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AI Won’t Be Dumb Forever

Posted on October 28, 2025 by Atala Johnson

Jackson Luce ‘29 lucejfl47@lakeforest.edu Staff Writer The discussion around large language models (LLMs) and image generation software is exhausting. Recently, public attention has been stuck on a couple of topics. In particular, the errors we’re noticing from artificial intelligence (AI) are occurring again and again. The idea of AI hallucination has shown up a lot, a phenomenon in which LLMs will simply make up information. In a way, it’s nice to see that, for the…

Tilly Norwood: The Patriarchy’s Perfect Woman

Posted on October 28, 2025 by Atala Johnson

Gita Anand ’28Staff Writeranandggr@lakeforest.edu Tilly Norwood is the name of the first fully artificial intelligence (AI) generated actress to be officially released in Hollywood. Although Norwood claimed to be an “aspiring actress” on Instagram since May of this year, the character was not seriously acknowledged until late September, when prominent actresses such as Emily Blunt, Amy Poehler, and Whoopi Goldberg expressed fears of a fully-fledged AI “actress” entering the industry. Their public critiques of Norwood…

What happened to Marion Lambert, the Ghost of Sheridan Road?

Posted on October 22, 2025October 22, 2025 by Gaby Planta-Yap

Kate O’Donnell ‘28odonnellkgr@lakeforest.eduStaff Writer As the first eerie chill of October descends upon us, many students may be looking ahead to Halloween and all the spooky fun that comes with it. To help us get into a paranormal mood, I thought I’d share my favorite ghost story from close to home. Throughout my high school years at Woodlands Academy of the Sacred Heart, just down the road from the College and where she took her…

Reviving diplomacy on campus: Model United Nations Team

Posted on October 22, 2025October 22, 2025 by Gaby Planta-Yap

George Zemenides ‘28zemenidesgaf@lakeforest.eduStaff Writer When sophomore Medhaansh Ghosh arrived at Lake Forest College, he wasn’t planning on stepping into the role of diplomat-in-residence. But this September, he found himself reviving something the campus had lost years ago: its Model United Nations team. The club, once an award-winning presence at national conferences, had dissolved after COVID, leaving behind only faint traces of its past successes. Few expected it to return. But Ghosh, who has spent years…

‘Serial Pisser’ trend reaches College, student, staff respond

Posted on October 3, 2025 by Stentor Staff Writer

graphic by James Ryan Prizant James Ryan Prizantprizantjry@lakeforest.edu Staff Writer A viral trend involving apparent urination targeting college campuses circulated on social media in the last weeks. Following this, a page appeared on social media, bringing the trend to Lake Forest College. The administration of the school has become aware of this page, and the case was investigated. This account depicts an unknown individual apparently relieving themselves on campus property and personal property, including building signs…

College steps into future with new AI minor

Posted on October 3, 2025March 2, 2026 by Stentor Staff Writer

Janeth Gomez ’29 gomezj96@lakeforest.eduStaff Writer A new era of technology has begun, and the College is riding the wave with a new artificial intelligence (AI) minor for students to explore. In the current era of technology, AI usage has begun to run rampant across schools nationwide. With easy access to AI engines, educators across the country have struggled to cope with the new technology and its unknown possibilities. A new AI minor is the College’s attempt…

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