http://news.wlu.eduNews stories from Washington and Lee University, Lexington, Virginia.20110919T04:00:0020110919T04:00:00http://www.wlu.edu/x55645.xml20110919T04:00:00Washington and Lee University students Morten Wendelbo '12 and Cortney Patterson '12 will be recognized at the first Generals of the Month presentation of the academic year on Wednesday, Sept. 21, at 12 p.m. in the Marketplace in Elrod Commons.Environmental Studies|Politics|Psychology|Williams School of Commerce, Economics, and Politics|The College9/19: Wendelbo, Patterson Honored as Generals of the Month Thumbnail9/19: Wendelbo, Patterson Honored as Generals of the Month Detailhttp://www.wlu.edu/x55617.xml20110914T04:00:00Washington and Lee University will hold two screenings of "Page One," the 90-minute documentary about a year in the life of The New York Times on Monday and Tuesday, Sept. 26 and 27, at 7 p.m. in Stackhouse Theater.Journalism and Mass Communications|The College9/14: W&L to Screen Documentary on New York Times Thumbnail9/14: W&L to Screen Documentary on New York Times Detailhttp://www.wlu.edu/x55609.xml20110914T04:00:00Payne Hall reopens with high-definition cameras joining century-old slate blackboards in a restored home for Washington and Lee's English department.English|The College9/14: Payne Hall Restoration: A Marriage of Old and New Thumbnail9/14: Payne Hall Restoration: A Marriage of Old and New Detailhttp://www.wlu.edu/x55604.xml20110913T04:00:00“Taking on Tradition: Six Young Virginia Painters and Printmakers,” the newest exhibit in The Williams School Gallery in Huntley Hall at Washington and Lee University, opens Sept. 15 and runs until Dec. 15.Art|Williams School of Commerce, Economics, and Politics9/13: “Taking on Tradition,” Williams School Gallery’s New Exhibit, Opens Sept. 15 Thumbnail9/13: “Taking on Tradition,” Williams School Gallery’s New Exhibit, Opens Sept. 15 Detailhttp://www.wlu.edu/x55595.xml20110912T04:00:00On Wednesday, Sept. 14, faculty at Washington and Lee University School of Law will discuss several of the most compelling cases on the 2011 U.S. Supreme Court docket during the School's annual Supreme Court Preview.Law (School of Law)9/12: First Amendment, Criminal Law Cases Featured at W&L Law Supreme Court Preview Thumbnail9/12: First Amendment, Criminal Law Cases Featured at W&L Law Supreme Court Preview Detailhttp://www.wlu.edu/x55594.xml20110912T04:00:00Mark Farley '88, a Houston-based attorney who specializes in environmental issues, will present a public lecture on the Deepwater Horizon oil spill at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 20, in Northen Auditorium of Washington and Lee University's Leyburn Library.Environmental Studies|Sustainability|The College9/12: Mark Farley to Address Deepwater Horizon Catastrophe Thumbnail9/12: Mark Farley to Address Deepwater Horizon Catastrophe Detailhttp://www.wlu.edu/x55591.xml20110912T04:00:00Washington and Lee University celebrates the one hundredth anniversary of the birth of jazz icon Stan Kenton in a musical extravaganza conducted by Washington and Lee music professor Terry Vosbein.Music|The College9/12: W&L Concert Celebrates Stan Kenton Centennial Thumbnail9/12: W&L Concert Celebrates Stan Kenton Centennial Detailhttp://www.wlu.edu/x55590.xml20110912T04:00:00A team of Washington and Lee students, staff, and professors worked together to install a new stream gauge in Woods Creek during the 2011 Spring Term. The instrument is located on the W&L campus behind the Woods Creek Apartments and replaces one that was washed away in a flood a number of years ago.Geology|Sustainability9/12: W&L Team Installs Stream Gauge on Woods Creek Thumbnail9/12: W&L Team Installs Stream Gauge on Woods Creek Detailhttp://www.wlu.edu/x55584.xml20110912T04:00:00Dr. Sylvia Earle, a National Geographic Explorer-in-Residence and an accomplished oceanographer, will give a public talk as the first speaker in the 2011-2012 WS2: Women Scientists and Women in Science speaker series. Her speech will be Monday, Sept. 19, at 5:30 p.m. at the Stackhouse Theater in Elrod Commons.Biology|Biochemistry|Chemistry|Geology|The College9/12: World-Renowned Oceanographer to Speak at W&L Thumbnail9/12: World-Renowned Oceanographer to Speak at W&L Detailhttp://www.wlu.edu/x55583.xml20110909T04:00:00With fewer jobs available in investment banking these days, Washington and Lee University professor Scott Hoover's new book "How to Get a job on Wall Street" has already had an effect on the interviewing skills of W&L's students. He now believes it can have a similar effect on college students elsewhere.Business Administration|Williams School of Commerce, Economics, and Politics9/12: W&L’s Scott Hoover’s New Book Helps Students Land Jobs on Wall Street Thumbnail9/12: W&L’s Scott Hoover’s New Book Helps Students Land Jobs on Wall Street Detail