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Movie Review: “My Best Friend Anne Frank”

Posted on February 25, 2022February 24, 2022 by Paityn Tabor

Julia McGrath ’23 Staff Writer mcgrathjj@lfc.edu Rating: 4 out of 5 TRIGGER WARNING: Antisemitism, depictions of the Holocaust. Based on the real-life friendship between Anne Frank and Hannah Goslar, “My Best Friend Anne Frank” is a film about the highs and lows of female friendship as much as it is about World War II. As Nazism impacts their lives more and more, these girls persist in trying to make the most of their situation. Told…

“Lease on Love” by Falon Ballard

Posted on February 25, 2022February 24, 2022 by Paityn Tabor

Julia McGrath ’23 Staff Writer mcgrathjj@lfc.edu Rating: 5 out of 5 Brownstones Warning: mild spoilers. Mostly set in present-day New York City, Falon Ballard’s debut novel “Lease on Love” takes the reader on a rollercoaster of enjoyable, relatable, and unforgettable peaks and valleys. The story begins with protagonist Sadie Green, a millennial workaholic, getting passed over for a promotion and then fired from her lifeless finance job. One drunk night later, she finds herself a…

Theater Department Travels Through Turbulent Times

Posted on February 25, 2022February 24, 2022 by Paityn Tabor

Sergio Bardesi-Texocotitla A&E and Chive Editor bardesitexoc@lfc.edu “The show was ready to be put up. The actors were dedicating their time. [David Knoell] was directing it, he was also making set…,” Bernachaly Santiago, a third-year psychology and theater double major at Lake Forest College, said. At that point, only the technical rehearsals remained. Yet, the following week in March 2020, the entire cast and crew found out that the show was completely canceled because the…

Remembering Betty White

Posted on February 4, 2022February 3, 2022 by Paityn Tabor

By Jenn Arias ’23 Staff Writer ariasjri@lakeforest.edu Nobody could wear as many hats as Betty Marion White brandished throughout her long lifetime. She is known by several generations through different mediums, be it her show business career, acting in many sitcoms and films, through her charity work with animals, or simply being a strong woman who paved the way for future women in the industry. Either way, you have heard of her. White was born…

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Posted on February 4, 2022February 3, 2022 by Paityn Tabor

6 Things to do in Chicago This Winter By Isabel Hinojosa ’25 Staff Writer hinojosaisa44@lfc.edu You are a student at Lake Forest College, which has one of the biggest advantages a school could have: proximity to Chicago. You’ve seen the Bean, but what else is there to do? Although the weather and current COVID-19 surge may prove difficult this winter, there are still many ways to take advantage of the city, explore, and make good…

All the World’s a Stage: Acting Outside Allan Carr Theater

Posted on November 12, 2021November 11, 2021 by Paityn Tabor

By Sergio Bardesi-Texocotitla ’22 A&E Editor and Chive Editor bardesitexoc@lfc.edu In late October, Lake Forest College’s theater department presented a rendition of All the World’s a Stage, created and directed by Daina Giesler, which abridges William Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night or What You Will. The play took place on a newly constructed stage outside of Hixon Hall. Giesler’s abridged version focuses on twins Viola and Sebastian, played by Claire Churchill ’24 and Cameron Penn ’24 respectively,…

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