A loss for W&L
Washington and Lee President Robert E.R. Huntley, ’50, ’57L, who led the university form 1968 to 1983, passed away Dec. 10. Below is an email from President Ken Ruscio, sent to the university...
View ArticleMaking a perfect pitch for the ICCAs
Dream of a real-life Pitch Perfect? Love hearing today’s hits per- formed by students? If these scream aca-awesome, then Washington and Lee’s co-ed a cappella group General Admission is hitting all the...
View ArticleState delegations parade into town
Floats rolled down Lexington’s Main Street on Friday morning, as state delegations displayed their state pride in Mock Convention’s Delegates’ Parade. Though Mock Convention is one of Washington and...
View ArticleStudents react to Trump nomination
The 56 state and territory delegations have spoken, and Washington and Lee’s 26th Mock Convention has predicted Mr. Donald J. Trump as the Republican nominee in the upcoming presidential election....
View ArticleMESA series discusses ISIS videos
Washington and Lee’s Middle East and South Asian Studies Global Fellows Series continued with a lecture from Dr. Nico Prucha of King’s College, London on Feb. 10. The lecture was delivered in the...
View ArticleQuestBridge hosts Light-Hearted Ball to promote inclusion
After an eventful Mock Convention weekend filled with politicians and party predictions, the Washington and Lee QuestBridge scholars hosted a more “light-hearted” event to wrap up the festivities....
View ArticleBasketball bids farewell to seniors
Graduation is a time of celebration and emotion. The warm air is full of tears and laughs, the grass seems to be greener and the birds have saved their best songs just for this moment. For senior...
View ArticleWomen’s lax shoots for ODACs
Sixteen might be a lucky number for the W&L Women’s Lacrosse team in the 2016 season. Currently ranked number sixteen in the IWLCA’s DIII Preseason Poll, the Generals’ goal is to make it past the...
View ArticleGirl’s basketball downs Roanoke
The Washington and Lee women’s basketball team closed the third period with a 20-6 run en route to claiming a 73-63 victory over Roanoke on Saturday at the Bast Center. The two teams played to a 23-23...
View ArticleGeneral of the Week: Zach Bylykbashi
Phi: What did it mean to break the single season win record as a freshman? ZB: To break the single season wins record is pretty special, especially only being a freshman but achieving the record is not...
View ArticleFiery pitching fuels baseball team to opening season sweep
Washington and Lee’s baseball team swept St. Mary’s College of Maryland in its first series of the 2016 season on Feb. 6-7. In the opener, the Generals shut out the Seahawks. Starting pitcher Tom...
View ArticleNew university president announcement, moments before Mock Con hits the stage
William C. Dudley will take the reins as Washington and Lee’s next president starting Jan. 1, 2017. Rector of the Board of Trustees J. Donald Childress announced the change in leadership on Friday,...
View ArticleJohn Doe settles sexual assault case with university
A former Washington and Lee student expelled on sexual assault charges has reached a settlement with the university roughly 15 months after he claimed the school unfairly handled accusations of sexual...
View ArticleStudent cars and residence target of anti-gay graffiti, charges pending on...
Anti-gay sentiments were found spray-painted on four Washington and Lee student cars and the doors of a student residence late Wednesday night in an act of vandalism. Washington and Lee Public Safety...
View ArticleGeneral of the Week: Brooke Donnelly
Phi: What has driven your success so far this year? BD: Part of it is just being an upperclassmen this year. I’ve had a lot of support from the team and we’re really close as a team. I’m not nervous...
View ArticleStanding with Elliot
It’s difficult to imagine that in a place as beautiful and welcoming as Washington and Lee, someone could do something so hateful. I first heard about the vandalism early last Thursday from friends. As...
View ArticleStudents vote in Super Tuesday elections
Twelve states, including Virginia, held nominating elections for the Republican and Democratic parties on Tuesday. This day is typically referred to as Super Tuesday, because it is when the greatest...
View ArticleFancy Dress theme revealed
Washington and Lee’s Fancy Dress Steering Committee revealed this year’s Fancy Dress theme, “Party on the Moon,” at a reveal party Wednesday night. The 109th Fancy Dress Ball will be held on March 19...
View ArticleStudents and faculty shape up for the spring
Want to jumpstart a spring workout plan? Need inspiration to maintain those fitness-related New Year’s Resolutions? Or just looking for an incentive to visit the Fitness Center? The annual Spring...
View ArticleA system vs. a code: the Phi weighs in
Correction: As of Mar. 1, there have been seven closed hearings this academic year, not 14 as printed in the original story in issue 16, published Mar. 7. Ask any Washington and Lee student, and...
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