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Ronnie Saint Clair has a musical career, a backstory and a growing circle of fellow jazz musicians. But it has never picked up an instrument. Saint Clair is the AI-generated creation of Washington and Lee music professor Terry Vosbein, who has spent the past year building a fictional world around it. Vosbein’s work was among... The post AI music festival com
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There are numerous restaurants, cafés and stores in downtown Lexington that captivate locals with their charm and creative marketing. Heliotrope Brewery is one of them. It attracts customers with wood-fired sourdough pizza and scissors to cut your own slices. According to its website, Heliotrope Brewery, a “woman-owned business,” utilizes produce grown “with
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The Lexington Farmers Market continues to be a community staple in the fall. The market, which opened in 2002, always looks ahead to seasonal changes and environmental challenges. The market runs every Wednesday from 8:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Usually, there are 10 to 15 stalls set up every week. The stalls are the center... The post Farmers market prepares for
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This year, the all-male a cappella group Southern Comfort is back on Washington and Lee’s campus. Andriy Bondar, ’27, reestablished Southern Comfort after a four-year hiatus and became its president this fall. It’s just one of several ensembles available to students who want to sing without instrumental backing. A cappella groups have come and gone... The po
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Washington and Lee’s women’s volleyball team has opened the season 10-2. They were riding a seven-game win streak until a loss to Bridgewater College on Oct. 2. Lexie Stone, ’27, said the team attributes its success to understanding a simple volleyball adage: “There’s no five-point kill, so don’t go for it,” Stone said. Instead of... The post Women’s volleyb
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In a meeting on Sept. 9, the Executive Committee discussed two prospective amendments to the White Book. Both proposed changes targeted the language of what constitutes an “honor violation.” “My impression is that it [the current language] makes a lot of students anxious because they don’t know what counts as an HV,” said Charles Hobby,... The post Executive
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Former White House Press Secretaries Dana Perino and Josh Earnest spoke at the University Chapel on Friday as part of Mock Convention’s Parents and Family Weekend programming. The two guest speakers gave their opinions on a range of topics, from former President Barack Obama’s tan suit scandal to how they understand American democracy. Perino served... The p
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It has been over two years since Washington and Lee University first announced the construction of the Institutional History Museum. Currently, the specific construction or opening timeline for the project has not yet been determined. “The construction and opening timeline is based on fundraising, which is underway,” said Drewry Sackett, executive director o
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The White House TV pool shared this joint statement Sept. 21 on the app formerly known as Twitter: “The public has a vital interest in receiving accurate, independent information about its government. No administration should restrict a news organization because it objects to its reporting.” However, an administration has — the current one. On Sept.... The p
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Washington and Lee University employs 26% of the city of Lexington, according to an Urban Institute report released in June. This places the university third in the nation behind Washington State University and Cornell University for the share of local employment it supports. According to the Urban Institute study, the university officially employed 1,543 to
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