Hillel hosts annual debate
First-time attendees at Hillel’s annual Latke-Hamantash debate on March 16 may have been surprised by how often they needed to suppress their instinct to duck and cover over the course of the debate....
View ArticleEmphasizing ethics in the media
Independent Media Executive Vivian Schiller delivered Washington and Lee’s 61st Media Ethics Keynote Address on March 18, telling the audience that she believes ethics is the key for standing out for...
View ArticleTrack team heads outdoors for Spring
The Washington and Lee track and field team competed on March 18 and 19 in both its first outdoor meet of the season and its only home meet of the season. Dubbed the W&L Carnival, the meet marks...
View ArticlePEs celebrate 100 years
This year has been one of celebration for all things athletic at Washington and Lee, as it marks the one hundredth year of the Physical Education program on campus. The program was started in 1915 and...
View ArticleWomen’s lax wins in OT
Midfielder Olivia Sisson, ‘17, tallied the game-winning goal for the Washington and Lee women’s lacrosse team in a 9-8 overtime victory over Catholic on March 19 at Watt Field. Sisson recorded the...
View ArticleWrestler breaks fifteen-year-old NCAA drought
For the first time in fifteen years, a Washington and Lee wrestler will compete in the NCAA championship meet. Wrestler Ron Tassoni, ‘16, will be competing in the NCAA Championship after placing third...
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 ArticleW&L Habitat for Humanity group receives $5,000 boost
Washington and Lee’s chapter of Habitat for Humanity recently received a $5,000 grant from State Farm. The money will be donated to help pay for building houses in the Rockbridge area. W&L’s...
View ArticleThe Hearing Advisor Program:Who are the hearing advisors and what are their...
For students, finding out they’ve been accused of an honor violation might be as terrifying as learning that they’re facing criminal charges. To ensure no one goes through the process alone, Washington...
View ArticleThe Hearing Advisor Program:The Phi weighs in
To many first-years at Washington and Lee, orientation week is one of the most memorable experiences here in Lexington. It’s the chance to go to your first college party, likely meet your future best...
View ArticleResponse to Paul Lagarde’s article
By now, I’m sure we’ve all read Paul Lagarde’s latest article in The Spectator, everyone’s favorite alarmist campus publication. If you haven’t, stop reading this and go do so right now. But, brace...
View ArticleT-Minus 20 Days
There are twenty school days until the last final is finally finished and winter term is history. Two weeks and six days until we can look up from our books into the eyes of our next spring fling. A...
View ArticleLEAD Banquet honors W&L’s most impactful leaders
Members of the Washington and Lee community gathered at the LEAD Banquet Sunday evening, March 13 to recognize individuals and organizations whose leadership has made W&L’s campus a more vibrant...
View ArticleWomen’s tennis cracks the top 10
A dominant start to the season has propelled the women’s tennis team to a top-ten ranking in the nation, according to ncaa.com After half the team graduated last year, there were questions as to how...
View ArticleMen’s lax goes on the offensive
The Washington and Lee men’s lacrosse team is off to a hot start this season, winning six of their first eight games. The team success has been fueled by terrific offensive performances. Attacker A.J....
View ArticleVictory! Men’s swimmer wins NCAA title and women’s swimmer named All-American
While most students were busy getting ready for Fancy Dress, six Washington and Lee swimmers were busy making a name for the Generals on the national stage. Tommy Thetford, ‘18, and Emily Rollo, ‘17,...
View ArticleMaddy Graves
Phi: What has driven your success so far this year? MG: Definitely the coaches help a lot and the upperclassmen are really inspirational and motivational. They always pick me up when I’m down. I wasn’t...
View ArticleCarnival for a Cure raises over $19,000 to fight cancer
Washington and Lee’s Relay for Life Committee raised over $19,000 this year for the American Cancer Society. The committee hosted its annual Relay for Life event, this year known as “Carnival for a...
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Lexington anti-racism rally tackles community-wide issues
Hopkins Green hosted an Anti-Racism Rally last Monday sponsored by the Community Anti-Racism Education Initiative, which works to combat racism. Dozens of people from Washington and Lee and the...
View ArticleThe Secret System: How the Honor System operates on confidentiality
The Washington and Lee student body selected last week its new Executive Committee officers. Students know these young men and women as classmates, peers and people they pass on the colonnade. But the...
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