The Horizon

Where’s my money, man?

IUS Horizon • November 4, 2010

The NFL and NCAA are currently discussing the possibility that players who are found to have received improper benefits from agents during their college careers could face suspensions and fines upon entering the NFL Draft. The talks come just weeks after a controversial Sports Illustrated article chronicling the 20-year career of agent Josh Luchs, who claims to have paid more than 30 former college football players in the 1990s.

Letters to the editor: Maria Vivona

IUS Horizon • November 4, 2010

Dear Horizon, I observed in one of your previous issues that the paper decided to cease printing the “Illustrated Bible” on the Diversions page. I am begging The Horizon to reinstate the section because...

Student earns prestigious award, talks about struggles

IUS Horizon • November 4, 2010

Mark Bickers, biology senior, will be graduating this December after being a college student for only three and a half years. Bickers is one of three students who received the 2010 Chancellor’s Medallion Leadership Scholarship. David Taylor, professor of biology, said the scholarship honors outstanding students who make commitments to leadership.

Communication professor comes to Louisville, wins award

IUS Horizon • November 4, 2010

While moving to a new city could be exciting, it can also be stressful — getting used to new faces and places. That’s exactly what Michael Abernethy, senior lecturer in communication, went through...

Reptiles swarm on to campus

IUS Horizon • November 4, 2010

Snakes, lizards and other reptiles crawled into the Hoosier Room at IU Southeast during “Herps Alive!” The program educated children in the Kentuckiana area by raising awareness of reptiles and amphibians. Using money from the student activity fee, Herps Alive is an annual event on campus organized by the Children’s Hour — a series of programs at IU Southeast for children.

Speaker cautions students against online exposure

IUS Horizon • November 4, 2010

C.L. Lindsay, attorney, author and speaker, visited IU Southeast to discuss campus computing and potential legal problems students face. Lindsay is the founder and executive director of CO-STAR, the Coalition for Student and Academic Rights. CO-STAR is a national, non-profit student rights organization that assists college students dealing with legal problems.

Seminar connects social networking, career opportunities

IUS Horizon • November 4, 2010

Students gathered in University Center, room 122, to learn how to use social networking and make connections for careers. Jim Kanning and Lynn Prinz, directors of Career Services, presented “Digital Social Networking.” The seminar was sponsored by the Veteran’s Program, Career Services and the Intern to Earn program. Intern to Earn is a new intern program for the greater Louisville area that provides intern opportunities to keep interns working and learning in the community.

Rally to Restore Sanity: 10:46 a.m.

IUS Horizon • October 30, 2010

10:45 a.m. - We went to the subway then had to return to the hotel because we (read Matt) forgot the camera. On to the subway. Still haven't met up with profile editor, Leah Tate. She is waiting for us...

The Horizon Newscast, October 25, 2010

IUS Horizon • October 25, 2010

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Contractor hits gas line; leak quickly repaired

IUS Horizon • October 25, 2010

The New Albany Fire Department was called to IU Southeast because a gas line was hit behind the Koetter Softball Sports Complex. On Oct. 20, a subcontractor working for Insight Communications was running fibers on the telephone poles and drilling an anchor for each pole where the lines were placed. Around 5:30 p.m., the anchors were being drilled 5 feet in the ground when a subcontractor realized they hit a 2-inch gas line.

Plagiarism workshop warns students

IUS Horizon • October 25, 2010

A plagiarism workshop, “The Value of Academic Honesty,” hosted by the Writing Help Center and the IUS Library, warned students against the perils of plagiarism and the benefits of academic honesty. The workshop was on Oct. 15.

Student values family more after niece accidently shot

IUS Horizon • October 25, 2010

A gunshot wound to the head of a 5-year-old girl is something many would consider to be a nightmare. For Evan Gaubatz, communication and advertising senior, that nightmare became a reality when her niece, Azaria Gaubatz, was shot in the head with a .22 caliber revolver at the hands of a 7-year-old boy.