Lake Forest College
After an article published in the last issue of the Stentor surrounding the Trump flag placed in one student’s dorm window, the discussion regarding this display of free speech has heated up. The article has been spread widely through social media, and the site Hypelinenews.com picked it up as well. Students have been discussing whether or not they believe the flag has any place on campus, as well as the marginalization it has caused to…
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From a hallway in Nollen Hall, the faint sound of an alarm can be heard at 4:45 a.m., followed by the sound of a Keurig spouting out a warm cup of coffee. A student teacher drags herself out of bed and prepares for another day at Libertyville High School. This student is Amanda Modloff ’17. She is one of 16 seniors student-teaching this semester. As a secondary education and English literature major, Modloff has spent…
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Lake Forest College administrators remain committed to the College’s promise to “embrace cultural diversity” in light of recent immigration policy measures and campus tensions. In late January, White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer sent out a press release announcing a White House executive order intended to protect “the Nation from Foreign Terrorist Entry into the United States.” Within days, Lake Forest College President Stephen Schutt sent a campus-wide announcement that said, “Our administration’s office maintains…
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Joining a top ten NCAA Division III Women’s Hockey program like Lake Forest College might be nerve-wrecking for some, but freshman goaltender Jacque Rogers thrives off the challenge. Rogers continues her outstanding season after serving only a few months in the Forester uniform. Not only has she had four shutouts in her 14 games played, the freshman has been named Forester Athlete of the week by the College’s Athletic Department and Defensive Player of the…
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On the night of November 8, 2016, Lake Forest College, Alexa Sanchez ’17*, was watching the presidential election from her laptop in her dorm room. Outside, South Campus Quad echoed with the voices of students chanting “Trump! Trump! Trump!” It was 10:00 p.m. on a Tuesday, and campus was eerily divided between the sound of celebration and the sound of solemn silence. Alexa is the daughter of immigrants from Central America, and she told me…
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This week, Cynthia Gutenberg ’19 marked her calendar for February 15, noting the date for half-priced chocolate sales. She plans to make her rounds at various North Shore Walgreens and CVS locations. She is single and staring down the barrel of February with hope. Cynthia has taken her pain to social media in hopes to seem relatable, as well as not so alone. Recently she tweeted, “So single it hurts.” It got five hearts. She…
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