The Horizon

Local business delivers homemade pizza

IUS Horizon • September 26, 2011

Local business FX Pizza may be new to the Floyds Knobs, Ind., but it is already gaining support among residents. FX Pizza opened on Aug. 1, and it has become popular among local residents. Support from Floyd Central High School organizations, as well as other media coverage, has helped this business take off. Brothers Mark and Gerry Newton co-own FX Pizza, located on Old Vincennes Road in Floyds Knobs. FX Pizza is a delivery and carry-out only business.

Students share thrilling ’80s theme party

IUS Horizon • September 26, 2011

More than 150 students were met with the hit song “Thriller” by Michael Jackson upon entering the Hoosier Room on Sept. 15. The room was donned with brightly colored nylons, poufy hair and leg warmers to mark the annual ’80s Night event held by Residence Life and Housing. The Hoosier Room was filled with streamers, balloons and cardboard character cutouts, including Princess Leia from “Star Wars” and Freddy Kreuger from “Nightmare on Elm Street.” The large screen at the front of the room played music videos of Madonna, as well as the movie “Grease” via YouTube. Jen Crompton, associate director of Residence Life, welcomed students at the door.

Organization hosts Constitution Day

IUS Horizon • September 26, 2011

The IUS Civil Liberties Union hosted this year’s annual Constitution Day event on Sept. 15 in the IUS Library. The event included a panel of touted scholars and covered the topic of constitutional interpretation. Sean...

Kentucky native brings opera to Ogle

IUS Horizon • September 18, 2011

Aaron Lundy, IUS vocal instructor, and guest artists performed in Stem Hall at the Ogle Center on Sept. 11 Lundy’s voice rang out across the concert hall as Deborah Dierks played piano alongside...

Chancellors flip for fall breakfast

IUS Horizon • September 11, 2011

Flip, flap and anything but a flop were only several activities happening during the second annual Chancellor’s Pancake Breakfast — an event where students and faculty were provided with an unlimited...

IUS celebrates 70th anniversary

IUS Horizon • September 11, 2011

Students and staff were welcomed back to IU Southeast with music, free food and games during the Week of Welcome. This year’s events and booths included a game show — sponsored by the Christian...

Groups dance for big cash

IUS Horizon • September 11, 2011

To mark the end of Week of Welcome, many student organizations had the opportunity to compete for a $300 prize during the Campus Boogie — an annual IUS dance competition. The Campus Boogie was...

IUS celebrates 70 years of progress

IUS Horizon • August 28, 2011

As the fall semester begins and students return to campus for classes, the celebration of IU Southeast’s 70th anniversary will be commencing. Before IU Southeast covered 180 acres in New Albany and more than 7,000 students were enrolled, IU Southeast was a small, commuter campus located in downtown Jeffersonville. The original campus was created in 1941, with 291 students enrolled, four of those with full-time status.

More students, more dorms

IUS Horizon • August 28, 2011

It was a bittersweet event for the Garrett family during Move-in Day as they helped Haley Garrett, nursing freshman, move into her new dorm room in Forest Lodge during Move-In Day Aug. 25. This will be Haley’s first time living on her own and apart from her home — about one hour away in Hanover, Ind. “It’s sad to see her go, but she’s 19,” Kenny Garrett, Haley Garrett’s father, said. “It’s time for her to go.”

Local café provides more than coffee

IUS Horizon • August 28, 2011

A new local coffee shop has made a home and a statement on Grant Line Road in New Albany. With a focus on local, organic, anti-animal cruelty and fair trade, Stacie Bale, owner of Earth Friends Café, is providing more than a receipt to customers. “I have high standards, not high profit and greediness,” Bale said. “We’re not trying to be the next McDonalds.”

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.