News
Blackouts spur SOPA, PIPA discussion
Graphic by Hallie Heald
January 24, 2012
Imagine hitting “Enter” to search something on Google and clicking a link to Wikipedia, but finding it blacked out from censorship. This is exactly what Wikipedia, Reddit, Google and WordPress (among others) demonstrated with their varying degrees of site blackout last Wednesday, Jan. 18 in protest of the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and Protect Intellectual Property Act (PIPA).
Sports
Basketball keeps first place standing
Photo by Shanan Lau
January 24, 2012
The Westmont men's and women's basketball teams continue to dominate the GSAC. They both tallied wins against Concordia last Saturday, Jan. 21.
Op/Ed
The business of busy-ness
Photo by Eric Patterson
January 24, 2012
Living off campus, I’ve made a habit of passing the time between classes by reading in the library. Whenever I do, a friend will come up and ask what I’m reading. When I tell them I’m reading something for fun, not class, it elicits the same response: “Wow! I wish I had time to read for fun.”
A note from the Web Editor
A new semester.
New classes, new faces, a new country (well, for some).
Getting used to the new-ness is always a curveball. Right when it starts falling into a rhythm, something else comes along - SB International Film Festival, anyone? - that gives us a 'good' excuse to procrastinate. Of course, the options must be weighed: waste time waiting for a "celebrity" spotting, hyped up on ridiculous fanboy/girl adrenaline? OR be responsible, get assignments done and actually sleep?
I trust you'll make the right call.
Elizabeth Grossman
The Horizon Web Editor
Questions or concerns about The Horizon?
Contact our Editor-in-chief: brodriguez@westmont.edu
Arts & Entertainment
Examining the newest teen lit phenomenon
Photo courtesy of wikimedia.org
January 24, 2012
Harry Potter. The Twilight series. The Hunger Games?
Another young adult series is sweeping the bestsellers lists and finding its way onto bookshelves everywhere. Is Katniss Everdeen the new, similarly star-crossed but far more lethal Bella Swan, or do “The Hunger Games” bring something more meaningful to the table?
Capstone
Battle royale: Envy vs. baby animals
Photo courtesy of animalswallpaper.info
January 24, 2012
Look around you; there is probably someone extremely attractive in your immediate proximity. Yeah, I know, you are in no way as good-looking as they are. But Westmont needs to stand strong against the ravaging force of envy. Just remembering that this world contains kittens, cubs, fawns, and ducklings can enable you to resist extreme jealousy of your peers.