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In May of 2013, Guatemala welcomed Furman’s Global Sustainability May Experience Class. The trip offered us the chance to relax occasionally (tropical hot springs, anyone?) but more often work hard (moving boulders). It led to beautiful friendships as well as shattering realizations. No member of our team returned to the United States unchanged.

With the Major League Baseball playoffs quickly approaching, the on-field action has finally taken center stage from performance-enhancing drug scandals and the instant replay debate. There are close races going on, with both wild card and divisional races in full force.

More students attend classes at Furman’s Herring Center on a yearly basis than do regular day students in Furman’s normal undergraduate courses, and the center offers hundreds of classes.

1. Which two players participated in the longest tennis match ever recorded? How long was it? 2. Who threw the fastest-recorded pitch in MLB history? How fast was it? 3. Which two players are tied for the most sacks in a single Super Bowl game? How many? 4. Which tennis players, male and female, hold the records for fastest serve recorded? At what speed? 5. Who holds the record for most career inside-the-park home runs? How many?

The 16-member Presidential Search Committee charged with finding Furman’s next leader met face to face for the first time last week, moving forward with a search process that committee members say could identify a new president by the next academic year.

The search for Furman’s next president has officially begun. This past week, the presidential search committee — a body consisting of trustees, three professors, one student, and various members of the administration — met for the first time.

After a disappointing 3-8 season last year, Furman football is looking to bounce back strong in its third season under Bruce Fowler. The Paladins open the season on the road against Gardner-Webb. They will also travel to LSU and Georgia Southern, clearly the toughest away games this year.

While some students found signing up for fall classes easy and quick, others were faced with a dilemma recognized by many: the absence of certain courses on the registration spreadsheet. Some courses did not make the available course list this semester, often due to low enrollment.

Clint Dempsey, former Paladin, made his much anticipated return to Major League Soccer this season after spending the past seven years playing in England. Dempsey is best known for making the jump to the English Premier League, where he scored 57 goals, more than any other American-born player.