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Day speaks about TB, fashion and beauty

Carolyn Day, scholar of British history, medicine and disease, will speak Tuesday, Oct. 29 at 7 p.m. in the theater of Upcountry History Museum–Furman University. Day’s talk, “Drop Dead Gorgeous,” explores the effects of tuberculosis and...

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Davey keeps running and running and….

A lot can be done in 1,600 days. As for math-sociology major Allison Davey ’14, running has been one of those things. Davey has run at least once a day for a minimum of 30...

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Furman hosts Chinese Culture Night

Furman will host a night of Chinese opera with internationally renowned bass-baritone Sun Yu at 7 p.m., Tuesday, October 29 at the Younts Conference Center. Sun Yu, accompanied by pianist Dewitt Tipton, will present three...

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Fall Festival of Choral Music Oct. 26

The Furman Fall Festival of Choral Music will close with a concert on Saturday, Oct. 26 at 3 p.m. in McAlister Auditorium on campus. The concert is free and open to the public. For the festival, singers...

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Students serve as delegates to APEC summit

While the U.S. debt crisis and a government shutdown prevented President Barack Obama from attending the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in Indonesia last week, four Furman students made the trip. The summit, a meeting...

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Choral groups to perform Oct. 22

The Furman Men’s and Women’s Chorale and Furman Singers will present their fall concert Tuesday, Oct. 22 at 8 p.m. in Daniel Memorial Chapel. The concert is free and open to the public. Music Fund. The program...

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Jesse Jackson to speak at Furman Oct. 30

The Rev. Jesse Jackson, one of America’s foremost civil rights, religious and political figures, will speak on the Furman University campus Wednesday, Oct. 30 at 7 p.m. in McAlister Auditorium. Jackson’s talk, “Keeping Hope Alive:...

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Jazz Ensemble and Combos perform Oct. 25

The Furman Jazz Ensemble and Jazz Combos will present their fall concert Friday, Oct. 25 at 8 p.m. in Daniel Recital Hall on campus. For this first student concert of the year, admission (at the door)...

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Studying policy with the Riley Institute

A new way of conceptualizing afterschool policy was one of several valuable lessons Katie Kross came away with following her year as a White-Riley-Peterson Policy Fellow.  The fellowship, which is designed to give educators an...

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WGS-LGBTIQ Resource Room opens

An informal inauguration of the WGS-LGBTIQ Resource Room (Women’s, Gender and Sexuality Minor, and Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Intersex and Queer Resource Room) will be held Thursday, Oct. 17 at 2:30 p.m. in Furman Hall...

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Furman alum making his mark in Nashville

Jesse Rice wanted to make sure it was perfect. The 12-year-old stayed up late into the night, making sure each detail was just right. He left the results of his labor, scrawled on a slightly...

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Symphony Orchestra to perform Oct. 18

The Furman Symphony Orchestra will present a concert Friday, Oct. 18 at 8 p.m. in McAlister Auditorium on the Furman University campus. The concert is open to the public. Tickets are $12 for adults, $10...

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