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High Noon: “Why Southern History Matters Today”

The recent controversies over the Confederate flag and Benjamin Tillman Hall at Clemson University remind us that symbols esteemed in our past sometimes jump forth to haunt our present.  But what, if anything, do people...

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Furman Hosts Mock Trial National Championship April 15-17

If you’re in downtown Greenville in mid-April and it seems the demographic is skewing younger than usual, it won’t be your imagination. Nearly 500 college students from 48 schools around the country will be coming...

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Let the Trials Begin

The 2016 American Mock Trial Association National Championship is taking place on campus this weekend, with teams from 48 colleges and universities around the country, including Furman, trying to become this year's champions. The Bell Tower...

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Transgender Bathroom Bill Could Be Bad for Business in SC

Experts say a bill filed in the South Carolina Senate that would restrict transgender people's access to restrooms and changing rooms could bring business problems that have plagued other states that have enacted similar legislation. ...

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Furman’s ‘Arcadia’ a Romantic Tragedy with Jokes

Tom Stoppard’s Tony Award-winning play, “Arcadia,” touches on such diverse ideas as fractal geometry, gossipy speculation about Lord Byron and contemporary academic backbiting. But, according to Furman theatre arts professor Jay Oney, it’s really “a...

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CLP-Oriental Harmony 4/13

7 p.m., April 13, Daniel Recital Hall. Chinese traditional compositions performed by Furman faculty, students, and guest performers.

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CLP-Netflix and Chill 4/13

7 p.m., April 13, Trone Student Center Burgiss Theater. Speakers: Eric Anderson, Ph.D. (philosophy), Scott Henderson, Ph.D. (Education), Gretchen Braun, Ph.D. (English).

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CLP-Lessons from Protecting our Coast 4/13

7 p.m., April 13, Johns Hall 101: Speaker: Ms. Margaret (Peg) Howell (founder and President of the Howell Consulting Group, L.C.)

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CLP-Child survivors of the Holocaust 4/12

7 p.m., April 12, Younts Conference Center. Speakers: Norbert and Gerda Bikales, Filmmaker Lisa Gossels.

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Students go behind the scenes at the Greenville Zoo

Abbie Arvanites ’16 was among the first to learn that Walter and Autumn were expecting a new baby. And she was thrilled to get the inside scoop. “Our class found out before the news was...

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