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Highland Park’s best kept secret: Coffee Speaks

Posted on September 26, 2017September 25, 2017 by Matthew Demirs

BY CAITLIN BROWN ‘18 ASSOCIATE EDITOR HIGHLAND PARK – Orange leaves and pumpkin-spiced lattes may be common signifiers of the upcoming (albeit preempted) seasonal shift, but they are also representative of another significant change: the increasingly hectic tempo of the academic semester. With the onslaught of more intensive workloads and extracurricular commitments, Coffee Speaks, Highland Park’s recently-established chic café serves as a quiet haven for students to study, relax, and relish in the friendly atmosphere…

Professor Spotlight of the Month: Stephanie Caparelli

Posted on May 8, 2017August 8, 2017 by Camille Lemieux

Professor Caparelli is a lecturer in Politics. She teaches the following courses: Testimonies and Trials, Chicago Trials: Criminal Division, Race and Criminal Justice, Introduction to American Politics and Rhetoric of Law. This interview was conducted by Rudo Ellen Kazembe ’20. Stentor: What did you study in College? Professor Caparelli: l was a Politics and Communications double major. I minored in Sociology and Anthropology. I studied here at Lake Forest College. Stentor: What strategies did you…

CLUB SPOTLIGHT: JAPANESE CULTURAL CLUB

Posted on April 25, 2017December 28, 2017 by Matthew Demirs

Ryan Zunker ’20, Crystal Hernandez ’20, Yumi Yasumoto ’19 and Yuka Kawata ’20 started the Japanese Cultural Club at the College. According to Zunker, the treasurer, the main purpose of starting the club was to create a place for the student body to discuss aspects of the Japanese culture to combat the essentialism of the Japanese culture, whereby it is seen as a monolithic culture that focuses on the production of anime media. A member…

Summer Plans: What are Foresters Up To?

Posted on April 25, 2017April 25, 2017 by Matthew Demirs

The summer is quickly approaching. In just a few weeks, we’ll all leave campus for summer break. Some students here at Lake Forest College are just going home to hang out with old friends, but other students have some very interesting plans. This summer, 45 students of the class of 2020 are staying on campus for the Richter Scholar Research Program to conduct research projects for either four or 10 weeks. The research projects cover…

Humans of Lake Forest: Charles Jones ‘17

Posted on April 4, 2017April 10, 2017 by Camille Lemieux

Humans of Lake Forest: Charles Jones ’17 By Rudo Kazembe ’20 Charles Jones ‘17 is a second-semester senior at the College. He is a confident young man who is well-known for his involvement in music and poetry performances. Stentor: What are you most passionate about? Jones: l guess I’d say my poetry. It’s one of the things that drives me and keeps me going. I do poem covers for my poetry…I did it for the…

Hopes for Improvement in the College’s Retention Rate

Posted on April 4, 2017April 10, 2017 by Camille Lemieux

Each year, Lake Forest College releases information about the College, including retention rates, to prospective and current students. According to the College’s website, the second-year retention rate for “first-time, full-time, degree-seeking undergraduates for those students entering in the fall of 2015” was 83 percent. The College has consistently worked on improving its retention rate. “During the past 10 years or so, the College has made significant progress in improving the retention and graduation rates of…

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