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FDA Bans Red Dye 3

Posted on March 21, 2025March 23, 2025 by Stentor Staff Writer

Matthew Krüger ’27krugermj98@lakeforest.eduJOUR 320 Writer When Lake Forest College sophomore Evan Raczkowski first heard about the FDA’s ban on Red Dye 3, his reaction was immediate: “Wait, does this mean no more pink Starbursts?” With the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) banning Red Dye 3, consumers nationwide face major changes in their food and beverage options as manufacturers begin reformulating thousands of products. The agency announced in January [2025] that companies using the dye…

Trump signs executive order banning transgender athletes from women’s sports

Posted on March 21, 2025 by Stentor Staff Writer

Libby Hearst ’28hearstede@lakeforest.edu JOUR 320 Student When President Donald J. Trump signed an executive order earlier this month banning medically transitioned women from competing in women’s sports, he made a decision that could significantly impact student-athletes in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). The order—”Keeping Men Out of Women’s Sports”—blocks Title IX federal funding for colleges and universities if they allow transgender athletes to compete in women’s sports. Supporters argue the decision protects women’s sports,…

Federal Budget Cuts Impact Environmental Jobs: Students Are Scared

Posted on March 21, 2025March 21, 2025 by Stentor Staff Writer

Gemma Mueller ‘27muellergal@lakeforest.edu Staff Writer Environmental studies students depend on healthy ecosystems for their future careers — and income. Now, with the Trump administration disrupting the EPA and environmental initiatives nationwide, students like Zoey Young fear for their professional futures. “This is definitely a scary time to be a climate-based scientist,” said Young, a Lake Forest College senior majoring in Biology and Environmental Science. To date, President Trump has exited the Paris Agreement, an international treaty…

Robot Calls, Real Crimes

Posted on March 21, 2025March 23, 2025 by Stentor Staff Writer

Sam Lubar ‘28JOUR 320 Studentlubarspa@lakeforest.edu The phone rang repeatedly after a Lake Forest grandfather had spoken to his son. His son had hung up to go to his grandson’s baseball game. Answering the call, the grandfather heard a familiar voice. It was his grandson, and the young man sounded panicky and distraught. “I need money,” he said, crying. Wait, the grandfather thought. This can’t be my grandson. He’s playing in a baseball game. Then who…

Rethinking Disability: From Kitchen Tools to Cultural Shifts

Posted on March 21, 2025March 23, 2025 by Stentor Staff Writer

Photo courtesy of the Public Domain.
The vegetable peeler than Sam Farber invented

Men’s Hockey Team Partners with Alpha Phi to Support Women’s Heart Health

Posted on March 11, 2025 by Stentor Staff Writer

Joss Hoffman ’28hoffmanjj@lakeforest.edu Lake Forest College students flocked to the Memorial Fieldhouse in red on the evening of Feb. 7 to support the men’s hockey team and to raise awareness for women’s heart health. That Friday, the Foresters faced off against the Green Knights from St. Norbert College, the second-ranked team in the conference, according to the Northern Hockey College Association. While each player wore their respective team’s uniform, the Forester players had a special…

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