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Crunching the college football numbers

College football suffers from what mathematicians call a transitivity problem. Just because Team A beats Team B and Team B beats Team C doesn't mean Team A will beat Team C. So human voters need...

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Crunching the college football numbers

College football suffers from what mathematicians call a transitivity problem. Just because Team A beats Team B and Team B beats Team C doesn't mean Team A will beat Team C. So human voters need...

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In praise of the modern global market

In this recent season of political debate, America’s increasing economic interdependence with the rest of the globe was often the subject of negative discourse. But a glaring omission in this discussion of globalization, trade and...

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In praise of the modern global market

In this recent season of political debate, America’s increasing economic interdependence with the rest of the globe was often the subject of negative discourse. But a glaring omission in this discussion of globalization, trade and...

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Building bridges to college

Nelson Mandela once called education the most powerful tool for world change. Furman’s Bridges to a Brighter Future, an intensive, seven-year college access program for Greenville County students, is doing its best to promote the...

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Mission to Mars

by Erikah Haavie, Contributing Writer As a scientist and researcher, Furman graduate Amy Williams knows about putting long days in on the job. But when the job is working with NASA on a mission in...

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Words of iridescence and memory

Furman English professor Joni Tevis published a collection of essays, The Wet Collection: A Field Guide to Iridescence and Memory, in 2007 while living in Minnesota. Tevis’ book found an audience with people who wanted...

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Building bridges to college

Nelson Mandela once called education the most powerful tool for world change. Furman’s Bridges to a Brighter Future, an intensive, seven-year college access program for Greenville County students, is doing its best to promote the...

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Professor Tevis’ book draws attention

Furman English professor Joni Tevis published a collection of essays, The Wet Collection: A Field Guide to Iridescence and Memory, in 2007 while living in Minnesota. Tevis’ book found an audience with people who wanted something...

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