Janeth Gomez ’29 gomez96@lakeforest.edu Staff Writer On Nov. 4, New York City elected a new mayor who is the first to be of Muslim and South Asian descent; he is also the youngest to hold the position in over a century. Winning with over a million votes and securing 78% of the Gen-Z votes, according to the AP Voter Poll, the 34-year-old Democratic Socialist Zohran Mamdani has become a symbol of hope for younger generations…
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Libby Hearst ’28hearstede@lakeforest.edu JOUR 320 Student When President Donald J. Trump signed an executive order earlier this month banning medically transitioned women from competing in women’s sports, he made a decision that could significantly impact student-athletes in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). The order—”Keeping Men Out of Women’s Sports”—blocks Title IX federal funding for colleges and universities if they allow transgender athletes to compete in women’s sports. Supporters argue the decision protects women’s sports,…
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By Kairo Fuller, Diya Kandal, Caelan McMasters, Juan Perez, and John Tangel How will today’s U.S. presidential frontrunners win the votes of college students who are younger than them by more than half a century? Not easily, it appears. With the Illinois primary approaching next month [March 19], some Lake Forest College students say it’s very difficult to relate to either President Joseph Biden or former President Donald Trump. Biden, 81, is the oldest president…
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The Article below was published in Vol. 136, Issue 3 of the Lake Forest College Stentor on November 13, 2020. Emma Overton ’21 Editor-in-Chief and News Editor overtoneg@mx.lakeforest.edu On Saturday, November 7, three days after Election Day on November 3, Democrat Joe Biden was declared winner of the 2020 Presidential election by the Associated Press and other major news networks, defeating incumbent Donald Trump to become the 46th President of the United States. President-elect Biden served as…
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Lake Forest College administrators remain committed to the College’s promise to “embrace cultural diversity” in light of recent immigration policy measures and campus tensions. In late January, White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer sent out a press release announcing a White House executive order intended to protect “the Nation from Foreign Terrorist Entry into the United States.” Within days, Lake Forest College President Stephen Schutt sent a campus-wide announcement that said, “Our administration’s office maintains…
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As the Lake Forest College students, faculty, and staff get ready to vote in this year’s presidential election, they reflect on the voter registration process and express their opinions concerning the 2016 presidential election. “A lot of students don’t pay attention to politics,” Associate Professor of Politics James Marquardt said. “They’re confused about where to register and how to register, but having them vote is important.” Marquardt is a deputy voter registrar. In this position,…
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