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USI Events And Updates For The Week Of 11/21/2022

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Now through December 9

53rd annual USI Juried Student Art Show to be displayed in McCutchan Art Center/Pace Galleries

The USI annual Juried Student Art Exhibition, a presentation of selected student artworks from the past academic year, is being held now through December 9 at the McCutchan Art Center/Pace Galleries in the lower level of the Liberal Arts Center. This year’s exhibition features 111 artworks chosen from over 280 entered.

Now through December 17

Filled Up 3, A Ceramic Cup Show to exhibit at New Harmony Gallery of Contemporary Art

The USI New Harmony Gallery of Contemporary Art is proud to present Filled Up 3, A Ceramic Cup Show, in partnership with New Harmony Clay Project. Filled Up 3 features ceramic cups by contributing artists around the United States, juried by noted ceramic artist Malcolm Motubo Smith.

Now through December 17

USI Ceramics II students present The Lamp Project at New Harmony Gallery of Contemporary Art

USI and BG Projects are proud to present The Lamp Project, a group show featuring ceramic installations by USI Ceramics II students at New Harmony Gallery of Contemporary Art in New Harmony, Indiana. The exhibition will be on display November 12 through December 17.

December 1-4

USI annual Madrigal Feaste returns

The USI Chamber Choir will host the annual Madrigal Feaste December 1-4 in Carter Hall, located in University Center West on the USI campus. December 1-3 performances will begin at 6 p.m. with doors opening at 6:30 p.m., and the December 4 matinee performance will begin at 1 p.m. with doors opening at 12:30 p.m.

December 2

USI Lighting a Tradition Reimagined returns with holiday magic

USI is excited to welcome back the annual Lighting a Tradition Reimagined event, set for 6-8 p.m. December 2 in University Center (UC) East. Full of family-friendly holiday festivities, the event is open to the public at no charge.

December 17

Fall 2022 Commencement Ceremonies

USI will celebrate its Fall 2022 graduates with two Commencement Ceremonies on Saturday, December 17. More info will be coming soon!

 

 

Avoid Clogged Sewer Pipes During the Holidays, Don’t Pour Fats, Oils, and Grease Down the Drain

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(EVANSVILLE, IN) – Cooking a feast is part of many Thanksgiving traditions. But when greasy foods from holiday meals are poured down the kitchen sink, it can clog the drain and result in sewer backups.

According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, nearly 50 percent of all reported sewer blockages are caused by greasy waste entering the sewer system. Sewers blocked with fats, oils, and grease (FOG) are costly to clean and can damage homes and sewer lines.

The Evansville Water and Sewer Utility (EWSU) urges customers not to pour FOG down the drain. FOG sources include cranberry sauce, gravy, salad dressings, cheese, mayonnaise, meat drippings, and cooking oils.

Instead, scrape leftover foods from your plate into the trash, reuse cooking oils when possible, and properly dispose of FOG following these simple steps.

  1. Scrape or pour cooled FOG into a disposable container, such as a tin can.
  2. Seal the container in an old, used plastic bag or with plastic wrap.
  3. Throw the container in the trash.

Click here to learn more about Fats, Oil, and Grease Prevention and to watch a video with helpful tips on FOG disposal.

If you plan to fry a turkey for Thanksgiving but do not plan to reuse the cooking oil, bring it to the Holiday Used Cooking Oil Disposal Drive at the CK Newsome Community Center on Saturday, November 26, from 8 am to 1 pm. The Drive is a free service for EWSU residential customers. Only residential FOG will be accepted, such as meat drippings, canola oil, corn oil, lard, olive oil, peanut oil, sesame oil, sunflower seed oil, and vegetable oil. Petroleum oil waste is prohibited.

USI Lighting a Tradition Reimagined Returns With Holiday Magic December 2

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The University of Southern Indiana is excited to welcome back the annual Lighting a Tradition Reimagined event, set for 6-8 p.m. December 2 in University Center (UC) East. Full of family-friendly holiday festivities, the event is open to the public at no charge.  

Lighting a Tradition Reimagined returns to USI after a two-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This year’s event will feature the following:  

Santa Claus Appearance
One of the busiest guys of the holiday season, Santa Claus, will be in attendance, handing out candy canes to little ones and taking photos with attendees. 

Live Band Holiday Music
Patriotic Souls will be performing holiday favorites. Dr. Robin Sanabria, Director of Counseling and Psychological Services, will be on keyboard and vocals; Chris Metz ’12 M’13, Staff Counselor, on lead guitar; Gary Isbell ’73 on electric bass; Danny Metzger on the drums; Ryan Rusk on vocals; and Mark Wallace on rhythm guitar and vocals. 

The band will have a tip jar available during its performance, and 100% of proceeds will be donated to Archie’s Food Closet. 

Student Government Association Religious Inclusivity Fair
The USI Student Government Association (SGA) will host a Religious Inclusivity Fair honoring various holiday traditions from different cultures. The Fair will feature informational tables and crafts for attendees to enjoy. 

Ugly Holiday Sweater Contest
Attendees are invited to break out their ugliest holiday sweaters for a chance to win a prize. USI volunteers will be judging the contest. 

Holiday Story Time
Members of the USI community will read their favorite holiday stories to spread holiday cheer.  

Activity Stations
Attendees will have the opportunity to create their own take-home ornaments with USI art and elementary education majors or write thankful notes to be hung on trees in the Fireside Lounge in UC East. 

Sweet Treats
Cookies and hot chocolate will be available for a sweet warm-up between activities. 

Student Organization Gingerbread Decorating Contest
Various student organizations on campus will be decorating gingerbread houses to be on display for judging at the event. Attendees will have the opportunity to vote for their favorite gingerbread houses. 

SGA Holiday Movie 
Following Lighting a Tradition Reimagined, SGA will host a holiday movie night in UC West, 2016-17. 

For Farmers Behind The Feast, It Was A Year Of High Highs And Low Of Lows

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by Sydney Byerly, TheStatehouseFile.com

The saying is true—birds of a feather flock together. Just ask the Pinders, the family behind a small Indiana turkey farm.

Their farm is just one of many, with the Hoosier state being fourth in the nation for the number of home-grown turkeys.

Stephanie Pinder, co-owner of Little by Little Farm on the edge of Zionsville, said they’ve been in the business for 20 years. Stephanie and her husband, Robert, started in 2003 with a tiny farm of just five acres with three turkeys, three goats and a few chickens. Now they have 10 acres of organic produce and poultry and pride themselves on being all organic.

Pinder said they started the farm to have land and privacy and ended up filling a need in the community for local goods.

“We’re just listening to what the community says, and it’s been beyond our wildest dream,” she said.

“People that live around us are are very thankful in the fact that they can just come up the street, walk, ride on their bike and, on Farm Days, just buy what we have. There’s nothing better than that.”

Pinder said the farm housed 330 Heritage breed pasture-raised turkeys this year, from chicks in April to Thanksgiving-ready turkeys this month. All of this year’s LBL flock are already spoken for.

Pinder said the farm prioritizes giving the turkeys good and happy lives until the circle of life happens.

“It’s gonna be quiet for a couple months, and then in March, we’ll get the new ones and then we’ll start it all over again. That’s kind of what keeps you going,” she said.

The turkeys from LBL make up only a fraction of the more than 20.5 million turkeys in Indiana, but every turkey counts with a turkey shortage caused by a national Avian flu outbreak earlier this year.

More than 49 million turkeys have died or been euthanized in 2022, according to the Indiana State Poultry Association. This number includes 8 million turkeys in Indiana.

Thankfully, the Pinders’ turkeys were left unscathed by the illness.

“We only raised about 300, so it did not affect us at all,” she said. “But our sales have gone through the roof because of the turkey shortage, and people are trying to get their turkeys and then realizing that local is better and fresh is better.”

Prices for the big bird are soaring, with the price per pound up to a record high of $1.99, up 73% from last year, according to CBNC. While it may be harder to find a turkey, especially if you’re Butterball-ing on a budget, Pinder says the knowledge that you’re tasting a farm-fresh turkey is worth the extra dough.

“I think if people are more aware of where their food comes from and learn, maybe meet the farm where the food grows,” Pinder said, “they’ll come to realize that the price is a little bit more but it’s so much more worth it.”

Aces Advance To MVC Championship Semifinals

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UE wins 5-set thriller over SIU

 EVANSVILLE, Ind. – In one of the most exciting matches in program history, the University of Evansville volleyball team outlasted Southern Illinois in five sets to advance to the semifinals of the Missouri Valley Conference Championship at Meeks Family Fieldhouse.  With the victory, the Purple Aces advance to Tuesday’s semifinal round where they will take on top-seeded UNI at 3 p.m.

Evansville was led by Alondra Vazquez who hit .449 and had 25 kills.  She also posted 13 digs.  Giulia Cardona had a stellar day as she posted 22 kills, 9 digs, 6 blocks and three service aces.  Emilee Scheumann registered 9 kills.  Blakeley Freeman tallied 16 digs while Kora Ruff had 48 assists and 9 digs.  Madisyn Steele and Hannah Watkins recorded 6 and 5 blocks, respectively.

Set 1 – UE 25, SIU 21

Southern Illinois scored the first three points of the match before Evansville found its rhythm.  Emilee Scheumann posted consecutive kills to help the Aces tie it up at 6-6 before two SIU errors gave UE its first advantage at 8-6.

Scheumann struck again with a kill in a stretch that put the Aces up by their largest margin of six points – 19-13.  Three in a row by the Salukis cut the deficit in half, but Alondra Vazquez had the final answer.  A pair of kill by the 5th-year player led the Aces to a 25-19 win to open the match.

Set 2 – UE 26, SIU 24

Hannah Watkins capped off a 3-0 rally to open the set.  Vazquez added a kill and an ace as the lead grew to 7-2.  Southern Illinois responded to tie things up at 8-8.  Back-and-forth action saw the teams swap the lead but neither squad could wrestle away the lead.

That changed when the Salukis went up 21-19 before extended the edge to 24-21.  A point by UE put the ball in Giulia Cardona’s hands trailing by two with the set on the line.  Cardona’s ensuing performance was epic.  Three aces in a row put UE in control and it was Cardona who had the winning kill in a 26-24 decision.

Set 3 – SIU 25, UE 18

Southern Illinois took an early 10-7 lead and would pace the set for the duration.  Evansville kept it close at 19-16 before a late run pushed the Salukis to the 25-18 decision to take the set.

Set 4 – SIU 25, UE 23

Another early run saw the Salukis jump out to a 7-4 edge.  Blakeley Freeman recorded an ace to help the Aces score four in a row to go in front.   Up 15-14, UE reeled off four in a row to take a 19-14 advantage.  Scheumann picked up consecutive kills before Vazquez added an ace.

SIU never gave up and battled back to tie it up at 23-23 and their run continued as they won by a score of 25-23.

Set 5 – UE 16, SIU 14

Madisyn Steele, Cardona and Vazquez picked up kills to help Evansville go up 3-0.  In one of the best sequences you will see on both ends, several defensive efforts kept the play alive and Cardona finished it off with a kill as the Aces went up 4-1.

UE’s effort was shown once again when Blakeley Freeman ran into a media table to save a ball that led to an Aces point.  Those instances led to a 10-4 advantage.  SIU kept fighting and utilized consecutive aces to make it a 10-7 game.  Things got even closer at 12-11 but it was a kill from Vazquez that gave UE some breathing room with a 14-11 edge, but once again, SIU fought back and tied it at 14-14.  It was Cardona who righted the ship, picking up a kill before Vazquez and Watkins assisted on the clinching block to send UE to the semifinals.

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USI Women’s Basketball signs three for 2023-24 class

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EVANSVILLE, Ind. – University of Southern Indiana Women’s Basketball announced that 5-foot-11 guard/forward Sophia Loden (Mascoutah, Illinois), 6-foot-2 center Chloe Gannon (Manchester, Tennessee), and 5-foot-10 guard Kylee Dennis (Lexington, Kentucky) have signed national letters of intent to compete for Head Coach Rick Stein‘s Screaming Eagles in 2023-24.
 
“We are so excited to welcome Sophia, Chloe, and Kylee to our Screaming Eagles family!” Head Coach Rick Stein said.
 
Loden, from Mascoutah High School in Illinois, was named to the 2022 Illinois Basketball Coaches Association All-State Third Team for Class 3A, 2022 Associated Press All-State honorable mention, and the 2022 Mississippi Valley Conference Co-Player of the Year. She has also been on the Mississippi Valley All-Conference teams throughout her high school career, receiving first-team honors in 2022, second-team laurels in 2021, and honorable mention accolades in 2020.
 
In her junior 2021-22 season, Loden averaged a double-double at 22.7 points per game and 12.5 rebounds per game. She also tallied 3.6 steals per contest and 112 total. Loden entered her senior year of high school with 1,068 career points.
 
“Sophia is a versatile player that can change the game in many ways,” Stein stated. “She plays with a lot of energy and is a great competitor.”
 
Gannon is from Coffee County Central High School in Tennessee. The center averaged 13.6 points per contest in her junior season in 2021-22, shooting at a 57 percent clip. She also claimed five rebounds and had over one block per outing. The District 6-4A MVP helped lead her high school to its 5th consecutive district title last year.
 
Gannon entered her senior season with 432 career points, 173 rebounds, and 41 blocks with a career field goal percentage of 54 percent.
 
“Chloe is a post player that can make plays both at the low and high post,” said Stein. “She has good size and is a tough finisher in the paint.”
 
Dennis, out of Sayre High School in Kentucky, averaged 15 points per game in 2021-22 to earn a Kentucky Junior All-Star Team selection. She was also named All-State Third Team, All-Region First Team, and All-District First Team as a junior.
 
In 2020-21, her sophomore season, Dennis averaged 24 points per contest, finishing 8th in Kentucky in scoring. She reached the 1,000-career points plateau and received All-Region First Team and All-District First Team accolades as a sophomore.
 
“Kylee is a lengthy combo guard with a great feel for the game,” Stein commented. “She is a playmaker that can create for herself and her teammates.”
 
Dennis also played club basketball for Kentucky Premier 17U Milby EYBL.
 
The three signees will be USI Women’s Basketball’s first true freshman class of the program’s NCAA Division I era in 2023-24 following the return of an experienced group with no freshmen on the 2022-23 roster.

Eagles completes Gotham Classic this week USI on the road for the next four

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EVANSVILLE, Ind. – University of Southern Indiana Men’s Basketball returns to the road to complete play in the Gotham Classic by visiting St. Bonaventure University Tuesday and Bowling Green State University November 26. Tipoff Tuesday at St. Bonaventure is set for 6 p.m. (CST), while the start time at Bowling Green next Saturday is set for 3 p.m. (CST).
 
The games will be streaming on ESPN+ in addition to being heard on ESPN 97.7FM (http://listentotheref.com) and 95.7FM The Spin (http://957thespin.com).
 
USI was 1-1 last week, falling on the road at the University of Notre Dame, 82-70, to start action in the Gotham Classic and winning at home over Loras College, 87-55, at Screaming Eagles Arena. Senior guard Jelani Simmons (Columbus, Ohio) led the Eagles for the week with 13.0 points per game, including a 21-point performance in the win over Loras.
 
Senior forward Jacob Polakovich (Grand Rapids, Michigan) followed with 12.0 points and 8.0 rebounds. Polakovich made his 2022-23 debut at Notre Dame by posting a double-double, 16 points and 10 rebounds.
 
Last week’s double-digit performers were rounded out by graduate forward Trevor Lakes (Lebanon, Indiana) and junior guard Tyler Henry (Brooklyn, New York) with 10.5 points per game each. Lakes had a team-high 21 points at Notre Dame, while Henry had a season-high 19 points in the win over Loras.
 
For the season, Simmons has a team-best 16.8 points per game to lead four Eagles in double-digits. Polakovich has 12.0 points per contest in his two games to follow Simmons, while Lakes and Henry are posting 11.3 points per outing in four games.
 
The visits to St. Bonaventure and Bowling Green are the start of a four-game road swing for the Eagles. Following this week’s action, the Eagles make stops at Western Illinois University November 30 and at Chicago State University December 4.
 
USI will not return to the friendly surroundings of Screaming Eagles Arena until December 7 when the Eagles host Anderson University (IN) at 7 p.m. to start a two-game homestand. The Eagles will finish the homestand December 11 when they welcome Indiana State University for a 3 p.m. contest.
 
 

Pedestrian Accident Investigation

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The Vanderburgh County Coroner’s Office and the Evansville Police Department are investigation the death of Herbert Moore, age 35, of Evansville. Delbert Moore died at St. Vincent Hospital where he was taken after having been struck by a vehicle on Highway 41 near Washington Ave.  Delbert Moore died as a result of head injuries sustain in the collision. The Evansville Police Department can provide updates on this investigation.

Volleyball wins second-ever MVC Championship match

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Aces advance to face SIU on Monday

 EVANSVILLE, Ind. – For just the second time since joining the Missouri Valley Conference in 1994, the University of Evansville volleyball team picked up a win in the MVC Championship as the Purple Aces defeated Bradley by a 3-1 final on Sunday at Meeks Family Fieldhouse.

With the victory, UE moves on to face 4th-seeded Southern Illinois at 3 p.m. on Monday.  Giulia Cardona added to her single-season kills record with 25 more on Sunday.  She hit an unbelievable .352 while picking up eight digs.  Alondra Vazquez finished with 10 kills with Madisyn Steele and Emilee Scheumann adding 8 and 6, respectively.  Vazquez tied for the match-high with 13 digs.  Kora Ruff recorded 41 assists and nine digs.  Hannah Watkjins led the way with six block assists with Vazquez contributing four.

Set 1 – UE 25, BU 19

Back-to-back service aces saw the Braves jump out to an early 5-3 lead.  Evansville put forth a relentless charge, going on a 7-1 run to go up 10-6. Emilee Scheumann contributed three kills to put her team on top.  The lead hovered around three points for the Aces when Cardona picked up a kill to make it a 5-point game at 18-13.

Three in a row got the Braves right back into the fold but it was UE with the answer.  Madisyn Steele added a kill and block with Cardona picking up an ace to highlight a 4-0 run that put UE in front at 22-16.  UE completed the set with a 25-19 victory.

Set 2 – BU 25, UE 14

After opening the set with a 9-3 advantage, the Braves extended the lead to 16-6.  Laura Ruiz picked up an ace as UE scored three in a row, but the Braves countered to push the lead back to double figures and would take the set, 25-14.

Set 3 – UE 25, BU 22

In the early going it was Bradley getting the upper hand once again as they jumped out to a 7-4 lead.  Three Giulia Cardona kills tied it up at 8-8 and Evansville would go in front at 11-10 on a Bradley error.  Each time the Aces would take a lead, the Braves answered and would not let the advantage go above a point.  That changed when BU posted four in a row to take an 18-15 edge.

Blakeley Freeman picked up an ace as Evansville rallied to tie the score at 18-18 before Bradley wrestled away a 20-18 edge.  Cardona recorded kill #17 of the night as UE tied it back up at 20-20.  Madisyn Steele and Alondra Vazquez tallied the block that put the Aces in front (22-21) and it would be the defense that had the clincher as Kora Ruff and Hannah Watkins recorded the block that clinched a 25-22 win.

Set 4 – UE 25, BU 16

Evansville’s duo of Alondra Vazquez and Giulia Cardona picked up early kills in a 4-1 stretch to open the set.  Cardona and Watkins combined on a block that helped UE extend the advantage to 8-2.  The UE lead remained at six points (12-6) when the Braves reeled off four in a row to get within a pair and later, they would cut the deficit to just one at 13-12.

One of the most important stretches of the season ensued. After the Braves closed the gap, Evansville scored the next three points in a run that saw them outscore BU by a 7-1 margin.  UE clinched the match on the strength of a 25-16 decision to advance to Monday’s quarterfinals round against Southern Illinois.  Match time is set for 3 p.m.

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