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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...

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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...

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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...

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Ministry 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...

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Tocqueville 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...

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From 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,...

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Furman-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...

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High 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...

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Furman 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....

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Clear 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...

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