Thrifting in Lake Forest: Forest and Found

Thrifting in Lake Forest: Forest and Found

Vineyard Vines, Zara, Patagonia, Anthropologie….if you like a good label hunt, go to Forest & Found, a thrift store on the north side of Lake Forest. The store has a growing reputation for bargain prices on modern clothing labels with a little vintage mixed in. Now in its third year, the shop is located at 1363 N. Western Avenue. “Yes, we are a bit off the beaten path, but Lake Forest College students have found…

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Student’s Bedding and Clothes Bleached in Act of Vandalism

Student’s Bedding and Clothes Bleached in Act of Vandalism

In the early hours of February 24, Quinton Wunder ‘19 entered his room in Gregory Hall to find his comforter and clothing covered in bleach. According to the Lake Forest College Daily Crime Log, the incident was reported as a “damage to property—criminal/vandalism” at 2:26 a.m. that morning. The disposition states the case is closed, pending additional information. Wunder did not know who was behind the incident; however, he and his roommates speculate that it…

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Looming Specter of Adult Life Closes in on Graduating Seniors

Looming Specter of Adult Life Closes in on Graduating Seniors

With a cigarette in her trembling hand, Daphne Jones ’17 sat on a hard, plastic cafeteria chair. Sounds of students conversing, plates clattering, drinks sloshing, ice crunching, and friends laughing surrounded Daphne, but she spoke as if she couldn’t hear a thing. I held my pen and paper in hand, expectant. Two weeks ago, I received an anonymous text that read, “Meet me in the cafeteria at 1:00 p.m., two Tuesdays from this one. Wear…

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Is That Soup or Vomit on the Sidewalk?: An Investigation

Is That Soup or Vomit on the Sidewalk?: An Investigation

It was a bleak and barren Sunday afternoon as I was walking to the caf to consume the nonbiodegradable paste there called “food.” As I strolled with my mid-section grumbling like the PTA, I stumbled upon a heap of chunky, viscous, and multicolored slob on the walkway behind Young Hall. “Amazing!” I said to myself as I got on my knees. “What kind of transmorphic substance is this?” The thick, yet runny, mush was an…

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Under the Construction: Secrets Only Giant White Tarps Can Hide

Under the Construction: Secrets Only Giant White Tarps Can Hide

The construction on the new science center has advanced quickly, but now the addition has been covered by a white tarp, concealing whatever is going on within. Many Foresters have resorted to their own conspiracy theories to provide answers for the phenomenon. The Chive’s mission is to produce the untold truths of Lake Forest College for its readers. So, naturally, we decided to dig into the mass of conspiracies through a survey and find the…

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Sophomore ‘Scores’ Big at Movie Screening

Sophomore ‘Scores’ Big at Movie Screening

The Moving Pictures Orchestra performed an original score by Danny Robles ’19 during a screening of the 1921 silent comedy Seven Years Bad Luck at the Gorton Community Center in Lake Forest on February 16. The orchestra, conducted by Assistant Professor of Music Nicholas Wallin, included the College’s Symphony Orchestra and members of the Concert Band. Robles accompanied the orchestra on piano along with Professor of Music Donald Meyer on the ukulele and other musicians….

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