Janeth Gomez ’29 gomez96@lakeforest.edu Staff Writer On Nov. 4, New York City elected a new mayor who is the first to be of Muslim and South Asian descent; he is also the youngest to hold the position in over a century. Winning with over a million votes and securing 78% of the Gen-Z votes, according to the AP Voter Poll, the 34-year-old Democratic Socialist Zohran Mamdani has become a symbol of hope for younger generations…
Read MoreVictoria Mulli mulliv@lakeforest.edu Staff Writer Cannibalism and the innate desire for human connection are two seemingly polarising concepts in a literal sense. Our taboo perception of cannibalism stems from the psychological essentialism of human essence, which is ingrained in our contemporary culture. It is what roots our tendency to see personhood and identity within one another, and subsequently, in our flesh. This notion of human essence prevents us from viewing ourselves and anyone around us…
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Kate O’Donnell ’28 odonnellkgr@lakeforest.edu Staff Writer The midmorning of Friday, Oct. 24th, seemed like something out of a greeting card at first glance. The trees had reached that rich autumnal orange, and the streets of downtown Chicago were alive with the camaraderie of busy passersby and the giggling of children in strollers. Yet, where I stood—inside Chicago’s Immigration Court on 55 E. Monroe—the liveliness outside felt distant and inconsequential. The bleak waiting room hung with…
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James Ryan Prizant ’29 prizantjry@lakeforest.edu Staff Writer If you’re lucky enough to reside in a campus building like Nollen Hall, you are blessed with their communal kitchen. Inside its refrigerator, stretching 5 ½ feet tall, are the usual suspects: eggs, soups, sauces, veggies and a bottle of kvass. Nollen’s kitchen allows its residents to store this drink, as well as any other food and beverage. Such convenience isn’t the case for everyone living on South…
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Liman Lei ‘27leili@lakeforest.edu Staff Writer You wake up at 5 a.m. The nightlight is still on. The air feels still, suspended between darkness and dawn. Sunlight begins to filter through the wooden blinds, falling in quiet stripes across the kitchen cabinets. The faint smell of yesterday’s coffee lingers. By the stove, last night’s unwashed dishes sit as silent witnesses to another day gone by. The television hums in the background, monotone and metallic. A news…
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Jenna Koniewicz ’27 koniewiczjc@lakeforest.edu Staff Writer Fall fashion has arrived at Lake Forest College, and students are sparing no expense to showcase their most stylish pieces. Fashion, by nature, is meant for one to express themself from the inside out, channeling their inner fashionista. Just as the leaves are changing, our Foresters are trading out the jorts and tank tops for chunky sweaters and miniskirts. This fall, textures and layers are also taking center stage….
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