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Putting the Fe in Ironman

Sixteen athletes crouch at the start line outside Furman’s Physical Activities Center waiting for the word go. But these aren’t ordinary athletes. Instead of putting in long hours at the gym, you can usually find...

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Ready for what’s next

On May 4, Furman’s 590 graduates from the Class of 2013 received their degrees at commencement. Now, these students are preparing to start the job search, begin graduate school, and explore the world. As they...

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Game changer

Seth Greenstein likes to play games, and that’s a good thing since gaming has been his business since high school. Seth and two of his high school buddies began Diamond Bullet Studios, a video game...

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A bright spot in tax season

The woman was hugging Makenzie Beam with tears running down her face. The two hadn’t met before that day, but in a single hour, Beam had made a significant difference by crunching a few numbers...

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A message in the art

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Mastering the sound

Twenty-one violin bows moved at a frantic pace inside Harper Hall as Joseph Scheer listened to a group of Furman music students. As his new pupils reached the dramatic conclusion of Tchaikovsky’s 1812 Overture, the concertmaster...

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Practice makes perfect

by Erikah Haavie, Contributing Writer Rachel Donaldson spent her summer pushing stretchers, assisting surgeons, fetching food and water, and offering a listening ear to strangers in a New York City hospital. The hours were long,...

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Strings attached

In addition to being a master of ceramics, Furman art professor Bob Chance also makes music. The only sculptor in a six-piece "postmodern jug band"—the other five members are painters—Chance has built a few instruments...

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Beyond Moneyball

by Bryan Betts ’13, Student Writer In 2002, the Oakland A’s proved that a player’s worth isn’t always defined by his batting average. The team won 20 consecutive games setting an American League record, despite...

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$2 million for fine arts at Furman

The Duke Endowment has awarded Furman a $2 million grant that will help fund a new initiative to enhance and expand the university’s programs in music, art and theatre, including a collaborative partnership with the...

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Furman listed in Forbes’ annual rankings

Furman is included in Forbes magazine’s annual ranking of “America’s Top Colleges.” The university is listed at No. 20 in the category of top Southern colleges, and is ranked No. 96 among the top 200 colleges...

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Orientation program gets strong reviews

JULY 6, 2012 by Erikah Haavie, Contributing Writer A new approach to freshman orientation this year brought large groups of incoming students and their families to campus in June for five two-day programs packed full...

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