Sarah Hamilton

This year marks the creation of the Diversity Council, an organization that unites the many diverse and different groups on campus under one umbrella.

Furman University and Christ Church Episcopal School (CCES) have formed a partnership that will provide scholarships for Christ Church graduating seniors to attend Furman and a tuition discount for Furman faculty and staff to send their children to Christ Church. Several Furman professors and students fear the partnership will decrease diversity and further the university’s reputation as being elitist.

Mrs. Christine “Cricket” Wehunt, a Furman Dining Hall employee, passed away on September 27, 2011.

The black swans that populated Furman’s lake were a popular sight with students and visitors before they disappeared last spring. It was surprising then when students returned to campus for a new semester to find a large enclosure housing the two black swans on the east shore of the lake.

As freshmen pour in and upperclassmen return, Furman’s paths will fill with people walking, running and riding bicycles to their daily responsibilities. Those on mopeds, however, will need to familiarize themselves with new laws before starting their engines.