The Horizon

ONE foundations hosts dinner: Brings hunger to table

IUS Horizon • April 8, 2012

Refreshments lined the wall in The Commons as people made their way into the Hoosier Room on March 22 to partake in a free event held by the campus ONE organization, called the Hunger Dinner. As part of the demonstration to end world hunger, participants were divided into three groups to experience three different meals. The meals and how participants dined were part of the overall experience, demonstrating the differences between social classes.

Organization inspires hope in students

IUS Horizon • April 1, 2012

AIDS Interfaith Ministries of Kentuckiana visited IU Southeast on March 13 in an effort to educate students about AIDS and alert students to the services AIM provides AIDS patients. The mission of AIM is to help people affected by AIDS or HIV by providing various aspects of support. Some of the services AIM provides includes counseling, food pantry, free dinners, mentoring, workshops and retreats.

Eagles strike Grenadiers out

IUS Horizon • March 18, 2012

The IUS baseball team lost their game on March 10 against Asbury University. Despite a strong start from IU Southeast, the final score was 3-0, in favor of Asbury. Fielding first, the Grenadiers had Trey Richard, junior infielder, playing shortstop. A.J. Doyle, junior infielder, played third base while Brian Crider, sophomore, played catcher. In addition, Marcus Howard, freshman outfielder, played from left field, Justin Hurst, junior infielder, was at first base, Frank Pluskota, sophomore infielder, was at second base and Jacob Holtz, sophomore pitcher, was pitching. Richard said he felt good about certain aspects of the game that day.

Grenadiers travel for late start, win despite odds

IUS Horizon • March 11, 2012

The IUS baseball team defeated Berea College on March 3, despite a late start. Travel conditions delayed the game by almost three hours. It was a tough game for the Grenadiers, as Berea pulled ahead many times in the game.

IUS women beat St. Louis

IUS Horizon • March 4, 2012

The IUS women’s basketball team brought home a win against St. Louis College of Pharmacy on, Feb. 25. The game was the first round of the Kentucky Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Tournament. The Grenadiers never fell behind to the Eutectics and brought home the win with a final score of 87-21.

Naval firefighter heats kitchen

IUS Horizon • February 26, 2012

Richard Calarco, sous chef for Dining and Conference Services, joined IU Southeast after traveling the world while serving in the Navy. “I basically wanted to be a diver for the Navy, but I didn’t meet the qualifications for that, so I became a naval firefighter,” Calarco said. However, Calarco said he had dreams of becoming a chef since he was very little.

New director guides students toward career paths

IUS Horizon • February 19, 2012

Trey Lewis, director of Career Services, joined IU Southeast from James Madison University in Virginia, where he has been for the past six years. Lewis said IU Southeast is a place that is very special to him. “I have a special tie to this university,” Lewis said. “My wife was an extremely involved student leader. She’s actually among the class of 2007. This campus will always hold a special place in my heart because I proposed to my wife on this campus.”

Physics professor passionate about travel

IUS Horizon • February 13, 2012

Subhranil De, assistant professor of physics, has had many stops in his life’s travels. He has inhabited places such as Berlin, Germany, Denmark, India and France. De was born in Calcutta, India. His native tongue is Bengali, although English has always been a close second. “My father is a physicist, too, and, when I was 1 year old, [my parents and I] moved to Berlin, West Germany,” De said. “Long story short — from age 1 to 6 — I lived with my parents in Germany, the U.S. and Denmark, and then we moved back to India and settled there. Later on, we lived in Normandy in France for a year, as well.”

Survey seeks to strengthen schools

IUS Horizon • February 7, 2012

Students in their first year, as well as seniors, are invited to participate in the National Survey of Student Engagement. The survey is sent to students through their IUS e-mail and comes out every three years. The survey is geared toward helping faculty and administrators improve college life for undergraduates. IU Southeast joins an estimated 600 other schools who will also participate. All other IU campuses, including Bloomington, will also be participating.

Illegal downloading causes concern

IUS Horizon • January 29, 2012

IU Southeast has issued a notice to inform students of an increase in illegal downloading and sharing copyright songs and movies over the Internet on campus. Lee Staton, manager of communication and special projects, said he believes the rise is coming from the increase of students living on campus, increasing the usage of wired and wireless connections. “There was a significant increase in activity when the lodges first opened,” Staton said. “Since we have residents living on campus and a fast Internet connection, the environment was perfect for people to download. As we have started to educate students, there has been a steady decrease in the number of violations on our campus.”

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.