‘Umma’ Review

‘Umma’ Review

By Jenn Arias ’23 Staff Writer ariasjri@lfc.edu Released in March, 2022, Sandra Oh inspires terror as Amanda in the new horror film, Umma. The film follows Amanda and her daughter Chris (Fivel Stewart). They live on an off-the-grid farm without any form of electricity. After she learns that her mother passed, Amanda’s uncle brings her remains. Fear ensues when Umma (Korean for “mother”) refuses to be put to rest without her daughter. This film utilizes…

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Religion Professor Holds Office Hours Under Bodhi Tree

Religion Professor Holds Office Hours Under Bodhi Tree

By Sergio Bardesi-Texocotitla ’22 A&E and Chive Editor bardesitexoc@lakeforest.edu Professor Booda, a new adjunct professor at Lake Forest College, finds herself holding office hours outside of Buchanan twice a week. Rain or shine, hail or mist, below zero or above 100, she sits underneath a Bodhi tree teaching her students. A third-year student named Hehsu Kreestoe sent a tip to the Stentor newsroom: “I’ve learned so much from Professor Booda. But the hardest hour we…

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Hixon Hall’s Comeback

By Merle H. Klemm ’25 Staff Writer klemmmhe@lfc.edu Earlier this spring at Lake Forest College, not only did the flowers return to life, but so did live performances from the theater department! On the nights of April 7, 8, and 9, the theater department presented a refreshing program of comedy, improv skits, and music—finally back on stage in Hixon Hall.  “I think this was just a ‘We’re back, baby!’ type of show, a celebration that…

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Heat Waves on Lake Michigan

By Claire Pardus ’23 Guest Writer  pardusce@lfc.edu  Like many of you, I took the opportunity on Monday, March 21 to enjoy the summer-like weather and flaunt my pink sandals as I walked from my dorm to the Caf. I found that many of my peers went so far as to visit the Lake Forest beach that day, and as I crossed paths with the groups of college students in flip-flops and tank tops that were…

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Campus Updates at the College This Spring

By Ivana Budjarovska ’24  News Editor budjarovskai@lfc.edu  Hear Ye, Hear Ye! The Stentor has conducted a number of interviews and research to provide you with updates on the College’s budget plan and the upcoming calendar committee, as well as introduce the most-recent President of the Student Government, below. Through communication with Associate Professor of Communication and Chair of the Curricular Policy Committee (CPC), Linda Horwitz, we have gained insight into our College’s upcoming calendar committee…

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Celebrating Our 2022 Senior Editor: Sergio Bardesi-Texocotitla ’22

Celebrating Our 2022 Senior Editor: Sergio Bardesi-Texocotitla ’22

By Stentor Staff To celebrate the Senior staff’s accomplishments, it’s tradition for Stentor staff to speak with graduating members of the editorial board and ask about their time on the paper and their plans for the future. This year, Sergio Bardesi-Texocotitla is graduating; please find his responses printed below. Stentor: When did you join the Stentor and why did you decide to join the staff? Bardesi-Texocotitla: I joined the Stentor in February 2021. I transferred…

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