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Volume 67 | Issue 10 www.iushorizon.com the horizon Registrar | See page 6 NEW ALBANY, INDIANA Indiana University Southeast CONTACT US ONLINE MEDIA Photos Newscast video Polls/Opinions SUGGESTIONS INDEX 812-941-2253 [email protected] www.iushorizon.com Access exclusive online content by visiting www. iushorizon.com as denoted with these ONLINE icons to browse photos, polls and more. Like our design? What articles or content would you like to see? Send us your ideas or suggestions to [email protected]. the horizon DOWNLOAD US Receive news, features and sports all in the convenience of your iPhone. Download the application from iTunes. ONLINE Zombies infected with dancing fever Week of Nov. 12, 2012 Staff member connects music to exercise See page 8 | Zombie Prom By KIM KERBY Staff [email protected] As President Barack Obama won re-election for 2012, IU Southeast brought Election Day to a local level by hosting an Election Watch Party on Tues- day, Nov. 6 in Univer- sity Center North. More than 30 stu- dents aended the event, which included members of the College Democrats and College Republicans and faculty members. Election coverage was shown on projec- tion screens, and several students brought their own laptops to keep up- to-date with the incom- ing results. Joe Wert, dean of the School of Social Sciences and associate professor of political science, said he was surprised by the turnout of people who aended the election screening, and he was glad this experiment was a success. “I was hoping to get maybe 10 or 15 people, but this is really good,” Wert said. “It seems like there are a lot of Republicans and Democrats both here, as well, and there aren’t any fights breaking out.” Victoria Benne, political science senior and president of the College Democrats, said she thinks hosting the Election Watch Party showed students they do have a voice in the election process. “The big point I want to stress to students is get involved but also get informed,” Benne said. “Know what the issues are. Take a stance — don’t just take what somebody is feeding you.” The Election Watch Party proved to be beneficial to students in other ways. Justin Meredith, political science and Spanish se- nior, said if he was at home, he would be watching the election coverage by himself because his wife is not a fan of politics. He said he liked having a group of people in the same room who were interested in the same things. “I’m actually kind of curious as to what is going to happen at the end of the night, so I’m also here to watch the crowd and feel it out to see if any tensions develop throughout the night,” Meredith said. While those in aendance left before the results of the election were released, many of them said they believe this election will have a bigger influence on the country than previous elections. Meredith said this election is a divided issue. “Economically, I’m in the military, so this issue goes both ways to having [former Gov.] Mi Rom- ney or Barack Obama in office,” Meredith said. “I think that more so than any other election before this.” Wert said this year’s presidential election was very close, and, even in the swing states, it was hard for Americans to figure out the victor. On the other hand, some students had their fin- gers crossed that their candidate would win. Thomas Geary, political science junior, said he believed Romney would take the win. “Our country is in a bad spot, and we need change,” Geary said. “I think Mi Romney is going to win. It is the change that America needs.” However, Benne said she was quite certain Obama would be the right person for the job. “He is definitely more qualified than his oppo- nent to continue literally moving our country for- ward in the right direction,” Benne said. She said if Obama won, he would need to rethink polices he has put in place that did not work. “It’s not an easy fix,” Benne said. “It’s not a quick fix. I think he definitely has done a great job to the point where we need to have him there to con- tinue what he’s done and to just keep trying to make our country as great as it can be.” Meredith said his opinions were split on the issue By TAYLOR FERGUSON Staff [email protected] The Student Government Asso- ciation met for its weekly meeting on Thursday, Nov. 8. A probationary senator was intro- duced and another senator was sworn in during the meeting, among ideas and discussions of implementing a Redbox on campus. Redbox Melissa Hill, fiscal officer and cam- pus card manager, discussed the pos- sibility of a DVD rental kiosk on cam- pus and asked for the SGA’s help. “I wanted to get some feedback from the students to see if this is some- thing they would like to see and use on campus before I exert further effort on this initiative,” Hill said. Hill said she spoke with the compa- ny Redbox about obtaining a kiosk for campus, but Redbox said IU Southeast was too small of a campus for one. However, IU Southeast may pur- chase and own a DVD rental kiosk. This is an option Hill is trying to ap- prove with the help of the SGA. “This is a very involved process,” Hill said. “The campus has approved the idea and the funding for it, but it is now stuck in purchasing.” If a kiosk were to be bought for the IUS campus, however, students would only be able to purchase DVDs with their UCards. “Because of the [Payment Card In- dustry Data Security Standard] com- pliance and the risk of outside com- panies having access to our network Groups celebrate election with large turnout See ELECTION WATCH PARTY, page 2 Nickie Cain, general studies senior, Rhonda Wrzenski, assistant professor of political science, and James Luttrull, political science junior, look at the up-to-date results of the 2012 election online. Photo by Kim Kerby Photo by Kim Kerby Several students and omas Kotulak, associate professor of political science, watch the projection screens and react as results are being reported across the nation. It seems there are a lot of Republicans and Democrats both here, as well, and there aren’t any fights breaking out. Joe Wert dean of Social Sciences SGA proposes DVD rental kiosk for students on campus Ashley Kern, secondary education sophomore and SGA secretary, speaks with Dejan To- manic, political science junior and SGA technology officer, aſter the SGA meeting on urs- day, Nov. 8. One topic discussed included implementing a Redbox for students to use on cam- pus with their UCards. Photo by Taylor Ferguson See SGA MEETING, page 2 News....................................................... 1, 2 Events ........................................................ 4 Opinions ................................................... 5 Profiles........................................................6 Diversions................................................. 7 Features................................................. 3, 8
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Volume 67 | Issue 10www.iushorizon.com
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Registrar | See page 6
NEW ALBANY, INDIANA Indiana University Southeast
CONTACT US ONLINE MEDIAPhotosNewscast video
Polls/Opinions
SUGGESTIONS [email protected]
Access exclusive online content by visiting www. iushorizon.com as denoted with these ONLINE icons to browse photos, polls and more.
Like our design? What articles or content would you like to see? Send us your ideas or suggestions to [email protected].
the horizonDOWNLOAD USReceive news, features and sports all in the convenience of your iPhone. Download the application from iTunes.
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Zombies infected with dancing fever
Week of Nov. 12, 2012
Staff member connects music to exercise
See page 8 | Zombie Prom
By KIM [email protected]
As President Barack Obama won re-election for 2012, IU Southeast brought Election Day to a local level by hosting an Election Watch Party on Tues-day, Nov. 6 in Univer-sity Center North. More than 30 stu-dents attended the event, which included members of the College Democrats and College Republicans and faculty members. Election coverage was shown on projec-tion screens, and several students brought their own laptops to keep up- to-date with the incom-ing results. Joe Wert, dean of the School of Social Sciences and associate professor of political science, said he was surprised by the turnout of people who attended the election screening, and he was glad this experiment was a success. “I was hoping to get maybe 10 or 15 people, but this is really good,” Wert said. “It seems like there are a lot of Republicans and Democrats both here, as well, and there aren’t any fights breaking out.” Victoria Bennett, political science senior and president of the College Democrats, said she thinks
hosting the Election Watch Party showed students they do have a voice in the election process. “The big point I want to stress to students is get involved but also get informed,” Bennett said. “Know what the issues are. Take a stance — don’t just take what somebody is feeding you.” The Election Watch Party proved to be beneficial to students in other ways. Justin Meredith, political science and Spanish se-nior, said if he was at home, he would be watching the election coverage by himself because his wife is not a fan of politics. He said he liked having a group of people in the same room who were interested in the same things.
“I’m actually kind of curious as to what is going to happen at the end of the night, so I’m also here to watch the crowd and feel it out to see if any tensions develop throughout the night,” Meredith said. While those in attendance left before the results of the election were released, many of them said they believe this election will have a bigger influence on the country than previous elections. Meredith said this election is a divided issue. “Economically, I’m in the military, so this issue goes both ways to having [former Gov.] Mitt Rom-ney or Barack Obama in office,” Meredith said. “I think that more so than any other election before this.” Wert said this year’s presidential election was very close, and, even in the swing states, it was hard for Americans to figure out the victor. On the other hand, some students had their fin-gers crossed that their candidate would win. Thomas Geary, political science junior, said he believed Romney would take the win. “Our country is in a bad spot, and we need change,” Geary said. “I think Mitt Romney is going to win. It is the change that America needs.” However, Bennett said she was quite certain Obama would be the right person for the job. “He is definitely more qualified than his oppo-nent to continue literally moving our country for-ward in the right direction,” Bennett said. She said if Obama won, he would need to rethink polices he has put in place that did not work. “It’s not an easy fix,” Bennett said. “It’s not a quick fix. I think he definitely has done a great job to the point where we need to have him there to con-tinue what he’s done and to just keep trying to make our country as great as it can be.” Meredith said his opinions were split on the issue
By TAYLOR [email protected]
The Student Government Asso-ciation met for its weekly meeting on Thursday, Nov. 8. A probationary senator was intro-duced and another senator was sworn in during the meeting, among ideas and discussions of implementing a Redbox on campus.
Redbox
Melissa Hill, fiscal officer and cam-pus card manager, discussed the pos-sibility of a DVD rental kiosk on cam-pus and asked for the SGA’s help. “I wanted to get some feedback from the students to see if this is some-thing they would like to see and use on campus before I exert further effort
on this initiative,” Hill said. Hill said she spoke with the compa-ny Redbox about obtaining a kiosk for campus, but Redbox said IU Southeast was too small of a campus for one. However, IU Southeast may pur-chase and own a DVD rental kiosk. This is an option Hill is trying to ap-prove with the help of the SGA. “This is a very involved process,” Hill said. “The campus has approved the idea and the funding for it, but it is now stuck in purchasing.” If a kiosk were to be bought for the IUS campus, however, students would only be able to purchase DVDs with their UCards. “Because of the [Payment Card In-dustry Data Security Standard] com-pliance and the risk of outside com-panies having access to our network
Groups celebrate election with large turnout
See ELECTION WATCH PARTY, page 2
Nickie Cain, general studies senior, Rhonda Wrzenski, assistant professor of political science, and James Luttrull, political science junior, look at the up-to-date results of the 2012 election online.
Photo by Kim Kerby
Photo by Kim Kerby
Several students and Thomas Kotulak, associate professor of political science, watch the projection screens and react as results are being reported across the nation.
It seems there are a lot of Republicans and Democrats both here, as well, and there aren’t any fights breaking out.
Joe Wertdean of Social Sciences
SGA proposes DVD rental kiosk for students on campus
Ashley Kern, secondary education sophomore and SGA secretary, speaks with Dejan To-manic, political science junior and SGA technology officer, after the SGA meeting on Thurs-day, Nov. 8. One topic discussed included implementing a Redbox for students to use on cam-pus with their UCards.
Photo by Taylor Ferguson
See SGA MEETING, page 2
News.......................................................1, 2Events ........................................................ 4Opinions ................................................... 5Profiles........................................................6Diversions ................................................. 7Features.................................................3, 8
