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Independent student newspaper of Washington and Lee University

The Ring-tum Phi

Independent student newspaper of Washington and Lee University

The Ring-tum Phi

Independent student newspaper of Washington and Lee University

The Ring-tum Phi

Annual course loads for the 2023-2024 academic year at peer liberal arts schools. Graphic by Shauna Muckle, ‘24

Class sizes will increase as faculty teach fewer courses next year

The change came abruptly after years of professors’ discontent with teaching requirements
Shauna Muckle
December 11, 2023
A table with a spinner, posters and information flyers.

SSA invites students to embrace liberal arts

Students will present their research and discuss their interests at the interdisciplinary conference
Emma Malinak, Arts & Life Editor
March 13, 2023

We have the Greens to thank for an online education

A meditation on Crash Course, an educational Youtube channel by John and Hank Green
Aliya Gibbons, Staff Writer
February 14, 2023
Three people touch and look through a rack of colorful clothing.

Professor’s passion for fashion draws students to vintage pop-up shop

Professor Beth Staples invited the community to browse her vintage clothing collection
Catherine McKean, Arts & Life Editor
February 14, 2023
An image of a woman's face with digital clouds and circuits radiating from it

Faculty question how to adjust syllabi in the wake of ChatGPT

Two W&L professors drew large crowds to talks addressing the AI technology
Jenny Hellwig, News Editor
February 14, 2023
A man and a woman sit together at a table, working on their laptops.

“I’ve been so disconnected:” First-years say post-pandemic burnout is real

Students are struggling with disengagement and apathy now that campus has returned to pre-pandemic norms
Claire DiChiario, Staff Writer
February 7, 2023
Photo by Hannah Denham.

University proposes adjustments to grading and registration for rest of academic year

For winter term, pending approval, students will be able to choose to keep traditional letter grades or transition to credit/no-credit
Maya Lora
March 27, 2020
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