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Frozen Firsts: How International Students Are Dealing With Winter

Posted on March 6, 2025March 21, 2025 by Stentor Staff Writer

Tracy Wamarema wamarematwa@lakeforest.eduJOUR 320 Writer When Oswald Mugitswa ‘27 stepped outside after the season’s first snowfall, he was mesmerized. “I had never seen snow in real life before,” he said, stomping his boots into the icy ground to test its texture. “It felt like something out of a movie. But then I realized— it’s also painfully cold.” For many international students at Lake Forest College, winter is more than just a season: it’s an entirely new…

Lake Forest College Students Ready to Vote

Posted on November 4, 2024November 7, 2024 by Stentor Staff Writer

Written by the Lake Forest College Journalism 120 Class With the November election just days away, faculty members, staff, and students at Lake Forest College are casting their ballots for U.S. presidential candidates early, while others have yet to decide. Many students, part of nearly 41 million Gen Z voters eligible to vote in 2024, are voting for the first time—leaving experts to speculate whether they could swing the vote, one way or another. JOUR…

Go Touch Grass: A Lake Forest Student’s Guide to the Illinois Outdoors

Posted on October 31, 2024October 31, 2024 by Stentor Staff Writer

Gemma Mueller ’27 Illinois is the 25th largest state in the United States with a total of 57,915 square miles. Lake County, the county where Lake Forest College is located, has a total land area of 443.6 square miles. Over 10% of the land in Lake County is a forest preserve. Many view Illinois as a bland landscape with nothing to offer but Chicago, but boy are they wrong. That 10% of protected land has…

Beetlejuice BeetleJuice 2 Movie Review

Posted on October 12, 2024October 12, 2024 by Lia Fiffles

Jacky Toledo Soto ’24 Features Editor toledosotoj@lakeforest.edu Spooky season is right around the corner, and what better way to celebrate than to review Beetlejuice Beetlejuice 2. Tim Burton created the original Beetlejuice in 1988 with a star-studded cast. Since its release, the film has become a cult classic, with fans eagerly awaiting a sequel, which recently premiered on September 6, 2024. According to a ScreenRant article, Beetlejuice has grossed over $337 million—a box office hit!…

Volleyball Battles Through Injury Woes as Conference Play Looms

Posted on October 11, 2024October 11, 2024 by Sam Satisky

Sam Satisky ’28, Christian Hirschboeck ’25 Staff Writer, Editor-in-Chief satiskys@lakeforest.edu, hirschboeckcia@lakeforest.edu The Lake Forest volleyball team is currently navigating a tough season filled with adversity as injuries have plagued their roster. With Midwest Conference play rapidly approaching, the team remains focused on overcoming these challenges to make a strong push toward their ultimate goal of winning the conference championship. Staff Writer Sam Satisky and Editor-in-Chief Christian Hirschboeck recently took the time to interview libero and…

Professor Spotlight of the Month: Stephanie Caparelli

Posted on May 8, 2017August 8, 2017 by Camille Lemieux

Professor Caparelli is a lecturer in Politics. She teaches the following courses: Testimonies and Trials, Chicago Trials: Criminal Division, Race and Criminal Justice, Introduction to American Politics and Rhetoric of Law. This interview was conducted by Rudo Ellen Kazembe ’20. Stentor: What did you study in College? Professor Caparelli: l was a Politics and Communications double major. I minored in Sociology and Anthropology. I studied here at Lake Forest College. Stentor: What strategies did you…

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