![Cadets march outside in front of onlookers on VMI’s campus. This year’s incoming class is composed of 375 cadets, a steep drop from the typical class size of roughly 500.](https://ringtumphi.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/LMK_0046-900x600.jpg)
After VMI enrollment plummets, admissions tests new tactics
Virginia Military Institute is wrestling with how to recruit more students after a bruising admissions cycle
![Police posted at Washington and Lees Natatorium after the bomb threat was reported Dec. 1.](https://ringtumphi.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/IMG_4198.jpg)
Disciplinary routes unclear after bomb threats
Police began investigations at W&L and VMI after students posted
anonymous threats online
![Photo by Mikah Holcomb, ‘21.](https://ringtumphi.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/DSCF8012-900x600.jpg)
Two Worlds in One Small Town
Washington and Lee students and VMI cadets may have more in common than they think
VMI to move Stonewall Jackson statue after national scrutiny
The Lexington military college’s Board of Visitors has taken an unexpected step
![Pence greeted VMI cadets before his speech. Photo by Jin Ni, 22.](https://ringtumphi.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/pence-4-900x643.jpg)
Pence expresses support for military, cadets at VMI
The vice president visited next- door VMI in an event that was closed to the public
W&L to face VMI at 32nd Lee-Jackson Classic
The game on Oct. 26 supports charity and brings the two Lexington colleges together
Police Chief raises concern about VMI, W&L relations
Al Thomas speaks to W&L students about staying safe when interacting with cadets on the weekends
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Character matters
Washington and Lee and Virginia Mili- tary Institute students come together to discuss character