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Lexington City Council member David Sigler took the oath to become interim mayor on July 24. Sigler will fill the vacancy left by the death of Mayor Frank Friedman from now until a special election on Nov. 3 chooses the new mayor. The winner of the special election will take office once the results are... The post Sigler steps in as interim mayor of Lexingto
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Last month, members of the Washington and Lee University community received alerts warning that an “active shooter” and “armed individual” had been reported at Virginia Military Institute. VMI Police Chief Michael Marshall said his team actually responded to two distinct reports on the night of July 14. “It was a fluid situation,” he
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This is a developing story. Updates will be published as they become available. The WLU Alert system issued a message saying campus was safe at about 12:30 a.m. on Wednesday, after an alert reported an armed individual on Virginia Military Institute’s campus late Tuesday night. Washington and Lee University’s campus community was instructed to shelter... The
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Lexington Mayor Frank Friedman died July 2 surrounded by loved ones, said City Manager Tom Carroll in a press statement. WDBJ7 reported that City Council canceled a meeting the night of Friedman’s death because of his sudden hospitalization. No information has been released about why he was hospitalized or the reason for his death. According
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Former university president Kenneth P. Ruscio, ’76, will step in as interim president of Washington and Lee University beginning on July 1, according to a university-wide email sent on May 11. “Ken brings not only a wealth of leadership experience to the role, but an innate understanding of the University and its various constituencies,” Rector... The post W
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It is hard to sit down and reflect on a year where so much happened. But it is also difficult to be general about it (pun fully intended). For many first-years, this past year was shaped by small, ordinary moments: common room run-ins, the Wednesday/Friday/Saturday night rotation and everything else in between. Instead of just... The post An ode to freshman
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Editors’ Note: This article was edited on May 21 to clarify Kappa Sigma’s misconduct according to the hazing transparency report. Kappa Sigma, Kappa Alpha and Phi Kappa Psi each received sanctions for hazing that occurred in January or February, according to Washington and Lee’s Campus Hazing Transparency Report. The report, which was updated on
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Washington and Lee students are statistically more likely to participate in the Marriage Pact before graduation than they are to graduate within four years. 99.3% of seniors complete Marriage Pact, compared to the university’s 92.8% four-year graduation rate for the class of 2025. In 2025, over 1,300 students participated, according to the WLU Marriage Pact.
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This article is written in collaboration by two Washington and Lee students, LeAnna Baker and Elizabeth Barr, in reflection upon their impending ‘exit from’ or ‘return to’ Lexington, respectively. On our first days as Washington and Lee students, we all stood in line in front of Washington Hall, awkwardly mingling with our new classmates as... The post W&L’s
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At Washington and Lee University, sustainability efforts rely on institutional policy and student participation, and the gap between the two is where challenges emerge. The university has committed to achieving carbon neutrality by 2050, a goal outlined in its Climate Action Plan. The plan serves as a framework for the sustainability office, shaping prioriti
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