Alexis Miniat, Contributing Writer Dear Friends, The Order of the Gown is voting on community engagement as a membership requirement. We hope that this recommits
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Sewanee Cricket Club
Aashray Chapagai, Contributing Writer Though cricket is one of the most popular sports in the world—especially in South Asia, England, Australia, and the Caribbean—it has
Letter From The Editor
Dear Readers, I hope everyone has had a good first month back on the Mountain. In our second issue of the semester, we get to
The New Sewanee Men’s Basketball Record Breaker: Russ Marr (C ‘25)
Bradley Tyer Jones, Sports Editor As Russ Marr (C ‘25) watched a video of Kit Walsh (C ‘91), previous holder of Sewanee Men’s Basketball highest
A Service Requirement for the Order of the Gown Doesn’t Make Sense
Tom Walker, Junior Editor Over 150 years after students first donned the gown in Sewanee, we’re still asking ourselves what the Order of the Gown
The Ticketed, The Frustrated, and The Confused – Sewanee’s Parking Dilemma
James Parker, Contributing Writer Obscenities are used. Frustrated at this academic year’s new parking policy requiring students to be assigned to parking lots five minutes
Horoscopes!
Camilla Hipp, Staff Writer The next most interesting astrological event is the classic: a Full Moon on Wednesday, February 12th. Being in the sign of
“Epic”: A Masterclass in Musical Innovation
Grace Reichenau, Staff Writer Musicals have long been a celebrated art form, combining traditional theater with various genres of music such as jazz, hip-hop, and
Wizards, Dollywood and Puzzles, Oh My!: The TWC Escape Room
Chloe Wright, Executive Editor As the whimsical fantasy music played on the speaker, my friends and I scrambled around the dark studio theatre in the
Journalism and the Parole Cycle: Discussion with Ben Austen
Sophia Mertson, Staff Writer “Michael Henderson borrowed the .38 snub-nose revolver from his younger brother. He tucked it into a pouch cinched around his waist,