Jack Larish Sports Editor On February 3rd, Sewanee welcomed the new head coach of the football team, Andy McCollum. Given his impressive coaching record, McCollum’s
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Kicking a Can for No Reason: Are We Deprived of Impromptu and Absurd Social Gatherings?
Anna Cook Executive Editor Late on Wednesday afternoon, immediately following a class entitled “Loneliness, Alienation, and Disenchantment” (ironically), one student finished their canned beverage and
Tom’s Picks: 10 Albums by Black Artists
Thomas Walker Contributing Writer Kind of Blue – Miles Davis 1959 Kind of Blue isn’t just a jazz album. It’s THE jazz album. Every song
February Horoscopes
Camilla Hipp Contributing Writer Pisces Happy birthday, Pisces! Valentine’s day is so fitting to have during your season. Dreamy and slightly delusional, love is the
Games in Literature: The Significance of Card Playing in Jane Austen
Daphne Nwobike Staff Writer “That is the power of Jane Austen!” Ally Hollis gleefully announced when she realized that the ladies at our table were
Gifts From God: A Staged Reading
Camille Pfister, Arts and Entertainment Editor and Peyton Hassinger, Contributing Writer On Friday, February 3rd, Sewanee’s Department of Theatre and Dance hosted the first staged
The Menu: A Really Weird Movie
Lizzy Donker Junior Editor Things I felt after watching The Menu: confused, scared, and hungry. The Menu came out this past November and takes dark
Lilly Saywitz: “The Signature of the Sun”
Maddie Loud Junior Editor Every young creator grows up hearing the daunting tales of the life of the “starving artist.” In my case, these cautionary
Results of the First SGA Sit and Spill
Eva Monahan Features Editor At the end of January, an email was sent out advertising the first weekly Student Government Association (SGA) Sit and Spill
A Ten-Minute Chat with the Vice-Chancellor-Elect
Meg Butler, News Editor and Rebecca Cole, Editor-in-Chief The Purple met with Vice-Chancellor-Elect Robert Pearigen (C’76), alum and long-term faculty of the University, to chat