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The unfinished business of integration

Desegregation began on South Carolina college campuses in 1963, but integration has not yet been completed, a civil rights pioneer told a Furman University audience Thursday. An Evening with Harvey Gantt, one of a series...

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An Introduction with Strings Attached

Navitat Zipline Canopy Adventure is only 80 miles from Greenville, S.C., but the treetop-hopping adventure park may as well be on the moon for Furman students once school starts. But school hadn’t started yet last...

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Math & the Mouse

Kate Causey ’17 has always wanted to pursue a career in mathematics. But she didn’t fully appreciate the number of opportunities in her chosen field until she met the world’s most famous mouse. Causey was...

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A clash of liberties

The U.S. Supreme Court’s Hobby Lobby decision, revolving around a core right provided by the U.S. constitution, has opened many doors to other legal actions involving not only religious freedom but women’s rights, corporation’s rights,...

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Riley Institute presents conference about China’s environmental crisis

The Riley Institute at Furman and the Furman University Department of Asian Studies will present a national conference on the environmental crisis in China Monday, Sept. 22 at 7 p.m., and Tuesday, Sept. 23 at...

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Fifty years after food stamps

Since President Lyndon Johnson signed the Food Stamp Act into law 50 years ago, it has helped reduce childhood hunger and malnutrition, created a support system for not only the working poor but also seniors...

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Band Extravaganza concert set for Sept. 26

Furman University’s Marching Band, the Paladin Regiment, will present its annual Band Extravaganza concert Friday, Sept. 26 at 8 p.m. in McAlister Auditorium. The concert, a part of Furman’s Cultural Life Program, is open to the...

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Furman music professors present concert Sept. 23

The Furman Faculty Chamber Music Series will present a concert Tuesday, Sept. 23 at 8 p.m. in Daniel Memorial Chapel on campus. Open to the public, “A Fisk Jubilee” is part of a year-long series of...

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Furman rallies against Coastal, to host C of C Saturday

Turner Morsches scored a try as time expired to cap a furious comeback as the Paladins defeated Coastal Carolina 25-24 to open fall matrix play. Furman held a  15-5 lead early in the second half...

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Professor Thomas Kicks Off High Noon Series Wednesday

Furman education professor Paul Thomas will examine the controversial Common Core educational initiative when he kicks off the university’s High Noon fall lecture series Wednesday, Sept. 24 at the Upcountry History Museum-Furman. The lecture, “Why Everyone...

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Domestic violence and the man-hater stereotype

As an academic who studies domestic violence, Furman sociology professor Ken Kolb was surprised by the Ray Rice episode. Not because of the gruesome nature of the video allegedly depicting the former Baltimore Ravens star...

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The challenges of the Middle East

The crimes of the so-called “Islamic State” (IS) group are abhorrent, and President Barack Obama is correct in labeling the group a “cancer.” But if the U.S. and its allies are to root out this...

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