Opinions

The Article below was published in Vol. 135, Issue 6 of the Lake Forest College Stentor on March 6, 2020.   By Nathaniel Bodnar ’21  Staff Writer    The biggest problem with the current primary system is that in 2016 it produced two very polarizing candidates. The current Democratic front-runner, Bernie Sanders, is an incredibly polarizing candidate, in part because he has only recently joined the party. While many people like these candidates, it seems that many…

The Article below was published in Vol. 135, Issue 6 of the Lake Forest College Stentor on March 6, 2020.   By Josh Hager ’22  Staff Writer    Gentrification is a threat to culture and community in the American city, and most importantly, the working-class populations of cities. What is gentrification? Anyone living in a major American city knows plenty about the effects of gentrification, but may not know the term itself. Rising rents, increased policing and…

The Article below was published in Vol. 135, Issue 6 of the Lake Forest College Stentor on March 6, 2020.   By Nathaniel Bodnar ’21  Staff Writer    The big winner of the 2020 presidential primaries, so far, has been President Donald Trump. The failed impeachment hearing has been a catalyst for Trump’s supporters to go to the polls. Trump’s Republican opponents have no legitimate chance of winning. His voters are voting for no other reason than…

The Article below was published in Vol. 135, Issue 6 of the Lake Forest College Stentor on March 6, 2020.   By Maryam Javed ‘21  Opinions Editor  javedm@mx.lakeforest.edu    Vaccines have been successful in eradicating lethal pathogens that have plagued humanity in the past. If the world wants to stop the spread of coronavirus, a vaccine must be issued immediately to prevent deadly outbreaks of the virus and future deaths. The Spanish flu epidemic infected more than…

The Article below was published in Vol. 135, Issue 5 of the Lake Forest College Stentor on February 7, 2020   By Maryam Javed ’21 Opinions Editor    Tensions arose among the British royal family members when Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, the Duchess of Sussex, announced that they decided to distance themselves from the royal family, giving them the chance to live abroad and possibly spend more time in the United States. The news sent shockwaves…

The Article below was published in Vol. 135, Issue 5 of the Lake Forest College Stentor on February 7, 2020   By Josh Hager ’22  Staff Writer    In the first few days of the new decade, the United States sparked a near all-out conflict in a most shocking manner by assassinating one of Iran’s top generals, Qasem Soleimani. Soleimani, leader of the Quds Force in Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, was in recent years a crucial…