Spring has sprung at Furman, and it is my favorite season of the year. I know it may seem cliche, because everyone and their mother knows that Furman is one of the most beautiful campuses in the country (see here, here, and here. But, here are a few of my favorite parts of springtime at…Continue Reading Winter Is Dead.
This weekend was spent acting as a tour guide for my little sister, who was in Greenville for the first time in three years. She was meeting most of my best friends for the first time. She was discovering and exploring and learning to love this place (almost) as much as I do. As a freshman in college, she…Continue Reading What If College Isn’t The Best Four Years of Your Life?
This morning I showed up to my 8:30 class at approximately 8:29, to find all the seats filled except those in the back row. I quickly found some friends and took a seat, but I felt uneasy, as I am typically early and prepared for a seat front and center. This was a professor I…Continue Reading 115 Days
On the first day of finals, Furman gave to me, 1 hour to procrastinate. On the second day of finals, Furman gave to me, 2 cups of coffee and 1 hour to procrastinate. On the third day of finals, Furman gave to me, 3 regretted naps, 2 cups of coffee, and 1 hour to procrastinate. On the fourth day of finals,…Continue Reading 12 Days of Finals
All of my friends crammed into one tiny room, eating mostly delicious, only sometimes questionable food, laughing at Turkey puns… It must be Friendsgiving. According to Urban Dictionary, Friendsgiving is simply “the celebration of Thanksgiving dinner with your friends.” Yes, Thanksgiving is coming up this week, and I cannot wait. I love sitting around the…Continue Reading Friendsgiving
“What’s next?” This famous question is one all seniors should expect to answer at least once a day, if not once an hour… Last week, I attended a networking event called Furman Connections, hosted by the Career Services Center. Having never attended an event like this, my stomach seemed to tie up in knots as I…Continue Reading What’s next?
Where can you find a place to dance the night away, race in a costume relay, or throw a pie in the face of one of Furman’s Vice Presidents, all while raising thousands of dollars for a good cause? This weekend, Heller Service Corps hosted the PalaTHON, raising $18,386 for the Greenville Children’s Hospital. We…Continue Reading Living is Giving
You know its family weekend when… The bookstore is buzzing with little siblings buying FU swag. You get adopted by your friends’ parents if yours can’t make the trip. The pace of cars is slowed by parents in awe of the beauty of this campus…or just confused by which traffic circle they are supposed to…Continue Reading You know it’s Family Weekend When…
Hello, my name is Carryl Tinsley! I am a senior Communication Studies and Religion double major from the oh, so beautiful Wilmington, NC. Just in case you were wondering, my ideal day would include: A quiet morning (my favorite time of day!) Checking off items on a to do list A walk (not run) around…Continue Reading I will choose to cherish.