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Documentary, panel explore alternative energy
by Jenn Summers ’13, Contributing Writer Topics ranged from nuclear energy to natural gas and solar panels Wednesday night when a documentary film on energy alternatives Switch was shown to a packed Burgiss Theater. The...
Continue ReadingMinistry on the border
by Sara Morano’13, Contributing Writer “We cross borders all the time, sometimes consciously. But often we do it without much thought.” The Rev. Mark Adams, who graduated from Furman in 1993, returned to campus Tuesday...
Continue ReadingTocqueville lecture series continues
This year, the Department of Political Science and the Tocqueville Program embark on a thorough examination of Alexis de Tocqueville’s masterpiece, Democracy in America (1835). With its piercing observations, uncanny predictions, and judicious judgments about all things...
Continue ReadingFrom South Africa to Chicago’s South Side
Since 2009, Furman graduate Dustin Gourdin, a Ph.D. student in the University of Chicago’s sociology department, has made three research trips to the African nation of Namibia. He’s been studying the Bicycling Empowerment Network Namibia,...
Continue ReadingFurman-Lander game to kick on Sunday
Due to a referee shortage, Furman's home game against Lander has been moved to 2 p.m. Sunday at Roberts Field. The game was originally scheduled for Saturday. Furman was idle last Saturday and are 1-0...
Continue ReadingHigh Noon: Democracy in the Middle East
Since 2010 several Arab nations have successfully overthrown long-lasting dictatorships in the hope that it would lead to democratic forms of governance. But many complications indicate the process might be more agonizing than the initial...
Continue ReadingFurman Wind Ensemble to present concert
The Furman University Wind Ensemble will present a concert Friday, Feb. 22 at 8 p.m. in McAlister Auditorium. A Sound Quality Series event, “La Fiesta” will be conducted by Furman director of bands, Leslie W....
Continue ReadingClear Skies ahead for CCC
Furman’s Community Conservation Corps (CCC) works to provide free home weatherization to low income homeowners in the greater Greenville community. As a result of its efforts, the organization has been selected to receive the Clear...
Continue ReadingPaintings by Jensen on display
Paintings by Jeff Jensen will be on display Feb. 14 through March 15 at Thompson Gallery in the Roe Art Building on campus. Thompson Gallery hours are 9 a.m. – 5 p.m., Monday through Friday....
Continue ReadingHigh praise for Tocqueville Program
In a piece for the John William Pope Center for Higher Education Policy, Jane S. Shaw praises Furman’s Tocqueville Program and its efforts to inform students about the relevance of traditional political philosophy. The highly-touted...
Continue ReadingOpera Scene recital to be performed Feb. 19
Furman University music department will present an “Opera Scene Recital” on Tuesday, Feb. 19 at 8 p.m. in the Daniel Recital Hall on campus. The recital is free and open to the public. It is...
Continue ReadingStrings 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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