Lake Forest College
By Writing Club Staff Are you looking for a creative outlet on campus to engage with other writers and help craft your own works? Do you enjoy writing as a pastime and want to meet like-minded individuals? Lake Forest College’s very own Writing Club provides a space on campus to foster the creative talents and passions of all students interested in creative writing. Through holding meetings featuring various writing prompts and writing techniques, we aim…
Read MoreBy Delfina Jorgensen ’25 Staff Writer jorgensendra00@lfc.edu Photo courtesy of Unsplash user Rishi Kumar. With Republican Texas Gov. Greg Abbott creating a new law banning abortions, every state in the country is watching. While Texas is 1,126 miles from Chicago, what’s happening in the Lone Star State might have ramifications in Illinois. The 1973 Supreme Court Case of Roe v. Wade helped women gain the right to an abortion. Still, every state is able to…
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By: Lia Fiffles ’24 Opinion Editor fiffleslm@mx.lakeforest.edu Time has allowed us to slowly become aware of the crisis that is claiming our planet: global warming. As of recently, the issue has continuously gained more attention as we see the threats that have been posed, such as natural disasters and the rise in heat. These threats have resulted in an encouragement for everyone to restrict any action that contributes to emitting waste and carbon emissions. This…
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Sergio Bardesi-Texocotitla A&E and Chive Editor bardesitexoc@lakeforest.edu An integral point of identity for Lake Forest College: Boomer the Bear. He has been performing on campus since 1995. In spring 2020, due to health concerns arising from the pandemic and a rather small audience on campus, the athletics department put Boomer the Bear into hibernation. In summer 2020, Boomer let out a low, rumbling yawn and began a slow, difficult return to the minds of Foresters. …
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Sergio Bardesi-Texocotitla A&E and Chive Editor bardesitexoc@lakeforest.edu Dear Sergio: For the past couple of weeks, I’ve been hearing extremely “disruptive” activities begin at exactly 3:14 a.m. from my neighbor’s dorm. For the audiences’ sake, I’ll refer to these… events as “competitive Candyland.” They constantly clack their pieces on the board, and their cries of joy cause me great consternation! I love studying at night in my bed while wearing my Pikachu pajamas, but my grades…
Read MoreIsabel Hinojosa ’25 Staff Writer hinojosaisa44@lfc.edu Photo courtesy of Annie Spratt via Unsplashed Teenagers all around the world are choosing TikTok as their social media platform of favor. TikTok has a wide array of content on the app but coming up on top as the genre of choice is food-tok. Trends from influencers, advertisers, and everyday people whose recipes went viral are influencing what viewers put in their bodies. Sara Lopez ’25, a first-year at…
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