Dear Peer Counselor, I’m having some roommate issues. I think it all started with her taking a history class about Witchcraft. I felt like after every class she was coming home and telling me these absurd stories about medieval witches, which was kinda cool… but it was a little weird how into it she was. … Continue reading Public Peer Counselor: Halloween Edition
Month: October 2020
“Stupid Ass Horse:” the Lesser Known Ghosts of W&L Speak Out about Traveler
Campus lore says that Traveler the horse is the sole supernatural resident of Washington and Lee University. However, numerous presidents of the university have had pets, and like Traveler, they too have been trapped in the void between this world and the next. Bound to our campus for all eternity, they have been rendered voiceless next to … Continue reading “Stupid Ass Horse:” the Lesser Known Ghosts of W&L Speak Out about Traveler
6 Trendy Costumes this Spooky Season
A COVID nose swab What’s scarier than a cutip being shoved all the way up your nostril? And it gets to decide if you get kicked off campus? Spooky! For extra flair, consider soaking your outfit in mucus-colored slime. 2. The current campus environment It’s getting scary out there, folks. Don’t let the girl hiding in the bushes with … Continue reading 6 Trendy Costumes this Spooky Season
RADISH EXCLUSIVE: God-President Dudley?
A new student organization has come out of the tunnels beneath the library to speak exclusively with this Radish reporter about its purpose -- a cult to President, according to them God, Dudley. In order to allow this interview to happen, the cult leader wished to remain anonymous. I don’t blame him. “It all started … Continue reading RADISH EXCLUSIVE: God-President Dudley?
Last-Minute Halloween Costumes for Your Sign
Aries Campus deer familyWhy? You are always with your squad and get into dangerous anticsTaurusThe ColonnadeWhy? You’re a little all over the place but really photogenicGemini The pugs that are walked around campus dailyWhy? Twins! Also you’re like constantly seeking attention CancerPresident DudleyWhy? You have a lot of shit going on LeoThe Counseling CenterWhy? You’re hard to reach and emotionally … Continue reading Last-Minute Halloween Costumes for Your Sign
Trav Dispatch Extends Hours 15 Minutes After Small Freshman Boy Drawn and Quartered by Townies
The town was shocked when they heard the news of freshman Kyle Troup’s brutal dismembering. It all began on the quiet night of October 15th, when Troup was walking home from the library. As soon as he tried to cross the quad, a pickup truck with farm plates filled with five young, strong, handsome townies … Continue reading Trav Dispatch Extends Hours 15 Minutes After Small Freshman Boy Drawn and Quartered by Townies
A Lifetime of Activism: Interview with a Townie
This is the first installment of what will become a monthly segment at the Radish where one of our field interviewers will speak with a Lexington native about culture, politics, and enhancing the community’s relationship with the university. We recently had the pleasure to sit down with inspiring local activist Elmer Hudgins to get his … Continue reading A Lifetime of Activism: Interview with a Townie
Matthew McConaughey Wrote a Book and Now I Need to Learn to Read
Slaughterhouse Five? For Whom the Bell Tolls? Hard Pass. Nobody needs to read these works of fiction. Everyone needs to read the true story of the life and exploits of an American treasure… Matthew McConaughey. Finally, a book that I won’t be assigned, buy at the bookstore, and then never open. This is a book … Continue reading Matthew McConaughey Wrote a Book and Now I Need to Learn to Read
A Renaissance of Job Opportunities
The first thing Stanton Practor, ‘20 did when he found out about the Coronavirus was call his grandmother, who lived in an assisted living facility. “I told you I would be useful! Who ‘should have been a business major’ now?” he said. Despite her passing three weeks ago, Practor can be found on campus in … Continue reading A Renaissance of Job Opportunities