James Eustis, '27 9/22/25 James Eustis, '27 9/22/25

Several W&L Students Mock Charlie Kirk’s Assassination

The online versus in-person responses to Kirk’s killing drew a contrasting picture.

In the aftermath of Charlie Kirk’s assassination, a stark contrast emerged between the reactions of some Washington and Lee students on anonymous social media and the general public campus sentiment.

One student wrote on the social media app Fizz that “hitler could die and some of yall would still be like ‘someone lost a father.’”

In a separate conversation, when another user asked — “so you think he deserved to die?” — a peer replied, “Yep! Glad you understand!”

Simon Rózsa, '28 9/16/25 Simon Rózsa, '28 9/16/25

W&L Slavic Society Builds Community, Raises Questions

The newly-founded student group aims to “celebrate Slavic heritage.”

Simon Rózsa, '28 9/14/25 Simon Rózsa, '28 9/14/25

W&L Community Endures Summer Power Outage

Staff, faculty and students faced the construction mishap in the middle of a heat wave.

Will Wright, ‘28 9/8/25 Will Wright, ‘28 9/8/25

W&L’s Free Speech Ranking Slips

The recently published report shows a renewed dip in the university’s openness and freedom of expression.

Alex Kagan, '27 3/3/25 Alex Kagan, '27 3/3/25

Historian Overviews Western Virginia During Revolutionary War

Historian Robert G. Parkinson uses western Virginia conflicts to describe “belonging and citizenship” in the Revolutionary era.

Andrew L. Thompson, '25 3/3/25 Andrew L. Thompson, '25 3/3/25

SHAG, ONE Condoms Sponsors “Sizing Saturday” at W&L

Facilitators distributed a “FITKIT” for participants to find their ideal condom size.

James Eustis, '27 1/24/25 James Eustis, '27 1/24/25

W&L Grapples with Central Role in Lee-Jackson Day

A parade honoring Confederate leaders draws passionate enthusiasm and intense criticism.

Dominic Vogelbacher, '27 11/11/24 Dominic Vogelbacher, '27 11/11/24

Vandalism at W&L’s LGBTQ+ Resource Center

On the morning of November 7, an act of vandalism was discovered in the Red House, W&L’s on-campus LGBTQ Resource Center. Spray paint-graffiti was found on an inside wall and a door.

The exact words used in the graffiti were erased, and have not been released to the public.

In an email to students, President Dudley asked the W&L community to support the “LGBTQ+ students, faculty and staff whose facility was targeted in [the] incident” and stated that “there is no place for harassment, intimidation, or vandalism at Washington and Lee.”