The Junior and Plundhy Show

The Junior and Plundhy Show

What are you doing from 9-10 p.m. on a Tuesday night? I’ll tell you what you could be doing, listening to the Junior and Plundhy Show on 88.9 WMXM. Mariano Garcia Jr. ’18 and Tyler Armentrout ’18 are Junior and Plundhy, respectively, and they air one hour of the best soul, jazz, and funk rock they can find just for you. Their show starts with its own theme song that consists of random snippets from…

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Garrick Players’ ‘24 Hour Playfest’

Garrick Players’ ‘24 Hour Playfest’

Garrick Players hosted their annual 24 Hour Playfest on Saturday, September 18 in Hixon Theater. The 24 Hour Playfest consists of students auditioning for an acting part the night before the show, then following auditions, the writers write all night for actors coming in at 8:00 a.m. to a full script. These actors rehearse all day until 8:00 p.m. and put on a show! This year’s Playfest consisted of four plays, all written, acted, and…

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Gluten-Free? Are You Kidding Me?

Gluten-Free? Are You Kidding Me?

It has come to my attention that some people on campus believe in a gluten-free diet, and the Lake Forest College Caf is even trying to make accommodations for this diet. However, the gluten-free diet is a huge fad that has swept over the nation, and the thing about fads is that no one really does any legitimate research on them. Xander O’Grady ’17 commented, “I do not really know what gluten is, but we…

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ISIS: Understanding the Conflict and Eliminating Stereotypes

ISIS: Understanding the Conflict and Eliminating Stereotypes

Living in a very diverse and open-minded society here at Lake Forest College, we have a lot of misunderstandings, as well as curiosities, about the new phenomenon of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, previously known as Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL) or Islamic State (IS). The conflict caused by this group has been devastating, as they have continued expanding and taking over large areas in Iraq and Syria, while killing many…

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Leading the Way with Lollipops

Leading the Way with Lollipops

Have you ever stopped to think about the impact you are making on other people’s lives? You should. We talk about leadership as something to learn and aspire to during our time here at Lake Forest College, and yet we fail to realize that we are already leaders, even in the smallest of ways. Leadership by definition is “the position or function of a leader, a person who guides or directs a group; the ability…

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