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As a gawky nerd from Furman’s chapter of GDI, one might expect I have some immense vendetta against Homecoming’s flamboyant celebration of popularity, Greek life and football prowess. The campus spends thousands of dollars on caulk. Fully grown alumni come back to relive the college booze cruise. The football game’s halftime show is dominated by more pomp and circumstance than an English royal wedding.

Homecoming week is upon us. A time of celebration, of school spirit and tradition, Homecoming is more than just float-building and a football game. It’s a chance for alumni to “come home” and reconnect with old friends and revisit fond memories of their college years.

Out of the 12 programs that Furman offers this year through various departments, exactly half of them take place in the fall.

The air is getting colder and the leaves are changing colors— fall is in full force at Furman. Among the organized chaos of classes, tests, papers and CLP’s, students are also involved in numerous extracurricular activities. The upstairs of the Trone Student Center, in room 205, houses three of these organizations: FTV, WPLS radio and Bonhomie, the yearbook.

Speaking to a capacity audience at the Younts Conference Center, Jeffrey Brown, Senior Correspondent for the flagship program NewsHour, underscored the important role that public broadcasting plays in an increasingly polarized America.

Jeff Levene gives his advice on avoiding the debate of politics this fall.

Obamacare is not constitutional, because the infamous Health Care Mandate is not a tax. This decision reveals larger problems with a branch of government that is supposed to be unbiased and fair.

On Sept. 30, over Parent Weekend here at Furman University, the 30th Annual Student Talent Showcase began at precisely 8 p.m. The auditorium was filled with dozens of students, faculty and parents alike, awaiting to watch the performances of their friends, children or students.

Everyone knows that Furman’s band is fantastic. So it makes sense that we show them off every year on parent’s weekend with the Band Extravaganza.