Students, Professors Shelter in Glass Box
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Students, Professors Shelter in Glass Box

Trapped inside the glass entryway to the Stemmons Plaza entrance of Tucker Hall, two professors and two students hunkered down as they awaited updates from the university’s emergency alert system in the late afternoon of Wednesday, November 1, 2023.

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Traveller’s headstone removed, not yet replaced
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Traveller’s headstone removed, not yet replaced

The headstone, placed over fifty years ago during the interment of Robert E. Lee’s favorite horse, was removed this morning, on June 14, 2023. The removal came just days after university officials removed three other plaques across campus, including one on the Lee House stables honoring Traveller’s last home.

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Traveller plaque on stables removed, grave marker to be replaced
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Traveller plaque on stables removed, grave marker to be replaced

Traveller plaque on stables removed, grave marker to be replaced. University officials remove several more plaques without announcement | By Kamron M. Spivey, ‘24

Tourists, visitors, and students will no longer be greeted by a plaque commemorating the last home of Traveller, the horse which served Robert E. Lee during and after the Civil War. The plaque, formerly affixed to the Washington Street wall of the Lee House stable, was removed over the weekend. Pointing out the stable’s significance, it had been an established part of the campus milieu for nearly 100 years.

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Chapel construction underway, expected to reopen late August
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Chapel construction underway, expected to reopen late August

Implementing plans announced over two years ago, the university began its long-contested construction on Lee Chapel, National Historic Landmark, last month….Despite numerous requests from The Spectator, university officials have refused to provide a list of the removed plaques or their location, excluding the three installed on the Memorial Gateway last year.

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