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Far Peripheral

[caption id="attachment_15075" align="alignright" width="200"] Photo by Pam Brissey, Class of ’14[/caption] Our hectic lives often limit the time we spend absorbing the world around us. The "Far Peripheral" photography exhibit at Furman’s Baiden Gallery is...

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Drug use among young rising, says speaker

In young Americans (18-25) 84 percent have consumed alcohol, 58 percent have smoked cigarettes, 52 percent have smoked marijuana, and 11 percent have tried cocaine. Most of these users are uninformed about what exactly they...

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Homecoming 2014: It’s a wrap

Furman compiled a series of triumphs on Friday when men’s soccer crushed ETSU 3–0, women’s soccer defeated UNCG 4–1, and volleyball beat Mercer 3–1. On Saturday, the volleyball team was again victorious with a 3–0 win against...

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Republicans poised for big gains, says Vinson

The Republican Party will emerge as the winner in next month's midterm elections, Furman University Political Science Professor and Chair Danielle Vinson told a crowd of about 100 people Wednesday at the Upcountry History Museum....

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Remembering a lone voice against the Vietnam War

Fifty years ago, the U.S. Congress passed the Tonkin Gulf Resolution, which opened the door for America’s involvement in Vietnam. Among the two dissenting voices in Congress was Sen. Wayne Morse of Oregon, who gave...

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A gap year before Furman

It’s a familiar script that millions of students follow each year: Graduate high school and then immediately start college. But more and more students are embracing the “gap year”—a year of volunteering and working before...

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“Everything comes from love”

Lillian Brock Flemming, a 1971 graduate of Furman University and one of the early African-American students at the school, was the speaker at the L.D. Johnson lecture on “What Really Matters?” Flemming’s talk was part...

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Wilson named Executive Director of Alumni and Parent Engagement

Mike Wilson, a 1988 Furman University graduate who earned six varsity letters as a member of the football and track teams, has been named Executive Director of Alumni and Parent Engagement at the university. A native...

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Meet Mike Wilson ’88

After an hour spent with Mike Wilson, newly appointed executive director of alumni and parent engagement, one can quickly identify the common threads that unite all who have experienced Furman.

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A Republican Rout at the Midterm Elections?

With the 2014 midterm elections less than a month away, what is likely to happen? The conventional wisdom says the Republicans will remain in control of the House of Representatives and the Democrats could well...

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