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Are Third Parties Going to be a Viable Option in Upcoming Elections?

Posted on December 3, 2021December 2, 2021 by Paityn Tabor

Isabel Hinojosa ’25 Staff Writer hinojosaisa44@lfc.edu Photo courtesy of Clay Banks via Unsplash Historically, third parties have not been a viable option in American politics. With our rapidly changing political landscape, will we have more than two options? Democrats and Republicans have been the two main parties since the 1860s. It is a commonly known phrase in politics that “voting for a third party is a waste of your voice.” The last time a third…

Forester Football in Review

Posted on December 3, 2021December 2, 2021 by Paityn Tabor

By Christian Hirschboeck ’25 Staff Writer hirschboeckcia@lfc.edu What a season it has been for our football program! At the end of the season, the Foresters found themselves being crowned MWC champions after a 10-0 Conference run, with their only loss coming from their first game of the NCAA Division III tournament against number five ranked St. John’s University. Building on the foundations set over the past several seasons, the Foresters broke several team records and…

Is It Time to Cancel “Cancel Culture?”

Posted on November 12, 2021November 11, 2021 by Paityn Tabor

Lia Fiffles ’24 Opinion Editor fiffleslm@mx.lakeforest.edu Society is in the digital age and time has allowed technology to continually progress throughout the years. This progression has resulted in the creation of social media where individuals have been sharing photos, videos, words, and more with the Internet. As celebrities and influencers have risen to fame, so have their previous posts and actions from the past. Not only has this happened to well-known figures, but also to…

Parasocial Relationships: the Upside of One-sided

Posted on November 12, 2021November 11, 2021 by Paityn Tabor

By Katelyn O’Callaghan ’25 Staff Writer ocallaghankch1@lfc.edu Trending on Twitter and TikTok, pseudo friendships have recently captured social media attention. Instances of celebrity stalking and unhealthy obsessions have spotlighted the conversation. Many are pushing back against this narrative. Parasocial relationships are one-sided relationships humans form with fictional characters in books and TV shows, celebrities, and social media personalities. The term was first coined in the 1950s by psychologists Donald Horton and Richard Wohl, but in-depth…

Boomer the Bear: The Past Five Years

Posted on November 12, 2021November 11, 2021 by Paityn Tabor

By Sergio Bardesi-Texocotitla ’22 A&E Editor and Chive Editor bardesitexoc@lfc.edu In April of 2016, Kristina Rawlings ’19 documented a tragedy in the making for the Stentor’s Chive section. The situation challenged Lake Forest College mascot’s position, tenure, and mental stability. Boomer the Bear was under an un-bear-able amount of stress. I decided to dig through the Stentor’s archives to figure out how the Boomer kept his job and what he did during the pandemic. In…

All the World’s a Stage: Acting Outside Allan Carr Theater

Posted on November 12, 2021November 11, 2021 by Paityn Tabor

By Sergio Bardesi-Texocotitla ’22 A&E Editor and Chive Editor bardesitexoc@lfc.edu In late October, Lake Forest College’s theater department presented a rendition of All the World’s a Stage, created and directed by Daina Giesler, which abridges William Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night or What You Will. The play took place on a newly constructed stage outside of Hixon Hall. Giesler’s abridged version focuses on twins Viola and Sebastian, played by Claire Churchill ’24 and Cameron Penn ’24 respectively,…

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