The Horizon

Editor bids farewell, reflects on college career

IUS Horizon • December 4, 2011

Well, the time has finally come. It has taken six years, but I will be graduating at the end of this semester with a bachelor of arts in journalism. The journey to get to this point has not been easy, nor traditional.

Shame on unsanitary conditions of Food Court

IUS Horizon • November 28, 2011

I recently had a troubling experience in the Food Court at IU Southeast. A few weeks ago, I ventured in on my lunch break to get a bite to eat. I weighed my options and decided on a hamburger. As I was watching the young man prepare my hamburger, I could not help but notice how he used the same pair of gloves to pull out the raw hamburger patty and put it on the grill that he used to touch my hamburger bun, to-go box, lettuce and tomato.

Say What- Annie Malka 10/17/11

IUS Horizon • October 19, 2011

Lessons must be learned from Troy Davis

IUS Horizon • October 16, 2011

Sept. 21, 2011, marked a complete failure of the United States justice system as Troy Anthony Davis was put to death in Georgia, under an enormous cloud of doubt. Davis was a black man who was charged and convicted of murdering a white police officer in 1989. In the time after his trial, seven of the nine witnesses who testified withdrew their testimony.

TANF recipients should not be drug tested

IUS Horizon • September 18, 2011

During the past several months, there has been an abundance of heated debates regarding the controversial push to drug test “welfare” recipients. Although welfare in this country no longer actually...

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...

Thrill-seeking student ready for military

IUS Horizon • February 20, 2011

Propelled by a strong sense of patriotism, appetite for thrills and the desire to have the competitive edge a military background can give him, Evan Simon, criminal justice senior, will enlist in the...

English professor teaches students importance of diversity in classroom

IUS Horizon • February 8, 2011

From convicted murderers doing life in prison to women suffering from eating disorders, J. Shannon Dehn, adjunct professor of English, has worked with an assortment of different individuals in a wide...

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...

Canadian follows heart to IUS

IUS Horizon • January 25, 2011

Megan Whyte, biology junior, traveled from her home in Alberta, Canada, to New Albany three and a half years ago in order to study at IU Southeast and be close to her boyfriend. Whyte’s boyfriend,...

Theatre student creates award-winning pizza

IUS Horizon • November 15, 2010

What started out as a normal lunch at BoomBozz Highlands Taphouse on Bardstown Road in Louisville soon turned out to be the beginnings of a pizza creation contest that Tabor Youngs, theatre sophomore,...

Student returns to school after 30 years

IUS Horizon • November 7, 2010

Thea Harp-Moore, studio art senior, returned to school after a 30-year hiatus in order to pursue her aspiration of working with handicapped children. Harp-Moore, 53, said she developed the desire to assist children with handicaps after her daughter suffered a seizure as a child and faced some developmental issues as a result. She took her daughter to a daycare for children that have problems in general areas. Harp-Moore said the daycare helped her daughter tremendously, and it got her interested in doing similar kind of work.