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Photo courtesy of Sewanee Flickr By Lauren Patterson Staff Writer For this year’s Founder’s Day Convocation, Sewanee students, families, and faculty members were honored to
By Alysse Schultheis Editor-in-Chief Once students graduate from Sewanee, their connection to the Mountain and the people never ends, and Drs. Elise Kikis and Alyssa
Photo courtesy of Harvard.edu By Phillip Davis Staff Writer At 4:30 p.m. on Friday, October 16, Dr. Carrie Whickam delivered a lecture entitled “The Future
Photo courtesy of sewanee.edu By Fleming Smith Executive Staff On Tuesday, October 20, in Gailor Auditorium, North Carolina State history professor Monte Hampton gave a
By Fleming Smith Executive Staff On Monday, October 19 in the McGriff Alumni House, five Sewanee students presented their research from last summer as Biehl
Photo by Alysse Schultheis FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Eleven “junior members” of the Class of 2016 have been elected to membership in Phi Beta Kappa. An
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