UE to Offer UExplore Engineering Program
The University of Evansville College of Engineering and Computer Science is offering a UExplore Engineering Program for high school students. The program is designed to give participants a better understanding of the fields of civil, mechanical, electrical, and computer engineering and computer science through activities, hands-on projects, and tours of local industry.
The sessions in the program are October 16, November 6, November 27, January 22, February 19, March 12, April 2, and April 23. All sessions will be from 6:00-7:00 p.m. in Room 100 in the Koch Center for Engineering and Science on UE’s campus.
James Allen, UE associate professor of mechanical and civil engineering, is the advisor for the program. A registered professional engineer in the states of Indiana and Ohio, Allen has extensive work experience in industry. Allen will be assisted with the program by UE engineering students.
The registration fee for the program is $50. Register online at www.evansville.edu/uexploreengineering or contact Kimberly Higgins for more information at 812-488-2661 or kh209@evansville.edu.
Rep. Messer Votes Against $1.2 Trillion Spending PackageÂ
U.S. Rep. Luke Messer (IN-06) issued the below statement following his vote against the $1.2 trillion spending package in the House.
“Republicans have the White House, Senate and House, yet too often, we’re still doing business the same old way.  This massive funding bill spends $1.2 trillion and is over 1,300 pages long. The legislation contained several good provisions that I support, but we can’t keep doing things the same way and expect different results. These measures should have been debated and voted on one at a time, with 12 different bills, not bundled together and jammed though in one giant piece of legislation.  I voted no because the process is broken, and it’s well past time to fix it.â€
Second-half surge pushes Billikens past Aces
The Billikens scored first in the the 21st minute as Olivia Petit laid the ball off for Evie Lavelle, who then returned the favor and played the ball into the box for Petit who placed it into the back of the net.
In the waning minutes of the opening half, freshman Jayme-Lee Hunter looped in a shot from 30 yards out that soared over the goalkeeper’s head and ricocheted off the far post and into the goal to even the score at the half.
Early on in the second half, SLU pushed back in front with a goal by Alyssa Seitzer off an assist from Lavelle in the 61st minute. The Billikens would add an insurance goal 10 minutes later off the foot of Maddie Pokorny.
“Looking at the schedule we knew they were going to be a team that was very challenging,” said Aces head coach Krista McKendree. “For us, we just have to have a little bit more urgency to try and put pressure on the ball and then not allow them so much time.”
Four Aces recorded a shot with Hunter, senior Montana Portenier, and junior Sara Osinski all putting one on frame. In goal, freshman goalkeeper Michaela Till made a career-high 10 saves between the posts.
The Billikens out-shot the Aces, 22-4, with a 13-3 advantage in SLU’s favor on shots on-goal.
The Aces travel to Murfreesboro, Tennessee to take on Middle Tennessee on Sunday afternoon at 5 p.m.
Aces Tennis Strong On Opening Day
The season-opening day of action for the University of Evansville women’s tennis team saw the Purple Aces pick up several victories at the Greater Cincinnati Invitational at Lindner Family Tennis Center.
Daria Pentsova was the big winner of the day. In singles flight 2, Pentsova topped Belmont’s Drew Haskins, 7-5, 6-0. Her second match saw her up 3-2 against Eastern Kentucky before play was pushed back to Saturday. In doubles, Pentsova teamed up with Diana Tkachenko to defeat Lucia Seigford and Raksha Bode of St. Francis, 6-1.
Andrea Pascual-Larrinaga picked up a singles win at flight three, defeating Watton of Northern Kentucky, 6-2, 6-2. Doubles saw her and teammate Nicoli Pereira drop a 6-2 matchup to Duquesne’s Kylie Isaacs and Julianne Herman.
Newcomer Marie Kapelevich was victorious in the fourth flight as she faced Sydney Power of the Norse. Kapelevich picked up the victory, 6-3, 6-1 and will be back in action tomorrow.
Flight one doubles saw Chieko Yamada and Theodora Soldatou defeat the duo of Laurel Shymansky and Maranda Sears of Duquesne, 7-5.
Other scores in singles saw UE have two players in the top flight – Yamada and Tkachenko. Yamada fell to Marlys Bridgham of Dayton, 7-6 (3) and 6-3 while Tkachenko took the loss against Laura Argente of Eastern Kentucky, 6-1, 7-5.
Soldatou took on Koo of NKU, falling 6-1, 6-2, in flight two. Pereira played in flight three, dropping her matchup to the Dukes’ Sara Mitrovic, 6-2, 7-6 (5) while Leah Helpingstine fell to Anna Delaney of Dayton, 6-3, 6-2.
Helpingstine and Kapelevich tok on Koo and Power of NKU in doubles, losing 6-1.
Saturday’s action gets started bright and early at 8 a.m.
UE volleyball comes up just short against Butler
Another close match did not go the Purple Aces way as the University of Evansville volleyball team fell to Butler on Friday evening by a 3-0 score.
Rocio Fortuny was the offensive leader for UE (6-5) as she recorded 10 kills. Mildrelis Rodriguez was just behind with seven. Erlicia Griffith had an efficient outing, hitting .300 with five kills. Cassie Brooks had the top dig tally for UE with 15 while Allana McInnis registered 14 assists. Whitney Beck of Butler (8-2) led all players with 15 kills while Makayla Ferguson paced the squad with 32 helpers.
In the first set, the Bulldogs had the early edge, taking an early 3-1 lead before extending it to 13-6. Butler seemed to have things in hand, up 23-15 before having the set point up 24-19. That is when Evansville made a furious rally. With Allana McInnis handling the serving, Adeline Payne notched two kills while Cathy Schreiber had one of her own as UE scored six in a row to take a 25-24 lead.
Play continued with Butler scoring two in a row to grab the momentum back, but the Aces fought back each time, leading to a 28-28 score. That is when the Bulldogs were able to record the final two points to earn a 30-28 win.
Their momentum continued into the second game as the Bulldogs opened up by taking a lead of 7-4. Evansville cut the gap to two at 8-6 before Butler notched six in a row before finishing the frame on a 17-7 run to win by a 25-13 final.
Evansville showed its fight in the third set, overcoming another late margin. Butler had a nice start, taking a 15-6 advantage out of the gate. UE started to chip away as a 12-4 run got the Aces back within a point at 19-18. Joselyn Coronel had back-to-back service aces in the rally. Butler was able to overcome the charge as they hung on by a 25-22 score.
Tomorrow, UE heads to Indianapolis where they will face Duquesne at 4 p.m. ET on the campus of Butler University.
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Ground Breaking Ceremony Held for Newburgh Solar Power Facility
Ground Breaking Ceremony Held for Newburgh Solar Power Facility
SEPTEMBER 15TH, 2017Â 
VERONICA DEKETTÂ INDIANA, NEWBURGH
Morton Solar is constructing the project, which will be a grid-tied system with Vectren. When the sun is shining, the Newburgh facility will be solar powered, but at night and on cloudy days the power will revert back to Vectren.
“It’s just the right thing to do, it’s kind of the win, win, win. Our customers benefit because it helps us keep our costs down, they benefit because it helps us with the environmental stewardship, and it’s also just doing the right thing,†President of the Indiana American Water Deborah Dewey,
Motion solar representatives say the solar project should be completed by December 2017.
Dr. Bucshon’s Statement on the Make America Secure and Prosperous Appropriations Act of 2018
| (WASHINGTON, D.C.) –  Eighth District Congressman Larry Bucshon, M.D. released the following statement after the House passed the Make America Secure and Prosperous Appropriations Act, which provides funding for President Trump’s agenda and the entire federal government for Fiscal Year 2018:
“For far too long, Washington has succumbed to irresponsible budgeting. Today, that ended and the people’s voices were heard. For the first time since 2009, the House passed all 12 appropriations bills on time. We made the tough decisions required of a governing majority. We achieved substantial conservative victories, provided funding for the military and border security, and restored the government funding process to regular order,†said Bucshon. “The House has done its job. It’s time for the Senate, which has yet to pass a funding bill, to join us in moving the President’s agenda forward and fulfilling our promises to the American people.â€
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