Students raised awareness about environment at Washington and Lee . Some Confederate battle flags had been displayed in chapel . `` I think going to school here knowing Lee and his history is like asking why you would n't boycott the American dollar bill when George Washington was a slave owner . '' School calls its link to slavery ` ` regrettable '' ` ` These are huge news . We are ecstatic , '' said one student .
Students raised awareness about environment at Washington and Lee . Some Confederate battle flags had been displayed in chapel . School calls its link to slavery ` ` regrettable '' ` ` These are huge news . We are ecstatic , '' said one student .