Students participate in activities at the Wick to celebrate the announcement of this year’s theme. Photo by Sarah Hall (C’23). By Sarah HallStaff Writer On
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213-A Leaders begins virtual pilgrimage and launches Sewanee Literary Society website
213-A Leaders on last year’s pilgrimage to Birmingham, Alabama. By Madison SellersJunior Editor On Tuesday, September 22nd, the 213-A Leaders hosted a virtual conversation with
Sewanee welcomes nine new faculty members
By Amelia LeaphartExecutive Staff Despite uncertainty looming over the Domain, education continues to be revitalized. This fall brings nine new faculty members, with three as
The need to grieve
By Judith MarklinContributing Writer Back when the giddiness of a new school year hadn’t yet subsided into permeating exhaustion and overwhelming stress, the Vice-Chancellor, Reuben
Answering the arguments against a $15 minimum.
By Max Saltman Executive Staff As Sewanee’s starvation salaries have infiltrated the College’s consciousness in recent weeks, so have a group of common arguments against higher
The Order of the Gown starts its Ambassadors Program
By Anna PusokExecutive Staff The Order of the Gown (OG) was established in 1873, and members ever since can wear the gown as a symbol
Professor Pamela Macfie discusses her Sewanee Review piece “Each Is Me”
By Claire SmithExecutive Editor As a scholar of Medieval and Renaissance English and Italian literature, Dr. Pamela Royston Macfie has spent her career investigating the
Sewanee under new Title IX policy
By Amelia LeaphartExecutive Staff As of August 2020, K-12 schools and universities have to comply with a new Title IX policy under Betsy Devos’ Department
At least we don’t go to Rhodes.
By Max Saltman Executive Staff As a Masshole, I’ve always been aware of rivalry’s merits. I’m old enough to remember that halcyon night of ‘04, when
University announces plans to open campus for spring semester
By Amelia LeaphartExecutive Staff On October 7, students received an email with an update for Spring semester plans. The semester will begin after an extended