Stephanie Bauer

About twenty students turned up for the Student Government Association’s meeting last Tuesday to learn about the new Paddock restaurant and the new hours for the PDen and Einstein’s Bagels.

Last week, about 775 student from around the country and around the world made their way to Greenville to begin their Furman education.

When Rod Smolla announced his retirement this spring, Carl Kohrt received what he referred to as “the famous phone call” asking him to step in as president. As Kohrt remembers it, the first thing he did was call his wife.

The ROTC program will face downsizing next year because of budget cuts. Some of these cuts predated sequestration and were simply planned government cuts because of the army downsizing. As the United States withdraws from conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan, Congress has pulled money out of national security and the army has downsized.

Several departments have made changes to their curriculums during the spring semester. While most of these changes will not go into effect until the fall, the changes could affect how students select their classes.

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.

Visible, active, and not giving up anytime soon, Kappa Sigma has made a splash on campus in the last few months. Whether loving or hating them, people have definitely been talking.

Although only about 40% of Furman women participate in Greek Life, it has a noticeable presence on campus. This year, many changes altered the recruitment experience for the hundreds of girls going through it.

Although brought by different organizations, two CLPs last week followed a similar theme of sexual violence.

The original ideas behind the symposium, meant to encourage inter-faith understanding, came from the Muslim Students Association. They went to the Office of the Chaplain and Political Science Department for help, and the idea of having a series of CLP events related to Islam began to emerge.