Dear readers, As I step down from my position as editor-in-chief, I can’t help but recall my first day of classes at Sewanee. I sat
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Sewanee welcomes Dr. Tiffany Momon, Mellon Fellow and Public Historian, to the college
Photo courtesy of sewanee.edu. By Klarke StricklenJunior Editor This fall, Sewanee welcomed Tiffany Momon, visiting professor of history, to the college. Momon comes to Sewanee
History in the making: What Sewanee students have to say about the 2019 impeachment process
By Erin ElliotStaff Writer This October, the U.S. House of Representatives opened an impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump after an anonymous White House whistleblower
Co-Directors of the Bairnwick Women’s Center reflect on 50 Years of Coeducation at Sewanee
By Adriana Jones-Quaidoo and Quinn NeedhamContributing Writers On the fiftieth anniversary of women in the college, we, as a community, have intentionally decided to embrace
“Sewanee is a potluck, not a melting pot”: OCCU entices community with culinary offerings
By Robert MohrStaff Writer It reads like a bad joke: A 20-year-old college student with an almost empty passport (two trips to Canada) who vehemently
Dirty Mike and the Boys grace Shenanigans stage
Earlier in the semester, Alastair Fernbach (C’20) and Hunter Craighill (C’20) perform outdoors. Photo courtesy of Emma Burdett (C’20). By Oliver HeffronStaff Writer If there
The Office of Environmental Stewardship and Sustainability says goodbye to Lauren Newman (C’18)
Photo courtesy of Newman. By Lucy RudmanJunior Editor Current Sustainability Coordinator Lauren Newman will be stepping down come the end of the semester. The student
Ridge Trail dedicated in honor of Dr. Bran Potter
Bran Potter celebrates the dedication of “Potter’s Ridge Trail” with his wife, Cindy. Photos courtesy of Buck Butler (C’89). By Vanessa MossExecutive Staff For decades,
Plans for the Sewanee Social Commons continue to develop
The Sewanee community workshops a plan for Thompson Union for the coming years. Photo by Anna Mann (C’20). By Anna MannEditor-in-Chief The second design workshop
Morality in sports: More unpopular discussions
By Jeremy O’NeillExecutive Staff Two issues of The Sewanee Purple ago, I wrote an article profiling mental health in sports as an uncomfortable subject, and