Masks, social distancing, phased return, fall sports postponed until spring – Renee Neves ’21 knew so much would be different when she returned to Furman this month. What she didn’t know was how much would be the same.

“The second I rolled in, it felt so great to be back … I have loved these small interactions of just passing by someone and saying, ‘Hi.’ They’re so life-fulfilling and life-giving in a way I never realized before,” said Neves, a sociology and Spanish double major who lives in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. “It just feels so normal getting to hang out, laugh, joke, dance, doing little things.”

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Students, faculty embrace ‘new normal’ as classes resume on campus

Renee Neves ’21 knew so much would be different when she returned to Furman this month. What she didn’t know was how much would be the same.