A lot of people in the grown-up world need coffee in order to function. As students, a lot of us are sleep deprived, addicted to, or just prefer coffee as our go-to drink. I personally prefer tea, because it is very difficult for me to be pleased with the quality of coffee. After several interviews on campus, I realized that other people may have different views. When asked whether they prefer Starbucks, Dunkin’ Donuts or Java…
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Dear Editor, One error that I saw in the article [“Student body president responds: Student Government – elected or automatic wins?” that Jessica Chang ’16] wrote was in reference to Stigma Awareness Week. This is not the same as the It’s On Us campaign. The It’s On Us campaign is a national campaign, initiated by the White House under VP Biden’s leadership, to address campus sexual assault. The Coalition Against Sexual Misconduct is the initiator…
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Two years ago this month, my dear friend Sarah’s life was struck from her body as unexpectedly as any life is so granted: suddenly, without warning, but sublimely all the same. As those who were touched by Sarah’s life reacted, reeled, and writhed at the prospect of her unseemly demise, I detached myself from the situation by assessing the sad state of affairs philosophically. As emotionally repressive as it was at the time, my methodology…
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All around campus, there are reminders to fill out course evaluations. Course evaluations have gone digital! Get yours submitted soon so you can see your grades earlier! Tell me, does no one see this double standard? Students are evaluated by one letter! We get labeled with one letter to describe our performance in a class. That means that 140 hours spent working for and participating in a classroom are described by one letter. All of…
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Lake Forest College has recently had to confront various forms of racism and microaggressions that plague this campus. Most of us are aware of the racist and defensive statements made on social media (especially YikYak). Is this a surprise? No. This campus is an extension of the world at large, a world which is prejudiced at its core, making incidents of racism inevitable. The fact that our campus is racist seems paradoxical, considering our college’s…
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The #AllLivesMatter campaign is a naively generous, feelgood, and utterly misguided retort to the nationwide black liberation movement that uses the slogan #BlackLivesMatter. We argue that this defensive response is rooted in the normative lens of whiteness and the widespread nature of anti-black racism in this country. We will focus on the black community descendant of enslaved Africans within the United States, as they are the largest and most directly affected people domestically. Black Americans…
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