Grenadiers break out brooms in home opener
Brandon Miniard, Sports Editor
September 17, 2020
Having become a full member of the River States Conference on July 1, Oakland City entered the Activities Building on Thursday looking to get their first victory in the conference since 1975, back when the conference was the Kentucky Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (KIAC). The Oaks were part of t...
IUS experts discuss mental health effects of a semester without breaks
Emily Owen, Staff Writer
September 9, 2020
To mitigate the spread of COVID-19, Indiana University excluded fall and spring breaks from this year’s academic calendar. But this exclusion, experts warn, might have adverse effects on students’ mental health. “I am a strong advocate of fall and spring breaks, but due to the COVID-19 pandemic, ...
IUS volleyball team in quarantine after possible COVID-19 exposure
Brandon Miniard, Sports Editor
August 29, 2020
The IU Southeast volleyball team is self-quarantining after a possible COVID-19 exposure, according to IUS Director of Athletics Joe Glover. “I can confirm that the volleyball team at IU Southeast is on a two-week break from team activity out of an abundance of caution because an individual ass...
IUS Library reduces hours, shifts to digital access after suspending all face-to-face services indefinitely
Moriah Harrod, Staff Reporter
April 3, 2020
While buildings on campus locked their doors after the university-wide announcement that classes would continue online following spring break, the IUS Library was still staffed with a skeleton crew to keep in-person services available for students. Following Governor Holcomb’s statewide “shelter in place” ...
IUS cancels all spring sports, extends student eligibility in response to COVID-19
Brandon Miniard, Sports Editor
April 1, 2020
On Tuesday, March 10, IU President Michael McRobbie announced that all Indiana University campuses would postpone face-to-face classes for two weeks after the Spring Break week of March 15 through 21 amidst growing concerns over the outbreak of COVID-19, more commonly known as Coronavirus. At the...
Indiana University suspends face-to-face classroom teaching over COVID-19 concerns
John Clere, Editor-in-Chief
March 10, 2020
IU President Michael McRobbie announced today in a statement all IU campuses will suspend face-to-face classroom teaching after spring break until Apr. 6. “However,” McRobbie wrote, “that could change with the evolving situation.” McRobbie recommended students travel to their permanent homes...
University records show IUS took no action against fraternities for hazing allegations spanning a decade
John Clere, Editor-in-Chief
February 24, 2020
The Horizon requested records relating to hazing investigations from IUS on Nov. 4. After more than two months and two Horizon editorials publicly calling on the university to release the records, an Indiana University spokesperson sent The Horizon eight pages of heavily-redacted records. The records,...
Louisville photographer makes photos by hand
January 12, 2020
For Rudy Salgado, Instagram filters are just not enough. A Louisville, Ky.-based artist passionate about creating art with his hands, Salgado decided to make his photographs look ‘old-fashioned’ by making them the ‘old-fashioned’ way. He uses the tintype method, a photographic technology invented...
New laser projectors save IUS students and faculty time and money
Sydney Randall, News Editor
January 11, 2020
While IUS students were relaxing over winter break, the IT department installed new laser projectors in multiple classrooms around campus. The Sony VPL-PHZ10 laser projectors will help IU Southeast save money and time compared to the older Panasonic bulb projectors that had been in use before the...
ACES celebrates record number of students declaring majors
Bryce Shreve, Editor-in-Chief
January 10, 2020
The IU Southeast Advising Center for Exploratory Students (ACES) helped 157 students declare their major in 2019, breaking the previous record of 141 set in 2018. Founded in 2012, ACES exists to help students find a major that matches their goals, passions and interests. All students can consult wi...
IUS students remember Katie Morris, raise funds to support family
John Clere, Editor-in-Chief
December 27, 2019
IU Southeast art therapy major Katie Morris died Monday, Dec. 23, at age 20. She will be missed by her friends at IUS, where she was a proud member of sorority Alpha Phi. Morris underwent a heart transplant at age 14 after a restrictive cardiomyopathy diagnosis. But even during subsequent health struggles,...
We’re still waiting
December 2, 2019
The Horizon still has not received the hazing investigation records we requested Nov. 4. The university has a legal duty to produce these public records, so we again call on the IUS administration to be transparent and release the records. Following publication of our last editorial, two weeks ago,...
