The Sewanee Purple Executive Staff Valentine’s Day is among us. For some, that means nothing. For others, that means a nice dinner at Papa Ron’s,
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A Pathway to Performance and Progress: FitWell Launches the PR Project
Ginna Allen News Editor FitWell has begun a new, eight-week program called the PR Project designed for students interested in fitness to achieve goals and
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Poem: A Visit from Snowpocalypse
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Graci Vlattas Junior Editor What exactly institutes the grounds of a “snow day”? Truly it is something every kid wished for during elementary school, so