Melanie Mandelke Staff Writer One thing has been made clear from the start of 2026: new music is on the way. With only one full month checked off the calendar, there have already been a variety of new releases, from artists like J. Cole to bands like Megadeth. But who else can we expect music from for the rest of the year? Bruno Mars will release his new album “The Romantic” Feb. 27. For the…
Read MoreLucie Sautriot Bruneaux ‘26 Staff Writer Meet-cute, enemies-to-lovers, office romance — how many of us have actually experienced these tropes? It must be true for some people, but why aren’t real-life situations written about more in romance novels? Would it be boring? Would there be no story to tell? These are valid questions, but it would be much healthier if readers would stop waiting to run into the love of their life in the halls,…
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Read MoreKate O’Donnell ‘28odonnellkgr@lakeforest.eduStaff Writer As the first eerie chill of October descends upon us, many students may be looking ahead to Halloween and all the spooky fun that comes with it. To help us get into a paranormal mood, I thought I’d share my favorite ghost story from close to home. Throughout my high school years at Woodlands Academy of the Sacred Heart, just down the road from the College and where she took her…
Read MoreGeorge Zemenides ‘28zemenidesgaf@lakeforest.eduStaff Writer When sophomore Medhaansh Ghosh arrived at Lake Forest College, he wasn’t planning on stepping into the role of diplomat-in-residence. But this September, he found himself reviving something the campus had lost years ago: its Model United Nations team. The club, once an award-winning presence at national conferences, had dissolved after COVID, leaving behind only faint traces of its past successes. Few expected it to return. But Ghosh, who has spent years…
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Gabaghool von Plant Yapper ’28 plantayapg@lakeforest.eduFeatures Editor SATIRE—The beginning of the school year started easy enough. Trees were turning over new leaves. Students were settling into their new homes. Squirrels were stealing trash. But, trash would not be the only thing squirrels were stealing. What started as squirrels just plopping themselves around campus or occasionally staring directly into students’ eyes, has turned much more…organized. Starting in mid-September, the janitors of Lillard started to notice strange…
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