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CLUB SPOTLIGHT: JAPANESE CULTURAL CLUB

Posted on April 25, 2017December 28, 2017 by Matthew Demirs

Ryan Zunker ’20, Crystal Hernandez ’20, Yumi Yasumoto ’19 and Yuka Kawata ’20 started the Japanese Cultural Club at the College. According to Zunker, the treasurer, the main purpose of starting the club was to create a place for the student body to discuss aspects of the Japanese culture to combat the essentialism of the Japanese culture, whereby it is seen as a monolithic culture that focuses on the production of anime media. A member…

Summer Plans: What are Foresters Up To?

Posted on April 25, 2017April 25, 2017 by Matthew Demirs

The summer is quickly approaching. In just a few weeks, we’ll all leave campus for summer break. Some students here at Lake Forest College are just going home to hang out with old friends, but other students have some very interesting plans. This summer, 45 students of the class of 2020 are staying on campus for the Richter Scholar Research Program to conduct research projects for either four or 10 weeks. The research projects cover…

Student Government President to Re-Evaluate Aramark As Food Vendor

Posted on April 25, 2017April 25, 2017 by Matthew Demirs

In light of the impending expiration of the College’s contract with Aramark and complaints made by students, Student Government President Jeremy Levinson ‘18 will evaluate student satisfaction with Aramark and explore other food vendors. “If you want better food, you’re obviously going to have to pay more for it,” Levinson said. “That will be a huge part of the conversation. If the conversation is focused around food quality, the question we should look at is…

Handball: An Athlete’s Saving Grace

Posted on April 25, 2017April 25, 2017 by Matthew Demirs

Lake Forest College’s Division I handball team has been ranked one of the best teams in the nation for the past 40 years, but most of the handball team is made up of athletes who were not recruited to play handball. For the past several decades, most, if not all, of the women’s handball team has been incorporated with students who have never slapped a handball prior to attending the College. This year only four…

Student Boldly Joins Discussion Without Even Glancing at Reading

Posted on April 25, 2017July 5, 2017 by Matthew Demirs

Dean Jepsen reporting, bringing you a Chive special interview with the campus’s bravest student. We all know the feeling of being called on during a lecture, in the middle of a kickass daydream, right in that sweet spot between sleep and consciousness. We all know that surge of adrenaline you get when you’re sucked back into reality after spacing out for a solid 15 minutes, thinking about puppies and cotton candy, forced to face your…

A Look Inside the Lillard Science Center Construction Site

Posted on April 25, 2017April 25, 2017 by Matthew Demirs

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