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Furman Mock Trial wins bid to National Championship Finals

The Furman University Mock Trial program has won its 18th consecutive bid to the National Championship Finals to be held in April in Orlando, Fla. Furman earned the bid with a perfect score of 8-0 at...

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Jazz Ensemble and Combos in concert March 28

The Furman University music department will present a Jazz Ensemble and Jazz Combos concert Friday, March 28 at 8 p.m. in Daniel Recital Hall on campus. Tickets are $5 for adults and $3 for students. Furman Music...

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Percussion Ensemble to present “Inuksuit” March 29

The Furman Percussion Ensemble will present a performance Saturday, March 29 at 4 p.m. in the Amphitheater. “Inuksuit” by John Luther Adams, is free and open to the public and is presented by the Music Department...

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Symphonic Band and Wind Ensemble present concert April 4

Furman University Symphonic Band and Wind Ensemble will present a concert Friday, April 4 at 8 p.m. in McAlister Auditorium on campus. The concert, “Maslanka,” is open to the public. It is named in honor of...

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Turkey: The road to a democratic future

The local elections on March 30 will possibly be one of the most defining moments of Turkish democracy. Ideologies or party platforms will largely be irrelevant. In fact, in an op-ed for Al Jazeera English,...

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Bottled vs. tap

Does bottled water really taste better than tap water? Furman’s Environmental Action Group (EAG) sought to answer this question and more through a water tasting activity in the Trone Center which lasted from 11:30 am...

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Tolkien’s take on Beowulf

For Zachary Treu ’13, writing about Beowulf translations is nothing new. Getting paid for it is, however. This time last year, Treu was in English professor Melinda Menzer’s senior seminar on—you guessed it—Beowulf, writing an...

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Professor Einstein wins national mentor award

Dr. Gil Einstein, a professor of psychology at Furman University, has been chosen as the recipient of the 2014 Mentor Award from the Association for Psychological Science (APS). Einstein, who has been a member of...

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Professor Einstein wins national mentor award

Dr. Gil Einstein, a professor of psychology at Furman, has been chosen as the recipient of the 2014 Mentor Award from the Association for Psychological Science (APS). Einstein, who has been a member of the Furman...

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Prepared for the job market

No matter what school they attend, most students are concerned about getting a job after graduation and launching their career. Luckily for Furman students, the numbers are in their favor. During a time when the...

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Finding a future in education

One of Bernard Frost’s former students recently came to visit him before boarding a plane to go to Stanford University, where he received a full scholarship. “He wanted to come back and tell me thank...

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‘Water Walk’ to take place March 29

More than 700 Furman students, faculty, staff and local residents will carry water around the Furman lake from 1-5 p.m. Saturday, March 29 as part of an effort to raise $100,000 to construct a potable...

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