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The Confederate flag is a racially charged, deeply offensive symbol that should not be glorified or esteemed.

Speaking before an audience of 100 students, faculty, and staff at the Younts Conference Center earlier this month, sophomore A.J. Calhoun opened Furman’s inaugural TEDx event with a bold statement about the university’s direction.

Sequestration, while a blip on the economic radar, is cause for worries about the ability of the government to handle big problems.

Sequestration is a political show, a false crisis employed by the current administration to bring about its own particular political ends.

Furman has acknowledged new advances in technology. However, there have been some questions as to how online courses could be developed for students in the future. Sociology professor, Ken Kolb, the head of the Computing Committee, said that the committee is considering several ideas and has taken steps to explore the world of online education at Furman University.

In Business and Accounting, Professor Dr. Jeanine Stratton’s marketing principles class, when she asks for her students to turn to a page in the textbook, the whole class takes out their iPad minis and scrolls to the page. With new iPad minis available for the semester to Stratton’s non-business-major marketing principles class, students take full advantage of using them in and out of classroom.

Jeff Levene recommends places to go and things to see during Furman’s Spring break.

Furman Dance Company’s annual Dance Spectacular is a show the caters to everyone’s interest. Everything from ballet, jazz, contemporary, and even clogging will be in the show.

Anonymous harassing text messages have been sent out to students. The texts, ranging from inappropriate and harassing to just gossipy, are sent from random Google numbers.