Brendan Downes News Editor In the Torian Room, 15 people crowd together at a single table. It’s an intimate scene, where students and alumni alike
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Course Program of Study Guidelines: Worries and Woes
Tom Walker Junior Editor The implementation of Course Program of Study (CPoS) financial aid guidelines has shaken up many students’ study plans. Sewanee’s website explains
New Guidelines: CPoS Affects Students
Camille PfisterEditor-in-chief Over the past few weeks, some Sewanee students have had to completely restructure their college plan due to a change in interpretation of
Be Nice or Leave: Tales from the Front Lines of Sewanee’s Service Industry
Obscenities are used. Sewanee: a quaint, charming little town where everyone knows your name, or at least your dog’s. You’d think that small-town familiarity would
Helplessness and Health Scares: The Story of the Johnson Refugees
Editor’s Note: Two readers contacted The Purple to raise concerns about the headline of this article. In response, we removed the word “Homelessness” from the
Professor Spotlight: Kathryn Mills
Matthew Cowin Staff Writer Intro Dr. Kathryn Mills is a longstanding professor and Chair of French and French Studies at The University of the South.
Interim All Saints’ Chaplain Rev. Dr. Nancee Martin Post Election Statement
When the editor of the Sewanee Purple asked what message I might want to share about the national elections on November 5, the image that
School of Mold Episode II: Mold Strikes Back
Staff Writer Macye Farrar At first, no one thought much about the vacant third-floor dorm room in Johnson Hall. Even though Sewanee’s residence halls were
How it Started & How it’s Going
Photo courtesy of Sewanee Purple Archives Photo courtesy of Laurie Jarret Rogers (C’ 85) and Penn Rogers (C’ 72) John Winkelman (C’ 71) and William
New Hire in Sports Medicine: Devon Serrano
Smith Cochran Sports Editor For the past few years, if an equestrian rider got a concussion, Sewanee Equestrian would use a return-to-ride concussion program to