The Horizon

Halloween’s biggest monster – unemployment

IUS Horizon October 30, 2011
I do not go to haunted houses this time of year — they freak me out way too much. Last time I went to a haunted house, I nearly had a breakdown when a clown with a chainsaw decided to single me out of my group of friends. However, there is one thing that scares me more than a clown with a chainsaw — unemployment.

Brain drains cause stunt in mental productivity

IUS Horizon October 16, 2011
Some days at school, I find myself wondering if I even remembered to bring my mind with me. I will be distracted, forgetting simple concepts when called on in class, staring at an empty Word processing screen with a paper due in a few hours or tapping my pencil on my test paper, furiously trying to recall the material I had desperately memorized in the days before. It is extremely frustrating to be in pursuit of higher education and feeling like I have to fight tooth-and-nail the whole time.

Missionary position arouses great debate

IUS Horizon October 2, 2011
I know what some people are thinking, but this is not an article from Cosmopolitan magazine singing the praises of any particular sexual positions. No sir, not even if they wanted it to be. Instead, I want to talk about how to take a stand for a cause.

Graduating class largest in history

IUS Horizon August 28, 2011
IU Southeast hosted a commencement ceremony for the largest graduating class in the history of the university on May 9. Students, parents, faculty and staff crowded by the amphitheater behind Knobview Hall to celebrate the end of one phase and the beginning of another. There were 1,104 students who graduated with IU degrees — 47 with degrees in partnership with Purdue — for a total of 1,151 graduates. Of those students, 63 percent were female and 16 percent were a minority.

IUS turns up heat with summer classes

IUS Horizon August 28, 2011
While some students traveled or worked during the summer break, others were continuing their academic pursuits and enrolling in summer classes for the two available sessions. For the summer session I, 2,532 students were enrolled while 2,249 enrolled in summer session II. The summer season is split into two academic sessions, with each session lasting for about six weeks.

SGA elects judges in final meeting

IUS Horizon April 18, 2011

The Student Government Association met for its last meeting of this session on April 14. In the session, former SGA president Amanda Denbo, business senior, made two nominations for associate justice...

Students strut stuff at academic showcase

IUS Horizon April 18, 2011

IU Southeast hosted its third annual Student Showcase in the Hoosier Room on April 14. Student displays and demonstrations encouraged attendees to participate and learn more about their personal research...

SGA approves resolution; denied by administration

IUS Horizon April 10, 2011

The Student Government Association’s approved resolution to have a moment of silence at the commencement ceremony for students who have passed away in during the 2010-11 academic year was denied. SGA...

Derby Dinner delivers Broadway performance

IUS Horizon April 10, 2011

Set in a quaint, out-dated apartment, “The Drowsy Chaperone” allowed audience members to be swept along in a swinging, Broadway adventure. This play, starring Jim Hesselman, assistant professor...

Kornberg wins Student Body presidential election

IUS Horizon March 18, 2011

More students than usual gathered for the weekly Student Government Association meeting on March 17. Many came to hear the results of the SGA and Student Body elections, which had been held from March...

SGA votes to put late application on ballot

IUS Horizon March 15, 2011

In their meeting on March 10, the Student Government Association voted to allow SGA tech officer Reuben Dodge, computer science sophomore, to submit his election application packet late. The election...

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