By BENTON LUDGIN’18 STAFF WRITER If one day you are overpowered by the need to fly to China and live with monks, or build houses in Kenya, or drink yourself to death in Amsterdam, by all means go—that’s one of the beautiful things about off-campus studies and the opportunities they present. Just don’t come back in three months with a new hairdo and tell us “how since you opened your seventh chakra, you feel just…
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By JOSE BERNARDO REYES FACIO’18 STAFF WRITER Last week, college campuses across the country were filled with chants like “illegal is not a noun,” “teachers need DREAMers,” and “this land was made for you and me.” College and high school students protested President Donald Trump’s administrative decision to end the Deferred Action for the Childhood Arrivals, or DACA, program. DACA was established in 2012 by then-President Barack Obama, providing some comfort for young people who…
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BY SOPHIA ROUMELIOTIS’20 STAFF WRITER Grouplove is an indie-pop band consisting of five members: three who are both vocalists and instrumentalists and two who are instrumentalists.They’ve had a consistent happy-go-lucky sound since 2010 and recently released their new album, Big Mess, on September 9. This album can be a bit unconventional, mixing familiar dance vibes with the occasional unconventionally edgy guitar riff. Here are four of the best songs from the album: Good Morning This…
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BY CHRISTIAN METZGER’20 STAFF WRITER Lake Forest College alumna Alex Fisher will be starring in Foxfinder, a play set in a dystopian future, at the Athenaeum Theater from September 28 through November 5. A Class of 2010 graduate with English and theater degrees, she has worked on the Chicago theater circuit ever since, her most recent production being the Interrobang Theater Project. Moving to the Philippines at the age of five, Fisher returned 11 years…
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By KALINA SAWYER’18 MANAGING EDITOR What started out as one student’s “hobby” is now a hub of discovery for music lovers. Fatima Hasan ‘18 recently founded The Good Music Collectiv, “an online music media company that is inspired by electronic music.” An incorporated LLC as of June 2017, the Collective features “written coverage on relevant news, album releases, local shows, festivals across the nation, and artist interviews/spotlights.”Hasan said her business was inspired by her long-held…
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By RUDO ELLEN KAZEMBE ’20 STAFF WRITER Among the numerous tables lining Middle Quad to attract students to join, one newly-added organization stood out for their name and motives. Margaret Lynch ’18, who has personally struggled with mental health illnesses for as long as she can remember, started a University Chapter of To Write Love On Her Arms on campus. The University Chapter is a branch of the non-profit movement, To Write Love on Her…
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