The Sewanee Purple

10/11/2024

REPOST TO FIX TYPO

Autumn is here and so is our third print issue of the semester! In this issue, we dive into the new event monitor policy, the limitation of student voices, and our new column: Be Nice or Leave, Tales from the Front Lines of Sewanee’s Service Industry.

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Credits:
Caroline Winslow (C’ 25)
North Carolina State University
Carter Brown
Vietnam Travel
Dr. Emily Sharp
Sewanee Philosophy Club
Napa Valley Film Festival
The University of the South
Seesaw Films
Natalie Turnage (C’ 27)
Warner Brothers
Sewanee Votes
Canva
Macye Farrar (C’ 28)

10/10/2024

Autumn is here and so is out third print issue of the semester! In this issue, we dive into the new event monitor policy, the limitation of student voices, and our new column: Be Nice or Leave, Tales from the Front Lines of Sewanee’s Service Industry.

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Credits:
Caroline Winslow (C’ 25)
North Carolina State University
Carter Brown
Vietnam Travel
Dr. Emily Sharp
Sewanee Philosophy Club
Napa Valley Film Festival
The University of the South
See-Saw Films
Natalie Turnage (C’ 27)
Warner Brothers
Sewanee Votes
Canva
Macye Farrar (C’ 28)

09/26/2024

We’ve released the print edition of our second issue! In this one, we dive into the new restaurant opening in the Village, the creative students and professors on campus, and the real question of 2024: which Gilmore Girls boyfriend is best?

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Photo credit:
Camille Pfister (C’ 25)
Chloe Wright (C’ 27)
Stuart Weitzman
Marcus Murphy
UNC Greensboro
Charlie Kirchen
D&R
Ansley Tillman (C’ 28)
Universal Pictures
The University Art Gallery
Showtime, A24
People magazine
The WB
Caroline Winslow (C’ 25)

09/18/2024

The Purple’s first issue of Advent 2024 is here! In this issue, check out our investigations into the new parking and shuttle systems, SOP’s first adventure on the Domain, Sewanee’s newest club sport, and more.

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Photo credit:
Chloe Wright (C’ 27)
Birmingham Southern College
Atwood Magazine (Easy Honey article)
Walt Disney (Alien: Romulus)
Isabella Carrol (C’ 25)
Viking Press (Elif Shafak novel)
Tom Walker (C’ 26)
Sophia Mertson (C’ 28)
AJ Stacey (C’ 27)

04/27/2023

Rebecca Cole Editor-in-Chief In light of the surge in gun violence around the country this year, The Purple met with Chip Schane, the vice president for public safety and chief of the Sewanee police department, to discuss measures taken by the police to plan and prepare for instances or threats of violence. Photo courtesy of Chip Schane The Sewanee Police Department (SPD) is made up of 12 full-time officers....

Rebecca Cole Editor-in-Chief In light of the surge in gun violence around the country this year, The Purple met with Chip Schane, the vice president for public safety and chief of the Sewanee polic…

04/27/2023

Hello, my friends! This past week, Mercury has gone into its infamous retrograde, but have no fear, astrology is here to give you a survival guide.

Camilla Hipp Staff Writer  Hello, my friends! This past week, Mercury has gone into its infamous retrograde, but have no fear, astrology is here to give you a survival guide. Mercury retrograd…

04/27/2023

On January 30, 2023, our administration made a unilateral decision to remove several theme houses for the upcoming year in order to reallocate housing for faculty, staff, and seminary students.
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Annie Beth Clark and Miu Kazama Contributing Writers Ecce quam bonum, “Behold how good and pleasant it is when kindred live together in unity.—Psalm 133:1,” (NASB: New American Standard Bible, 2020…

04/26/2023

On Thursday, April 13, various talents of the University of the South performed a series of short theatrical numbers in Guerry Auditorium.
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Peyton Hassinger Staff Writer On Thursday, April 13, various talents of the University of the South performed a series of short theatrical numbers in Guerry Auditorium. These performances consisted…

04/26/2023

In the intimate setting of Guerry Auditorium, audience members listened to the musical stylings of Sewanee Music faculty members Professor Andrew Uhe, Professor Mario Alejandro Torres, and Assistant University Organist, Dr. Adam Cobb.

Camille Pfister Arts and Entertainment Editor Music filled the space, showing the depth of each song, filling the audience’s heads with sound and transporting them to another world. In the in…

04/26/2023

Read Madison Loud's review on the move "Aftersun"!

Madison Loud Junior Editor Trailers for the A24 movie Aftersun, directed by Charlotte Wells, featured clips of a father and daughter vacationing in a resort on the Turkish coast. Figuring that if I…

04/26/2023

Strap in Sewanee students, we’ve got another Sewanee Theater production coming to you this weekend!

Camille Pfister Arts and Entertainment Editor Strap in Sewanee students, we’ve got another Sewanee Theater production coming to you this weekend! This spring show comes with a twist – it…

04/26/2023

Sewaneroo is a campus music festival that students look forward to at the end of every school year. This upcoming Sewaneroo on Saturday, April 29, is no different and features headliners, Shakey Graves, and other student performers.
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Lizzy Donker Junior Editor Sewaneroo is a campus music festival that students look forward to at the end of every school year. This upcoming Sewaneroo on Saturday, April 29, is no different and fea…

04/25/2023

The Sewanee Cosmetics Club (SCC) hosted a panel of speakers to talk about their lives as creatives. This newly formed organization, though dedicated to educating Sewanee students about skincare, has a variety of interests as well.

Daphne Nwobike Staff Writer The Sewanee Cosmetics Club (SCC) hosted a panel of speakers to talk about their lives as creatives. This newly formed organization, though dedicated to educating Sewanee…

04/25/2023

Have you ever wondered what Sewanee was like before COVID? Have you wondered about anything that campus used to have before COVID changed the scene for incoming classes?
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Eva MonahanFeatures Editor Have you ever wondered what Sewanee was like before COVID? Have you wondered about anything that campus used to have before COVID changed the scene for incoming classes? …

04/24/2023

The recent digitizing of student records from 1868 to 1920 has opened the door for further research into the early history of Sewanee’s student body.

Mitch Shakespeare Opinions Editor The recent digitizing of student records from 1868 to 1920 has opened the door for further research into the early history of Sewanee’s student body.  These s…

04/24/2023

Dear readers,

I hope you enjoy our last issue of the semester! I want to thank all of the staff members for their amazing work this semester.
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Dear readers, I hope you enjoy our last issue of the semester! I want to thank all of the staff members for their amazing work this semester. They have worked so hard and I continue to be impressed…

04/24/2023

The Purple decided to reach out to some Sewanee alumni who enjoyed close relationships with “Mr. B,” as he is fondly called by many.

Rebecca Cole Editor-in-Chief On Tuesday morning, April 18, 2023, Eric Benjamin (C’73), the University’s first director of multicultural affairs and beloved former employee passed away. He was a won…

04/24/2023

With another year coming to a close, The Purple met with Sewanee Admissions in order to learn more about the incoming class and speak about Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) initiatives in the application and admission process.

Rebecca Cole  Editor-in-Chief With another year coming to a close, The Purple met with Sewanee Admissions in order to learn more about the incoming class and speak about Diversity, Equity, and…

04/14/2023

The Sewanee Sailing Club had an impressive first outing as an organization, winning six out of six of their scheduled races. The club competed on March 25 in the Tennessee, Alabama, and Georgia Trophy Regatta.

Jack Larish Sports Editor The Sewanee Sailing Club had an impressive first outing as an organization, winning six out of six of their scheduled races. The club competed on March 25 in the Tennessee…

04/14/2023

March 26

L 1-3 Softball @ Millsaps

L 10-23 Women’s Lacrosse vs Rhodes

L 14-16 Baseball vs Millsaps

L 0-9 Women’s Tennis @ Emory

Caroline Winslow Layout Editor March 26 L 1-3 Softball @ Millsaps L 10-23 Women’s Lacrosse vs Rhodes L 14-16 Baseball vs Millsaps L 0-9 Women’s Tennis @ Emory March 28 L 1-11 Baseball @ Maryville W…

04/13/2023

Are you aware that thrice a week, a co-ed group of students from all walks of Sewanee convene on the field between Quintard and the Tennessee Williams Center to partake in the joy of rugby?

Anna Cook Executive Editor Are you aware that thrice a week, a co-ed group of students from all walks of Sewanee convene on the field between Quintard and the Tennessee Williams Center to partake i…

04/13/2023

There is fire in your being, Aries. Still in your season, but opposite energy with the moon in Libra. Close relationships will come to the surface, and how you commit yourself to them also.
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Camilla Hipp  Staff Writer Doing something new this week, and going to quickly look into the recent movement of Pluto in Aquarius. Pluto moved out of the tough, hardy sign of Capricorn, and in…

04/13/2023

Two weeks ago, on March 27, an active shooter broke into the Covenant Elementary School in Nashville, Tennessee. The shooter wielded three weapons: a 9mm pistol, a KelTec SUB2000 Foldable Carbine chambered in 9mm, and a Grunt .300 Blackout Rifle.

Peyton Hassinger Staff Writer Two weeks ago, on March 27, an active shooter broke into the Covenant Elementary School in Nashville, Tennessee. The shooter wielded three weapons: a 9mm pistol, a Kel…

04/12/2023

Read Maddie Loud's review on the book "The Idiot".

Maddie Loud Junior Editor In her semi-autobiographical novel, The Idiot, Elif Batuman uses the voice of Selin, a Harvard freshman and daughter of Turkish immigrants, to observe the world at its mos…

04/12/2023

The Edible Book Festival is an event celebrated by libraries across the world, and involves everyone’s favorite things: books, food, and competition.

Camille Pfister Arts and Entertainment Editor After a three-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Sewanee Edible Book Festival is back on campus. The Edible Book Festival is an event celebr…