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LUNCH Opens in Downtown Sewanee
Meg Butler News Editor Now open in downtown Sewanee, Lunch has a bright, airy dining room with communal seating, a small market selling local products,
Update on the 2023 Hiring Plan
Rebecca Cole Editor-in-Chief The University’s final housing plan for 2023 will reduce Sewanee’s faculty from 166 to 159 full-time-equivalent positions, according to a final plan
Six Theme Houses Without a House Next Year
Meg Butler News Editor A move to cut six student theme houses, mandated in a late January housing study, has rocked the student body, with
Sewanee’s Controversial 2023-2024 Hiring Plan
Rebecca Cole Editor-in-Chief The annual faculty hiring plan that was proposed for the 2023-2024 academic year was more contentious than usual due to a shift
18th Vice-Chancellor Elected, Addressed Community on Thursday
Meg Butler News Editor Sewanee alumnus and veteran administrator Rob Pearigen will return in July as Sewanee’s 18th Vice-Chancellor, following a January 26th Board of Trustees
Residential Life Moves up Housing Deadline for “Efficiency”
Lizzy DonkerJunior Editor A decision by Sewanee’s Office of Residential Life to move up the deadline to apply for housing in sororities and theme houses
SRO Josh Alexander finds drugs in delivery truck at Sewanee Elementary
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
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