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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…

Adam Hartzer ’23 Editor-in-Chief hartzeraj@lakeforest.edu  Dr. Cassondra Batz-Barbarich is an Assistant Professor of Business in the Department of Economics, Business, and Finance at Lake Forest College. Specializing in industrial-organizational psychology, Dr. Batz-Barbarich’s courses focus on themes of well-being, happiness, and meaning in the workplace. Stentor staff spoke with Batz-Barbarich to learn about her unique passion for teaching at the College and how she became interested in this subject.  Stentor: Where did you study and what…

Jenn Arias ’24 Staff Writer ariasjri@lakeforest.edu  On Dec. 31, 2022, the world said farewell to one of its most loyal watch dogs, Barbara Walters. She passed shortly before the new year, peacefully in her home at age 93, after half a century of reporting crucial news stories, trailblazing TV talk shows, and inspiring young journalists, whom she lovingly referred to as her “legacy.” A graduate of Sarah Lawrence College in 1953, Walters was known for…

Isa Hinojosa ’25 Arts and Entertainment Editor and Chive Editor Hinojosaisa44@lakeforest.edu The popular social media site, Twitter, was launched in March of 2007 by former Google employees, Biz Stone and Evan Williams (Britanica). However, under new ownership, users are speculating that the platform may not get to celebrate its Sweet 16 next year. After a lengthy saga of back and forth between Twitter and billionaire Elon Musk (which included Twitter suing Musk and Musk countersuing…