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Recently, it appears that women have been taking center stage in awards shows, books, and politics. So it seems apt that the Furman Playhouse would choose to do a female-centric play for it’s most recent show. These Shining Lives is a story about working women in the 1920s whose initial enjoyment of self-sufficiency and freedom turns tragic when they discover that the paint they’ve been using at work is diluted with radium.

President Obama has recently proposed that the federal minimum wage be raised to $10.10 an hour. It is unclear whether he is doing this in order to score a political victory that might overshadow the failure of Obamacare or out of a genuine concern for the working poor in America.

Students Weston Catron and Nick Holt are making plans to change the chaos with a new mobile device app that aims to improve student access to course syllabi, academic calendars, Outlook email, and other university resources, consolidating data and resources into a single tool.

Housing and Residence Life spent February interviewing and selecting next year’s hall staff members, a team of 115 students. The application process for these positions is competitive, and it is always unclear how many spots will be open for the next school year, as current RA and FRADs often make the choice to try and return to their positions.

After graduation every year, a small number of Furman’s faculty members leave the university. Some of these professors hang their caps and gowns in the back of their closets for the last time.

Gold, silver, bronze. Different colors, different types of metal awarded to winners of a competition. Yet in the context of the Olympics, one of the world’s most significant international sporting events, these slight changes in the color of those medals can inspire an entire country’s happiness, or as in the case of South Korea, an entire country’s ire.

Pita House is a Middle Eastern restaurant and grocery located in an unassuming venue on South Pleasantburg Drive. About a 20-minute drive from Furman, the trip is more than worth the unique culinary experience.

Much to the chagrin of golf enthusiasts and especially the men’s golf team, the Furman Board of Trustees recently decided to discontinue the varsity men’s golf program. Consequently, many students have been wondering what will happen to the Furman golf course, the current members of the golf team, and whether the women’s varsity program may suffer the same fate.

All is not well in the baseball world, at least not for everyone. The recent qualifying offer system, put in place in the 2012 season, has left some players without a team even at this late hour. With workouts already beginning for the Major League teams, no player wants to still be without a contract.