COVID-19 Cases Spike in the First Week Back on Campus

COVID-19 Cases Spike in the First Week Back on Campus

The Article below was published in Vol. 136, Issue 5 of the Lake Forest College Stentor on February 19, 2021. By Emma Overton ’21 and Stephanie Carlson ’21  Editor-in-Chief & News Editor | Associate Editor & Sports Editor overtoneg@mx.lakeforest.edu | carlsonsa@mx.lakeforest.edu Editor’s note: As of press time, the College remains in Phase 1 of the Plan. At the Forester Commitment Panel on February 17, Vice President of Student Affairs and Dean of Students Andrea Conner shared that…

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“The Neuroscience of Racial Bias” Talk Held

“The Neuroscience of Racial Bias” Talk Held

The Article below was published in Vol. 136, Issue 5 of the Lake Forest College Stentor on February 19, 2021. By Alec Macartney ‘24  Staff Writer  macartneyac@mx.lakeforest.edu  The human brain recognizes race in less than a second. With this point, Dr. Jennifer Kubota, Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychological and Brain Science and Political Science and International Relations at the University of Delaware, began her February 17  talk on “The Neuroscience of Racial Bias.” In the…

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Transfer Students Share Their Pandemic Experiences

Transfer Students Share Their Pandemic Experiences

The Article below was published in Vol. 136, Issue 5 of the Lake Forest College Stentor on February 19, 2021. By Sergio Bardesi-Texocotitla ’22  Staff Writer bardesitexoc@mx.lakeforest.edu  For those moving to a new college as transfer students, there is an excitement of joining a new academic and social culture.   Carlie Mertz ’22 transferred from St. Joseph’s University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in the fall of 2020. Describing her efforts at making new friends, she said, “study groups are…

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An Update from the Health and Wellness Center – February 2021

An Update from the Health and Wellness Center – February 2021

The Article below was published in Vol. 136, Issue 5 of the Lake Forest College Stentor on February 19, 2021. By Health and Wellness Center Staff  Here we are again. That sentence has so many possible meanings at the moment. For some, it means being back on campus. For others, it means yet another semester remote. But even before COVID-19, that sentence could mean trouble. So often, we find ourselves locked in cycles, seemingly facing the same…

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Athlete Spotlight: Cagla Celik ’23

Athlete Spotlight: Cagla Celik ’23

The Article below was published in Vol. 136, Issue 5 of the Lake Forest College Stentor on February 19, 2021. By Ean Goldstein ’23  Staff Writer  goldsteineh@mx.lakeforest.edu Sophomore women’s ice hockey player, Cagla Celik ’23, is the first Turkish player to ever play NCAA ice hockey. At just 16-years-old, Celik was selected for the 2015 Turkish national team. Celik hopes to help grow the sport of ice hockey in Turkey and recently appeared on a popular Turkish…

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New Streaming Platforms Enter the Digital World

New Streaming Platforms Enter the Digital World

The Article below was published in Vol. 136, Issue 5 of the Lake Forest College Stentor on February 19, 2021. By Adam Hartzer ’23 Managing Editor | Layout Editor hartzeraj@lakeforest.edu  For those that watched the Super Bowl this year, there was a heavy focus of advertisements on the upcoming streaming platform, Paramount+, launching March 4. This new platform plans to follow suit of its competitors by offering expanded content that is exclusive to subscribers of the service. …

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