By Phillip Davis Staff Writer At 3:00 p.m. on Thursday, October 29, McKenzie, Wilks Halladay, and Rebecca freshman Student Government Association Senators Mac Bouldin,
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Finding your Flow
By Maren Johnson Staff Writer Hopefully at some point in your Sewanee career, you will feel Flow as study. This mental state is where
Honor Council aims for clarity in mock hearing
Photo by Frances Marion Givhan By Frances Marion Givhan Junior Editor In an effort to illuminate the process behind hearings, the Honor Council hosted a
Sewanee for St. Jude
By Isabelle Speed Over the past few weeks, Abbie Warr (C’19) has been raising money for St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital in Memphis, which provides
New salad bar coming to McClurg
By Alysse Schultheis Editor-in-Chief When students ask for something, McClurg Executive Chef Rick Wright and Director of Sewanee Dining Jeanne Fry listen, and thanks to
The monsters in our minds
By Parker Turner Staff Writer On September 28 of this year, 1,100 empty backpacks covered the lush, green expanse of Northwestern University’s Deering Meadow. On
Editor Abroad
Page Forrest (C’17) is a junior at Sewanee, studying abroad in Edinburgh, Scotland this semester. She serves as Managing Editor of the Purple and will
Halloween creativity flourishes at Writing House
By Frances Marion Givhan Junior Editor English classes separate literature into categories for the purpose of focusing and studying in depth on particular genres, but
Prōfectus: The Board
By Lam Ho Executive Editor “See you out there!” The phrase defines Sewanee’s main catalyst for non-Greek campus and student activities: The Board. Led by
Jennifer Baumgardner presents on feminism and activism in modern America
By Isabelle Speed Staff Writer On October 22, the Wick held a Pinnacle Luncheon given by Jennifer Baumgardner entitled “Beyond Beyoncé: Feminism in 2015.” Baumgardner,