Powerful Earthquake Strikes Syria and Turkey

Powerful Earthquake Strikes Syria and Turkey

Maia AlBarrak ’26 Staff Writer albarrakma@lakeforest.edu  On February 6, 2023, southeast Turkey (officially the Republic of Türkiye) and northwest Syria suffered a catastrophic natural disaster. An earthquake measuring 7.8 on the Richter scale struck both countries, leaving over 41,000 dead and 81,000 in critical conditions, with 47,000 buildings in destruction, according to World Vision.  Syria and Turkey are in a region vulnerable to earthquakes due to their location on the boundary between the African Plate…

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What is happening in Iran (and how can you help)?

What is happening in Iran (and how can you help)?

Ivana Budjarovska ’24 News Editor budjarovskai@lakeforest.edu If you’ve been following the global news for these past three months, you might have noticed a headline or two about the protests in Iran. Hopefully. If you’re not sure that you fully grasp their importance, here is a simple guide to the Iran protests and their global significance. Called “the most serious challenge to the Iranian authorities in decades,” the protests began after the tragic death of Mahsa…

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Restoring Civility in Washington D.C. – What can we do?

Isa Hinojosa ’25 A&E Editor hinojosaisa44@lfc.edu  “Civility is the grease of democracy,” said former Colorado member of Congress David Skaggs, on his trip to Lake Forest College on September 20, 2022.  Skaggs was accompanied by former member of Congress Jim Kolbe of Arizona. What was interesting about this pair? Skaggs served Congress as a Democrat, while Kolbe served as a Republican. However, they both believe that our country’s democracy is in grave danger.  Jackson Sawyer…

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Peters is Dahmer

Jenn Arias ’23 Staff Writer ariasjri@lakeforest.edu  Evan Peters perfectly encapsulates the creepiness and oddity of Jeffrey Dahmer in Netflix’s original “Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story.” Premiering September 21, this limited series elaborately describes the horror of the 17 men that were dismembered (some of them eaten) as we walk through a timeline of the lack of construction that was Dahmer’s making.  For Evan Peters, the acceptance of this role is no surprise to…

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Campus Updates at the College This Spring

By Ivana Budjarovska ’24  News Editor budjarovskai@lfc.edu  Hear Ye, Hear Ye! The Stentor has conducted a number of interviews and research to provide you with updates on the College’s budget plan and the upcoming calendar committee, as well as introduce the most-recent President of the Student Government, below. Through communication with Associate Professor of Communication and Chair of the Curricular Policy Committee (CPC), Linda Horwitz, we have gained insight into our College’s upcoming calendar committee…

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Letter from the Editor

Dear Stentor readers,  As the semester comes to a close, I first want to thank everyone for their continued support of the publication, both in-print and on stentornews.com. I also want to thank the entire Stentor staff of amazing editors and staff writers, along with the Stentor advisor Linda Blaser, who all have dedicated their time and talents to produce such a wonderful paper throughout this year.   Looking ahead to the fall, I want…

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