The Horizon

Libguides help students

IUS Horizon • February 14, 2009

First introduced at the campus during the Spring 2008 semester, LibGuides—content management and information sharing systems—allow students to access related course material without having to peruse endless pages on a general search engine.

SGA discusses budget, HHE trip

IUS Horizon • February 14, 2009

Rather than coming up with a budget every year, the resolution proposed requests a percentage of the Student Activity Fee from the Student Life Committee. The committee determines how much student groups get from the Student Activity Fee.

Sprinkler damages residents’ rooms

IUS Horizon • February 14, 2009

A sprinkler malfunction in Meadow Lodge on Sunday, Jan. 18, caused damage to four apartments, displacing several students and damaging some of the students’ personal belongings.

Ice Storm 2009

IUS Horizon • February 4, 2009

An ice storm hit the IUS campus Jan. 27.

Professors, students connect on the Internet

IUS Horizon • January 31, 2009

Walk into any computer lab on campus and, more than likely, at least one of the students is using a social networking Web site. Social networking Web sites have made such an impact on students that IU Southeast has devoted a page in the First-Year Seminar book to giving advice on how to use them responsibly, also known as having a “drama-free” homepage.

Campus laundry rooms inconvenient

IUS Horizon • January 31, 2009

Students who live on campus have expressed concern over the absence of change machines in the laundry rooms in the residence halls. Some said they wonder why the decision was made to not include change machines when the laundry rooms were being furnished.

Kings of Leon strolls through Louisville

IUS Horizon • January 31, 2009

Since their 2007 release, “Because of the Times,” Kings of Leon has indulged in overseas fame, while dealing with less at home in the states.

Japan Center bridges two cultures

IUS Horizon • January 31, 2009

The Japan Center at IU Southeast is a resource that few on campus are aware of but provides services that help to connect and promote understanding between two distinct but increasingly intertwined cultures.

Roof repairs begin soon

IUS Horizon • January 28, 2009

Four months after the remains of Hurricane Ike swept through Southern Indiana, damaging several buildings at IU Southeast, contracts have been awarded to begin the repairs.

New law requires ISBN disclosure

IUS Horizon • January 28, 2009

Barnes & Noble College Booksellers - the privately-held, sister company of Barnes & Noble Inc. - posted its International Standard Book Numbers online January 3, 2009, after the spring 2009 book buying season started.

SGA swears in new officers

IUS Horizon • January 28, 2009

The theme for the Student Government Association’s meeting on Jan. 22 was “new.”

Underage drinker charged, treated

IUS Horizon • January 28, 2009

A woman was taken from Meadow Lodge at 1:09 a.m. on Sunday Jan. 18, was taken to a hospital for observation after an alcohol charge.