Category: Features

Photo courtesy of sewanee.edu. By Erin ElliottContributing Writer Following the departure of conductor César Leal from the Sewanee Symphony Orchestra, the University music department is

Oil Portrait of Dr. Eric Naylor by Claude Buckley. By Klarke StricklenJunior Editor The Sewanee Purple would like to recognize the life and legacy of

In the Torian room, PJ Deschenes (C’00) delivers his presentation on Sustainability vs. Investing. Photo courtesy of Isabel Butler (C’20). By Anna MannEditor-in-Chief Before his

Pictured: Sam Young, Student Activities Coordinator. Photo courtesy of Young. By Luke Gair Executive Staff The walls appear empty and the space itself feels newly inhabited

The class of 2023 prepare for their class photo in front of All Saints’ Chapel. Photos courtesy of The University of the South’s Flickr. By

Pictured: Taela Bland (C’22). Photo courtesy of Facebook. By Dakota CollinsContributing Writer A pair of actors tore into each other in the lobby of the

Dr. Anthony Donaldson outside of Walsh-Ellet Hall. Photo by Klarke Stricklen (C’22). View full photo under article. By Klarke Stricklen Junior Editor Headshot courtesy of Dr.

Boy Named Banjo, a nationally-touring band with Sewanee alumni Barton Davies (‘16) and William Reemes (‘16) performing in Guerry Auditorium, February 2017. Photos by Matt

By Anna MannEditor-in-Chief Often, students fail to understand the flurry of activity surrounding tenure track professors during Easter semester. How are professors selected? What happens

A 1969 Purple article featured a photo of the first female student to matriculate, Judith Ward Lineback (C’73). By Fleming SmithContributing Writer In a 1970