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The Horizon

The student news site of Indiana University Southeast

The Horizon

The student news site of Indiana University Southeast

The Horizon

Kentucky Shakespeare Veterans performing “Henry V.”

Shakespeare with Veterans for suicide prevention

Jewell Conner, Staff Reporter September 26, 2016

Daggers drawn, as they circle in closer. The words "revenge, revenge," echo from the group in unison. This was an interactive performance of “Merchant of Venice” performed by Kentucky Shakespeare...

Suicide Prevention Week at IUS

Jewell Conner, Staff Reporter September 21, 2016

September is national suicide prevention month. According to the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention suicide claims more than 32,000 lives a year in the United States and is the number two cause...

Photo courtesy of the Student Veterans Organization.

Campus organizations

Katie Casper and Enrique Bryan November 25, 2015

IU Southeast’s students possess a variety of interests and the campus’ many student organizations allow them to share those interests with one another. A few of these organizations are detailed below. Student...

Student veterans compete in statewide competition

IUS Horizon November 25, 2012
The IU Southeast Student Veterans’ Organization placed second in the Indiana State Student Veterans Hall of Fame Competition on Oct. 27 at the NCAA Hall of Champions in downtown Indianapolis. Sponsored by the Military Family Research Institute at Purdue University, this event allowed Indiana college campuses to showcase their achievements and give them a chance to compete against the top SVOs in the state. Shelley MacDermid, director of MFRI at Purdue University, described the purpose of the competition.

IUS preserves in time capsule for 25 years

IUS Horizon August 26, 2012
Last spring, Dale Brown, secondary education senior and president of the Student Alumni Association, and Matt Owen, political science senior, met to discuss new tradition ideas to implement for the 70th anniversary of IU Southeast. Brown, Owen and fellow members of the SAA came up with the tradition of burying a time capsule on campus. “We thought a time capsule would be a great tradition for the campus because it is a collaboration and a larger connectivity for the organizations and university departments,” Brown said. “It’s a great way for student alumni to look back and see the university from the past.”

Operation: Success — Veterans maintain grant

IUS Horizon January 22, 2012
For the third year in a row, IU Southeast will receive the Operation Diploma Grant – a grant that helps assist the university in its efforts to support student veterans and their families. The grant is a partnership between IU Southeast and Ivy Tech. The Operation Diploma Grant is made possible through Lilly Endowment, Inc. and is an initiative of the Military Family Research Institute at Purdue University. Operation Diploma Grant seeks to educate Indiana institutions about the needs of student service members and veterans, engage them in promising practices related to serving the population and generate new knowledge in the process.

Campus tribute honors Veterans Day

IUS Horizon November 27, 2011
Veteran’s Day did not pass by unnoticed for many members of the IUS community. Two events were held in honor of U.S. veterans and to remind citizens of those who fought for the country. The third annual IUS Veteran’s Day memorial service was held at McCullough Plaza on Nov. 10. During the ringing of the bells, marking the end of the fighting during World War I, students, local veterans and members of the community circled the clock in remembrance of those who died fighting for the U.S.

Student veteran takes pride in involvement

IUS Horizon November 27, 2011
Members of the Student Veterans Organization said they have an incredible asset in the form of ex-Marine, Richard Madley, geosciences junior. Madley suffered a head injury while training in the Marines, which left him disabled with severe headaches and potential seizures. “I’ve learned so much since I started school,” Madley said, ”but if I had a second chance I’d join right back up.”
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