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Aces women’s basketball to host IU Columbus for Education Day
Aces women’s basketball to host IU Columbus for Education Day
The Purple Aces will welcome students from across the Tri-State for their midday matchup
EVANSVILLE, Ind. — The University of Evansville women’s basketball team hosts its final non-conference opponent of the season for it’s annual Education Day game.
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Evansville vs. IU Columbus | Tuesday, December 17th | 11 AM CT
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Ford Center | Evansville, Ind.
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The Purple Aces struggled to stop the Vanderbilt Commodores explosive offense and get around their stifling defense on Saturday afternoon in their past game. UE fell in its return to Memorial Gymnasium after 30 years 106-40 as the Commodores NET ranking rose to eight. Evansville returns to the River City for its first-ever meeting with the IU Columbus Crimson Pride. IU Columbus is in its first year with a women’s basketball team as the Indiana regional campus did not have formal athletics until the 2023-24 academic year. The Crimson Pride is under the direction of Head Coach Dana Dunson, the uncle of Aces Associate Head Coach Dodie Dunson.
UE will host its annual Education Day against IU Columbus on Tuesday morning. With the game at 11 a.m. in the Ford Center, the Aces will welcome over 1,400 area students from multiple local school districts during their last week of school before the holidays. The game will feature educational videos on the center scoreboard, a workbook students can fill out during the game, and an exciting arena atmosphere.
Evansville’s underclassmen continue to lead through non-conference action. Of the Aces’ 590 points this season 73.9% have been scored by freshmen or sophomores. All but one of UE’s top five scorers through nine games are underclassmen. Evansville’s leading scorer has been freshman guard Camryn Runner (Cicero, Ind. / Hamilton Heights HS) who is averaging 18.7 points a game. Along with leading the Aces in points, Runner is one of the top free throw shooters in the country. As of Monday, Runner is third in the nation in free throw attempts with 99. She is also fourth among Division I players in free throws made with 80 made attempts at the line.
Freshman guard Logan Leubbers Palmer (Union, Ky. / Randall K. Cooper HS) was an important part of UE’s offense in her collegiate debut. In 17 minutes at Vanderbilt, Palmer was second on the team in scoring with nine points while also pulling down two boards. With the nine-point performance, Palmer is now one of Evansville’s top five scorers in points per game.
Evansville Mayor Stephanie Terry to keynote USI MLK, Jr. Luncheon Celebration
Evansville Mayor Stephanie Terry to keynote USI MLK, Jr. Luncheon Celebration
The University of Southern Indiana will host a presentation by Evansville Mayor Stephanie Terry, honoring the memory and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. as part of its annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Celebration Luncheon. The event will take place at 11 a.m. Monday, January 20 in Carter Hall, located in University Center West. Doors will open at 10:15 a.m. The presentation is open to the public, and tickets are required to attend.
Terry’s presentation, “A Blueprint for the Future,” will examine how our investment in ourselves and community can lead to a breakthrough in freedom and justice for all.
A lifelong Evansville resident, Terry proudly serves as the city’s leader. A graduate of Bosse High School, she holds a bachelor’s degree in biology from Kentucky State University and a master’s degree in health service administration from the University of Evansville. Her career highlights include serving as Deputy Director of the Carver Community Organization and 13 years as Executive Director of the Children’s Museum of Evansville (cMoe), where she led impactful initiatives and a $6.5 million capital campaign.
In public service, Terry made history as the first Black woman elected to the Vanderburgh County Council, serving from 2010-22, before her election as mayor in 2023. She prioritizes neighborhood revitalization, affordable housing and city employee well-being. An active community leader, she has served on numerous boards and as Indiana State Coordinator for Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. Terry and her husband, Marques, have three children and are active members of Memorial Baptist Church.
“We’re excited to welcome the campus and community to unite for such an admirable occasion,” says Jada Hogg, Associate Director and Interim Executive Director of the Multicultural Center. “Our ability to honor a trailblazer of the past and a trailblazer of our present day gives us the hope that tomorrow continues to be a future we can all be optimistic about seeing.”
Luncheon tickets are $35 for USI employees and students and $45 for the public. They can be purchased on the USI Multicultural Center website. A ticket includes lunch.
For more information or accommodations, please contact the Multicultural Center at 812-465-7188 or visit the Multicultural Center website.
Heavy Trash Pickup Resumes Today
Heavy Trash Pickup resumes in Evansville today after being suspended for fall leaf collection service.
Eligible Evansville Water and Sewer Utility City residential customers who need to get rid of a large item can request a heavy trash pickup.
State Comptroller Votes for Pension Fund to Hire Alternative Asset Manager to BlackRock
Supports Continued Focus on Fiduciary Duty
STATEHOUSE — State Comptroller Elise Nieshalla voted to affirm today the existence of comparable asset managers as an alternative to BlackRock in providing Global Inflation-Linked Bonds for the Indiana Public Retirement System (INPRS). This action was taken pursuant to Indiana House Enrolled Act 1008 from the 2023 legislative session, and the vote was unanimous. INPRS is now responsible for selecting a different asset manager for these bonds.
“I commend State Treasurer Daniel Elliott for his thorough research regarding BlackRock’s involvement in broad reaching priorities that are non-fiduciary and focused on social and environmental policy initiatives,” said Comptroller Nieshalla. “State retirees and employees deserve to benefit from investment managers who focus solely on fiduciary duty.”
Board members were presented with solid evidence based on documents BlackRock filed with the SEC that demonstrate its engagement with an ESG focused agenda.
“I do commend BlackRock’s recent action to discontinue its affiliation with Climate Action 100+, but more needs to be done including ending its support of Net Zero and similar initiatives to demonstrate a refocused commitment of prioritizing beneficiaries over a political agenda.”
City and County Meetings for the Week of December 16, 2024
Here are the Evansville and Vanderburgh County meetings for this week.
| City Council Meeting | December 16, 2024 – 05:30 PM | ||
| Evansville Redevelopment Commission | December 17, 2024 – 08:30 AM | ||
| Board of County Commissioners & Drainage Board | December 17, 2024 – 09:30 AM | ||
| Water and Sewer Utility Board (Meeting will be held at the Sunrise Pump Station) | December 17, 2024 – 03:00 PM | ||
| Board of Park Commissioners | December 18, 2024 – 12:00 PM | ||
| Board Of Public Safety | December 18, 2024 – 01:00 PM | ||
| Vanderburgh County Council Personnel & Finance Meeting | December 18, 2024 – 03:30 PM | ||
| Board Of Zoning Appeals | December 19, 2024 – 03:00 PM | ||
| Board Of Zoning Appeals | December 19, 2024 – 03:00 PM | ||
| Land Bank | December 20, 2024 – 09:30 AM | ||
| Animal Control & Education Commission | December 20, 2024 – 12:00 PM |
“12 Days of Holiday Safety” winter campaign
Holiday campaign to include daily social media tips to keep friends, family and neighbors safe during the holiday season and to promote the importance of preparedness and safety for winter storm season
Evansville, Ind. – Dec. 13, 2024 – As part of a company-wide effort to prepare for extreme weather and the 2025 winter storm season, CenterPoint Energy is launching a new “12 Days of Holiday Safety” campaign.
The new holiday campaign will provide important daily winter and holiday safety tips and tools for customers, as well as a social media campaign with safety resources and tips, to help customers better prepare for the winter season. The holiday campaign follows a series of pre-winter preparedness actions CenterPoint has taken to strengthen and winterize its electric and gas infrastructure, as well as inspect and test cold-weather critical equipment ahead of severe weather that could impact the gas and electric system in the winter months.
“This holiday season, and through winter, we want all our customers to know about the array of safety actions we are taking to be prepared for the winter storm season, as well as how they, their families, and neighbors can be safe and better prepared for storms to come. To date, we have taken a range of actions to get ready, and we want our customers to take some simple steps to plan and stay safe ahead of extreme cold and winter storms,” said Richard Leger, Senior Vice President of CenterPoint Energy’s Natural Gas business.
CenterPoint Customer Campaign: 12 Days of Holiday Safety
As part of its “12 Days of Holiday Safety” campaign, CenterPoint will be raising awareness around important and helpful safety tips, tools and links to customer resources via email, as well as a new social media campaign. All of the holiday safety resources will be available at the CenterPointEnergy.com/ReadyForWinter website.
Among the customer safety areas CenterPoint will highlight are:
· Day One: Holiday lighting safety
· Day Two: Holiday cooking safety
· Day Three: Use CenterPoint’s Outage Tracker to stay informed
· Day Four: Holiday candle safety
· Day Five: Test smoke detectors and carbon monoxide detectors
· Day Six: Fireplace safety
· Day Seven: Holiday tree care and safety
· Day Eight: Space heater safety
· Day Nine: Unplug unused appliances, turn off unused lights and turn down thermostats
· Day Ten: Be prepared – have an emergency kit stocked and ready with supplies
· Day Eleven: Identify and know where your closest warming center is located
· Day Twelve: Sign up for CenterPoint’s Power Alert Service for your home, business or family members
Electric Customers Encouraged to Enroll in Power Alert Service®
As part of its campaign, CenterPoint electric customers are encouraged to enroll in the company’s Power Alert Service® to receive winter storm outage details, estimated restoration times and customer-specific restoration updates by phone call, text or email.