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In 2010, the Deepwater Horizon oil spill disaster dumped an estimated 4.9 million gallons of oil into the Gulf of Mexico, causing significant environmental damage that persists to this day. A new art exhibit showing at Furman attempts to make sense of the devastation.

Homecoming at Furman will undergo a few minor changes this year, implemented through the Student Alumni Council and FUSAB, the two organizations that jointly plan and sponsor homecoming.

It’s now widely known that the budget deficit for the upcoming fiscal year is projected to be around $6.4 million, and for some at Furman, that figure has led them to question the substantial amount of money recently invested in the university’s athletic programs to renovate facilities and add men’s and women’s varsity lacrosse teams.

While some say that video games are a root cause of violence in our society, junior computer science major Tyler Atwell is out to prove them wrong. Atwell has been playing video games since the time he could read, starting with Pac-Man for the original Game Boy. Years later as a college student, Atwell is able to earn money by playing professionally. But unlike most professional gamers, he has chosen to anonymously donate the money he makes to Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals.

Take an afternoon to relax and enjoy the beautiful fall weather. Consider visiting Table Rock State Park, located 45 minutes from Furman. It is one of many great places to see leaves that have changed colors and enjoy the fresh, crisp fall air.

1. Walter White and Jesse Pinkman from “Breaking Bad” 2. A government employee or some kind of visual gag costume about the shutdown 3. Miley Cyrus 4. “Despicable Me” minions 5. A skimpy outfit and animal ears

The World Series has just begun between the St. Louis Cardinals and the Boston Red Sox, the final saga in what has already been a thrilling postseason. It is fitting that these two teams would meet to compete in the championship — both teams finished with the best records in their respective leagues with identical 97-65 marks.

Nowadays, it seems like more and more filmmakers are relying on visual spectacle to carry lackluster storytelling to the finish line. Take Baz Luhrmann’s The Great Gatsby (or any of Luhrmann’s films, really), a paramount example of a film that stresses style over substance. Alfonso Cuaron’s Gravity is a film that certainly had the potential to follow this trend, but, although it is not a complete success, it cannot be dismissed as just a visual showpiece.

In recent years, Furman Theater Arts professor Maegan Azar has directed a number of popular plays staged at the university’s Playhouse, from “Lysistrata” to the “25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee” to “The Winter’s Tale.” Now she’s sharing her talents with an even wider audience as a part of The Warehouse Theatre’s Educational Touring Series, directing a production of Shakespeare’s political tragedy “Julius Caesar” aimed at showcasing the power of the widely-assigned play to local high school students.