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The Article below was published in Vol. 135, Issue 5 of the Lake Forest College Stentor on February 7, 2020   Emma Overton ’22 and Stephanie Carlson ’21  Editor-in-Chief and News Section Editor, Staff Writer  overtoneg@mx.lakeforest.edu and carlsonsa@mx.lakeforest.edu    On January 25, Lake Forest College hosted its third annual Diversity and Inclusion Summit in the Mohr Student Center. The event, which was held from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., was attended by approximately 100 members of the…

The Article below was published in Vol. 135, Issue 5 of the Lake Forest College Stentor on February 7, 2020   By Emma Overton ’22  Editor-in-Chief and News Section Editor    On December 30, 2019, with the legalization of recreational marijuana in Illinois a mere two days away on January 1, 2020, Vice President of Student Affairs and Dean of Students Andrea Conner and Director of Public Safety Rick Cohen sent a jointly-authored all-campus email explaining the…

The Article below was published in Vol. 135, Issue 5 of the Lake Forest College Stentor on February 7, 2020   Emma Overton ’22 and Josh Hager ’22  Editor-in-Chief and News Section Editor, Staff Writer  overtoneg@mx.lakeforest.edu  hagerjm@mx.lakeforest.edu      As part of week-long programming honoring the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr, Lake Forest College welcomed Shaun King, a noted Black Lives Matter activist with over 1 million Twitter followers and the founder of…

The Article below was published in Vol. 135, Issue 4 of the Lake Forest College Stentor on December 6, 2019   By Emma Overton ‘22  Managing Editor and News Editor      Members of the campus community gathered in Hixon Hall on November 18 for an open conversation on casting and inclusivity with Emjoy Gavino, Chicago actress and founder of The Chicago Inclusion Project, which, according to the event flyer, “exists to facilitate inclusive experiences and hiring…

The Article below was published in Vol. 135, Issue 4 of the Lake Forest College Stentor on December 6, 2019 By Ellerese Topcio ’21  Associate Editor    Throughout the fall semester, Lake Forest College Student Government strived to implement a constitutional amendment that will change the Executive Board’s term from the calendar year to the academic year. On November 19, following a four-day voting period, Student Government President Zachary Jenkins ’21 sent an all-campus email announcing that…

The Article below was published in Vol. 135, Issue 4 of the Lake Forest College Stentor on December 6, 2019 By Emma Overton ‘22  Managing Editor and News Editor   On November 12, an audience of approximately 65 students gathered in the Lily Reid Holt Memorial Chapel for a town hall event with Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul. Assistant Professor of Politics Zachary Cook moderated the event and Raoul’s son, Che Raoul ‘20, introduced his father at…