College Phishing Attempt Excites Local Anglers

College Phishing Attempt Excites Local Anglers

By Dean Jepsen ’19 Staff Writer If you’ve checked your emails in the past two weeks, you’ve probably noticed some sketchy messages. These “phishing” emails have been sent from hackers trying to wreak havoc on campus, hoping to lure students into revealing critical and private information. The administration has done their best to make sure that no students fall victim to these dastardly attempts; however, chaos has already ensued. One of these messages, tempting students…

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5 Book Subscription Boxes

5 Book Subscription Boxes

By Leah Moss ‘20 A&E Editor These days, it seems like there’s a monthly subscription box for everything from makeup to snacks. For the book lovers in the world, there are book-themed subscription boxes, which normally contain items like pillowcases, candles, bookmarks, and other fun items, in addition to a newly released book. While they can sometimes be a bit pricey, they’re usually worth the cost for the pleasure of the actual unboxing and the…

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Pressure for perfection among college students

Pressure for perfection among college students

By Courtney Prais ‘19 Opinion Editor Typically, I was the type of student in high school to start an assignment weeks in advance: as soon as the instructions were in my hands, I was ready to begin drafting and planning my response. Now a senior in college, I dread the moment an assignment is placed in my hands. I dread the anticipation of impending deadlines, knowing that although by the end of a long, busy…

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Lillard Opening Brings Old Faces to a New Campus

Lillard Opening Brings Old Faces to a New Campus

By Pouriya Soltani ‘22 and Sangjun Hornewer ’20 Staff Writer and Editor-in-Chief The Grand Opening of the Lillard Science Center represents more possibilities for the Lake Forest College community. Over 700 people gathered at the new center on Middle Campus to celebrate the Grand Opening on October 12. The presentation began with opening remarks from President Schutt and messages of thanks to all those who contributed to the over $43 million project; principal donors John…

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Pulitzer Prize Winning Historian Gives Talk

Pulitzer Prize Winning Historian Gives Talk

By Emma Overton ‘22 News Editor To honor the late Ruth Winter, who was a dynamic director of student activities at Lake Forest College for many years, the College invited Pulitzer Prize winning professor and historian Heather Ann Thompson to speak on Wednesday evening, October 10 in the Lily Reid Holt Memorial Chapel. Thompson, who won the coveted 2017 Pulitzer in history for her book “Blood in the Water: The Attica Prison Uprising of 1971…

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Email Phishing Nets Lake Forest Student Email Accounts

Email Phishing Nets Lake Forest Student Email Accounts

By Emma Overton ‘22 News Editor It is doubtful that when M. Sean Riedel took his new position as Chief Information Officer at Lake Forest College this past July—after having served as vice president of operations for Ingeniux Corporation, a leading web content management and delivery company, and before that as associate vice president for Knox College—he could have only imagined that technologically savvy college students could get caught in phishing scams preying on their…

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