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The Article below was published in Vol. 136, Issue 6 of the Lake Forest College Stentor on March 12, 2021. Emma Overton ’21  Editor-in-Chief and News Editor  overtoneg@lfc.edu  A #1 New York Times best-selling author, the youngest-ever winner of the National Book Award for Nonfiction, the Andrew W. Mellon Professor in the Humanities and Director and Founder of the Center for Anti-Racism Research at Boston University, and author of How To Be An Antiracist, Dr….

The Article below was published in Vol. 136, Issue 5 of the Lake Forest College Stentor on February 19, 2021. By Paityn Tabor ’23  Staff Writer  taborpn@mx.lakeforest.edu  In order to safely serve students, the College made some major alterations for the spring 2021 semester. Campus facilities that look a bit different this spring include the Sports and Recreation Center, the Donnelley and Lee Library, and the Gus and Margie Hart Dining Hall. While many of the changes…

The Article below was published in Vol. 136, Issue 5 of the Lake Forest College Stentor on February 19, 2021. By Jenna Stern ’22  Staff Writer  sternjl@mx.lakeforest.edu  Owing to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, students returned to campus for a spring semester that looks very different from previous semesters. In order to limit the spread of COVID-19, access and use of campus buildings are limited, and a small number of in-person classes have had health and safety measures…

The Article below was published in Vol. 136, Issue 5 of the Lake Forest College Stentor on February 19, 2021. By Emma Overton ’21 and Stephanie Carlson ’21  Editor-in-Chief & News Editor | Associate Editor & Sports Editor overtoneg@mx.lakeforest.edu | carlsonsa@mx.lakeforest.edu Editor’s note: As of press time, the College remains in Phase 1 of the Plan. At the Forester Commitment Panel on February 17, Vice President of Student Affairs and Dean of Students Andrea Conner shared that…

The Article below was published in Vol. 136, Issue 5 of the Lake Forest College Stentor on February 19, 2021. By Alec Macartney ‘24  Staff Writer  macartneyac@mx.lakeforest.edu  The human brain recognizes race in less than a second. With this point, Dr. Jennifer Kubota, Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychological and Brain Science and Political Science and International Relations at the University of Delaware, began her February 17  talk on “The Neuroscience of Racial Bias.” In the…

The Article below was published in Vol. 136, Issue 4 of the Lake Forest College Stentor on December 4, 2020. Emma G. Overton ’21  Editor-in-Chief and News Editor  overtoneg@mx.lakeforest.edu  While temporary changes were made to the Lake Forest College Pass/Fail Policy for the spring 2020 semester due to the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, no such changes to the policy were in effect for the fall 2020 semester. Student Government sought to change the policy via a…