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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.

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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