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W&L in conflict with student clubs over political endorsements and tax lawAn article from the November 9, 2021 issue of the Ring-tum Phi where both College Democrats and College Republicans engaged in a conflict with the Washington and Lee University administration due to unfairly being prevented from endorse any political candidates.
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Professors speak up: Online forum created to address freedom of speech and sexual harassmentThe front page article from the May 26, 2008 edition of the Ring-tum Phi that records the faculty response from Washington and Lee University's decision to heavily discipline two writers of The Trident newspaper for publishing politically incorrect content. Professors created an online forum that facilitated discussion among the University community about free speech.
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Secret hearing punishes Trident writersA front page article from the May 12, 2008 edition of the Ring-tum Phi that details a scandal where two writers from The Trident were found guilty of "conduct unbecoming Washington and Lee students" and placed on probation for the rest of their college careers due to controversial remarks written in the paper. This paper places emphasis that the trial was held by the SFHB and not the Student Judicial Council, which typically handles this type of case.
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Collegian Decision Is Called "Secretive"A follow-up article about the faculty decision to abolish funds for The Southern Collegian publication from the March 11, 1966 issue of the Ring-tum Phi that adds a student body reaction to the elimination of the Collegian.
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Faculty Eliminates Funds For 'The Collegian'The front page article of the March 8, 1966 issue of The Ring-tum Phi that broke the story on faculty voting to eliminate funds for The Southern Collegian due to its obscene content, effectively ending its publication.
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FCC Report to Faculty MeetingA report published by the Faculty Committee on Christian Work on November 6, 1961, explaining how their invitation to have Martin Luther King Jr. to speak on Washington and Lee University's campus was rejected by the Board of Trustees.
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Leaving Lee Behind: the CRC self-study & "The Principle of Civility and Decency"An article from the April 1992 edition of the W&L Spectator that contrasts the ideas and legacy of former Washington and Lee president Robert E. Lee and the recent actions of the Confidential Review Committee, namely the The Principle of Civility and Decency.
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Confidential Review Committee CartoonA cartoon from the opinion section of the March 12, 1992 issue of the Ring-tum Phi that criticizes the actions of the Confidential Review Committee and their proposed Principles of Civility and Decency.
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CRC proposes conduct creedAn article titled “CRC proposes conduct creed” from the March 5, 1992 issue of the Ring-tum Phi that broke the story of the Confidential Review Committee announcing The Principles of Civility and Decency, which were a set of rules that allowed the administration to expel students if they made comments viewed as politically incorrect.
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Contact: Where are the female speakers?A staff editorial from the May 5, 2005 article of the Ring-tum Phi calling on the Contact Committee to bring more female speakers. The article was written in response to the recent Ralph Nader talk and notes that Contact has only funded one female speaker to come to campus.
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Evan Cecchini '25A professional headshot of Evan Cecchini taken at the Cato Institute in Washington D.C.
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Drug Lords in Lee ChapelAn opinion piece in the May 1992 edition of the W&L conservative student publication The Spectator criticizing the Contact Committee sponsored debate on U.S. drug policy between Dr. Timothy Leary and Mr. Peter Bensinger.
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Contact '80 Year-End ReportA financial report for the Contact Committee filed at the conclusion of the 1979-1980 school year. The report details where funding was sourced and the total expenses for the year.
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Contact, SAB In TroubleA front page article from the November 3, 1977 edition of the Ring-tum Phi. The article details a scandal where members of the Contact Committee were accused by the Executive Committee for mismanaging funds on multiple occasions, such as an unapproved dinner.
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The Characters of Mike HenryAn autographed color poster of six characters from Family Guy that were all created by Mike Henry. Henry, a graduate of Washington & Lee, was brought to campus by the Contact Committee to speak on October 20, 2022.
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Spike Lee's visit provokes controversyThe front page article of the March 12, 1997 issue of The Trident. The article details a controversy that sparked between the Contact Committee, a student, and the Minority Students Association due to the visit of Spike Lee on campus. The student brought two uninvited guests from the MSA to a dinner with Lee, where they were subsequently turned down.
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Contact Publicity QuestionedAn article in the February 14, 1980 addition of the W&L student publication The Ring-tum Phi explaining the Executive Committee's (EC) question of the lack of publicity on campus for Contact's speakers.
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James L. Buckley PosterA poster announcing Fomrer U.S. Senator James L. Buckley's visit to W&L sponsored by the 1979 Contact Committee and Mock Convention to discuss his book "If Men Were Angels." The visit took place at Lee Chapel at 8pm on Wednesday December 6.
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EC to investigate Buckley receptionAn article in the January 11, 1979 edition of the W&L student publication The Ring-tum Phi explaining the Executive Committee (EC) will investigate the decisions regarding which fraternity house held the reception for 1978 Contact Committee speaker James Buckley.
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Symposium WeekAn article in the February 9, 1968 addition of the W&L student publication The Ring-tum Phi analyzing the topics of Contact and exploring how the Glasgow Endowment can add to the programming.
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IFC yanks $10,000 in Contact aidAn article in W&L's student publication The Ring-tum Phi, May 2, 1991 edition, about the Interfraternity Council's (IFC) decision to withdraw funding from Contact.
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$15,000 Contact fund shortage goes unnoticedAn article in the March 29, 1984 addition of W&L's student publication "The Ring-tum Phi" that exposes and alleges mismanagment of Contact Committee funds.
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The Assault on ContactAn Article titled "The Assault on Contact" featured in the 2006 Winter edition of the W&L student publication The Spectator. The publication offers a Republican view on campus life. This article provides an opinion on the dangers of faculty over involvement in Contact Committee and student controversy over the types of speakers brought to campus.
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Selected Speaker Prices 2001A list of selected speaker prices from the American Program Bureau and Washington Speakers Bureau.