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The student newspaper of Washington and Lee University

The Ring-tum Phi

The student newspaper of Washington and Lee University

The Ring-tum Phi

The Rockbridge Area Relief Association used to provide homeless people with vouchers for a one week stay

Most Lexington hotels will no longer accept homeless guests

This comes at a time when demand for local housing assistance has increased. Local advocates say that building more affordable housing is their primary focus in alleviating homelessness
Jenny Hellwig, Editor-in-Chief
November 30, 2023
Rockbridge County High School faced shooting threat on top of bomb scare Oct. 10

Rockbridge County High School faced shooting threat on top of bomb scare Oct. 10

New information uncovered shows that there was a shooting and bomb threat on Oct. 10. School officials have previously mentioned only a bomb threat
Luke Fountain, Digital Editor
November 16, 2023
Rendering of the apartment complex planned to be built on the former Virginia Department of Transportation property.

New Lexington apartment complex to include affordable housing

The city, like the nation, faces a shortage of affordable housing
Jenny Hellwig, Editor-in-chief
October 27, 2023
The newly redrawn congressional districts in Virginia were made by court-appointed special masters.

What’s at stake in Virginia’s elections

The November election will be the first to use new district maps
Jenny Hellwig
October 23, 2023
The outside of the new bar and restaurant. The bottom floor will be home to Hardens, while the top floor will be residential.

Legendary Eats owners to open new bar and restaurant in Lexington

Bill and Jessica Harden hope to have "Hardens" open by early-to-mid November
Jenny Hellwig, Editor-in-Chief
October 10, 2023

Lexington parents divided over controversial book ban

Lexington City Schools is facing backlash after banning a book that some parents think is sexually explicit. Parents have other issues with the the graphic novel
Luke Fountain, Digital Editor
September 28, 2023
Cadets march outside in front of onlookers on VMI’s campus. This year’s incoming class is composed of 375 cadets, a steep drop from the typical class size of roughly 500.

After VMI enrollment plummets, admissions tests new tactics

Virginia Military Institute is wrestling with how to recruit more students after a bruising admissions cycle
Shauna Muckle, Editor-in-Chief
December 12, 2022

County further delays solar proposal decision

The county planning commission will decide on a controversial solar proposal in June, amid resident opposition
Grace Mamon
May 17, 2022
The Lexington Police Department is on Fuller Street. Photo by Jess Kishbaugh, 24.

Lexington urged to increase pay for city workers

Minimum-wage city workers and police officers in Lexington are particularly underpaid
Luke Fountain
April 12, 2022

Mental health and addiction issues climbing in Lexington

The pandemic has drawn attention away from skyrocketing mental health problems and overdose deaths in Lexington and other rural communities
Lauren Reese
April 12, 2022
Owner Trevor Stores mixes drinks on a hectic Friday night at SkyBar. Once a bartender at the Southern Inn, he bought the space for SkyBar in May 2021. Photo by Jess Kishbaugh, ’24.

SkyBar joins Lexington’s bar scene

The speakeasy-style bar has attracted students and other community members seeking a new form of late-night entertainment.
Liv Ullman
March 29, 2022
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