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Fourth ranked Paladins defeat App State

[caption id="attachment_27762" align="alignright" width="260"] Thomas Trankle soars for a line out. (Photo by Deborah Miller)[/caption] Furman captured the Western Division of the Southern Rugby Conference (SRC) and extended its record to 8-0 with a 27-7...

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Do Away With All-Volunteer Military

[caption id="attachment_27756" align="alignright" width="222"] Dr. Akan Malici[/caption] Furman University Political Science Professor Dr. Akan Malici believes our nation is desensitized to the idea of war. He claims that post Vietnam, the dissolution of the citizen-soldier...

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Freshmen Help Boost Furman Women to Elite Status

The college careers of Upstate standouts Carly Burkhardt and Natalie Srinivasan at Furman University are off to an exciting start — this despite losing the coach that recruited the incoming freshmen. After just three tournaments,...

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Former NFL Coach Returns to Upstate After Transplant

Furman graduate and former Paladin football player Sam Wyche '66 battled 15 years with cardiomyopathy before receiving a heart transplant in September 2016. The former Cincinnati Bengals head coach says getting a new lease on...

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Sustainability in action

For Jenni Asman ’11, a career in sustainability was far from her original intention. The current program manager for sustainability at Georgia State University started off as a neuroscience major at Furman University, but quickly...

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Furman Hosts Series Addressing Global Refugee Crisis

Furman University will present a series of five events addressing the global refugee crisis. The series begins Wednesday Oct. 26 and runs through Monday, Nov. 7. “Refugee Crisis: Local and Global Responses,” is free and...

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Healing Species Honored

An Orangeburg-based program that uses rescued and abused animals to teach school children compassion has been recognized for its work. Healing Species received the Dick and Tunky Riley WhatWorksSC Award for Excellence Oct. 14. The...

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Choral Music Festival Closes With Free Concert Oct. 22

The Furman Fall Festival of Choral Music will close with a concert on Saturday, Oct. 22, at 3 p.m. in McAlister Auditorium on the Furman University campus. The concert is free and open to the...

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Furman Chorales and Singers in Concert Oct. 27

The Furman University Men’s and Women’s Chorales and the Furman Singers will present their fall concert Thursday, Oct. 27 at 8 p.m. in Daniel Memorial Chapel on the Furman University campus. The concert is free...

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Jazz Ensemble and Combos Perform Oct. 28

The Furman University Jazz Ensemble and Jazz Combos will present their fall concert Friday, Oct. 28 at 8 p.m. in Daniel Recital Hall on the Furman campus. Presented by the Furman Department of Music, the...

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MLL Faculty Present Research at MIFLC

Nine Members of the Department of Modern Languages and Literatures presented their research at the 66th Mountain Interstate Foreign Language Conference at James Madison University in Harrisonburg, Va. October 13-15, 2016. David Bost, Ron Friis,...

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Furman Board of Trustees Welcomes New Members

The Furman University Board of Trustees welcomed six new members to the board during its fall meeting Saturday, Oct. 15. The new trustees are Yendelela Neely Anderson of Atlanta, Ga., Carl Kohrt of Salem, James...

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