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This article was originally written for the fifth issue in the Advent 2025 semester of The Sewanee Purple and has been reproduced digitally. Sanjana Priyonti Junior Editor
This “Letter from the Editor” was originally written for the fifth issue in the Advent 2025 semester of The Sewanee Purple and has been reproduced
Irene Boehm Sports Editor In over a decade of coaching, Sewanee’s new head football coach, Joe Freitag, has developed a knack for understanding the needs
Irene Boehm, Sports Editor “The second one had me in denial… I couldn’t believe it was true until I had a ball in my hand.”
Brent Hailes, Contributing Author It’s no mystery to anyone who has ever stepped foot on the Domain why Southern Living magazine and the Princeton Review
Cate Traywick, Arts and Entertainment Editor From Oct. 8-11, the Sewanee Theatre department staged the Greek play, The Oresteia. From its striking and unconventional set
Sanjana Priyonti, Junior Editor Mike Peed (C ’98), a culture-desk news editor at The New York Times, returned to Sewanee on Oct. 16 to speak
Contributing Writer, Graci Vlattas Disclaimer: quotations and answers to interview questions come from Professor William Engel, but are shifted into the “perspective” of Rory for
Meran Paul, Features Editor Dr. Misra is an associate professor of Economics at Sewanee. Originally hailing from Lucknow in India, Dr. Misra completed his undergraduate
Matthew Cowin, Staff Writer Ally McCasland (C ‘26) of Bentonville, Arkansas, first applied to Sewanee as a Chemistry major. During her freshman year, she switched