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Soccer by flickr user Michael Neel, used under the Creative Commons BY 2.0 license.

A local youth soccer revival

Bryce Shreve, Content Editor January 9, 2019

Crisp morning air, a harmony of chirping birds and clanking soccer cleats on pavement provide the soundscape to Saturday morning recreational soccer games. While its popularity is palpable in certain pockets...

Mens basketball senior guard Kerry Smith. Photo illustration by Jen McNelly.

Hanging in the balance

John Renfrow, Editor-in-Chief January 9, 2019

Senior basketball player Kerry Smith is fresh out of practice, hands on his backpack straps strolling from the gym. Practice went over, which he said is out of his power, but happens often. His only other...

Illustration of a migrant boy on a boat headed to a new land. Photo by Erik Nelson Rodriguez, Tribune News Service. Used with permission.

Louisville faces the refugee crisis

Erin Coffee, Staff Reporter January 9, 2019

As refugees filter in from nations across the world, Louisville citizens are handed the task of providing a welcome environment and resources to families fleeing their home countries. This is not an easy...

Virtual becomes reality for Southern Indiana

Joshua Roy, staff reporter January 3, 2019

Virtual becomes reality for Southern Indiana as Dimension 4 VR Arcade offers a premier virtual reality experience to the local area. With eleven virtual reality stations, rooms are rented out by the hour...

Jacob McDaniel on the Ferdinand Folk Fest Market Stage.

Student musician strives for the big leagues

Natalie Allen, Staff Reporter November 29, 2018

Mute your local music radio stations and take a look at this young musician on the rise. McDaniel is an 18-year-old accounting major here at IU Southeast, but he has made music a huge part of his life...

Austin Allen stands in front of the Thirteen Colonies flag that he brought to his IU Southeast dorm from his hometown in Massachusetts.

Massachusetts student meets Midwest campus

McKenna Curry, Staff Reporter November 24, 2018

Imagine living on the East Coast as a senior in high school, debating on where exactly to attend the next, potential four years of college. You decide to log on to Google Maps and look for colleges that...

New Albany church played an important role in helping slaves get to freedom

New Albany church played an important role in helping slaves get to freedom

Brittany Bullard, Staff Reporter November 10, 2018

The Second Baptist Church in downtown New Albany, known in those days as the Town Clock Church, was built in 1852. It was a resource for slaves who were searching for freedom. During slavery, which...

The arches from The Walkway of Roses that led from the amusement park to the hotel remain barren and stand out from the overgrowth of what used to be Rose Island.

What happened to the abandoned amusement park Rose Island?

Candace Leilani, Staff Reporter November 8, 2018

From a booming location of interest and joy to a place of memory and decay, the Rose Island amusement park has found itself forgotten in history. Although it is close to home and only a 25-minute drive...

Sarah Caminiti, a business SI leader, assists Rachel Rozenboom, an international business sophomore, with an Access program project for Computer in Business.

No need for stressin’ with SI sessions

McKenna Curry, Staff Reporter November 2, 2018

Imagine yourself sitting down at a desk, working on a problem that you just don’t seem to understand. You repeatedly refresh your email, patiently waiting for your professor to respond to your quick...

Play dress up for a living?

Candace Leilani, Staff Reporter October 29, 2018

Hair done? Check. Make up? Check. Shoes? Check. Costume? Check. This becomes Madi Sellmer-Shipman’s checklist as she leaves her living quarters and drives to her destination for each acting gig. Madi...

You may now study with your bride

You may now study with your bride

McKenna Curry, Staff Reporter October 28, 2018

Bryan and Stephanie Henderson begin their school day waking up together and end it over a meal at the dinner table in their home. The couple never imagined at the altar that they would begin the new school...

Kimberly Wrigley (right) worked at Ron Grooms’ booth at this year’s Harvest Homecoming parade. Wrigley’s other responsibilities on the campaign include calling news stations to arrange interviews, delivering yard signs, going door-to-door to talk to voters and helping at other events and community festivals.

Campaigning from the Classroom

Stephen Simmons, Staff Reporter October 21, 2018

College students voted more in 2016 than in 2012, according to a study by Tufts University’s Tisch College. Voting is one way to support a political candidate, but some students are taking a more direct...

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