The University of Evansville student chapter of the American Society of Civil Engineers earned the title of Giant Killers Saturday, knocking off perennial concrete canoe champion the University of Wisconsin-Madison at this year’s ASCE Great Lakes Regional Competition in South Bend, Indiana.
At an awards banquet Saturday night, the University of Evansville’s civil engineers were named overall conference champions, making them the first team to knock off the larger and better-funded Wisconsin-Madison in more than five years. The overall championship signals… Detals and Video
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The Hokule’a is expected to arrive home this afternoon or evening from the worst sailing weather in the Polynesian canoe’s history, said Mei Jeanne Wagner, Polynesian Voyaging Society spokeswoman.
She said that was the report from Nainoa Thompson, the society’s lead navigator, who remained home, but communicated daily with the canoe’s escort boat.
“The weather has been just awful the entire time,” she said, explaining that the canoe has encountered worse weather in the past, but never for an extended period, according to Thompson.
On this trip, the canoe had 100 percent …Â Details
VAIL VALLEY, Colorado — Eagle resident Mike Reid remembers his first world rafting championship as one of the most intense experiences of his life — he and five other teammates were paddling down a river in the Czech Republic against the Russian national team.
“There were probably 5,000 people on either side of the river,†said Reid. “You’re wearing the American colors, and we’re racing the Russians. We were pretty into it. Seeing the two boats come down the straightaway — it was one of most intense things you’d ever seen.†… Details
Here are some of the more interesting deals and websites that came across our desk this week:
The Aquapura Douro Valley Resort & Spa in Portugal has a ” Spring Break” package until April 18, at about $900 per person, double occupancy, that includes three-nights’ lodging. Information: www.aquapurahotels.com
•Napili Kai Beach Resort on Maui has a “Spring Break” package, which gives a third night free after staying two nights in an ocean-front studio, with rates starting at $380 a night. Information: napilikai.com/specials.html
•The TELUS World Ski & Snowboard Festival will be … Details