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The Horizon

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The Horizon

The student news site of Indiana University Southeast

The Horizon

Theater at IUS is back, for free. ‘Proof’ it!

Theater at IUS is back, for free. ‘Proof’ it!

Rachel Harris, Staff Reporter November 5, 2021

Catherine’s life is rough. At 25, she is fighting to prove her father’s ownership of a mathematical proof found in his office, while also battling her greatest fear of being driven to death by madness...

Photo provided by the Sanders Speaker Series.

Ken Jennings’ arrival excites IUS

Thomas Kalonji, Staff Reporter November 3, 2021

He used to find the answer to the question behind the screen, but now ‘Jeopardy!’ champ Ken Jennings is coming to IUS to tell students and staff what was happening behind the scenes. And his arrival...

International ‘Squid Game’ draws local IUS students’ attention

International ‘Squid Game’ draws local IUS students’ attention

Caleb Stultz, Staff Reporter October 25, 2021

Students at Indiana University Southeast, like many others around the world, have their own thoughts about the critically acclaimed and wildly popular “Squid Game” on Netflix.  Ethan Kruer, a senior...

Director Philip Thomas leads the band during their practice on Sept. 23

‘Good for our souls’: After lockdown, IUS’ concert band is back

Erik Hackman, Staff Reporter October 7, 2021

After a year-and-a-half of waiting, the bands of Indiana University Southeast are making their comeback to the Ogle Center. Now that IUS has allowed people back on campus while wearing masks, the performing...

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R. Kelly’s victims received justice, but what about others?

Gracie Vanover, Editor-in-Chief October 4, 2021

Do you ever mindlessly flip through Netflix or Hulu until you find something intriguing like maybe a new true crime drama or possibly a celebrity allegations documentary? Well back in the early parts of...

Students are making and producing music from their living room. Sam Purswell (Left) and Matt Neville (Right) are working to make there dreams of making music into a career a reality. Read more at the link in bio.

Two IUS Students could be writing the next local hit

Erik Hackman, Staff Reporter September 9, 2021

Sam Purswell, a sophomore majoring in audio production and music business, is working with Matt Neville, a former IUS student, to make a living out of their passion for music. Meeting each other through...

10 places to visit in southern Indiana before you graduate

10 places to visit in southern Indiana before you graduate

Jamie Krueger, Staff Reporter August 1, 2021

New to campus? This one’s for you! College can be a hard transition for new students, but it can be even more difficult for students that are new to the area. Although living in a new city can be intimidating,...

“Bittersweet Hard Candy” brings levity to mundanity, isolation

“Bittersweet Hard Candy” brings levity to mundanity, isolation

Garland Noel, Staff Reporter April 9, 2021

After a year of uncertainty, IU Southeast’s Robinson Stage is finally back in full swing with its first student-produced show in at least a decade.  Directed by Ashley Wallace and written by theatre...

Photo provided by Ashley Wallace.

“Bittersweet Hard Candy” prepares to sweeten up the IUS Theater Department’s season

Garland Noel, Staff Reporter February 26, 2021

Snow hangs heavy on the air outside and the IUS campus is shut down almost entirely. A lonely stack of manuscripts sits in the lower entranceway to the Ogle Center, and while some were taken by students...

Charles Lauffer, an IUS senior majoring in theater.

Student-written play produced on main stage for first time in decade

Garland Noel, Staff Reporter February 10, 2021

The scene shop is relatively packed. Ten or more people are rotating in and out, working on everything from carpentry to hot gluing glitter on fake flowers. There’s glitter everywhere, and while the...

Maria Magdalena Campos-Pons is one of the actors in the film. She envisioned the "When We Gather Together" film.

“When We Gather: Together” a new film to inspire women

Allie Bedell, Staff Reporter February 1, 2021

Vice President Kamala Harris is honored with a new art film created by Codie Elaine to show the cleansing of the White House. It is called “When We Gather: Together” and is based on the unity of women...

Professor Ashley Wallace teaches her Acting One course in the Robinson Theater, which has been reformatted for COVID-19. Each student has their own six foot circle to move and act in, with the stage allowing for a group of up to twelve students to share the space while still practicing physical distancing. Here the students are performing a cold read of their upcoming final scenes.

Ogle Center and theatre department transition to new model for COVID-19

Garland Noel, Staff Writer November 11, 2020

Though COVID-19 seems to have drained the life from most of the buildings on campus, the Ogle Center still has a quiet thrum of energy beneath the surface as the theatre department continues as normally...

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