Furman 25 Lander 8

Furman defeated Lander 25-8 Sunday to move to 2-0 in the spring season. The game, rescheduled due to referee shortage, was scrappy during the first half as both teams attempted to find rhythm.  At the...

Students travel through African American history with museum on wheels

by Gray Johnson ’16, Contributing Writer SANKOFA is a Ghanaian term meaning “use the wisdom of the past to build the future.” On Thursday, Furman students were able to learn about this term and its...

Tocqueville’s world and ours

by Sara Morano ’13, Contributing Writer Embedded in Alexis de Tocqueville’s prolific work, Democracy in America, is a lofty promise.  According to Professor James Ceasar,  “A new political science for a new age” is what...

Furman holds own in Ranger Challenge

by Erikah Haavie, Contributing Writer A squad of Furman Reserve Officer Training Corps cadets finished in fourth place October 26-27 in the 2012 Ranger Challenge held at Fort Pickett in Virginia. The Ranger Challenge is...

Music alum Mainieri is honored

Furman University alumnus Patrick Mainieri ‘06 has earned the 2013 Outstanding Young Music Educator of the Year Award from the South Carolina Music Educators Association. Mainieri is a band director at Gettys Middle School and...

Chorale concert to be held Feb. 28

The Furman University Men’s and Women’s Chorales will present their spring concert Thursday, Feb. 28 at 8 p.m. in Daniel Chapel. The concert is free and open to the public, and is part of Furman’s...

Our man at the Boston Pops

As a Furman University piano student 32 years ago, did Keith Lockhart have a feeling he would one day be an internationally renowned orchestral conductor? Not at all. He planned to be a lawyer. But...

A pitch-perfect performance

by Jim Stewart For Mary Huff ’99 and the New York City Children’s Chorus, the week began with an opportunity to sing with a musical icon on NBC’s “Saturday Night Live.” It became a time...

Talking sustainability with Nell Newman

Nell Newman, co-founder of Newman's Own Organics, met Thursday evening at the Shi Center for Sustainability with a group of about 15 students to discuss topics ranging from nutrition to marketing and politics. Newman was...

Talking sustainability with Nell Newman

duo runedako to perform Feb. 27

duo runedako, the husband and wife team of Furman University music professors Ruth Neville and Daniel Koppelman, will perform pieces for piano and electronics Wednesday, Feb. 27 at 8 p.m. in Daniel Recital Hall. The...

And the Oscar goes to…

The Oscar ballots were mailed in late January and due back to PricewaterhouseCoopers this past Tuesday for final tabulation. Only two partners of the accounting firm know the results until the winners are announced onstage...