great American accent Waylon is nothing but an insufferable prima donna alongside Salvador Other types of music are allowed to exist and people are allowed to like them ok..and he has the right to say what is his opinion… but he is the one shutting down the diversity that Eurovision is meant to foster by saying Netta ‘should win if Eurovision is a circus.’ Saying that the public and juries are wrong after they have both had their say is a bit childish tbh And by the way I still think that the songe sucks he has a right to be an a**hole and others have the right to call him an a**hole I never understood those freedom of speech/he has a right comments You’ve made several logical leaps in your argument so I’ll pretty much leave it here not just ‘sugary bubble gum’ entires; not quite sure where you managed to draw these conclusions from tbh if the juries know so much about music and Wail-on’s track was so good Artists know the very real risk of bombing at Eurovision if they are so protective of their music then maybe they should think twice before entering Althouh I still would like her to really say what she thinks as I’m sure it would be interesting I’m hoping for good new music from her and to also try for a second time at Eurovision Nashville is a little to late for anyone to shine but it’s good they cancelled it the way it has progressed The live performance video was pretty good The ‘official’ video was far cliched The live performance was just cringe-inducing far more than the ‘official’ video even She is just saying that she hates Waylon’s performance in a smart way That’s a great attitude to have towards her public opinion as it would most likely start some controversy and hate on either side and the world is better without more hate You seam to think that juries from the eastern part of Europe are not important You know the meaning of the word “literally” Overview Meet the team Press Write for us Input your search keywords and press Enter NATIONAL NEWS - After eight years of fighting cancer former The Citizen court reporter Ilse de Lange passed away in hospital on 15 September 2021.According to her husband Ilse was first diagnosed with cancer in 2014.“She went through about 11 rounds of chemotherapy,” said Fred The last three weeks she really did not have a good time.”Ilse first joined The Citizen in 1981/82 and rejoined in 1986 where she stayed until 2019 when she retired as medically unfit.Career highlightsThe major cases she covered included Wouter Basson ‘Wit Wolf’ Barend Strydom and the Cradock Four Sparrow Mkhonto and Sicelo Mhlauli.“There was also the time Nelson Mandela had to testify in Louis Luyt’s rugby case,” Fred said.Ilse also covered Oscar Pistorius’ murder of Reeva Steenkamp for almost the entire trial.“In her time she had thousands of stories published by The Citizen,” said her husband.According to The Citizen news editor Amanda Watson no matter how much Ilse was struggling with the disease or chemotherapy she never let it stop her.‘Bald-headed biddy’“Ilse underwent a third bout of chemo in mid-2018 and while she wasn’t looking forward to it would joke about being ‘a bald-headed biddy’,” said Watson.“She would be irritated sitting at home when she wasn’t able to work and would often work in extra hours so she could take off for treatment.”When Ilse was unable to work as well as a friend and tutor to many.”Ilse leaves behind her husband Source: Caxton publication, The Citizen Home » Health By Sponsored Motivation to keep moving is a team effort and this team of everyday South Africans is up to the challenge said Team Vitality Manager Khethiwe Mlangeni “Our champions are influencers in their running and cycling communities encouraging both new and seasoned runners and cyclists to get onto the tar and trails and put their best foot forward,” said Khethiwe The champions share useful information on the latest Vitality benefits, competitions, race events and unique Team Vitality rewards. Catch them on the Running and Cycling communities Nosipho has a huge presence in the growing community of female cyclists She has a passion for sharing her outdoor and indoor cycling knowledge and experience with her community,” said Khethiwe Ilse is a Running Champion and I’ve seen that nothing can stop her – come rain or shine Ilse juggles work and a busy home but makes time for her running community Her passion for running is clearly visible in all the running shots she posts on social media,” said Khethiwe “I believe in going further with our community As a parent I strongly believe in instilling healthy habits especially physical activity in children,” added Ilse Rahman has taken his love for running and spread it to the KZN Team Vitality running community His runs are inclusive to a diverse community Being physically active is vital in achieving and maintaining mental wellbeing I am so excited to motivate others in my community to achieve their goals,” Nabeel said “Sissing’s passion for cycling is visible in the growth of his cycling community He has taken beginner cyclists and pushed them to covering longer distances with each ride He has planned challenges to motivate his community to pedal further,” said Khethiwe In the time they’ve been part of Team Vitality pedal harder and push themselves to their personal bests with planned weekly runs and rides in the community,” Khethiwe added Vitality members can also earn Vitality points by linking their Strava app to the Discovery app or through their Vitality-linked fitness device Home | Sport Fresh off her 1000m SA record, Caster Semenya will be chasing the women’s 1500m South African record at the Dal Josaphat Stadium in Paarl on Thursday at the third and final Athletix Grand Prix Series Meeting Semenya broke the 35-year-old record of Ilse de Kock Wicksell on March 8 at the second Grand Prix Meeting at Tuks She will face USA-based Dominique Scott in the 1500m at the third and meeting in Paarl Semenya has already come close to the SA record of 4:01.81 set as far back as 1984 by Zola Budd-Pieterse when she clocked 4:01.99 in Durban on in June 2016 at the Africa Championships The World Championship bronze medalist over 1500m has already raced the metric mile once in 2018 Not much should be read into this performance though especially after her blistering 2:35.43 SA 1000m record Scott has raced the 1500m twice this season on the indoor circuit where she first ran a national record of 4:05.25 (Boston She will need to go through the 300m mark in around 46 to 48 seconds the 400m in roughly 62 to 64 with 2:08 targeted for 800m if she hopes to break the record “At SA’s it is all about the title,” says Semenya who recently graduated in Sports Management “So the race is more likely to be tactical I am really looking forward to chasing Zola’s record I have the 800m and the 1000m record so it will be good to get the 1500m record too.” while Scott seems to get better as the race progresses Semenya will be seeking an 800m/1500m double at the National Championships