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The Ring-tum Phi

The student newspaper of Washington and Lee University

The Ring-tum Phi

The student newspaper of Washington and Lee University

The Ring-tum Phi

16 weeks, 14 countries and 20 cities

16 weeks, 14 countries and 20 cities

Michelle Dreimann, ‘19, studied abroad in Milan, Italy last semester, spending every free moment she had traveling
Michelle Dreimann, Contributing Writer
May 18, 2018
Rockbridge County High School students take charge of the school dress code, with new changes to come of seniors’ creativity

Rockbridge County High School students take charge of the school dress code, with new changes to come of seniors’ creativity

Students and faculty at RCHS are working together to draft a new dress code to make it more clear and lenient after demands for change
Olivia Cooper, Arts & Life Writer
April 30, 2018
Professor T.J. Tallie says “Sala Kahle” (“goodbye”) with his last class

Professor T.J. Tallie says “Sala Kahle” (“goodbye”) with his last class

Professor T.J. Tallie’s last class is a linguistic and cultural study of the Zulu people in southern Africa
Kara Lough, Arts & Life Writer
April 30, 2018

Administrators refute rumors about threats to future of Greek system

Membership data shows vast majority of students still join fraternities and sororities
Maggie Barker, Arts & Life Writer
April 9, 2018
Art theses exhibit displays diversity of seniors’ creativity

Art theses exhibit displays diversity of seniors’ creativity

Works by 10 seniors, a year in the making, were featured in Wilson Hall’s Staniar Gallery
Elizabeth Underwood, Arts & Life Writer
April 9, 2018
Not varsity? For these athletic students, not a problem

Not varsity? For these athletic students, not a problem

From participating in organized club sports to solo events, some students find unique ways to remain active and competitive without being part of a varsity roster
Jimmie Mack Johnson III, Arts & Life Writer
March 26, 2018
ESOL club partners with Project Horizon

ESOL club partners with Project Horizon

Washington and Lee’s ESOL program and the local domestic abuse shelter collaboratively offer English classes and other services English classes
Elizabeth Underwood, Arts & Life Writer
March 26, 2018

“Bras and Bonfires:” Amnesty International chapter organizes Women’s Week events

Events included a clothing swap and discussion about sisterhood on campus
Elizabeth Underwood, Arts & Life Writer
March 19, 2018

W&L Dance hosts viral feminist poet

Guest poet Nina Mariah Donovan performed with the dance company this past weekend
Hannah Denham, Arts & Life Writer
March 19, 2018

Sexual Health Awareness Group increases campus dialogue around “Sex Week”

Several years after Sex Week was created, organizers feel like students are becoming more comfortable engaging with events
Elizabeth Underwood, Arts & Life Writer
March 12, 2018
Students enjoy a screening of the No Man’s Land Film Festival in the Center for Global Learning.
Photo courtesy of Mary Helen Powell, ‘19

Outing Club stages “Women in the Outdoors” week

Aligned with Women’s History Month, O.C. leaders say the first-time event drew great enthusiasm
Maggie Barker, Arts & Life Writer
March 12, 2018
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