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The Sewanee Purple is a bimonthly newspaper run by students of Sewanee: The University of the South. Students of both the College and the Seminary, faculty members, and others in the community are encouraged to contribute to this publication. The Purple strives to cover any and all events that are of concern to those at the University. The Purple also provides a forum for student opinion and debate and serves as an outlet for photographers, writers, artists, and all those interested in any aspect of newspaper production.
If you would like to become a contributor to The Sewanee Purple, please email spurple@sewanee.edu.
Editor-in-Chief
Chloe Wright (C ’27)
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Chloe Wright is the Editor-in-Chief and currently a junior at Sewanee! She is majoring in English, minoring in IGS, and pursuing a certificate in creative writing. When not editing and reporting for The Purple, she is a proud active member of KO and teaches ESL online. Her hobbies include studying French, art, writing, and scrapbooking. After college, she plans to pursue second language education all over the world.
Executive Editor
Sanjana Priyonti (C ’28)
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Sanjana Priyonti is a sophomore from Narayanganj, Bangladesh, and is majoring in Chemistry with a potential double major in English. She is a student researcher at Dr. Bachman’s Chemistry Research lab, the Canale Site Leader for AmeriCorps, a Global Arcadian, and involved in many other clubs and programs on campus. She loves to play table tennis, badminton, cricket, and watch FC Barcelona’s high-intensity soccer matches. If she is not in class or the research lab, you can find her biking, caving, canoeing, talking nonstop about the serenity of Sewanee, and endlessly pondering about the world.
Junior Editors
Graci Vlattas (C ’29)
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Graci Vlattas is the Junior Editor for The Purple and is from Fairfax, Virginia. A freshman here at Sewanee, she is planning to major in Chemistry and minor in Mathematics. Outside of The Purple, Graci is a member of the Varsity Field Hockey team and a musical member of the student acapella club, Cambiata. She likes reading, listening to music, and exploring the outdoors when she can. She loves to write creatively and hopes to be published after graduation.
News Editor
Ginna Allen (C ’29)
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Ginna Allen is the News Editor for The Purple and a freshman at Sewanee. Originally from Austin, Texas, she now lives in Boston and intends to major in Anthropology with a minor in Spanish. Outside of The Purple, Ginna is an Administrative Assistant and alumnus of the Sewanee Young Writers Conference and plays in the Gig Band on Sunday nights. She also enjoys playing guitar, hiking, listening to music, and iced coffee.
Features Editor
Israa Zayed (C ’27)
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Israa Zayed is from Baghdad, Iraq and immigrated to Nashville, Tennessee with her mom and dad when she was four years old. She is a junior majoring in English. She loves reading (especially fantasy and psychological thrillers), writing, watching TV shows/movies, and hanging out with her sisters in Kappa Omega. She likes to relax by baking, listening to music, and spending time with her adorable cats Lily and Callie. When she graduates she plans on pursuing a JD/MSW dual degree.
Arts and Entertainment Editor
Cate Traywick (C ’29)
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Cate Traywick is the Arts and Entertainment Editor for The Sewanee Purple and a freshman at Sewanee. Hailing from Charleston, South Carolina, Cate spent her summer running kayak tours around the salt marsh. She loves jam bands, overalls, and green tea.
Opinions Editor
Harper Rzepczynski (C ’29)
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Harper Rzepczynski is the Opinions Editor for The Purple, and she is a freshman at Sewanee! She is from the north side of Chicago, Illinois and plans on majoring in English with a minor in Philosophy. Her passion has laid in journalism for many years; additionally, she enjoys reading, writing essays, scrapbooking, playing guitar, and enjoying local live music, especially emo and hardcore, from house shows in Nashville to basement performances in the Windy City. After undergrad, Harper hopes to attend law school and become a prosecutor in her hometown.
Sports Editor
Irene Boehm (C ’28)
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Irene Boehm is the Sports Editor for The Sewanee Purple. Irene is a sophomore rhetoric major from Northern Virginia. Outside of the Purple, Irene is a member of the Order of the Gown, the Sewanee Equestrian Team, and is an aspiring sports journalist. Irene spent last summer as a Communications Intern at Northrop Grumman Corp., where she worked on projects that bolstered innovations ranging from the NG B-2 Stealth Bomber to aquatic microelectronics. In her free time, Irene enjoys running, snowboarding, baking, and watching college football with her brothers.
Layout Editor
Virginia Hobby (C ’28)
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Virginia Hobby is the Layout Editor and a sophomore at Sewanee! She is from Tampa, Florida and intends to major in Politics. Outside of The Purple, she is affiliated with Phi Kappa Epsilon and the Order of the Gown.
Photo Editor
Ella Mitchell (C ’27)
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Ella Sophia Mitchell is the Photography Editor for The Sewanee Purple. She is from Cookeville, Tennessee and is an English and theatre double major. Ella is also heavily involved with the Theatre and Dance Department and is a Proctor. She loves cats, coffee, and reading romance novels!
Faculty Advisor
Lee Hancock (C ’81)
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