IU Southeast holds Majors and Minors Fair
Natalie Allen, Staff Reporter
February 12, 2019
IU Southeast students who have not yet declared a major will have an opportunity to be guided in their major decision at the IU Southeast Majors and Minors Fair. This is the fifth year the fair has taken place at IU Southeast. It is organized, hosted and created by the Advising Center for Exploratory Students (ACES). ACES has gathered fac...
The cutting controversy of logging in Indiana state forests
Mac Aubrey, Staff Reporter
February 6, 2019
The management practices in Indiana state forests adhere to national and international sustainability criteria, but controversy regarding logging regulations of public forestland remains intact. Southern Indiana is home to some of the largest public woodlands in the state, including Clark State Forest,...
BrickUniverse Lego Fan Convention brings local Lego lovers to downtown Louisville
Mac Aubrey, Staff Reporter
February 6, 2019
A room full of hundreds of Lego creations and tens of thousands of Lego bricks is a wonderland in the eyes of Lego lovers alike. BrickUniverse Lego Fan Convention showcased that wonderland at the Kentucky International Convention Center in downtown Louisville on Jan. 19 and 20. Children and adults...
Campus that never sleeps
Callie Manias, Staff Reporter
February 6, 2019
After classes are finished and students are heading back home or to the lodges, some faculty are just arriving on campus to make sure it’s ready for the next day of classes. “What you do represents what this campus is all about and our responsibility is the safety, health and wellbeing, and ...
Sexual violence prevention at IU Southeast has a new face
Abby Bauerla, Staff Reporter
February 6, 2019
IU Southeast was recently granted $300,000 to fund a program that will help those who have been affected by sexual abuse. New programs and trainings are in the planning stages because of both the grant and Nikki Green. Green is the new grant projects coordinator at the Office on Violence Against W...
Leave all your problems at the door
Joshua Roy, Staff Reporter
February 4, 2019
On the second floor of University Center South a small group of offices can be found. These few doors are a safe space for many IUS students — they are the offices of the IU Southeast Personal Counseling Service. IU Southeast’s Personal Counseling Services are located on the second floor of UC...
The cost of convenience
John Clere, Managing Editor
January 23, 2019
Only one thing spends more time asleep on the IU Southeast campus than students do – the campus computers. Instead of being turned off every night, campus computers are left in “sleep” mode. But that has not always been so. From 2001 to 2011, according to IUS Library Technical Support Provider Michael Mend...
Horizon Radio: one year later
Marc Andry, Staff Reporter
January 23, 2019
Horizon Radio is IU Southeast’s first and only student-led radio station, launched on Jan. 1, 2018 by IUS Associate Professor of Media and Journalism Adam Maksl. Since the founding of the station, its content has expanded and improved through the addition of new shows, more music, and increased st...
Martin Luther King Jr. Day: a day to serve
Joshua Roy, Kat Lynn, and Shelby Pennington
January 22, 2019
January 21, 2019 celebrates the life and legacy of Martin Luther King Jr., activist and leader of the civil rights movement. An American federal holiday, MLK Jr. Day is a day off for workers and students across the nation. Students from IU Southeast and volunteers from around the area volunteered...
A local youth soccer revival
Bryce Shreve, Content Editor
January 9, 2019
Crisp morning air, a harmony of chirping birds and clanking soccer cleats on pavement provide the soundscape to Saturday morning recreational soccer games. While its popularity is palpable in certain pockets of the country, a recent study found that nationwide youth soccer is on the decline. In a...
Hanging in the balance
John Renfrow, Editor-in-Chief
January 9, 2019
Senior basketball player Kerry Smith is fresh out of practice, hands on his backpack straps strolling from the gym. Practice went over, which he said is out of his power, but happens often. His only other plans are to do homework for the remainder of the day, he explained, just coming back from an extended...
Louisville faces the refugee crisis
Erin Coffee, Staff Reporter
January 9, 2019
As refugees filter in from nations across the world, Louisville citizens are handed the task of providing a welcome environment and resources to families fleeing their home countries. This is not an easy task, as Kentucky has ranked in the top 20 percent of states bringing in refugees, according to 2013 ...
