M. Marcy Jones, a 1995 alumna of the Washington and Lee School of Law, has become a leading proponent of graceful divorces. She knows that that very phrase is apt to be greeted with rolled eyes. Here's what she wrote on a recent blog: "When most people hear the words “graceful” and “divorce” in the […]
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Lost your Calyx in your last move? The University Library has felt your pain. This week, it has posted online more than 110 years' worth of Washington and Lee's student yearbook, all digitized. Here is the library's gateway page for the online Calyx: http://library.wlu.edu/details.php?resID=1848. Once you find the volume you want, you can browse it […]
Congratulations to Washington and Lee alumnus Mike Pressler '82, who coached Team USA to a 12-10 victory over Canada in the Federation of International Lacrosse (FIL) World Championship on Saturday in Manchester, England. The victory avenged a loss to Canada in the 2006 world championships. It was the ninth time Team USA has won the […]
Michael Michaeles, an alumnus of the classes of 1965 and 1968L, has been elected to The American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA), the national organization whose aim is to foster improvement in the ethical and technical standards of practice in the field of advocacy. Mike, who lives in Boylston, Mass., and practices in Worcester, is […]
Another update on a recent blog post: Earlier this week we published an item about the work that Cristin J. Nunez, Class of 2005, had done on an exhibition that she co-curated at the New Orleans Museum of Art (NOMA). The exhibition, which opened on Saturday (July 24), is titled "Ancestor and Descendants: Ancient Southwestern […]
Here's an update on an earlier post about Kathryn Sheppard Hoar's participation in the 10th annual Florida Keys Outfitters/IGFA Inshore World Championship in Islamorada, Fla. Kathy, a 1997 graduate of Washington and Lee, competed in the international tournament's fly division and placed third. She had three redfish releases for 375 points. Throughout the three-day tournament, […]
As an undergraduate at Washington and Lee, Noelani Love '05 often made homemade jewelry as presents for friends. Before long her friends were getting constant "Where'd you get that?" questions, so Noe set up a table in Elrod Commons and sold her in-demand creations. That was just the start. Next month, Noelani Designs, offering her […]
Graig Fantuzzi's days as a record-setting outfielder for the Washington and Lee baseball team are behind him, but his love of the sport has clearly not diminished. That helps explain what the 1996 W&L graduate (and class valedictorian) was doing cutting up raw tuna alongside Boston Red Sox pitcher Hideki Okajima at a Japanese restaurant […]
Music-loving alumni who have followed the career of blues guitarist Scott Ainslie, Washington and Lee Class of 1974, won’t be surprised that he recently played a stellar gig with the famed saxophonist Branford Marsalis and the jazz pianist Joey Calderazzo. What they may not know is Scott’s philanthropic side. The Branford Marsalis & Friends concert […]
Cristin J. Nunez, of Washington and Lee University’s Class of 2005, is thrilled to see two years of work come to fruition this Saturday, July 24, with the opening of "Ancestors and Descendants: Ancient Southwestern America at the Dawn of the Twentieth Century," an exhibition she co-curated at the New Orleans Museum of Art (NOMA). […]
In 1957 and 1958, William Faulkner served as the University of Virginia's first Author in Residence. During his two years in Charlottesville, Faulkner gave lectures and readings at U.Va. But he also made one trip over Afton Mountain to Lexington, where, on May 15, 1958, he appeared in Lee Chapel to give a reading of […]
In This Issue: From DIII to the NFL: Eagles Quarterbacks Coach James Urban '96; At Your Service, By Wendy Lovell '90 and Maggie Sutherland '10; He Always Came to Play: Chris Coffland '88, 1966-2009, By Greg Esposito '00
Earlier this month, we blogged about the stories that four Washington and Lee journalism interns — two seniors and two May graduates — have been reporting this summer on various aspects of the BP oil spill. We just found that they are not the only W&L journalists writing on the subject. There's at least one […]
If you are not a follower of our Twitter feed or a fan of the University's Facebook page (and you really should be both), you may have missed news last week of a devastating fire at the historic Southern Inn in downtown Lexington. The fire broke out in the wee hours of last Friday morning. […]
Since it was originally written in 1910 by an alum and two students, the "Washington and Lee Swing" has been performed in every venue imaginable, from football stadiums to New Orleans jazz clubs. But here's a new one on us: the United Church of Christ First Congregational in Norwich, N.Y., has apparently been using the […]
Washington and Lee's Office of Institutional Effectiveness has recently unveiled a new Web page that provides details about the key academic indicators for the undergraduate student body in a graphically interesting format. If you haven't seen the page yet, take a look at the Academic Indicators Dashboard. The 19 slides on the page present data […]
Sunday, July 11, is the 50th anniversary of the publication of Harper Lee's “To Kill a Mockingbird.” With that in mind, we asked a few members of the University community to give us their thoughts on the novel—in hopes that they will prime the pump for your additional comments. So, see what they have to […]
Each July 4, the Lexington Sunrise Rotary Club, which holds its weekly meetings in Evans Dining Hall on the Washington and Lee campus, joins forces with BB&T to stage the Fourth of July Balloon Rally. Colorful hot air balloons lift off from the Virginia Military Institute Parade Ground and float lazily (usually) over Rockbridge County. […]
"Dateline NBC" will air a two-hour documentary this Friday (July 9) that focuses on the case of Billy Wayne Cope, who was convicted of killing his daughter in 2001. Although subsequent DNA evidence suggested that he was innocent, Cope was eventually sentenced to life in prison based, in part, on a confession he gave during […]
Kathryn Sheppard Hoar, a 1997 alumna of Washington and Lee, will be among an elite group competing in what is known as either the "Olympics" or the "Super Bowl" of inshore fishing later this month, in the 10th annual Florida Keys Outfitters / IGFA Inshore World Championship in Islamorada, Fla. Kathy will be competing in […]
Two Washington and Lee alumni played roles in this week's confirmation hearings of Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan — one at the witness table, the other in the photographers' gallery. Jack Goldsmith, a 1984 graduate, was a witness in the hearings on Thursday. Jack is the Henry L. Shattuck Professor of Law at Harvard University […]
For several of Washington and Lee's business journalism interns, this is the summer of BP. From the Charlotte Observer to the Seattle Times, the W&L students and recent grads have had their bylines appear on stories that take decidedly different angles on the BP oil spill. Have a look at their stories at the links […]