Paladin

Earlier this year we reported that the Furman library is considering imposing a semester quota on the number of pages each student may print without paying. Beginning next term, the library will begin collecting data on the number of pages students print from library computers, which it will then use to determine the appropriate structure of the quota.

By now, we're all familiar with the arguments. Students who wish to drink on campus see it as their right as adults of legal drinking age (or soon to be), or believe that the current policy facilitates drunk driving. Students who agree with the current policy feel that moving to a "wet" campus would lead to higher rates of underage drinking or would bring more scrutiny from outside law enforcement.

Interpreting Ali Boyd's Nov 13 column, "Speak truth, not facts," proved to be a daunting task. Still confused after reading the article through a couple of times, I got a second opinion and a third and a fourth. No one could decipher the cryptic message of the enlightened illuminate, but what we think Ms.

Literature and language have lost significance in much of the world today. Most students pursue the sciences over the works of Shakespeare. Most people would prefer to watch "The Office" than to write short stories. Time spent on Facebook is significantly greater than time spent reading the combined works of Dickens, Orwell, Vonnegut and practically any other author.

This, my friends, is an invocation. This is a call of action to all of the sisters, aunts, mothers and daughters out there. Where are you? Where are all of these strong women? One place they are not is in the South Carolina state senate. With only 17 women serving in our state house and none in the United States Senate or Congress, South Carolina ranks last in the country for the number of women in elected office.

I discuss it on every tour I give. I mention it to nearly everyone I talk to about Furman. But I do not think it should necessarily be reflected in the senior class gift. Sustainability - Furman's new calling card to the world - has entered the conversations of many seniors over the past few weeks, after we were instructed that it would serve as the channel through which all potential gifts must be filtered.