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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,
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
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
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
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
Photo by Kimberly Williams By Frances Marion Givhan Junior Editor The cast and crew of Sewanee’s production of Metamorphoses managed to create a magical and
By Phillip Davis Staff Writer Released in 1964 and directed by Jean-Luc Godard, Band of Outsiders (French title: Bande à part) is a brainy, postmodern,
Photo courtesy of pixel.brit.co By Emily Daniel Staff Writer I won’t sugarcoat it: I absolutely love Halloween! I can’t really put my finger on the
Photo courtesy of bloombergview.com By Robert Beeland Staff Writer I assume and expect this column to possess an educated and culturally-aware readership. That being said,
By Simon Boes Staff Writer “People are more in love with Chacos than their significant other,” Professor Bran Potter exclaims as he comments on the