http://news.wlu.eduNews stories from Washington and Lee University, Lexington, Virginia.20091118T05:00:0020091118T05:00:00http://www.wlu.edu/x36786.xml20091118T05:00:00falseWashington and Lee University's Student Consulting is working to create a comprehensive business plan for a Brazilian village to develop consumer products from malva and jute that the villagers grow and then market those products in the United States.http://www.wlu.edu/x36766.xml20091118T05:00:00falseAs part of its continuing efforts to attract and enroll a diverse group of students, Washington and Lee University has partnered with QuestBridge, a non-profit organization that assists low-income, high-achieving students with college applications.http://www.wlu.edu/x36520.xml20091112T05:00:00falseDr. Neal Baer, executive producer of NBC’s award-winning series “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit” and a medical expert, will present a lecture on Wednesday, Nov. 18, at 7:30 p.m. in Lee Chapel.http://www.wlu.edu/x36724.xml20091116T05:00:00falseIn his new short-story collection, The Calaboose Epistles, R.T. Smith, W&L's Writer-in-Residence and editor of Shenandoah magazine, gives a voice to the criminal types who fascinated him as a boy.http://www.wlu.edu/x36636.xml20091113T05:00:00falseWashington and Lee scored four second-half goals, including a pair by senior midfielder Maggie Sutherland, to produce a 4-0 victory over Christopher Newport in the opening round of the NCAA Division III Women’s Soccer Tournament on Saturday afternoon at Watt Field.http://www.wlu.edu/x36566.xml20091113T05:00:00falseStephanie Hardiman and Abel Delgado will be recognized at the Celebrating Student Success (CSS) monthly reception on Wednesday, Nov. 18, from 2-4 p.m. in the Elrod Commons Living Room.http://www.wlu.edu/x36446.xml20091116T05:00:00falseBeta Beta Beta (TriBeta), a national biological honor society for students, particularly undergraduates, and new to Washington and Lee, inducted 36 new members on Nov. 15 at Washington and Lee University.http://www.wlu.edu/x36433.xml20091110T05:00:00falseWatching human suffering from half a world away can be frustrating. But six W&L law students in a new international law class are getting the rare chance to do something about it.http://www.wlu.edu/x36370.xml20091108T05:00:00falseWashington and Lee University's Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) is working together with various groups across campus and within the Lexington Community to send care packages to 486 soldiers in Afghanistan.http://www.wlu.edu/x36369.xml20091107T05:00:00falseThe Washington and Lee women’s soccer team won the 2009 ODAC Tournament championship on penalty kicks, 3-2, after tying Virginia Wesleyan, 0-0, on Saturday at Foster Field in Virginia Beach, Va.