Fleming Smith Editor-in-Chief While the University’s Board of Regents congregated during the week of February 5, student trustees Claire Brickson (C’18) and Mary Margaret
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Looney combines racism, hell, and poetry in University lecture
Sydney Leibfritz Contributing Writer As students and professors crowded into Gailor Auditorium, Dr. Dennis Looney began by jokingly saying, “Thank you all for
What do we do after #MeToo?
By Alicia Wikner Executive Staff Much the same way a wave pulling back from the shore reveals the shards of glass and grime that cover
Faculty seeks to modify freedom of expressions on campus
By Richard Pryor III Executive Staff On October 13, the faculty unanimously passed two resolutions in response to the national debate on freedoms
Downtown Sewanee will see substantial changes by 2022
Fleming Smith Editor-in-Chief Downtown Sewanee, often called the Sewanee Village, may look markedly different by the time next year’s freshman class graduates in
University cuts Japanese classes due to budget concerns
Fleming Smith Editor-in-Chief Beginning in the Advent 2018 semester, Sewanee will no longer offer Japanese courses. The decision was made as a response
Sewanee students march in solidarity for gender equality
Ivana Porashka Staff Writer On January 20, more than 20 Sewanee students drove to Chattanooga and Nashville to join the Women’s March, which involved demonstrations
Honorary degree recipient asserts God’s role in the newsroom and in life
By Fleming Smith Editor-in-Chief The Reverend David Crabtree recently received an honorary degree in civil law from Sewanee, and as part of his visit to
Winter Convocation brings 110 new members into Order of the Gown
By Mary Lillian Tessmann Contributing Writer A snow-covered campus greeted the audience for the 2018 Winter Convocation ceremony, which included the formal naming of the
Vjekoslav Perica explores religious nationalism in Kosovo
The conflict is between ethnic Albanian Muslims in Kosovo and the Christian majority in greater Serbia. Similar to most nation-states housing a national minority, like Catalonia in Spain, Kosovo has long claimed independence from Serbia, and Serbia has refused to acknowledge it.