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Furman shakes off Lander 47-15

Furman shook off a feisty Lander team Saturday to take home a 47-15 win. With the victory, the Paladins move to 2-0 and have outscored its two opponents 143-15. The Furman team got off to...

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Learning to eat right

Whole wheat pizza, ratatouille, and farro salad aren’t usually foods that college students cook. Cooking and healthy eating in general are two skills that many students lack and don’t expect to learn in college. Furman’s...

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Marching Band performs Oct. 4

Furman University’s Marching Band, the Paladin Regiment, will present its annual Band Extravaganza concert Friday, Oct. 4 at 8 p.m. in McAlister Auditorium. The concert is open to the public and is held in conjunction with...

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Furman CCC Partners with Habitat

The David E. Shi Center for Sustainability at Furman has partnered with Habitat for Humanity of Greenville County to advance the work of Furman’s Community Conservation Corps (CCC), a grant-funded program through the United Way...

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For students, renovated student center doubles as a campus hub

If you haven’t visited campus in awhile, you’re in for a treat when you step into the newly renovated and expanded Trone Student Center. As Furman President Carl Kohrt ’65 described, the center is the...

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Violins Against Violence: Sister Peggy O’Neill

By Mary O’Neill “VIVA LA PAZ! VIVA LA PAZ!! VIVA LA PAZ!!!” We work our way up to a shout (there are only five of us), and our voices roll across the rocky, empty slope...

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Education program makes NCTQ honor roll

IF YOU’RE LOOKING for a top teacher education program, the National Council on Teacher Quality (NCTQ) reports that Furman’s is among the best. Furman was one of only four universities in the nation to receive...

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Retiree tribute: Professor Maurice Cherry

MAURICE CHERRY taught me Spanish when I was a Furman undergraduate. He then taught me how to teach Spanish when I was a Furman graduate student. When I student-taught, he supervised all Furman foreign language...

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Commentary: Meritorious Teaching and Advising recipients

AS IS TRADITIONAL AT FURMAN, the 2013 Commencement featured the presentations of the Alester G. Furman, Jr., and Janie Earle Furman Awards for Meritorious Teaching and Advising to four deserving faculty members. The advising honorees...

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From the President

NOW THAT I AM BACK in an academic environment, memories of the dreaded first English class writing assignment following summer vacation come to mind — having to write about long car trips with the family...

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