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Paladins collect record five SoCon Championships

Furman has never had a season like 2015. Neither has any other team in the Southern Conference. The Paladins became the first school to complete a sweep of all five fall league tournament championships when the...

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Terrorism and the Future of Europe: Professor Nelsen Weighs In

How will the attacks in Paris affect the political culture of Europe? Will it boost support for the far right politicians? These events will surely focus attention on security in Europe. Political parties that promise...

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Terrorism and the Future of Europe: Professor Nelsen Weighs In

The shock of the terrorist attacks that took place in Paris last week has been felt around the world, but the impact has been especially profound in Europe.  To gain a better understanding of what...

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What Really Matters? Read President Davis’ Speech

Furman President Elizabeth Davis talked about what is truly important and why thinking like an accountant is not necessarily a bad thing when she delivered the “What Really Matters?” lecture on campus Tuesday evening in...

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Engaging all the senses

We live in a closed world, blocked by objects—some solid, some symbolic, all immovable. Or so we think. Janke Klompmaker, Furman’s first True Inspiration Artist in Residence, seems to be exposing these barriers as self-imposed illusions...

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Furman Theatre presents “God of Carnage”

Furman University Theatre will present God of Carnage by Yazmina Reza Nov. 18-21, at 8 p.m., in The Playhouse on campus. Theatre Arts professor Rhett Bryson directs Reza’s play, which is translated by Christopher Hampton. Tickets...

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Furman Symphonic Winds in concert Nov. 19

Furman Symphonic Winds will present its fall concert Thursday, Nov. 19, at 8 p.m. in McAlister Auditorium on the Furman University campus. Jubilee! is open to the public. Tickets are $5 for adults $3 for seniors...

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Shi Center develops online learning module

In keeping with its mission “to promote interdisciplinary research and teaching in support of sustainability on campus and in the greater community,” the David E. Shi Center for Sustainability at Furman University has launched a...

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A lifetime of learning

Most parents attend their children’s graduation, but few sit beside them wearing a cap and gown. But so it was in 1961 that Ann Hall née Loftis ’61 sat beside her mother Irene Dill Loftis...

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President Davis to speak on “What Really Matters Nov. 17

Furman president Elizabeth Davis will speak on “What Really Matters?” Tuesday, Nov. 17 at 7 p.m. in Furman’s Daniel Chapel. Her CLP talk, which is free and open to the public, is sponsored by Furman’s Chaplains...

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Lyric Theatre presents opera scenes recital Nov. 17

Furman University Lyric Theatre will present an opera scenes recital Tuesday, Nov. 17, at 8 p.m. in Daniel Recital Hall on campus. “Innocent Merriment: A celebration of operetta,” is free and open to the public, and...

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Community, Coats and Cops

When headlines report what seems like daily clashes between police and the public, it’s refreshing to see a whole other side of law enforcement that may not make the nightly news. For their Riley Institute...

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