It is that time of year again. The NCAA tournament will be in full force on Thursday and Friday, March 17 and 18.
For those who don’t know, the NCAA tournament is a 68 team tournament in normal bracket...
When I was around 10 years old, my dad took me to see a professional wrestling match in Freedom Hall. It was a circus atmosphere, with snacks, blaring music and kitschy merchandise all available in...
If you’re reading this and are between the ages of 18 and 24, chances are you won’t vote in the upcoming presidential election.
This is the standard society has come to expect from disinterested...
After transferring to IU Southeast, I was completely uninspired and unhappy with my college career. As said transfer student, I had loved being an English major at another college and switched to a business...
Paige Thompson, General Assignments Editor
• February 17, 2015
If you’re anything like me, there’s nothing better than being told that you get to 1) sleep in and 2) will not be forced to leave the comfort of your bed.
The snow day brings out the child in all...
Sometimes, I become frustrated and infuriated because it seems as if our society, or at least many people in it, actively stigmatizes mental illnesses. We need to recognize it when we hear these messages....
Jims Porter, Managing Editor for Print
• October 6, 2014
I still remember the words of a friend who was by my side in the ER after I attempted suicide. It was seeing me there, he later told me, my mouth still black with charcoal and my eyes raw and...
We’ve all heard the term "feminist" before. Whether it be in our daily conversations or overheard somewhere. What is feminism? Why do we need it?
"Feminist: the person who believes in the social, political,...
Taylor Ferguson, General Assignments Editor
• September 9, 2014
It’s Feb. 21, 2012 at midnight. I’m officially 21. It’s a Tuesday and I have class tomorrow, but that’s alright because it’s just the Horizon.
Two of my best friends, Hannah and Erin meet me...
The first day, palms sweaty, heart racing, head pounding, as I walked along the sidewalk, entered Knobview Hall, climbed up the stairs and walked into the classroom, slithering into the desk closest to...
Stop me if you’ve heard this one before.
A girl walks on to a college campus and has no idea what she wants to do for the rest of her life.
Seriously though, my first day on the IUS campus was an...
For most of my life, I have been bombarded with images of thin women and told by society, through unrealistic expectations about beauty and body image, that I was not beautiful.
Growing up, I was always...
