Ashley Wallace: Acting out in class
Marc Andry, Staff Reporter
December 5, 2019
While traversing the halls of the Knobview and the Ogle Center, if the sounds of laughter, playful yelling and elaborate accents are heard, the classroom of Visiting Assistant Professor of Theater Performance Ashley Wallace is the likely source. Wallace began her teaching career at the University...
Married IUS students both pursuing business majors
Anna Smith, Staff Reporter
December 1, 2019
Gaven and Rocio Lozada-Smith met by chance while Rocio was out shopping with her family. After that serendipitous encounter, she quickly got in contact with Gaven through a mutual friend. The Lozada-Smiths are now married and both pursuing degrees in the School of Business. “We clicked quickly and...
IUS adjunct professor Frank Farmer finds felicity in faculty position
Logan Stephens, Staff Reporter
December 1, 2019
An inquisitive email and an open position in the English Department led recent retiree Frank Farmer back to IU Southeast, the place where he started his academic career fifty years prior. Farmer, a Clarksville native, began attending IU Southeast in 1969. He said it was an easy decision to attend. He...
Natalie Bowman: The Costume Queen of IUS
Marc Andry, Staff Reporter
December 1, 2019
Beneath the Robinson stage, an old storage room is now a fabric wonderland bustling with the activity of sewing machines, tailors and costume designers all thanks to the efforts of costume shop manager Natalie Bowman. Ever since she was a kid, Bowman told herself she did not want to be a teacher, as...
Faces of IUS
Anna Smith, Staff Reporter
September 22, 2019
Hannah attended IU for two years and has been at IU Southeast for the last few years. “I like the small classes. You get to know your teachers and all the students and it is easy to meet people and study and know they are all working towards the same goal as you.” She is not sure what she wi...
Student, supervisor, professor
Logan Stephens, Staff Reporter
September 22, 2019
Coffee shops are common places professors and students go to finish their work while enjoying a hot cup of coffee after a long day on campus. The same can be said for Matthew Goldberg, an adjunct professor at IU Southeast. He takes this short time in the coffee shop for himself, relaxing from the...
Visiting geosciences professor ‘explores’ career at IUS
Bryce Shreve, Managing Editor
September 3, 2019
Jeremy Weremeichik’s passion for geology began in his high school earth science class, where his teacher led the class through a tour of a cave in upstate New York. Weremeichik and his peers waded through water almost reaching their waists, navigating a wild cave, which is a cave without conventional...
On-air, online, on campus
Bryce Shreve, Managing Editor
July 10, 2019
As students wander the halls of University Center South, sounds of American Football’s “Never Meant” may emanate from a peculiar room with a glowing red “on-air” sign. Inside, there is a strong possibility one may find Matt McClellan, senior traditional communications major and station manager...
Lyda Radford, the first Grenadier
Kat Lynn and Jayla Rose
April 15, 2019
Over 68 years ago, Lyda Radford was denied access to schools in her residing state, leading to her travel across the river to gain a higher education and pursue her passion. “It is important to remember Ms. Lyda Radford because the documented story about her as the first student at IU Southeast...
More than an instrument
Joshua Roy, Staff Reporter
April 15, 2019
Wood chips rain onto the floor of a well-lit cement room as a hand plane drags across a board roughly shaped like a guitar. Across from the work table, another guitar hanging from the ceilings glistens from a fresh coat of finish in the fluorescent light. This is not a company that produces hundreds...
Southern Indiana’s 3D Valley Farm
Brandon Miniard, Staff Reporter
March 4, 2019
Nestled on the corner of Bank and Market Street in downtown New Albany, dozens of vendors and farmers offer their fresh produce, organic meats and—at the stand belonging to local farmers Steve and Jane Carr—bourbon barrel-aged maple syrup. The couple sells their products at the farmer’s markets...
Criminal Justice professor dives deep into diversity
Natalie Allen, Staff Reporter
March 4, 2019
In a society growing with diversity, Jennifer Ortiz, assistant professor of criminology and criminal justice, joins the community in fighting for equality and virtue. Ortiz earned her bachelor's and master's degrees at John Jay College of Criminal Justice. She received a master's in both policing ...
