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Spark’s Spending Sparks Concerns

Posted on February 10, 2015December 18, 2015 by Jack Loessberg

This semester marks the one-year anniversary since the e.Team has been converted to SPARK, the programming board on campus. In the year since its conversion from e.Team, SPARK has hosted the Spring Concert, Inflatable Laser Tag, Casino Night, and the Silent Comedian and Danger Circus, and more. SPARK also hosts the Friday Late Night events in the Mohr Student Center and provides funding to host the infamous All Campus Parties on Saturday nights. SPARK has…

Why Does ISIS Go So Far?

Posted on February 10, 2015December 18, 2015 by Jack Loessberg

ISIS, or Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, is an extremist Islamic group that released two separate videos on Tuesday night, February 3, 2015, of a Jordanian pilot burned to death, and two Japanese hostages beheaded by ISIS officials. ISIS participates in these brutal executions in order to eradicate and terrorize the “infidels,” or non-believers. A BBC News article states that the end game of ISIS “is to establish a “caliphate,’ a state ruled by…

Johnson Science Center Renovation Funded by Donations, Not by Student Tuition Dollars

Posted on February 10, 2015December 18, 2015 by Jack Loessberg

The Johnson Science Center will undergo a $40 million renovation beginning this summer to expand its current space and to update the old and technologically behind lab space. According to President Schutt, “The money for our project is being raised from generous College supporters who appreciate the importance of our science programs. No student tuition dollars are being spent on science construction.” Science majors are applauding the decision to renovate the Center, believing that this…

Over $1,500 Per Student Spent on Athletics

Posted on February 10, 2015December 18, 2015 by Camille Lemieux

Lake Forest College allocated $2.3 million to the Athletic Department and to the 17 Division III sports teams for the 2014-2015 academic year, which may seem like a lot of money dedicated to just one department at the College. Jackie Slaats, Director of Athletics and Senior Advisor to the President, thinks this is a “common misconception that people make about the athletes here.” “[Athletes] have pride in their school and the team that they play…

What You Need to Know About Sexual Misconduct on College Campuses

Posted on February 10, 2015December 18, 2015 by Jack Loessberg

Some female students view sports teams on campus in a bad light for sexual misconduct. According to the Lake Forest College Public Safety blotter, since August there have been five reported sexual misconduct cases, most of which were off-campus. In 1994, scholars Jeff Benedict and Todd Crosset conducted a study on college athletes and discovered that, while male student athletes only make up about 3.3% of the college students, they commit 19% of sexual assault and 35%…

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