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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

Vivek Kumar

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Club sports during COVID-19: badminton and squash

Indoor club sports teams have faced challenges throughout the year
Vivek Kumar
April 13, 2021
Diploma frame options displayed in commons for Seniors. Photo by Jackson Jacobs

University unsure in-person commencement ceremonies will proceed

Virginia’s coronavirus guidelines limiting gathering sizes at social gatherings at 25 partially responsible
Vivek Kumar and Grace Mamon
March 19, 2021
17 first-year international students are studying abroad at St. Andrews due to travel restrictions.

International first-year students face unique challenges

First year international students must overcome pandemic challenges, even as they are stranded from home and the W&L community
Vivek Kumar and JIN NI
October 6, 2020
A student dons a face mask in an on-campus class.

Professors face new challenges teaching amidst unsure fall term

Professors question how to keep class morale high as uncertainty increases
NOBEL MANAYE and VIVEK KUMAR
September 22, 2020
Students social distance on the Colonnade.

University eases rules due to low COVID-19 positivity rates during arrival and surveillance testing

Students can now visit one another in their residences as long as they wear masks and social distance.
Nobel Manaye, Vivek Kumar, Jin Ni, and Avalon Pernell
September 10, 2020
Luke Basham, Democratic party analyst, stands at the podium to introduce the roll call.

Bernie Sanders wins Mock Con’s Democratic nomination after contested convention

The 27th Mock Convention nominates Sanders for president
Grace Mamon, Laura Calhoun, Jin Ni, and Vivek Kumar
February 15, 2020
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