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Last Thursday, Furman announced that Dr. Elizabeth Davis of Baylor University will serve as the university’s next president, and online and on campus, many students, faculty, and staff have expressed their optimism for what Davis’s selection might mean for the university’s future.

Furman has just announced its 12th president, and her name is Dr. Elizabeth Davis. That’s right, a ‘her.’ While everyone is praising Furman for hiring a female and rejoicing that we have a new president, I’m waiting to find out who she is, both as an individual and as an academic leader.

The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act has become, for many Americans, a tired issue. The law has been a flashpoint for national debate since the election of Barack Obama in 2008. No matter how tired we are of hearing about the law, it is important to remember what we were promised when it was passed in March of 2010.

These Shining Lives, directed by Theatre Professor Maegan Azar, will premier at the Furman Playhouse this week. The play is set in the 1920s, beginning in the midst of World War I and ending with the devastation of the Great Depression, and the plot revolves around four women who work for a radium company in New York City.

The Furman Pauper Players premiered their latest show, “Les Misérables,” this past weekend. The musical has captivated the world with its balance between the musical elements and an emotionally-driven plot, perhaps even more so since the British film version debuted Christmas 2012.

Warm afternoons beginning to replace early sunsets can only mean one thing — baseball season is almost here. The Paladins open the 2014 season at Latham Stadium Feb. 14 versus Norfolk State. The first pitch is scheduled for 4 p.m.

There is no arguing that Greenville is a beautiful city. A walk down Main Street to Falls Park on the Reedy or a bike ride on Swamp Rabbit Trail are wonderful escapes from campus life. As a high school senior, the city of Greenville was a major selling point when I was choosing a college. Now, as a Furman senior looking back at my past four years, I can say I have fully explored everything the city has to offer.

By now you may have watched Coca-Cola’s Super Bowl commercial, a 60 second ad of girls of multiple ethnicities singing “America the Beautiful” in their native tongues. If so, you may also know that many people have tweeted negative comments about the advertisement, accusing it of being unpatriotic and disrespectful, demanding that the song be sung only in English.