“Words Can Be a Gift” – Alumni Spotlight: Kristin Graham

“Words Can Be a Gift” – Alumni Spotlight: Kristin Graham

Isabel Hinojosa ’24 A&E Editor and Chive Editor Hinojosaisa44@lakeforest.edu  Kristin Graham describes herself as “a very ordinary person who came to have an extraordinary life.” Graham’s path to her extraordinary life started at Lake Forest College, a place to which she accredits a lot of her success. Graham came to LFC for this year’s Forester Day and gave a presentation called “Yes, And.” In this presentation, she shared that she comes from a military family…

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TV Review: Daisy Jones and the Six, Episodes 1-3

TV Review: Daisy Jones and the Six, Episodes 1-3

Rating: 4 out of 5 Fictional Rock Bands Julia McGrath ’23 mcgrathjj@lakeforest.edu  Staff Writer Based on the popular novel of the same name, the miniseries Daisy Jones and the Six chronicles the rise and fall of a ’70s rock band in a documentary-style format. The first three episodes, which premiered on March 3, initially center around two separate storylines: that of the titular singer-songwriter Daisy Jones, and an up-and-coming rock band led by brothers Graham…

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Guts for Glory 

Annie Ahern ’24  Health & Science Editor ahernam@lakeforest.edu Whether you are aware of it or not, there are thousands of bacterial species in your gut working very hard to keep you happy, healthy, and safe, as said in an article by Northwestern Medicine. This collection of organisms makes up something called your Microbiome, which assists in digestion, controlling your immune system, and destroying harmful foreign bacteria. These tiny friends work around the clock to clean…

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A Look at Lake Forest College Men’s Lacrosse Season So Far

A Look at Lake Forest College Men’s Lacrosse Season So Far

Christian Hirschboeck ’25 Staff Writer hirschboeckcia@lakeforest.edu  Coming off of a second-place finish in their inaugural season in the MLC, the Foresters men’s lacrosse team was bound to be ambitious in 2023. With an undeniable majority of last season’s roster being first-year students, there would not be too many losses to the team’s core heading into 2023. Despite their success in 2022, there would be 12 first-year students recruited for the following season. With an extremely…

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Powerful Earthquake Strikes Syria and Turkey

Powerful Earthquake Strikes Syria and Turkey

Maia AlBarrak ’26 Staff Writer albarrakma@lakeforest.edu  On February 6, 2023, southeast Turkey (officially the Republic of Türkiye) and northwest Syria suffered a catastrophic natural disaster. An earthquake measuring 7.8 on the Richter scale struck both countries, leaving over 41,000 dead and 81,000 in critical conditions, with 47,000 buildings in destruction, according to World Vision.  Syria and Turkey are in a region vulnerable to earthquakes due to their location on the boundary between the African Plate…

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Latino Awareness Stretches to Lake Forest College

Jenn Arias ’23 Staff Writer ariasjri@lakeforest.edu An anticipatory hush settles on the crowd as set-up begins. Interested parties turn their attention as the room continues to fill up. The room bubbles with energetic words, bouncing around each other to find meaning, diverse vessels waiting to be enlightened. It is time to begin. February 28 brought enlightenment to Lake Forest College in the form of Dr. Lilia Fernandez, who started a dialogue about the rich cultural…

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