By Simon Boes Executive Staff Q: How can I subtly let my roommate know the world does not revolve around her? Sewanee is a small
Category: Opinions
$25 police charge to get into your residence hall?
By Cole Johnson Staff Writer Is it fair to charge a student $25 for the police to come open his or her door? I have
The Sewanee Purple endorses trigger warnings, creating more open learning environments
By The Sewanee Purple Editorial Board This summer, Dean of Students at the University of Chicago John Ellison informed members of the class of 2020
A reflection on the signs in front of McClurg
Photo by Richard Pryor III (C’20) By Ena Lee Contributing Writer As a native New Yorker who watched the second tower go down a mile
Ayres Hall: A Review
By Henry Hamlett Staff Writer I don’t actually live in Ayres, which means I can provide a less biased review. When I first saw Ayres
Dude, Where’s my bike?
By Kasey Marshall Executive Staff There once was a time when I foolishly believed that the key to preventing bike theft was to have a
Letter to the Editor
Charles Whitmer Contributing Writer To the Editor: I was troubled to read the inaccurate and deeply reactionary letter to the editor in the April 7
More Trees, Please
By Rebecca Hannigan Contributing Writer We have oil to thank for Earth Day. It started after a spill in California in 1970, which incensed U.S.
Simon Says: Your insight into what Boes knows
By Simon Boes Executive Staff Q: My room was the party room this semester, but next semester I will live so far from main campus
Spring Party, Hour by Hour
In order to get a deeper look at what goes on during Sewanee’s most infamous party weekend, The Sewanee Purple gathers hourly snippets of what