Category: Academics

Revised FDR requirements to reflect dystopian hellscape students expected to inherit

~ The Radish

After withering criticism from the campus’ right wing, including a brilliantly drawn cartoon, the University has retracted their proposed updates to the required curriculum of all students. In the place of those plans, the university has proposed a new, practical education to prepare students “for the dystopian hellscape your generation will inherit.” “With issues like … Continue reading Revised FDR requirements to reflect dystopian hellscape students expected to inherit

Elon Musk Purchases the Ring Tum Phi

~ The Radish

After his successful acquisition of Twitter, the world’s richest man has set his sights on Lexington’s beloved Ring Tum Phi. This most recent update leaves only The Radish as a trustworthy source of news, and The Spectator as the school’s sole satire publication.  “He just walked onto campus and gave me a truck with a … Continue reading Elon Musk Purchases the Ring Tum Phi

Exposé: International student revealed to have “unpaid laborers” in home country

~ The Radish

Over the summer, the women of Omicron Omicron Rho were more than a little surprised to find that their beloved sister, international student Cora Njoroge, owned more than just sorority pride shirts and the newest model of the Vitamix machine. Njoroge invited her favorited sisters to an all-expenses-paid-for vacation in her home country of Kenya … Continue reading Exposé: International student revealed to have “unpaid laborers” in home country

Yearly Prank: Students rearrange “ASS” blocks to spell “SSA”

~ The Radish

On the morning of Saturday, September 24th, Washington and Lee University students woke up to a shocking incident. The annual fall tradition—big ASS blocks in front of Elrod Commons—was desecrated once again as students rearranged the letters to spell something far more lewd: SSA. Kelsey Goodwin, former Director of Student Activities at Washington and Lee … Continue reading Yearly Prank: Students rearrange “ASS” blocks to spell “SSA”

Mock Con ’24 Invites IRA to Speak 

~ The Radish

In a stunned auditorium on Wednesday, it became clear that Mock Con had accidentally invited the Irish Republican Army to speak, appearing to have mistaken the far-left nationalist organization with Irish supporters of the American political party.  The speech, which was advertised as featuring conservative Irish-Americans working in the military, began with an unnamed man … Continue reading Mock Con ’24 Invites IRA to Speak 

W&L Board of Trustees to Drop “Washington,” Keep “Lee”

~ The Radish

In a recent and unanimous vote, W&L’s esteemed Board of Trustees decided to drop the “Washington” portion of the University’s name in efforts to more properly reflect the feelings and opinions of its students and faculty. One trustee spoke to the Radish after the monumental meeting: “The Board really wants to have its finger on … Continue reading W&L Board of Trustees to Drop “Washington,” Keep “Lee”