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 student newspaper of Washington and Lee University

The Ring-tum Phi

We Didn’t Tell You The Whole Truth

Debunking Claims On Washington and Lee’s Website
Victoria Ernst
May 17, 2022

Goodbye masks!

A twist on last year’s piece entitled “Why I love my mask”
Annalisa Waddick
April 12, 2022

Larry Elder and the problem of the Republican Party

College Republicans bring unconventional speaker to campus, and with him, broader questions about the future of the GOP
Palmer Van Tuyl
April 12, 2022
The Lexington Police Department is on Fuller Street. Photo by Jess Kishbaugh, 24.

The average crime in Lexington

A strictly academic comparative study on big city vs. small town police
Hyatt Sbar
April 12, 2022
Class of 2022 graduation takes place at the end of May. Photo by Jess Kishbaugh, ’24.

I don’t know, yet

I am months away from being a real adult in the real world, and I don’t know what I am doing, yet.
Mary Alice Russell
April 12, 2022

To rush or not to rush

A non-satirical take on joining a fraternity.
Hyatt Sbar
March 29, 2022

Putin, sic semper tyrannis

The Western goal should be to remove Russia’s leader
Andrew Thompson
March 29, 2022
Gas prices at the Lexington Sheetz have risen to  nearly $4. Photo by Elena Lee , ‘25.

Gasoline fuels more than cars

As gas prices rise, so do political excuses
Kamron Spivey
March 29, 2022
Senior houses on W Nelson Street in Lexington.  Photo by Elena Lee, ‘25.

Swindling the students

The problems surrounding Greek senior housing.
Will Pittman
March 29, 2022
 Left: Tom Robbins in 1952, courtesy of Calyx. Right: Robbins today. Photo courtesy of Robbins.

Tom Robbins: “I may or may not be hip, but I ain’t no hippie.”

An interview with famous author Tom Robbins reveals what his time at Washington and Lee University was like, how he became a writer, and what authors he admires.
Georgia Bernbaum
March 15, 2022
A student wearing their Apple Watch while doing homework. Photo by Jess Kishbaugh, ’24.

Tiny computers are controlling your every move

An examination of the mental manipulation perpetrated by Apple Watches
Victoria Ernst
March 15, 2022
Steward’s House Ruin as it looks in September 2021. Photo by Tyler Palicia, ’23.

The secret ruins

A little-known historical site on Washington and Lee’s back campus has all but completely deteriorated due to the university’s neglect.
Tyler Palicia
March 15, 2022
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