The Horizon

Where’s my money, man?

IUS Horizon • November 4, 2010

The NFL and NCAA are currently discussing the possibility that players who are found to have received improper benefits from agents during their college careers could face suspensions and fines upon entering the NFL Draft. The talks come just weeks after a controversial Sports Illustrated article chronicling the 20-year career of agent Josh Luchs, who claims to have paid more than 30 former college football players in the 1990s.

Phillies’ Halladay makes history, says no-no to Reds

IUS Horizon • October 10, 2010

The Cincinnati Reds made the playoffs for the first time this season since 1995. I was all set to write about what that means to long-suffering Reds fans, but then Roy Halladay no-hit the Reds in Game 1 of the National League Division Series on Wednesday, Oct. 6. The no-hitter — and to a greater extent the perfect game — have proven to be two of the most difficult feats to achieve in sports.

Lone junior leads Grenadier volleyball

IUS Horizon • September 26, 2010

When looking for the leader of the IUS Volleyball Team, one candidate stands out. Lauren McCartin, computer graphics junior, plays as the libero and defensive specialist. She is the only junior on a team that has no seniors and five freshmen. At 22 years old, McCartin is also nearly two years older than any of her teammates.

Forgive me, Roger, for I have sinned

IUS Horizon • September 26, 2010

Michael Vick is, again, a starting quarterback in the NFL. Last season Vick returned to the NFL after missing two seasons while serving a federal prison sentence for running a dogfighting operation out of his Virginia home.

Ready for some football

IUS Horizon • September 5, 2010

The NFL regular season kicks off Thursday, Sept. 9, with a rematch of last season’s NFC Championship game between the New Orleans Saints and the Minnesota Vikings. I, for one, could not be more excited. The Saints won that game, advancing to the first Super Bowl in franchise history and went on to defeat the Indianapolis Colts to win Super Bowl XLIV. That’s what’s so exciting about the NFL. You never really know what’s going to happen.

Athletic director leaves; spot filled

IUS Horizon • August 22, 2010

The IUS Athletic Department is now under the control of interim athletic director Joe Glover. Glover, previously the assistant athletic director, takes on the new role after the resignation of former athletic director Pat Mrozowski. Mrozowski is now the athletic director at Brescia University. Glover grew up in New Albany and attended New Albany High School. Glover said he always had a love of sports and realized he wanted to work in the field in junior high.

IUS volleyball looks to bounce back, improve on last season

IUS Horizon • August 22, 2010

This upcoming season for IUS women’s volleyball has those who remember last year, which was derailed by a swine flu outbreak on the team, thinking about redemption. Lesley Drury-Prather, IUS head Volleyball coach, said the four cases of swine flu the team experienced last year cost players a chance at going to the national tournament, awarded to the winner of the Kentucky Intercollegiate Athletic Conference tournament.

Spaniard cares for students

IUS Horizon • April 18, 2010

Montserrat Arjona-Sisto, Spanish lecturer, lives in Louisville with her husband and has been helping students at IU Southeast learn Spanish for the past nine years. But how did a woman from Jerez, Spain, end up teaching at IU Southeast? The simple answer is a man, but that’s only what got the ball rolling in this direction.

Denbo, Williamson win SGA election with last-minute bid

IUS Horizon • April 11, 2010

On Thursday, April 22, Amanda Denbo, human resources management and general management senior, and Tristan Williamson, religious studies and English junior, will be inaugurated as SGA president and vice president, respectively. Both Denbo and Williamson said they plan to get their fellow students much more involved but don’t plan on implementing anything big until they hear from them. “We want to get a lot more information from students before we do anything,” Denbo said.

Philosophy professor to teach in Romania

IUS Horizon • April 4, 2010

It’s approximately 5,322.814 miles from IU Southeast to the University of Bucharest. Bryan Hall, assistant professor of philosophy, received one of the seven Fulbright Scholarships awarded in the US for Romania and will spend the 2010-11 school year teaching and researching at the University of Bucharest. The Fulbright Scholarship was established in 1946 by J. William Fulbright, Senator from Arkansas, as a means of increasing understanding between cultures worldwide. A total of approximately 7,500 grants are awarded to individuals from more than 155 countries annually.

Pell Grants now available at IUS for summer sessions

IUS Horizon • March 23, 2010

Beginning this summer, Pell Grants are available to qualifying students, due to the Higher Education Opportunity Act enacted on Aug. 14, 2008. Previously, students could only receive one Pell allotment in a year, including the summer, meaning the only way a student could use that money during the summer was if they were not enrolled full-time during the fall and spring.

Organization educates campus on veterans

IUS Horizon • March 14, 2010

On Friday, March 5, the Military Family Research Institute gave a presentation describing the issues unique to both student veterans and student service members in University Center North, room 122, as part of Operation Diploma. There were two speakers at the event, Sara Appel, MFRI outreach specialist, and Dale Brown, IUS Student Veterans Organization facilitator.