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The Sewanee Purple The official student newspaper of Sewanee: The University of the South. Established 1892.

The Sewanee Purple is the student-run, student-published newspaper of The University of the South, located in Sewanee, Tennessee.

01/14/2025

We’re preparing to write the first issue of The Sewanee Purple for this semester, and we need your help! If you’re interested in journalism, writing, and reporting, please come to our office at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, January 15th to sign up to write an article. We cover campus news, opinions, sports, features, and the arts! *You do not have to be experienced because our staff will help you every step of the way.*

Join us on the third floor of Bishops Commons!

12/10/2024

The final issue of the semester is here in print! We’re saying goodbye to our editor-in-chief Camille Pfister (C’ 25), layout editor Caroline Winslow (C’ 25), sports editor Smith Cochran (C’ 25), A&E editor Meredith Williams (C’ 27), and news editor Brendan Downes (C’ 25). We thank them deeply for all their hard work and wish them well in everything they do!

For this issue, we tackle the CPoS controversy, this year’s Arm & Trout and DanceWise, and a spotlight on the seniors of the women’s tennis team.

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Credit for photos:
Riley Verner (C’ 25)
Caroline Winslow (C’ 25)
POZ Magazine
Librarie Mollat
The Sewanee Purple (queen featured is BeBe Dupree)
Abbie Holloway (C’ 25)
Columbia Pictures
Evelyn Stein (C’ 27)
The University of the South
The Nashville Shakespeare Festival
Sanjana Priyonti (C’ 28)
Chloe Wright (C’ 27)
Bradley Tyer Jones (C’ 25)

12/09/2024

Ever wondered where to find the University’s oldest student-operated newspaper? Here, you’ll find the locations for our print editions, how to access the articles online, and our other social media!

12/07/2024

Applications for the Purple’s editorial staff are OPEN! 🎉 If you are interested in working as an editor for the opinions, news, arts and entertainment, or sports column or as a junior editor on the Executive Staff, please send your resume and cover letter to: [email protected]

11/18/2024

Our penultimate print issue is here! In this one, we dive into the mold outbreak and mass exodus from Johnson Hall, the impact of Hurricane Helene in Appalachia, and AI art’s prominence at Sewanee.

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Photo credits:
Elizabeth McMahon (C’ 28)
Macye Farrar (C’ 28)
NBC News
Blair Overman (C’ 07)
The University of the South
Buck Butler
Tyler, The Creator
Time
A24
Sewanee Theatre and Dance Department

11/08/2024

Thanksgiving break is coming up fast, and while we wait, the fourth print issue of The Purple is here! Our writers delve into the issues surrounding the sand quarry’s construction at JumpOff creek, various disappointing Netflix productions, and the Theatre Department‘s fantastic run of Natasha, Pierre & the Great Comet of 1812!

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Photo credits:

stopjumpoffquarry.org
Riley Verner (C’ 26)
Sanjana Priyonti (C’ 28)
The American Leader
Sewanee: The University of the South
Buck Butler
Netflix
State & Beale
Amazon Prime
Devon Serrano

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)

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735 University Avenue
Sewanee, TN
37383

Website

http://thesewaneepurple.org/

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