The Furman Paladins baseball team has certainly been enjoying the warm baseball weather of late. It seems that the Miami (OH) Redhawks sent some of their weather this way this week in preparation for this weekend's season-opening series. ...

In a press conference on Thursday, Feb. 9 President Smolla announced Furman's plan to introduce men's and women's lacrosse teams beginning in the 2014-2015 school year. The idea began to form within the last year or so but came to fruition when discu...

At the Upstate Diamond Classic, their annual fundraising event, the team brings in several inspiring and motivational speakers to share their experiences in the game and, often, to offer words of advice. It is a special night, especially for the senior...

After undergoing a rough January, losing six of nine games, the Furman women's basketball team looked to start off the month of February on a high note. Losses in two of three have dropped the Paladins to a 12-12 record, however, and threaten the team'...

We are now coming down to the wire. The playoffs are rapidly approaching and with three games left in the season, your Furman Paladins sit at 13-13 (7-8 in SoCon). Not too shabby for the team that lost 5 seniors from last year. ...

The Furman Paladins competed in Clemson, S.C. Feb. 10-11th for the Clemson Tiger Paw Track and ' Field tournament. Senior Lee Gilmer placed first in the mile with a time of 4:09.95 on Friday and fourth in the 800m on Saturday. ...

The last three dual matches of the Furman women's tennis team featured the Lady Paladins against Clemson, Miami (Ohio), and Louisville, respectively. ...

It's that optimistic time of year when the pitchers and catchers report for spring training. Baseball season is returning quickly, and with it comes high expectations, a love of the pastoral, and well-deserved nostalgia. Unfortunately, in the Major...

The new rules that Furman's Panhellenic Council implemented for sorority recruitment definitely had a positive impact on the rush process this year. These rules made the rush more time-efficient, enabled more girls to join sororities and ensured th...

It has recently come to my attention that our push for diversity is, in some ways, backfiring. As of now, Furman has the lowest retention rate it has had in a number of years (from what I've heard, it's lower than 90 percent). Within the first week...

Conscientious consumerism' means a whole slew of things in today's world. It is both responsible and ethical to know where your food comes from, who made the clothes you are wearing and under what conditions, and to consider the public political stance...

Next year there will be nine more professors on campus, the first step to accommodating the growing student population. This past year, the freshman class increased in size by 80 to 90 students. The expected increase for next year's freshman c...

When the 2012-2013 course catalog is released in March, students will see several new classes added to it. They will also see two new concentrations being offered to students: Film Studies and Arts Administration. For a concentration to be app...

Furman University has taken over day to day operations of the Upcountry History Museum after finalizing an agreement with the museum on Feb. 1. The museum board will maintain ownership of the building and current exhibits. The university is no...

Furman University and Christ Church Episcopal School (CCES) have formed a partnership that will provide scholarships for Christ Church graduating seniors to attend Furman and a tuition discount for F...

Across 3. Electoral 5. GOP 7. Debates 9. Hunstman 10. Bachman 12. Perry 13. Immigration 14. Gingrich Down 1. Florida 2. Elephant 4. Romney 6. Obama 7. Donkey 8. Economy 10. Biden 11. Mormon ...

In the past few weeks have you felt distant from your friends or roommates who have been rushing? If so, you are not alone. In the midst of rushing and pledging, you may feel neglected by those people. Rather than just feeling left out, why not take th...

Q: Where are you from originally? A: I was born in Mount Vernon, Indiana and -I lived there for three or four years, and then moved to a suburb of Minneapolis. Then Chicago, then back to Minneapolis. ...

The Furman Theatre opens this semester with a cast that is passing on a torch to the next group of actors. Two of the most well-known faces on the Furman stage, Ardarius Blakely (Spelling Bee) and Cortney McEniry (Dead Man's Cell Phone), share the meta...

Congratulations everyone! You've made it through the fall semester- and it's all downhill from here. Recruitment is finally over, which gives all the Greek women and men on campus a little more free time (though not much for those of you pledging fra...