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Schwalbe, Young on Bumblebee Gobies research, findings

Posted on May 7, 2025 by Stentor Staff Writer

Gemma Mueller ‘27muellergal@lakeforest.edu JOUR 320 Writer In Lillard Science Center, black and yellow fish swim in several bubbling tanks of water. These fish have been providing a group of students with biological knowledge unknown to humans, until now. Fish have a sensory system called a lateral line, which helps them to detect their surroundings and hunt for prey. The lateral line is like a set of pores that run alongside the outside of the fish’s…

Half a Room, Half a Home: When Roommates Don’t Work Out

Posted on May 7, 2025May 7, 2025 by Stentor Staff Writer

Sam Lubar ’28lubarspa@lakeforest.edu JOUR 320 Writer Eight chairs lined up in the skybox, two feet of space in the middle, then another eight chairs, only nine were occupied by students. They were eyeing each other with cautious optimism. It was an intimate gathering for those still searching for a roommate—just two days before housing selections at Lake Forest College began. “I’m in desperate need of a roommate,” said one student at the third and…

Inside the Student Day of Service at Lake Forest College

Posted on May 7, 2025 by Stentor Staff Writer

Caleb Pope ’27popecse95@lakeforest.eduStaff Writer Students at Lake Forest College conducted their annual Forester Day of Service bright and early on the morning of April 12. The program brings children from kindergarten through middle school to campus. The day of service intends to show kids what college looks like and how students go through their day, as well as acquaint younger children with college students of today. Beginning at 9 a.m. last Saturday, Foresters checked in…

Public Safety, police acknowledges College party scene

Posted on May 4, 2025 by Stentor Staff Writer

Natalie Booth ’28boothn@lakeforest.edu JOUR 320 Writer According to students, staff and police officers alike, nightlife at Lake Forest College has gotten quieter. Compared to previous years, there’s been a noticeable decline in the scale of drinking both on and off campus, according to the Lake Forest police. “Drinking on campus and drinking off-campus in college houses was, from our perspective, a much bigger thing,” said Michael Lange, the deputy chief of operations. “Not that it doesn’t…

Q&A with author Elizabeth Charlebois

Posted on May 2, 2025 by Stentor Staff Writer

Photo courtesy of Elizabeth Charlebois Tracy Wamarema ‘28wamarematwa@lakeforest.edu Staff Writer Elizabeth Charlebois is an author and English professor at St. Mary’s College of Maryland. She co-authored Hip Hop Hamlet in collaboration with incarcerated performers at the Northeast Correctional Center in Bowling Green, Missouri. The play was a part of the Prison Performing Arts program. A week after her talk, Bard Behind Bars at Lake Forest College in March 2025, I met with her over Zoom…

Exploring A.I., equity through Ragdale

Posted on May 2, 2025May 2, 2025 by Stentor Staff Writer

Caleb Pope ‘27popecse95@lakeforest.edu Staff Writer Lake Forest College is partnering with Ragdale, an artist residency program, to explore artificialintelligence (AI) and how it intersects with equity and social justice through their work.The HUMAN Residency Fellowship is funded by a $1.2 million grant from the MellonFoundation in New York. The fellowship is designed to explore artificial intelligence through ahumanities perspective, equipping students with the skills to ethically integrate AI into theirprofessional lives. The partnership is led…

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