![W&L student enjoys the wide-ranging dessert spread at the Winter Wonderland event in Evans Hall, following the themed dinner held in Marketplace. Photo courtesy of @wludining Instragram.](https://ringtumphi.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/IMG_8460-900x881.jpg)
Washington and Lee Dining Services ends the semester with special holiday events
Dining Services will host five planned meals over one week to put students and the community in the holiday spirit
What actually is the Honor System?
A take on Washington and Lee's notorious honor system
![Campus Kitchen hosts Turkeypalooza to prepare for student shortage over break](https://ringtumphi.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/IMG_4305-1-900x675.jpeg)
Campus Kitchen hosts Turkeypalooza to prepare for student shortage over break
he week-long event involved the whole campus in an effort to curb the lack of staffing and services when students leave for Thanksgiving break
![Seay won the Student Pitch Competition with GOES, and is now patent-pending for the idea. Photo courtesy of The Columns.](https://ringtumphi.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Screen-Shot-2021-11-09-at-5.28.27-PM-812x900.png)
Inaugural student pitch competition sparks entrepreneurship
Julia Seay, ‘24, won with a carbon emission solution for factories and businesses
![Ford stood out for the position because of her experience in “building new things,” Provost Lena Hill said. Photo courtesy of The Columns.](https://ringtumphi.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Screen-Shot-2021-10-26-at-8.33.16-PM-587x900.png)
Meet Kristie Ford, the first associate provost of DEI for W&L
Ford is dedicated to bringing her “vision of social change” to campus to promote diversity and equity.
![J’Mari Lowman was released from the hospital about three weeks ago. He is now solely focused on recovery. Photo courtesy of Serinol Lowman, J’Mari’s father.](https://ringtumphi.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/jmari.jpg)
Future W&L wrestler begins road to recovery
After being hospitalized for months, J’Mari Lowman is ready for his next chapter and “focused on getting better.”
![A GoFundMe page, started by Lowman’s high school coach’s wife, has raised over $23,000. Screenshot courtesy of Brianna Hatch, 23.](https://ringtumphi.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Screen-Shot-2021-10-09-at-5.49.20-PM-900x422.png)
W&L wrestling team rallies to support hospitalized teammate
Teammates started a t-shirt drive and a GoFundMe that has raised over $23,000.
![Traveller has received a warm welcome back from students. Photo by Elena Lee, 25.](https://ringtumphi.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/IMG_4719-900x675.jpg)
The return of Traveller
After a year-long break, the buses are back on campus.
Students present land acknowledgement to the Executive Committee
The Executive Committee approved a land acknowledgement, written by the university’s Native American and Indigenous Cohort, and agreed to write it’s own.
Celebrating 20 Years of the Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Program
How the program worked to gain recognition and is still overcoming stigma today.
Fancy dress expected to be virtual, decentralized
Plans are still in the works and no date has been set for this year’s event
W&L students ramp up civic engagement efforts as presidential election draws closer
Washington and Lee is leading nationally in Hillel’s MotiVote competition.
![Gilliam Admissions House sits next to the colon-nade on campus](https://ringtumphi.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/20200918-EKC_3042-900x601.jpg)
Admissions pivots to acommodate COVID guidelines
In-person admissions programs are being replaced with numerous virtual options