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Fraternity Row at Rhodes College

When ‘good enough’ is not good enough

JD Deming '20, Contributor March 20, 2019

On the Tuesday before Valentine’s Day, I quit my fraternity. I quit my fraternity because I was tired of being a problem. I was a problem because I was part of a bigger problem, a problem that I’ve...

Truth is our master: a note from Alice Berry, The Souwesters new editor

‘Truth is our master’: a note from Alice Berry, The Sou’wester’s new editor

Alice Berry '21, Editor-in-Chief March 19, 2019

When I accepted the position of editor-in-chief of The Sou’wester, I knew that I would follow editors Zoe Laulederkind ’18 and Jordan Hulseberg ’19, who strove to elevate the paper and provide serious...

Police seize photos at SAE house in connection to alleged rape, search warrant shows

Police seize photos at SAE house in connection to alleged rape, search warrant shows

Jordan Hulseberg '19, Editor-in-Chief February 21, 2019

Memphis police executed a search warrant at the Sigma Alpha Epsilon house and seized photos in connection to an alleged rape on Feb. 15 according to the search warrant obtained by The Sou’wester. The...

The RSG logo and Barret Library

Administration in hot seat: alcohol, housing, transparency top students’ concerns at third RSG town hall

Alice Berry '21, Deputy Editor-in-Chief February 20, 2019

Rhodes Student Government hosted its third town hall of the academic year on Feb. 13. Students were able to voice their grievances about changes the administration has made to the housing and alcohol policy. Even...

The first group of BSA students in 1970

Celebrating 50 years of Blexcellence

Jamarr McCain '19, Contributor February 13, 2019

The history of the Black Student Association doesn’t start fifty years ago with its official formation on September 30, 1969. Instead, our history begins in the fall of 1964 when Rhodes College (then...

Former Rhodes student Michael Geddati. This photo was taken from Geddatis Facebook page when it was publicly available.

Former Rhodes student Michael Geddati pleads guilty to changing grades, downloading tests to keep scholarship

Jordan Hulseberg '19, Editor-in-Chief February 12, 2019

Former Rhodes student Michael Geddati pleaded guilty to unlawfully accessing his professors’ Bannerweb, Moodle and Box accounts to maintain his annual $30,000 scholarship. Geddati appeared in federal...

Associate Provost Noelle Chaddock

‘Rhodes College will always be a part of my heart’: Noelle Chaddock says goodbye

Rohan Kaza '21 and Rachel Heimann '20 February 4, 2019

Last month Rhodes College announced that Noelle Chaddock, Associate Provost and Deputy Title IX coordinator, accepted a position at Bates College in Maine as Vice President of Equity and Inclusion, effective...

Student Body President Spencer Beckman

Student Body President Spencer Beckman Lays Out RSG Agenda

Alice Berry '21, Deputy Editor-in-Chief January 31, 2019

Student Body President Spencer Beckman ’19 discussed Rhodes Student Government’s agenda for this semester—emphasizing the need for a student center and outlining his hopes for RSG’s next president. “Last...

The dining hall of the Rat

Aramark food services general manager admits Rat went six weeks without pest control, suspects sabotage

Alice Berry '21, Deputy Editor-in-Chief December 5, 2018

Interim Aramark Food Services General Manager Todd Littrell revealed that there had been a lapse in pest control in the Rat and alleged sabotage on behalf of Aramark workers or students during an RSG meetiing...

Left to right: AnDrea Hargrove ’19, Cinthya Bolanos ’20, Ericka James ’19, Jackie Jiang ’21, Jada Myricks ’19

A ‘Nu’ sorority on campus

Rachel Heimann '20, Staff Writer December 2, 2018

The Numinous Nu Phi Chapter of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Incorporated, at Rhodes College hosted a celebration of their chartering on Nov. 30 in the Spence Wilson Room. This historic event is especially notable...

Left: A cockroach found in Grace Lemons omelet

Right: A fly found in Nuanqui Hous salad

Spotlight: Aramark employees tell stories of health code violations, workplace hostility

Jordan Hulseberg '19, Editor-in-Chief November 14, 2018
Employees described seeing a number of health code violations. One employee claimed seeing small cockroaches—each smaller than the size of a dime—on cutlery in the kitchen.
Rhodes College at night.

Ghosts in our Gothic halls: Students share their encounters with Rhodes’ spirits

Rylan Lorance '21, Staff Writer October 31, 2018

 EDITOR’S NOTE: This article covers sensitive subjects including suicide and the afterlife, which may be discomforting to some readers.  Coming to Rhodes comes with its own set of prerequisite legends...

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