Jillian Beaster – the Stentor

Community Values Project to Represent Campus Priorities

Posted on May 4, 2025 by Jillian Beaster

Jillian Beasterbeasterjro@lakeforest.edu News Editor With the presidential search underway, Interim President Rob Krebs expressed interest in unifying the campus by creating community values to present to the new president and the campus. Overall, the project allows students, staff and faculty to collectively create and define shared values that reflect the campus community’s goals and beliefs. Receiving a cumulative response of 445/2,310 (19%) members of the campus community, the project exceeded their initial average of 10%-15%…

WMXM Struggles to Keep Skeletons in Radio Room Closet

Posted on April 18, 2025April 18, 2025 by Jillian Beaster

Jillian Beaster ’28beasterjro@lakeforest.eduNews Editor SATIRE—Stored away in the depths of the WMXM radio room lies a cassette tape marked RaDIoHiVE. A few Executive Board members, DJs and listeners alike have each expressed significant concern upon seeing the tape placed in various places. Some, on the other hand, deny its existence. “First of all, I would like to say that WMXM 88.9 FM is an ethical organization committed to only providing truthful quality, non-subliminal messaging…

College undergoes change in presidential leadership

Posted on March 24, 2025April 18, 2025 by Jillian Beaster

Jillian Beaster ’28 | beasterjro@lakeforest.edu | News EditorCaleb Pope ‘27 | popecse95@lakeforest.edu | Staff Writer An unexpected email was sent on December 10, 2024, informing staff, students, and faculty of an immediate change in college leadership. Board of Trustees Chairman Bill Lowry announced the transition from former President Jill Baren to Interim President Robert Krebs. Krebs has served on the Board of Trustees since 1990 and has been elected Chairman twice. During his time in…

“Free Store” initiative to begin in May

Posted on March 21, 2025April 18, 2025 by Jillian Beaster

Jillian Beaster ’28 beasterjro@lakeforest.edu News Editor Starting this May, Professor Siobhan Moroney’s “Free Store” initiative will be underway. Moroney’s vision entails a space where students can donate items they no longer need, to allow for students to shop second-hand on campus for free. “Every May for the last 25 years [I have been] dumpster diving in college dumpsters, and I live better because of that, and I sent two kids off to college without buying…

College pilots Student-Led VITA Tax Program

Posted on March 21, 2025March 21, 2025 by Jillian Beaster

Jillian Beaster ‘28beasterjro@lakeforest.eduNews Editor Every Sunday from February 9th through April 6th, Lake Forest students operate the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program. The program is an IRS initiative that helps low-income and military taxpayers, persons with disabilities and international students. Administrators, student volunteers and community members helped assist in this process. Alex Brown, a junior and Economics major, was introduced to the VITA program through a professor and was interested in getting involved. “I…