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By Jovana Jovanovska ’23 Staff Writer jovanovskaj@mx.lakeforest.edu    On March 16, President Schutt informed the campus community via e-mail that residence halls were closing and students were expected to leave campus as quickly as possible due to the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic. However, as the virus spread to almost every part of the world, international flights were canceled and many countries decided to close their borders. As a result, many international students were unable…

By Emma G. Overton ’21  Editor-in-Chief and News Editor  overtoneg@mx.lakeforest.edu    We are all living through the current coronavirus pandemic, but in 1918, the influenza pandemic emerged as a serious health threat that was spread quickly by mass movements of troops for World War I. According to the CDC’s “Past Pandemics” website, “the vulnerability of healthy young adults and the lack of vaccines and treatments created a major public health crisis, causing at least 50…

Editor’s note: The Stentor has greatly benefitted from all three of our graduating seniors, and we will definitely miss their work and dedication. We interviewed Managing Editor Ellerese Topacio, A&E Editor Leah Moss, and Staff Writer Christian Metzger about their time on the paper and their plans for the future.    To the entire Lake Forest College Class of 2020, thank you all for supporting the Stentor during your time at LFC. We wish you…

By Jovana Jovanovska ’23 Staff Writer jovanovskaj@mx.lakeforest.edu    Ann Roberts has been an art history professor at the College for 25 years. She grew up in and around Baltimore, Maryland. Roberts attended Johns Hopkins University for her undergraduate degree and the University of Pennsylvania for her master’s and PhD degree. She was in the first class of women admitted to the then all-male Johns Hopkins University when there were about 25 women in the first-year…

By Emma Overton ’22  Editor-in-Chief and News Editor  overtoneg@mx.lakeforest.edu   During these unprecedented and difficult times, many of us are feeling stressed and anxious. Below are some self-care suggestions for coping with the current situation.    1, Reach out (Digitally)  Although we are self-isolating, try to digitally reach out to those important to you. Check-in on your classmates, friends, and family. A simple phone call or FaceTime conversation can increase feelings of connectedness to others. …

By Jovana Jovanovska ‘23 Staff Writer  jovanovskaj@mx.lakeforest.edu    Lake Forest College enables students to take Independent Study classes to explore topics outside of classes that are normally offered in a semester. This semester, economics Professor Carolyn Tuttle, who is retiring at the end of the year following a 35-year career at the College, is teaching a class on the topic of Income Inequality, both in the United States and globally. The class is being taken…