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New Year Offers Same Disappointments at the Caf

Posted on by Camille Lemieux
New Year Offers Same Disappointments at the Caf

It’s hard to deny the jarring inadequacy of our campus cafeteria. From a lack of options, to a lack of clean cutlery, to a lack of sustainable solutions for dealing with food waste, Aramark dining services have some serious needs for improvement. Toward the end of last spring semester and throughout the entire summer, cafeteria food was disappointing. The problem wasn’t finding obscure items in the food, but rather the lack of choices and the…

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What do we think of the social media trend where we post pics of our food online?

Posted on by Jack Loessberg
What do we think of the social media trend where we post pics of our food online?

In 1825, Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin, a French philosopher and gourmand, said, “Tell me what you eat and I will tell you what you are.” In a way, we are defined by our eating habits and the choices we make in terms of food. However, I believe a human is more than his or her eating decisions. Today we live in a world where we are used to sharing everything on social networks, and food is…

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He Says, She Says: Batman vs. Superman

Posted on by Jack Loessberg
He Says, She Says: Batman vs. Superman

Since the beginning of our relationship, we have been on opposite sides of the fence over an important issue. Sure, people joke about it and make light of it, but what keeps us up at night is the critical question of who is better… Batman or Superman?  In honor of the movie, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, that was released on March 25, we decided to acknowledge the elephant in the room for the…

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Technology, Good or Bad?

Posted on by Jack Loessberg
Technology, Good or Bad?

I believe that the increase of technology within schools is negatively affecting the quality of learning. Computers are taking over our classrooms, and the process is slowly jeopardizing our children’s futures. Most of us can agree that, in school, the purpose of technological implementation should be to improve teaching and student learning. Technology is evolving at an astounding rate, and it has revolutionized the way we get our news, how we order goods and services,…

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In a Perfect World, We Wouldn’t Have Cars

Posted on by Jack Loessberg
In a Perfect World, We Wouldn’t Have Cars

I strongly believe in the benefit of public transport for everyone and I also believe people should walk more and drive less, both due to personal health and environmental reasons. I am in no position to give advice, make judgments or attempt to change anyone’s view on life, but I think students should really think twice before getting in a car just to drive from the library to South or from North to the Walgreens in Lake…

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Access #TheWoodLounge

Posted on by Jack Loessberg
Access #TheWoodLounge

Calvin Durand Hall, affectionately known as the Wood Lounge, is one of the most visually arresting spaces on the Lake Forest College campus. Built by famed architect Howard Van Doren Shaw in 1907-8 and modeled on the dining hall at Trinity College, Cambridge, its soaring wooden beams, walls of leaded glass windows, and dark paneled wainscot punctuated by uted pilasters exemplify a handsome and re ned Collegiate Gothic aesthetic. The Wood Lounge is one of the…

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