Author: Adam Hartzer

The Article below was published in Vol. 136, Issue 5 of the Lake Forest College Stentor on February 19, 2021. By Maryam Javed ’21 Opinions Editor  javedm@mx.lakeforest.edu  The United States has declared that China’s repression of the Uighur people is genocide, however, Chinese officials disagree. The Uighurs are an ethnic Turkish Muslim group, primarily inhabiting the Xinjiang region in northwestern China, and have been living there for centuries.  In the last decade, Xinjiang has been the battleground…

The Article below was published in Vol. 136, Issue 5 of the Lake Forest College Stentor on February 19, 2021. By Hayley Headley ’24 Staff Writer headleyhj@mx.lakeforest.edu While the campus community is dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic, it is important to remember that Black History Month is still happening. Last year saw millions of people piling into the streets both here in the United States and abroad. It was a time of awakening to the many centuries…

The Article below was published in Vol. 136, Issue 5 of the Lake Forest College Stentor on February 19, 2021. By Nathaniel Bodnar ’21 Staff Writer  bodnarnm@mx.lakeforest.edu  Democratically elected senators will likely never be capable of impeaching a president. Before the 17th Amendment’s passage in 1913, the Constitution did not have senators elected by the people; instead, the state legislatures decided. The Senate, which did not report directly to the people, was constitutionally assigned to convict in…