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,...
New Albany church played an important role in helping slaves get to freedom
Brittany Bullard, Staff Reporter
November 10, 2018
The Second Baptist Church in downtown New Albany, known in those days as the Town Clock Church, was built in 1852. It was a resource for slaves who were searching for freedom. During slavery, which happened between 1619 and 1865, Indiana was a free state that bordered Kentucky, a slave state. If sla...
The Millennial Business Model
Jordan Williams, Managing Editor
March 7, 2018
Starting Small Businesses If you are a millennial – an American born between 1980 and 2000- then business matters to you and you matter to business, according to research. A study published in 2017 by America’s SBDC, the association of the country’s small business development centers, emphas...
Retail Therapy at Copper Moon: A New Gallery In Town
Katie Laughlin, Staff Reporter
February 19, 2018
The Copper Moon Gallery in New Albany, now under new management, has been redesigned. The gallery is a great place to take a study break and admire local artists’ masterpieces. It has a variety of art including leather bow ties made by local artists and original art pieces by one of the owners. Kim...
New Albany Has Some ‘Crazy Neighbors’
Tyler Clerkin, Staff Writer
December 5, 2016
There seems to be one thing that can bring people together and that is music. The Crazy Neighbors is a band located right here in New Albany that was formed because everyone in the group had a passion for music. The band consists of Amber Renee at lead vocals, Tyler Reed at lead guitar and back...
Inflating new life into downtown
Ty Simpson, Staff Reporter
November 2, 2015
Projectors played homemade clips on a false wall and 1,800 white balloons littered the ground as "Balloonacy" took place in downtown New Albany. Balloonacy is an art installation project born and bred by associate professor of fine arts, Brian Harper and nine IUS students taking his Social Sculpture...
IU Southeast faculty run for New Albany City Council
Jordan Williams, Staff Reporter
October 5, 2015
When election day for New Albany’s city council arrives on Nov. 3, two members of IU Southeast’s faculty will be on the ballot. Cliff Staten, Professor of Political Science and International Studies, is running as the Democratic canidate for New Albany’s sixth district council seat, a district...
Horizon guide: spending spring break at home
Kaetln Harrison, Staff Writer
March 23, 2015
Spring break is right around the corner; but not everyone is leaving the area. Why would you when there are so many things to do here in Kentuckiana? The choices are endless and apply to all kinds of interests. For the Art enthusiast 1) 21C Iconic red penguin...
Seeds and Greens brings new healthy eating and living options to New Albany
Secoy Richey, Staff
November 17, 2014
Seeds and Greens is the first and only natural market and deli to pop up in the ever-evolving renaissance of downtown New Albany, offering what owner Stacey Freibert said is a not overwhelming but welcoming healthier alternative to eating. Six years ago Freibert said her and her husband volunteered...
University Commons: off-campus apartments scheduled to open by January 2015
Rain Hopkins, Staff
September 28, 2014
Trendy white sofas, warm lighting and a huge orange, spiral slide leading from the second to the first floor. This is the view from inside APi Construction Management’s office building. From the outside, ordinary industrial park warehouse building. On the inside, super glam retro playhouse. APi ...
Long live New Albany’s Irish Exit
Taylor Ferguson, General Assignments Editor
September 9, 2014
It’s Feb. 21, 2012 at midnight. I’m officially 21. It’s a Tuesday and I have class tomorrow, but that’s alright because it’s just the Horizon. Two of my best friends, Hannah and Erin meet me in our local high school’s parking lot. From there we decide to embark on the Irish Exit for my firs...
Student continues zest for family-owned ice cream business
IUS Horizon
September 30, 2012
Derek Young, finance and accounting senior, said being around his parent’s ice cream stores, Zesto and Chillers, is helping him gain experience for his future. “The experience that I have learned through a family-owned, local business has been amazing,” Young said. “I’m currently on the...
