Football Prioritizes Profit Over People
Though it is unfortunate that this billion-dollar industry prefers profit over morality, it is not shocking—greed is perhaps more infectious than COVID-19.
COVID-19 Shaming Doesn’t Work; It Also Harms Our Mental Health
In doing our part for the community such as wearing a mask and socially distancing, we cannot forget the importance of being kind and considerate to our fellow students.
Collective Trauma Needs to be Treated with Kindness, Not Animosity
We need to come together as a Furman student body, and the way to do that is to exude abundant kindness.
Cancel Culture has Disastrous Affects on the Classroom
Cancel culture has ramifications inside the classroom as well.
KA was Suspended, but Not Because of COVID-19
KA acted foolishly. In doing so, they gave Furman the excuse they needed—and likely have long been looking for—to excise a political liability.
Party Foul: Furman’s Counterproductive COVID-19 Policies
Instead of blindly expecting college students to only hang out with their roommates, Furman needs to be realistic and proactive. Provide us a list of things we can do.
Politically Active? Furman Students and the 2020 Election
Clearly, Furman students think pretty highly of our own political engagement, but we don’t turn out to vote.
Does Furman Trust Us?
We are asked to be responsible, yet Furman regulates us to no end.
Student Leadership at Furman is a Shadow of What it Should Be
At this point, it is evident that the integrity of student leadership positions has been largely compromised and many now exist only as hollow shells of what they once were.
Spring 2020: 54% of Students “Earned” Dean’s List
Furman describes Dean’s List recipients as “a distinguished collection of student-scholars,” but if the “distinguished” are a majority, then does their title hold any real weight?
The Biggest Threat Our Campus Faces is not a Virus: It is Ourselves
It is imperative that our campus return from the land of the polarized. National politics has failed to do so for countless years, and to many that situation now seems impossible to resolve.
KA’s Punishment Sent a Necessary Message
Until we prove that we have the self-control necessary to facilitate a stable return to campus, I will support punishments like the one Furman has exercised on the KA’s.
Perfection Cannot be Expected in a Semester that is Anything But
What I want to suggest, is not a policy change but an attitude change. We need to find a way, somehow, to be simultaneously stern about the rules and compassionate towards the rule-breakers.
Mills’ Mistake Exposes Response Plan Shortcomings
Griffin Mills made a mistake, but he is not the problem. If the Furman administration wants behavioral change regarding COVID-19 on campus, fervent emails alone will not suffice.
We Need to Lean on Our Community Now More than Ever
It is one thing to hold each other accountable for reckless behavior, but quite another to be mistrusting of a peer without solid evidence and anonymously berate them on social media.
Social Media Shows College Students’ Shallowness
I realized the insincerity of our generation and the way social media perfectly captures our blatant hypocrisy.
ROTC Makes College Experience Better, Not Worse
ROTC has not taken away from my college experience but actually enhanced it.
For the Sake of CLPs
Get better CLP’s. Mind blowing.
A Poorly Executed Staggered Move-In Will Hurt Furman
I’m glad the administration isn’t disregarding safety; however, although the staggered move-in plan may be feasible, I do not think it is the best course of action.
Why Furman Needs to Invest in Real Community Kitchens
Furman needs updated community kitchens now more than ever before.
Test Early, Test Often
As COVID-19 continues to spread, one key aspect of Furman’s reopening plan—the decision not to require negative tests for students returning to campus—puts us at a disadvantage.
Good Neighbor or Community Police?
The biggest change felt by the student body will not be a tangible safety precaution – it will be a sociological one.
What to Learn When Your College Experience is Cut Short
Opinions Editor Reflections
Adjusting To Life Without College