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By Katelyn O’Callaghan ’25 Features Editor  ocallaghankch1@lakeforest.edu Psychotic killers in movies, horrific news coverage of the mentally ill, and Instagram posts glorifying anxiety and depression have become the leading narrative for mental illness. Not only are these depictions inaccurate, but they create harmful stigmas, affecting the daily lives of people with mental disorders.  According to Hopkinson Medicine, one in four adults suffer from mental illness. Despite millions struggling with mental health, harmful stigmas prevail. The…

By Paityn Tabor ’23  Managing Editor and Sports Editor  taborpn@lfc.edu  Camille Yale is an Associate Professor of Communication here at Lake Forest College and is also the Chair of Communication. Yale received her bachelor’s degree in communication from Ohio University, her MA in communication from the University of Illinois at Chicago, and her PhD in the Institute of Communication Research from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. After working in television production for seven years…

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. …