By The Sewanee Purple Editorial Board This summer, Dean of Students at the University of Chicago John Ellison informed members of the class of 2020
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A reflection on the signs in front of McClurg
Photo by Richard Pryor III (C’20) By Ena Lee Contributing Writer As a native New Yorker who watched the second tower go down a mile
Ayres Hall: A Review
By Henry Hamlett Staff Writer I don’t actually live in Ayres, which means I can provide a less biased review. When I first saw Ayres
A warm “welcome back” to Sewanee sports
By Keenan Lo Executive Staff With the new year at Sewanee comes a new year of sports, with every Sewanee Tiger looking to fulfill a
Tigers soccer continues winning streak
By Fleming Smith Junior Editor On Friday, September 9, Sewanee’s men’s soccer team won their fourth straight game against the Fisk Bulldogs on Puett Field.
In Hall of Fame game, Tigers lose to Washington & Lee
Richard Pryor, III Staff Writer In a hard-fought gridiron battle, the Generals of Washington & Lee defeated the Sewanee Tigers 21 to 17. The first
Dr. Stephen Carmody’s Native Cultigen Project aims to recultivate local edible weeds
By Thomas Davis and Lam Ho Staff Writers Photos courtesy of Dr. Stephen Carmody Imagine if in as little as two decades the average American dinner looked drastically different.
Track and Field competes in Birmingham
Photo courtesy of Ridge Davis (C’18) Photo courtesy of sewaneetigers.com BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (April 22, 2016) – Led by newly crowned Southern Athletic Association (SAA) javelin
Locker Room Talk gives college athletes opportunity to voice opinions
By Keenan Lo Executive Staff Many collegiate athletes feel like they do not have a forum to express their opinions about their coaches. Nick Petrella,
Featured athlete: Taylor Childress (C’18)
By Keenan Lo Executive Staff Photo by sewaneetigers.com The Sewanee Purple’s Athlete of the Week is Taylor Childress (C’18). Childress, who plays tennis for the