“The Laramie Project” is a raw and emotional theatrical take on a real-life tragedy
Sydney Randall, News Editor
December 17, 2019
In 1998, Matthew Shepard, a 21-year-old gay college student from Laramie, Wyoming, was murdered by Aaron McKinney and Russell Henderson. The events surrounding the tragedy were later written about in “The Laramie Project.” IU Southeast’s Theater Department hosted a production of Moisés Kaufma...
Judy Shepard visits IU Southeast, speaks about human rights
Sydney Randall, Staff Reporter
October 9, 2019
Judy Shepard spoke about equality, tragedy and inclusivity during her visit to IU Southeast’s Ogle Center on Tuesday, Oct. 8. The event was presented by the IU Southeast Common Experience program. Shepard is the mother of Matthew Shepard, a 21-year-old gay man who was beaten, tortured, tied to a...
“The Laramie Project” sparks discussion about tolerance and human rights
Sydney Randall, Staff Reporter
September 13, 2019
30 students and community members gathered in University Center North on Thursday, Sept. 12 for a special viewing of the movie “The Laramie Project.” The Common Experience Office and the Adult Student Center co-hosted the event. Kim Pelle, coordinator of non-traditional student programs at IU Southeast,...
Diversity advocate Brian Sims speaks in Ogle Center
Kristin Kennedy and Autumn Hockenbury
March 20, 2016
Before Brian Sims was a diversity advocate or a Pennsylvania state representative, he had to come to terms with others knowing about his sexuality. While Sims was a captain of his football team during his senior year at Bloomsburg University in Pennsylvania, one of his teammates walked up to him and...
How One Game Can Start Something World Changing
September 27, 2015
The IU Southeast Common Experience hosted a special guest on campus last week for their "Building Communities in a Global Society" series. On Sept. 22, Luma Mufleh gave two speeches while on the IUS campus to students about her involvement in helping refugees live successfully in America throug...
Volunteers voice honest accounts of Africa
IUS Horizon
April 1, 2012
The Common Experience event “Volunteerism in Africa” focused on two individuals who volunteered in Africa and their involvement in educating youth. The speakers were introduced by Maria Accardi, assistant librarian and co-chair of the Common Experience Program, who said the purpose of the Common Experience for the 2011-12 school year is to join people to...
Nursing professor imparts advice for healthy lifestyle
IUS Horizon
January 22, 2012
Jacquelyn Reid, professor of nursing, spoke to students about healthy lifestyles on Jan. 18. The lecture was part of the Common Experience series. Reid has taught at IU Southeast for more than 10 years and said she accepted the opportunity to speak to students outside of her program. “I ...
Common Experience: Students characterize social cycles
IUS Horizon
December 4, 2011
The graduate students of the Introduction to Graduate Liberal Studies class put on a show on Nov. 30 called “Metheopressed or Interdisciplinary Approaches to Social Change,” which was a reenactment of the Common Experience book “The Working Poor” by David K. Shipler. Stories from the b...
‘Nightmare’ on Grant Line Road
IUS Horizon
January 28, 2009
The Common Experience Movie Night Jan. 13 could have been a nightmare in more than one way. The movie “Darwin’s Nightmare” was to be shown in Meadow Lodge at 7:30 p.m.; however, due to scheduling errors it was moved to Woodland Lodge at 7:40 p.m. “Darwin’s Nightmare” is a documentary written and directed by Hube...
