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According to data from the Admission Office, the university received 23% fewer applications from prospective students this year from last year, a decrease that will likely increase the acceptance rate for the incoming class of 2018.

Under the leadership of members of the Furman Creative Collaborative, Furman University will soon be hosting its second TED conference, called TEDx because the conference is independently organized, on March 22.

On Feb. 7, Furman announced that the Board of Trustees had decided to discontinue Furman’s men’s golf program. Although the announcement itself was a surprise, this move is consistent with the university’s stated goal of reducing expenditures in many of Furman’s programs and departments.

Curling is probably the most confounding sport of the Winter Olympics and is often referred to as “chess on ice.” Last Tuesday night, I decided to take up the Palmetto Curling Club’s offer of free curling lessons. I had no clue what to expect.

Last weekend’s home series against Virginia Commonwealth didn’t go as planned for the Paladins, though, with Furman falling short in all three games.

Sex — many college students explore it during their four years as an undergraduate, from romantic relationships to studying questions about sexuality in their courses. But one group at Furman is betting that at least some students have lingering questions about the facts of life, perhaps ones that went undiscussed in their high school sexual education class.

The outrageously catchy theme song to The Lego Movie is called “Everything Is Awesome,” which is a fitting title, considering that pretty much everything in The Lego Movie is, indeed, awesome.

Are you stuck in a health rut — eating steamed veggies in the DH, running on the treadmill a few times a week, and going to The Forest Coffeehouse to “relax” (i.e. do work somewhere other than the library or your room)? You can do better than that! Just off campus lies a wonderland of fun, healthy resources that are yours for the taking.

A quick weekend day trip is the perfect way to recharge before midterms begin. Newberry, S.C., is a small, historic town located a little more than an hour from Greenville. With a variety of local shops and restaurants, Newberry also boasts some great attractions for all interests.