Matt Simpson

If you missed W&L News Director Sarah Tschiggfrie’s news story about Washington and Lee sophomore Matt Simpson and his participation on the U.S. under-18 goalball team, you can catch up by watching WDBJ-TV’s report on Matt from Thursday night. Matt was interviewed last Friday during W&L’s Parents and Family Weekend, which allowed his parents to be part of the interview along with Chris Schall, director of the Fitness Center who has helped Matt train at W&L. Matt’s currently training to make the U.S. adult team for the 2012 Paralympics in London. You can watch the video on WDBJ’s Web site or below:

Washington and Lee English professor Lesley Wheeler, who was featured in Sunday’s Washington Post, had a live radio interview today (Thursday, Nov. 5) on Vermont’s Woman-Stirred Radio, a program produced by WGDR radio in Plainfield, Vermonth.  Lesley, who has published her first book of poetry, Heathen, discussed her poetry and read from her work. You can listen to the interview below:

Last May we blogged about the Campus Kitchen project at Washington and Lee in the online True Hero competition. Enough folks responded to the request to vote for CKWL that the project won $1,000. The competition has begun anew, and you are again invited (i.e., urged) to log on and cast a vote for CKWL. You need to go here to vote, and you’ll get to see a video from Campus Kitchen Coordinator Jenny Sproul of the Class of 2008. You will also read that the project has served 41,963 meals, recruited 8,193 volunteer hours, and recovered 35,791 pounds of food in its first three years. Vote early and often.