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The Ring-tum Phi

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The Ring-tum Phi

The student newspaper of Washington and Lee University

The Ring-tum Phi

Students from the Home is Where the Art is leading edge trip pose in front of The Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. after watching a performance of "Mamma Mia."

First-years explore the arts with Pre-Orientation trips

The Home is Where the Art is and Threads of Connection leading edge trips introduce students to the arts through on- and off-campus experiences
Ava Tallat-Kelpsa
September 23, 2024
Student's explore during Volunteer Venture, a pre-orientation trip for first-years. Photo courtesy of @wlushepard Instagram

Leading Edge expands to include all first-years

New trips support the university’s diversity, inclusion and wellness initiatives
Alexa De La Cruz Cisneros
September 25, 2023
First years sitting in class during the beginning of fall term.

Overflowing first-year class puts a squeeze on campus housing, but not classrooms

More than 500 students from around the world are making Washington and Lee home this year, if they can fit their clothes in triple rooms’ closets
Teddy Kavanagh
September 25, 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 8, 2023
University Facilities has received six work-order requests for suspected mold in Gaines residence hall in recent weeks. But after investigating several rooms, most reported cases wound up simply being dust.

Mold rumors spread on campus despite only one confirmed case

Widespread illness on campus sparked student concern, exacerbated by Yik Yak
Bri Hatch, Editor-in-Chief
November 15, 2022
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