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Heading into week five of the college football season, the Heisman race is starting to shape up, with some early favorites falling out of favor and some dark horses finding themselves amongst the leaders. Here are my current top five favorites, in order, to win the Heisman award as of week four.

During a regularly scheduled faculty meeting on Tuesday, Sept. 24, faculty learned from Interim President Carl Kohrt just how bad the budget deficit is projected to be for the 2014-2015 fiscal year. It’s currently estimated at $6.4 million, though the figure is likely to change as the administration gathers more information.

In the wake of student reports about mold in Lakeside Housing, Facilities Services and Housing and Residence Life said in an interview with The Paladin that they are aware of a “mold-like substance” in buildings on campus but that they did not view the substance as a cause for concern, except in cases where the problem was caused by water leakage.

Recently the Cuban players have been making their presence known with great performances, and they’ve managed this despite relatively few numbers — there are just 21 Cuban players in the MLB, not even enough to field a full 25 man roster.

There is panic in our public schools. There is always panic. There is a persistent fear that the United States education system is failing our children. In many ways it is.

With a 24-17 victory over longtime Palmetto State rival the Citadel Bulldogs, the Paladins brought their record back to an even 2 and 2. The two teams took the field Saturday night in Charleston in what was Furman’s first Southern Conference game of the season.

It’s the topic of conversation that echoes off the library’s walls in the early morning hours when the angst must be directed somewhere: the new schedule for Einstein’s. Upperclassmen know that in previous years one’s late-night caffeine withdrawals and bagel cravings could be satisfied by the silver bullet that was the 1 a.m. study break at Einstein’s. But what if the Einstein’s hours are about a different kind of injustice than that which we are all prone to selfishly rant about?

Albert Einstein once said, “The only thing that interferes with my learning is my education.” In the United States today, regardless of one’s political leanings, almost everyone will agree that the education system is lacking. In an attempt at reformation, 45 states have adopted the Common Core standards.

Furman inaugurated a new partnership with the Greenville Health System at a signing ceremony last Thursday, Sept. 26 that names Furman as the system’s primary undergraduate institution.