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The Common Application, or Common App, is supposed to make the application process easier for students by allowing them to apply to several schools at the same time, including Furman. This year, however, it’s made the application process a nightmare for many high school seniors.

Ask any of your artistic friends about their conversation with their parents explaining why they want to “do art” for a living. Many will tell you that, in trying to convince their families that art is a viable and meaningful pursuit, they were met with hostility or concern.

Looking for a weekend adventure within an hour of Furman? Asheville, N.C., located an hour away from Furman’s campus, merits a full weekend of exploration, with many return trips planned for the future. With activities to please any college student looking for a break from studies, or merely a change of scenery in a fascinating city, Asheville is well worth the trip.

In a low-scoring battle, big plays ruled the day as Furman (4-5) beat SoCon foe Georgia Southern (4-4) 16-14 on Saturday. Furman jumped ahead on the first play from scrimmage when Tanner Skogen completed a 75-yard pass to Andrej Suttles for a touchdown.

At its best, virtual technology connects people and simplifies basic tasks. At its worst, virtual technology can separate, regulate, disconnect, and complicate what should be simple tasks. Now, during the three-year review of Furman’s use of the program, is the time to move Furman’s utilization of OrgSync from the latter end of the spectrum to the former.

It’s that time again, time for students to start picking out next semester’s classes. That means that it’s also time to start using ARMS, a program that, while functional, is not exactly the most user-friendly way to survey courses. But a new website gaining popularity among students aims to change that.

The Shi Center hosted its annual Arbor Day event this past week to celebrate and provide service for the many beautiful trees on Furman’s campus. Traditionally, Arbor Day has been a day of service, the most popular way of celebrating and showing appreciation for trees being to plant them. This year, Furman was able to do just that and so much more.

The First Amendment right to freedom of speech is one of our most important values as Americans. This right is what two Furman students cited when asked to step back from the front steps of McAlister Auditorium before the Rev. Jesse Jackson’s address on Wednesday night. Representing a controversial conservative student group on campus, the two students arrived early to the Cultural Life Program to pass out a replica of the official Furman University event program.

When Jackson, a former presidential candidate and prominent civil rights activist once regarded as the successor to Martin Luther King Jr., graduated from Greenville’s Sterling High School in 1959, Furman’s policy of racial segregation prevented him from attending his hometown university, leading him to enroll instead at the University of Illinois.