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America’s favorite pastime through the eyes of a novice

IUS Horizon • April 11, 2010
I can’t help it. Every time I attend a baseball game, I get “Take Me Out to the Ballgame” stuck in my head. I don’t know much about the rules of baseball, but I know about the personality.

Making dollars and sense of it all

IUS Horizon • April 11, 2010
So, I’m sure we’ve all heard that the U.S. economy isn’t doing so well. But it’s really no wonder how the monetary health got so bad, so quickly.

Height problems

IUS Horizon • April 11, 2010
Short people have a big disadvantage in this world. Everything is made for tall- or average-sized people. Growing up, I always hoped to be at least average height, but it never happened.

Bringing awareness isn’t enough

IUS Horizon • April 11, 2010
There are millions upon millions of people who are suffering through poverty, hunger and disease — just to name a few. That’s why a lot of good people have started various fundraising efforts to help relieve disadvantaged people.

Blame it on the NBA

IUS Horizon • April 4, 2010
When John Calipari was announced as the head coach of the University of Kentucky men’s basketball team, he said he was going to recruit the best of the best. He did just that, as he brought in what was arguably the best recruiting class of all time.

Time to tough it out

IUS Horizon • April 4, 2010
During my life, I’ve seen and done things the average college student has yet to experience. I’ve interned at tropical resorts, worked in the travel industry, worked in restaurants and cleaned nasty buildings. The list goes on. One thing I learned before experiencing this was my parents advice on how working hard has the best benefits.

Quick Horizon brain farts

IUS Horizon • April 4, 2010
Thoughts about Kentucky Derby 136 events — ‘I think Thunder Over Louisville is the only Derby event that I only remotely care about just because it’s fun. Then again, all the Derby events are the same every year. So I have no reason to care.’ By Joseph Dever, journalism and psychology senior

Practical pranks

IUS Horizon • March 22, 2010
If there’s one thing I’ve learned in my life, it’s how to take a joke. That being said, April fool’s day is one of my favorite holidays, if not most respected.

Rewriting history

IUS Horizon • March 22, 2010
In establishing a new set of education guidelines that will be taught to current and incoming students for the next decade, the state of Texas decided to put a more conservative spin on what is and is not important for the next generation to learn. How does this affect you?

Road rules: not applicable

IUS Horizon • March 22, 2010
Rules of the road do not exist anymore — or so people seem to think. A lot of people who drive today do not follow the rules of the road.

Colophon

IUS Horizon • March 22, 2010
This is a list of things or people that helped put The Horizon together on Friday, March 19. 1. Penn Station. 2. Basketball brackets. 3. Sprite.

Schools close, anger misdirected

IUS Horizon • March 14, 2010
Many people were outraged after the New Albany-Floyd County School Board voted to close four elementary schools as a result of budget constraints. As a result of the cuts, 700 to 1,000 students will have to change schools next year.
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