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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

The cover of the first edition of the magazine features a sunset from the top of Cole Mountain.

New publication encourages students to connect with nature

The Experience Exchange is the university’s new environmental, student-run print magazine
Ava Tallat-Kelpsa
November 18, 2024
Students observe a table where two people are showing sustainable items.

SEAL celebrates sustainability with inaugural campus-wide garage sale

W&L’s sustainability office partnered with student groups to showcase the university’s environmental efforts
Catherine McKean, Arts & Life Editor
May 8, 2023
A painting, where a Black woman reaches for an orange, and a white woman lying on her lap gazes at the tree overhead. Both women are wearing patterned dresses.

Steinkraus raises environmental awareness with “Impossible Garden”

W&L began Women’s History Month with a lecture on female artists and the environment
Anneliese Schneider, Staff Writer
March 13, 2023
Many rows of solar panels form a cover over the middle portion of a parking garage top floor.

W&L launches new sustainability projects

W&L is taking steps to become carbon-neutral and reduce fossil fuel and plastic usage on campus
Jenny Hellwig, News Editor
February 7, 2023

Kim Stanley Robinson talks climate change

The author of Ministry for the Future explained connections between his novels and current environmental threats
Blake Ramsey and Catherine McKean
November 15, 2022
Dining services’ use of compostable takeout containers and other safety precautions have lead to trash build-ups

Reduce, reuse, revamp: Compost in the time of coronavirus

Dining facilities’ use of compostable takeout containers leads to trash build-ups and changes for the campus compost crew.
Annalisa Waddick
September 10, 2020
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