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Good review for Furman Theatre production

Lanford Wilson’s “Book of Days” manages to be both a whodunit and a potent commentary on political and religious hypocrisy. The Furman Theatre produced the play this fall, and The Greenville News gave the university...

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Furman Board of Trustees welcomes new members

The Furman Board of Trustees welcomed six new members to the board during its fall meeting Saturday. The new trustees are John Donald Anderson of Charlotte, N.C., Christopher R. Borch of Saratoga, Calif., Sean P. Hartness...

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Staggers joins Bridges program as assistant director

Danielle Staggers has been named assistant director of Furman’s Bridges to a Brighter Future program. She has already begun her new duties. As assistant director, Staggers will work with the Crossing the Bridge program, a...

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Video and police brutality

A friend of 2012 Furman graduate Alyssa Richardson recently posted this quip on Facebook: ‘I’m working on an antidote for the shoot-an-unarmed-black-person epidemic that’s sweeping America.” Though it managed to get dozens of “likes,” the...

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Interview with President Davis to air Oct. 6 on statewide radio program

An interview with Furman president Elizabeth Davis will air statewide on the “Your Day” radio program Monday, Oct. 6. The one-hour program airs on the South Carolina ETV Radio network from noon to 1 p.m....

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Furman’s drone wins top prize in national competition

A Furman team led by physics professor John Conrad won first place in the Drone Prize 2014 competition which was held Aug. 22-24 in Oregon. Carried out by three finalists, the competition consisted of five parts—an...

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“Book of Days” continues through Oct. 4

Furman University Theatre will present Lanford Wilson’s “Book of Days” Oct. 1-4 at 8 p.m., in the Theatre Playhouse on campus. Tickets are $16 for adults, $13 for seniors and $8 for students. “Book of Days”...

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Opening a “Book of Days”

Forty students, 151 light cues, 30 sound cues, 120 costumes. In just three-and-a-half weeks, the Furman University Theatre Arts Department has put together a complex whodunit murder mystery that, not only entertains, but takes on...

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Campus gets vote of approval from Travel + Leisure

What makes a college campus beautiful? According to Travel + Leisure magazine, it’s the “varying combinations of awe-inspiring architecture, landscaping, and surroundings.”  When it came time to choose the 30 “Most Beautiful College Campuses” from...

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Backline paces Furman to 41-11 win over Bulldogs

Sophomore winger Miles Lerner scored two trys to pace Furman to a 41-11 win over the Citadel Saturday on the military campus’s parade grounds. With the win, the Paladins move to 5-0 on the fall...

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What’s Up with Europe?

Europe is in turmoil: Ukraine is boiling, Russia is menacing, the populist right is winning elections, economies are stagnant, and government debt remains crippling. What is happening to the European continent, and does any of...

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Memorials and Remembering the Past

In an essay for Time magazine, Furman graduate Claire Greenstein reflects about whether constructing memorials for tragic events is a positive and significant step toward remembrance. She writes: “Remembering can be controversial. For the past 13 years,...

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