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Ten new members to join Furman Board of Trustees

MARCH 29, 2012 by Vince Moore, Media Relations Richard W. Riley, chair of the Furman Board of Trustees, has announced that 10 new members will join the board this summer. The new trustees are Ann Bryan...

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Speaking with … Needtobreathe

Their music — which has been featured in films, movie trailers, television series, network promos and pro sports shows — may be more familiar than their name. But make no mistake, Needtobreathe is as tenacious...

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Furman senior art exhibition, “Free Food,” on display

MARCH 28, 2012 by Tina Underwood, Media Relations Art by Furman seniors will be on display in an exhibition titled "Free Food" through May 5 at Thompson Gallery in the Roe Art Building. Gallery hours...

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Profile in Courage: Senior Perrin Thompson writes about her battle with cancer

In every life, there are turning points that shape people into who they are and who they will become. But few predict that cancer will become one of those turning points. But that’s what happened...

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2012 season ends in loss to Appalachian State

The Paladins closed out a difficult spring season Saturday with a 55-8 loss to Southern Rugby Conference power Appalachian State. The loss dropped the Paladins to 1-4 on the spring season. The squad lost four...

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Alum Nikki Pressley a rising artist in California

The editors at California Home + Design asked the top art curators in the state to help them pick the 10 California artists who are on the rise. Nikki Pressley, a native of Greenville who graduated...

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Art mystery solved

MARCH 15, 2012 by Sara Morano '14, Contributing Writer “It is by Gainsborough, but it’s a mess.” Hugh Belsey, the world’s foremost expert on the artwork of 18th-century English painter Thomas Gainsborough, put to rest...

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Are we running out of water?

MARCH 15, 2012 by Summer Woods ’14, Contributing Writer “I’ll need some water to begin.” Peter Rogers, a professor of Environmental Engineering at Harvard University, opened up his discussion on the solution for water scarcity...

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Furman hopes to have 1,000 students volunteer for day of service April 11

Furman is hoping to turn out 1,000 students next month for a day of community service along Poinsett Highway in one of the first steps of a long-term initiative to revitalize the seven-mile corridor between...

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Ney Mock Trial Tournament opens with visit from retired U.S. Supreme Court Justice

MARCH 21, 2012 by Vince Moore, Media Relations The participants in the Carol N. Ney National Mock Trial Tournament at Furman this weekend will get a little more legal counsel than they were expecting when...

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