The Horizon

Graduate returns to campus as adviser

IUS Horizon March 3, 2011

Shane Thomas, academic adviser, is a new employee this semester on campus. Once a personal trainer, Thomas has applied the life-skills advice he gives students on a daily basis to his own life. “Consistency...

Student faces diabetes head-on

IUS Horizon March 3, 2011

Kelsey Neafus, education freshman, was 4 years old when she was diagnosed with Type I diabetes, and, as a result, she has had to receive insulin shots every time she eats for the past 15 years. Neafus...

Chief rolls over for a belly rub from Tim Stark, president of Wildlife In Need, Inc. The non-profit organization provides more than 150 exotic refuge animals with a home and rehabilitation center.

Exotic animals find home in Indiana

IUS Horizon February 20, 2011

Tim and Melisa Stark work to rehabilitate and provide a permanent home for wildlife through their non-profit organization — Wildlife In Need, Inc. Located at the Stark’s personal home in Charlestown,...

IVY Tech presentation provides insight on traumatic brain injury

IUS Horizon February 20, 2011

IUS Personal Counseling helped sponsor a presentation by Steve Bliss at IVY Tech about “Traumatic brain injury, How does it impact my life?” The presentation covered the different types of brain...

Baroque band brings classical music to area

IUS Horizon February 20, 2011

  The orchestra pit in front of the Dorothy Hinkebein Mershon Stage at the Ursuline Arts Center was packed with instruments of a different sort on Feb. 12.   This group of musicians represents...

Magician enchants children

IUS Horizon February 15, 2011

The IUS Student Programming Council hosted magician Rusty Ammerman during the Children’s Hour on Feb. 6. Ammerman, who is a regular performer at previous Children’s Hours, performed magic tricks...

Poet busts a move, speed-raps at Ogle Center

IUS Horizon February 15, 2011

George Watsky, poetry writer and speed-rapper, brought his YouTube Spoken Word performance to the Ogle Center Feb. 3. Watsky, 24, was last seen on The Ellen DeGeneres Show on Jan. 27 performing a fast-rap...

Motivational speaker shares life obstacles

IUS Horizon February 8, 2011

At 17, staring in the face of a five-year prison sentence, Keith Robinson, motivational speaker, overcame years of physical and emotional abuse by realizing the things in life that set out to destroy...

Lecturer broadcast relates self-knowledge to leadership

IUS Horizon February 8, 2011

It’s difficult to resist taking advice from someone who can make you laugh repeatedly. The National Society of Leadership and Success broadcast a lecture by Bertrice Berry, speaker, called “Become...

House Jacks jams with student body

IUS Horizon February 8, 2011

The acappella group House Jacks brought their talents to the Stem Concert Hall at the Ogle Center. The House Jacks are a five-man band without instruments. Acapella groups have been around for decades,...

Theater student gains love for film while fighting illness

IUS Horizon January 31, 2011

Since childhood, Christina Biller, theater freshman, had a passion for movies that has carried her on stage and propelled a life-long aspiration of being an actress. “I always had a love affair with...

Study Abroad offers affordable experiences

IUS Horizon January 31, 2011

While studying abroad could be costly, it may be more affordable than most students think. At IU Southeast, there are four international-based programs — Ecuador for education or nursing students, a...

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