Category: News

Meg Butler News Editor Rebecca Cole Editor-in-Chief Dr. Rob Pearigen (C ‘76), now Vice-Chancellor Pearigen (or VCP as students fondly refer to him), is back

Alec Massey Staff Writer The Biehl Commons is a long-awaited student-focused building that resides on the corner of South Carolina Avenue and University Avenue. This building

Camille Pfister Executive Editor  From dorm matrons, to assistant proctors, to proctors, Sewanee has had a lot of people on campus who dedicate their time

Lizzy Donker  Junior Editor Theta Kappa Phi faces a second round of questioning by Sewanee sorority leaders, following an initial vote denying them entrance into

Meg Butler News Editor The Monteagle Fire Department responded to a structure fire call in the early hours of Thursday, August 31, at the Local

Rebecca Cole Editor-in-Chief The Supreme Court decision overturning affirmative action in college admissions has impacted every U.S. university, but Sewanee leaders say the college was

Virginia Ladd Contributing Writer Daphne Nwobike Staff Writer This past summer, the community rallied around Sewanee Elementary School (SES) through one of the Treasures for

Lizzy Donker Junior Editor Theta Kappa Phi (TKP) was officially reinstated as a student organization as of Saturday, September 9. The organization has been working

Rebecca Cole Editor-in-Chief In light of the surge in gun violence around the country this year, The Purple met with Chip Schane, the vice president