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Award season is in full swing, from movies to music and everything in between. The Grammys, music’s equivalent of the Academy Awards, are promoted as “music’s biggest night.” Of the 82 awards that will be given out this year, only a handful of the categories include contenders that actually deserve their nominations (for instance, Producer of the Year).

The year 2013 in movies was like a championship thoroughbred. Out of the gate, it started slow. For critics, it was nothing new or surprising. My concern soon vanished. Like two-year-old Secretariat, 2013 came roaring down the stretch with a stampede of superb films. And, as always, there were new discoveries to make.

In 2012, Tom Hooper’s film production of the French novel Les Misérables drew audiences across the country. Now, the musical is coming to Furman as the Pauper Players seek to link the stirring story of the past with the contemporary struggles of those on this side of the ocean.

And so begins the New Year! Time to leave 2013 behind and make a fresh start. New Year, new you, right? Right? Contrary to popular belief, and regardless of your probably dismal track record in keeping resolutions, you really do have what it takes to better yourself in the coming year.

2014 has not been a good year for the Paladins thus far. Since the beginning of the New Year, the men’s basketball team has stumbled into conference play, dropping its first five games against conference foes.

With the conclusion of the college football season, the best upperclassmen in the country have begun their journey to the NFL draft. A series of interviews, workouts, and tests await these players, but in the meantime, football fans can speculate on who is going where. This week I’ve compiled a mock draft for the first round of the upcoming NFL draft.

With the past month of cold weather behind and weeks of winter to come, a hot cup of hearty soup may be just what you need.

“Wander,” an installation by artist David Wilson, will be on display from Jan. 6-31 in the Thompson Gallery of the Roe Art Building.

New rules implemented to create a more comfortable sorority recruitment process and increase recruitment registration rates seem to be working as more than 300 women participated in the first weekend of Furman’s formal sorority recruitment Jan. 18-20.