Author: Emma Overton

The Article below was published in Vol. 135, Issue 3 of the Lake Forest College Stentor on November 8, 2019 By Esther Kim ’22  Staff Writer  “Life isn’t a race.” “Take care of yourself.” “Mental health is important.” “Sleep eight hours a day.” “Eat three meals a day.” “Drink more water, less coffee.” “The slow turtle wins the race.” These inspirational quotes seem like a joke to me now. I don’t often dismiss positive incantations. But in…

The Article below was published in Vol. 135, Issue 3 of the Lake Forest College Stentor on November 8, 2019 By Maryam Javed ‘21 Opinions Editor  The National Aeronautics and Space Administration, more commonly known as NASA, recently had an all-female spacewalk on October 18, 2019, which was an extremely monumental moment in the organization’s 61-year history.  This was the first all-female spacewalk NASA conducted in over five decades of spacewalks. Astronauts Christina Koch and Jessica Mier…

The Article below was published in Vol. 135, Issue 3 of the Lake Forest College Stentor on November 8, 2019 By Ellerese Topacio ’20 Associate Editor As we all know, Lake Forest College’s Fall Break that spanned from October 21 to October 22 is officially over. It was only for two days? Yes, it was very, very, very brief.  After enduring eight weeks of classes, that is eight weeks of grueling experimental labs, diabolical weekly essays on…