Vincennes blows
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1/7/2007
I've lived with my parents in Vincennes throughout my high school years and leaving this piece of crap town for Chicago for college was just about the best decision I've ever made. Vincennes is a historic town and early center of trade in the Northwest Territory whose origins go back to the Revolutionary War. However, thanks to backwards city leaders, Vincennes failed to progress beyond that stage and hence has stayed a small town with little infrastructure or culture. Vincennes should have been a Chicago or Indianapolis, but thanks to old, psycho conservative people; Vincennes has stayed a cultural wasteland with little business or opportunity for young people. Literally, this town is decaying and will likely continue to shrink in population until only old people and white trash remain. It doesn't seem to shame city officials when visitors come to see the memorial and they have to see a town that's both ugly and dirty in many areas. Seriously, the downtown area needs a serious facelift, as well as the school system. Regarding schools, even if you're lured in by the small town charm and want to raise a family, you'll be seriously disappointed as both the public and Catholic school system would rather flaunt meaningless ISTEP scores than more meaningful SAT, AP, or ACT scores. That's probably because both school systems seriously underperform in those markers of true educational level. Both Lincoln and Rivet are content in serving as a funnel for VU and thanks to the low expectations they set for students, most kids are content with just doing that and nothing else. Perhaps the only bright spot is the hospital in town, Good Samaritan. For a town this size, GSH has a good patient base and provides quality care. However, none of this matters if you're not interested in health care vocations, and even if you are, you would be scared off by this poor excuse for a small town. If you're a smart, motivated person, Southern Indiana is not for you. If you live here, move out of this backwards locale as soon as you can.
Rohan | Evanston, IL