By Parker Turner Staff Writer On September 28 of this year, 1,100 empty backpacks covered the lush, green expanse of Northwestern University’s Deering Meadow. On
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Editor Abroad
Page Forrest (C’17) is a junior at Sewanee, studying abroad in Edinburgh, Scotland this semester. She serves as Managing Editor of the Purple and will
Halloween creativity flourishes at Writing House
By Frances Marion Givhan Junior Editor English classes separate literature into categories for the purpose of focusing and studying in depth on particular genres, but
Prōfectus: The Board
By Lam Ho Executive Editor “See you out there!” The phrase defines Sewanee’s main catalyst for non-Greek campus and student activities: The Board. Led by
Jennifer Baumgardner presents on feminism and activism in modern America
By Isabelle Speed Staff Writer On October 22, the Wick held a Pinnacle Luncheon given by Jennifer Baumgardner entitled “Beyond Beyoncé: Feminism in 2015.” Baumgardner,
Setting the stage for true love: A look at the courtship of tooth-billed bowerbirds
Photo courtesy of Mary Lou Hoffacker By Mary Lou Hoffacker, Mikayla Kelly, Gilly Mangan Contributing Writers Through the dense, vine-covered understory of the Australian rainforest,
“Where does my beer go?”
By Maren Johnson Staff Writer One of Dr. Gerald Smith’s most memorable lectures starts when he pulls out a can of crappy beer, pours it
Editor Abroad
Page Forrest (C’17) is a junior at Sewanee, studying abroad in Edinburgh, Scotland this semester. She serves as Managing Editor of the Purple, and will
Literary genius Sam Pickering returns
Photo courtesy of Sewanee Flickr By Simon Boes Staff Writer Sewanee welcomed home Sam Pickering (C’63) to give a talk and sign his latest book
“There just never was a place like Sewanee”: A conversation with the oldest living graduate of the University of the South
Photo by Henry Thornton By Henry Thornton Junior Editor Jim Bass is 105 years old, and he is the oldest living Sewanee graduate. I met