Sanjana Priyonti, Junior Editor When you first meet Jennifer Cooley – though she insists you call her Jenny – you quickly get the sense that
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Safety At Sewanee: Changes to Social Event and Host Policies on Campus
Ginna Allen, News Editor With the start of the 2025-2026 school year, various changes to the Recognized Student Organization policy went into effect. The Dean
Letter From the Editor
Dear readers, I am very proud of our last issue of the semester. I would first like to thank all of the staff for their
Leaving Sports, Is it Beneficial?
Bradley Tyer Jones, Sports Editor The student-athlete population at Sewanee is unique, with over 30% of the student body involved in athletics. Sewanee athletics is
Response to IFC complaints about “The Discrepancies between Sorority and Fraternity Recruitment”
Eliza Dieck, Opinions Editor Editor-in-Chief Lizzy Donker contributed to this story The Sewanee Purple received two written complaints on April 3 and April 9 about
An Outgoing Letter from The Order of the Gown President
Alexis Miniat, Contributing Writer Dear Friends, As I wrap up my time at Sewanee and prepare to leave student leadership in the prepared hands of
Why Do Milk Alternatives Cost More?: The Disappointed Musing from a Lactose Intolerant Latte Lover
Ella Mitchell, Photography Editor I am an avid coffee drinker who is fond of studying in and around Sewanee’s two coffee shops: Stirling’s and Cup
Love, Madness and Water Guns: Sewanee’s Take on “Twelfth Night”
Ansley Tillman, Arts and Entertainment Editor There’s nothing quite like watching actors in pool-side attire recite 16th century poetry while shooting each other with water
Dance, Dance, Sewanee: Perpetual Motion 2025
Ansley Tillman, Arts and Entertainment Editor Music pulsed through the campus with irresistible rhythms that had every head turning towards Guerry Auditorium, all asking the
The Fine Arts House Takes a Trip to the Symphony: Sharing the Arts with the Sewanee Community
Tom Walker, Junior Editor As the doors closed on the Schermerhorn Symphony Center in Nashville, the packed audience waited in anticipation for the first note