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Biehl Fellows present summer research

By Fleming Smith Executive Staff On Monday, October 19 in the McGriff Alumni House, five Sewanee students presented their research…

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Phi Beta Kappa initiates new members

Photo by Alysse Schultheis FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Eleven "junior members" of the Class of 2016 have been elected to membership…

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Setting the stage for true love: A look at the courtship of tooth-billed bowerbirds

Photo courtesy of Mary Lou Hoffacker By Mary Lou Hoffacker, Mikayla Kelly, Gilly Mangan Contributing Writers Through the dense, vine-covered…

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“Where does my beer go?”

By Maren Johnson Staff Writer One of Dr. Gerald Smith’s most memorable lectures starts when he pulls out a can…

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Editor Abroad

Page Forrest (C’17) is a junior at Sewanee, studying abroad in Edinburgh, Scotland this semester. She serves as Managing Editor…

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Literary genius Sam Pickering returns

Photo courtesy of Sewanee Flickr By Simon Boes Staff Writer Sewanee welcomed home Sam Pickering (C’63) to give a talk…

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“There just never was a place like Sewanee”: A conversation with the oldest living graduate of the University of the South

Photo by Henry Thornton By Henry Thornton Junior Editor Jim Bass is 105 years old, and he is the oldest…

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Metamorphoses brings Greek life to Sewanee

Photo by Kimberly Williams By Frances Marion Givhan Junior Editor The cast and crew of Sewanee’s production of Metamorphoses managed…

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Inside Jean-Luc Godard’s “Band of Outsiders”

By Phillip Davis Staff Writer Released in 1964 and directed by Jean-Luc Godard, Band of Outsiders (French title: Bande à…

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Yes, racist Halloween costumes are a problem

Photo courtesy of pixel.brit.co By Emily Daniel Staff Writer I won’t sugarcoat it: I absolutely love Halloween! I can’t really…

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