This “Letter from the Editor” was originally written for the fifth issue in the Advent 2025 semester of The Sewanee Purple and has been reproduced digitally.
Dear readers,
I hope everyone is enjoying the final weeks of the semester! As we head into Thanksgiving break and then finals, I want to wish you all the best of luck and a strong finish to the semester.
In this issue, we’ve got a great lineup of pieces for you to read, including a news story announcing the exciting return of PRE next year, an opinion piece ranking all of the bands from Fall Party, and a review of Taylor Swift’s new album. A huge thank you to all of our writers and staff for their incredible effort that goes into every article.
I hope you enjoy this issue, and I’ll talk to you all again in a couple of weeks for our final issue of the semester.
Stay warm!
YSR and EQB
Lizzy Donker (C ’26)
Editor-in-Chief