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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…

The Article below was published in Vol. 137, Issue 1 of the Lake Forest College Stentor on September 17, 2021. By Adam Hartzer ’23 Editor-in-Chief and Layout Editor  hartzeraj@lfc.edu  Meet Adam Hartzer ’23, Editor-in-Chief and Layout Editor  Hometown: Lake Villa, Illinois Areas of Study: Major in Business and Self-Designed Major in Creative Media Design Additional Extracurricular Involvement: Writing Center Tutor What’s one thing you want people to know about you?  “I’m organized—I have a running…

The Article below was published in Vol. 137, Issue 1 of the Lake Forest College Stentor on September 17, 2021. By Adam Hartzer ’23 Editor-in-Chief and Layout Editor  hartzeraj@lfc.edu Kate Jackson is the Interim Director of the Entrepreneurship and Innovation Program and the Venture Design Challenge Lead at Lake Forest College. Jackson received her BA and MA from The University of Chicago and received her MBA from UCLA. Her professional experience spans from Accenture, Deloitte,…

This article is published as an online exclusive in Vol. 136, Issue 8 of the Lake Forest College Stentor. By Jovana Jovanovska ‘23 Staff Writer  jovanovskaj@lfc.edu  Classes at Lake Forest College allow students to explore their interests in innovative and creative methods. In the spring 2021 semester, students in the Principles of Marketing course (BUSN 225) taught by Lecturer in Finance Professor Barry Hollingsworth had an opportunity to integrate the material they have learned throughout…

The Article below was published in Vol. 136, Issue 8 of the Lake Forest College Stentor on April 30, 2021. Jessica Tyler ’21  Staff Writer tylerjr@lfc.edu  The world was thrown a curveball in 2020 when people of all professions were requested to work from home. Many found themselves with extra time on their hands since they were no longer commuting from one place or activity to another.  How did people change with this new at-home…

The Article below was published in Vol. 136, Issue 8 of the Lake Forest College Stentor on April 30, 2021. Emily Mosher ’21 Staff Writer moshere@lfc.edu  It was a mild winter night on November 14, 2020, around 7:30 p.m., when 27-year-old Dragomir Misic was riding his bicycle to his friend Jimmy Kubota’s house in Aurora, Illinois. Misic was travelling eastbound on Montgomery Road, headed to the subdivision where Kubota resided, only a few blocks from…