The Article below was published in Vol. 135, Issue 6 of the Lake Forest College Stentor on March 6, 2020.
This edition of Forester Faces features Alpha Phi’s Heart Health Month Fundraiser, the Muslim Student Association, Intervarsity, and Hillel’s Interfaith Dinner, the League for Environmental Awareness and Protection’s Trivia Night, the independently organized TEDx event, “Boiling Point,” and INK’s Trivia Night.
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Alpha Phi Heart Health
Alpha Phi sisters Emma Wang ’21 (L) and Bliss Pekkala ‘23 (R) tabled in the Student Center in support of Heart Health Week, February 10-14. Members sold Valentine’s Day cards for $1 or Valentine’s Day cards and candy bags for $3. Proceeds of $65 were donated to the Alpha Phi Foundation, which uses the money raised to fund research and educational programs that support the advancement of women’s heart health.
Interfaith Dinner
The Muslim Student Association, Hillel, and Intervarsity hosted an Interfaith Dinner on February 6 in Calvin Durand Hall. The dinner was free to attend and featured food from Portillo’s and Potbelly.
Attendees enjoy dinner
(L to R) Kent Beckman ’20, Zahra Nadeem ’22, Issac Winter ’20, and Ensar Uzicanin ’22 speak at the event.
TEDx
Lake Forest College hosted its annual TEDx program entitled “Boiling Point” on February 8 in Hixon Hall.
The TEDx executive board poses for a photo. (Back Row) Margaret Blackstone ’22, Abby Vaubel ’20, Sandra Khouri ’20, Sophia Stephany ’21, Paul Nehring ‘21, Uche Okeke ’21, (Second Row) Whitley Pleas ’22, Eddie Crummey ’22, Grace Verb ’22, Sophia Chen ’23, (Front Row) Zach Jenkins ’21
TEDx speakers (L to R) Lisa Van Ahn, Associate Professor Elizabeth Benacka, Assistant Director of Counseling Services Ed Neumann, Sarah Joy Stauber ’21, and Tebatso Duba ’22
LEAP Trivia Night
The League for Environmental Awareness and Protection (LEAP) held a Trivia Night on February 25 in Pierson Room C. The event was open to all members of the campus community and featured sustainable prizes and free pizza.
INK Trivia Night
The student literary organization INK hosted a Trivia Night on February 21 in the Skybox.
