Meg Butler News Editor Cover photo courtesy of Franklin County Schools. The distinctive reek coming from the produce truck got Franklin County police officer Josh Alexander’s
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Q and A with Vice-Chancellor search committee co-chair Katie Pearson
Amelia Leaphart Editor-in-chief The Purple recently sat down with co-chair of the vice-chancellor search committee, the Rev. Katie Pearson, to discuss Sewanee’s ongoing effort to select
Student speaks on why they reported TKP for hazing
Amelia Leaphart Editor-in-chief The last thing Sydney Lumpkin remembers is dropping her solo cup in the middle of a crowded Theta Kappa Phi party at the
Student Government Association Writes New Constitution
Rebecca Cole Executive Editor The Student Government Association has revised their constitution for the first time in twelve years. The constitution had not been updated since
Sewanee’s Phi Beta Kappa chapter inducts 12 new members
Amelia Leaphart Editor-in-Chief On February 9 in the University Archives, Sewanee’s Phi Beta Kappa chapter inducted twelve new members into the country’s oldest academic honor society.
Board of Regents appoints Nancy Berner as acting vice-chancellor 
Amelia Leaphart Editor-in-Chief Rumours circulated across campus after a South African media outlet published leaked information speculating Reuben Brigety, the University’s seventeenth vice-chancellor, would be President
University endowment to be invested in Sewanee Village
Claire Smith Editor-in-Chief The Board of Regents has committed to investing $10 million dollars of the University endowment in the Sewanee Village development plan, Vice President
Businesses on the Mountain emerge from the pandemic
Maggie LorenzenExecutive StaffPhoto courtesy of Beylie Ivanhoe. As local businesses continue to struggle with supply chain and staffing issues from the COVID-19 pandemic, they have
Petition calls to revoke Eric Metaxas’s honorary degree
Amelia LeaphartExecutive editor On February 16, 2015, the University awarded an honorary degree to Christian radio host and writer, Eric Metaxas. Although this conferment sparked
Bryan Viewpoints Speakers share perspectives on global health, development
Claire SmithEditor-in-Chief This year, the Babson Center for Global Commerce welcomed two Bryan Viewpoints Speakers to campus for two days of lectures and conversation. Marcella