Washington and Lee Once Again Owes its Students Compensation for TravelAs my original article inches closer to its one-year anniversary, I find myself reminded of the fact that I never planned to return to th...
Open Letter to Washington and Lee Board of TrusteesTo Washington and Lee Board of Trustees; Over the summer, the Board of Trustees announced its intention to form a “committee” to conduct ...
Little Black JezebelI remember the first time my innocence was stolen from me. I felt his wandering eyes and Soaked up the chastisement that followed. They t...
Why You Should Disaffiliate The Greek system at W&L creates social pressures that endanger students and run counter to the goals of an educational institution. If th...
Excerpts from the Diary of a Mad Black WomanI see Heather MacDonald in my nightmares Another white woman using her white privilege And white womanhood To discount the experiences of...
Blind Loyalty and Bigotry: My Experiences in the Greek SystemEditor’s Note: The choice of publishing anonymously is a difficult decision, but one which is not uncommon both here at the Vigil and thr...
You Ask Me Where I'm FromYou ask me where I’m really from. I am from the water well Deep and quenching I am from the smell of Earth Sweet I am from the pleats of ...
W&L’s Board of Trustees Might Have More to Worry About Than Just Robert E. Lee’s nameCompared to race relations at other colleges and universities, Washington and Lee is behind. Not only is this university still named afte...