Enough is Enough, Pay These Kids
John Renfrow, Staff Reporter
March 28, 2018
In the heart of March Madness, we tend to push controversial topics to the back of our minds. Even in this scandal-driven year, we’ve simply pushed the issues to the back burner, at least until the holiday (basketball) season is over. Well, it’s almost over, and the issues will remain. Accordin...
Greek Life is a Hard No
John Renfrow, Staff Reporter
February 25, 2018
According to the New Jersey Institute of Technology, 85 percent of supreme court justices, 80 percent of Fortune 500 members, 76 percent of congressmen and nearly all presidents were members of some Greek life organization. Fraternities and sororities have long been previous homes of now successful or...
“Star Wars: The Last Jedi” blasts into theaters
Samuel Murphy, Content Editor
December 15, 2017
The newest installment of the popular, generation-spanning series, “Star Wars: The Last Jedi” has finally arrived after two long years of anticipation. After months of hype and build-up, along with trailers which gave viewers conflicted feelings on the movie, the newest addition to the series ne...
“Murder on the Orient Express” Review
Erin Coffee, Staff Reporter
November 12, 2017
An all-star cast bands together to bring one of Agatha Christie’s best-selling murder mysteries to the big screen. Detective Hercule Poirot, played by director Kenneth Branagh, is tasked with discovering who among the train’s thirteen passengers is responsible for the death of one if its occupants...
Beef with Veganism
Lydia Wieczorek, Staff Reporter
October 31, 2017
People choose to be vegan for a number of reasons, some being health, environmental, and/or ethical reasons. While others avoid these items because of conditions associated with their production. Whichever it is, many vegans choose this lifestyle to promote a more humane and caring world and with ethic...
Star Wars Celebration 2017: My Journey to a Galaxy Far, Far Away
Morgan Wooden, Content Editor
April 26, 2017
Have you ever wondered what it would be like to be surrounded by all things “Star Wars”? Maybe you’ve thought about what it would be like to be submerged in a world of cosplay, celebrities and lightsaber battles? Star Wars Celebration covers all of that and more. Not so long ago –April 13-16,...
Guest Column: We need a Fall Break now
Mark Jallayu, Student Body President
January 21, 2017
Last semester, I sent an email to all students about a survey on a Fall Break at IU Southeast. The results came back with 759 students saying “yes” to a Fall Break and 55 students saying no. Based on the results, I referred the Fall Break proposal to the Faculty-Senate President, who then refer...
Possibilities of the Presidential Elecetion
Samuel Voyles, Staff Writer
October 17, 2016
With less than a month left before Americans from coast to coast head to the polls, it’s becoming more evident that the last few days of the 2016 presidential election are going to be very ugly. Yet, once Election Day comes and goes, our nation will have a newly elected president. Will it be D...
The day I drove to school in a big red truck
Charlyn Corum, Staff Reporter
April 25, 2016
My childhood dream came true. As I was leaving downtown New Albany I noticed other drivers were passing me up. I mean, I know my driving is not that spectacular, but come on. I looked into my rear view mirror and noticed smoke was bellowing out from underneath my car. I looked at my gauges and th...
Autism and political correctness
Brandon Looney, Staff Reporter
April 25, 2016
Before I begin explaining why I find political correctness to be a poisonous concept, especially toward people on the autism spectrum, I need to mention that I am on the Asperger's syndrome end of the autism spectrum and I’m also gay, but I do not speak for everyone on the spectrum or everyone in ...
Keep your politics out of my uterus
Paige Thompson, Co-Editor-in-Chief
April 5, 2016
On Thursday, March 24, Governor Mike Pence signed House Enrolled Act [HEA] 1337 in Indiana, effective on July 1. Referred to as one of the most strict abortion bills in the nation, HEA 1337 has destroyed women’s control over their bodies in our state. According to NUVO, an Indianapolis-based newspaper, HEA 133...
