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Joseph A. Vaughn Benefit concert to be held on Jan. 28
January 20, 2012 Tina T. Underwood, Media Relations A concert benefiting Furman's Joseph Allen Vaughn Scholarship fund will be held Saturday, Jan. 28 at 7 p.m. in Daniel Recital Hall. Tickets are $15 for reserved...
Continue ReadingThe least bad option: Sweatshops in the developing world
FEBRUARY 10, 2012 by William Mitchell ’14, Contributing Writer “Bad jobs at bad wages are better than no jobs at all.” This is a controversial statement from a controversial speaker, but Benjamin Powell is used...
Continue ReadingFurman team earns trip to Mock Trial championship
MARCH 27, 2012 by Tina Underwood, Media Relations Furman earned its 16th consecutive trip to the American Mock Trial Association’s championship finals with a strong performance in the Ney National Tournament held on campus March...
Continue ReadingFerreira on being “Gay, Black and Jewish”
APRIL 6, 2012 by Shannice Singletary '14, Contributing Writer “I always knew I was different, I just didn’t know how different I was.” Aneesa Ferreira, of MTV’s "Real World Chicago," introduced herself as “gay, black and...
Continue Reading700 Furman volunteers come together to give Poinsett Highway a good spring cleaning
APRIL 13, 2012 Nearly 700 students, faculty and staff converged on Poinsett Highway April 11 for a day of service that officially kicked off the Poinsett Corridor Revitalization Coalition (PCRC) project. From noon until about...
Continue ReadingVideo: Xu named club sports athlete of year
APRIL 24, 2012 by John Roberts, Newspage Editor Weilun Xu, the founder of Furman’s ping pong club, was named Club Sport Athlete of the Year last Wednesday. Xu, a senior, won the National Collegiate Table Tennis Association’s...
Continue ReadingAG Wilson speaks on Obamacare, state’s rights and U.S. Consititution
OCTOBER 19, 2012 by Shannice Singletary ’ 14, Contributing Writer South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson has been on the front line of the battles between South Carolina and Obama Administration. From healthcare to labor...
Continue ReadingCheck it out: Fallfest photos
OCTOBER 29, 2012 On Saturday, the university hosted Fall Fest, a Halloween festival for children in the community. Sponsored by the Heller Service Corps, events included face painting, rides and other activities. Student photographers Casey...
Continue ReadingFilm about human trafficking enlightens, disturbs
NOVEMBER 15, 2012 by Shannice Singletary ’14, Contributing Writer The mood at 7 p.m. , Tuesday in Burgiss Theater was light, filled with chatter. But the demeanor changed shortly after the lights dimmed. The featured...
Continue ReadingDiwali Festival of Lights comes to Furman
NOVEMBER 15, 2012 by Jenn Summers ’13, Contributing Writer More than 150 students and guests arrived at Furman Hall Tuesday to participate in a small lecture and celebration for the traditional Hindu holiday Diwali, organized...
Continue ReadingKannon Haskins shares his story of addiction
NOVEMBER 16, 2012 by Shannice Singletary ’14, Contributing Writer In a CLP lecture sponsored by PHOKUS, Furman alum and physician Kannon Haskins warns students about the pitfalls of alcohol and drug abuse.
Continue ReadingCommunication and the KKK
Known for his Rock ’N’ Roll piano playing and race relations expertise, speaker Daryl Davis provided students on Wednesday with stories and insight on how communication and respect can fight against ignorance and hate, particularly...
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