Story Spotlight – the Stentor

College undergoes change in presidential leadership

Posted on March 24, 2025April 18, 2025 by Jillian Beaster

Jillian Beaster ’28 | beasterjro@lakeforest.edu | News EditorCaleb Pope ‘27 | popecse95@lakeforest.edu | Staff Writer An unexpected email was sent on December 10, 2024, informing staff, students, and faculty of an immediate change in college leadership. Board of Trustees Chairman Bill Lowry announced the transition from former President Jill Baren to Interim President Robert Krebs. Krebs has served on the Board of Trustees since 1990 and has been elected Chairman twice. During his time in…

“Free Store” initiative to begin in May

Posted on March 21, 2025April 18, 2025 by Jillian Beaster

Jillian Beaster ’28 beasterjro@lakeforest.edu News Editor Starting this May, Professor Siobhan Moroney’s “Free Store” initiative will be underway. Moroney’s vision entails a space where students can donate items they no longer need, to allow for students to shop second-hand on campus for free. “Every May for the last 25 years [I have been] dumpster diving in college dumpsters, and I live better because of that, and I sent two kids off to college without buying…

Hundreds protest President Trump’s mass deportation order

Posted on March 21, 2025March 21, 2025 by Stentor Staff Writer

Jimena Giles ’28gilesj@lakeforest.edu JOUR 320 Student On February 2, Saturday hundreds of people gathered at Rose Park in Waukegan to demand that local officials keep U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents out of Lake County. Holding signs that read “Keep ICE Out,” “Families Belong Together,” and “The People United Will Defend Immigrant Families,” rally participants applauded a series of speakers demanding that ICE stop arresting innocent families. The large group then marched along Belvidere…

Women’s hockey set for playoff showdown against Aurora

Posted on March 11, 2025March 21, 2025 by Brittany Lenz

Claire Aimone ’26@aimonecal@lakeforest.eduStaff Writer The Lake Forest College women’s hockey team is gearing up for a crucial first-round playoff matchup against Aurora University this Friday. After a competitive regular season, they secured a playoff spot to host at home after beating Milwaukee School of Engineer 7-0. The Foresters are prepared to make a deep postseason run, starting with a strong performance on home ice. To advance, they must secure back-to-back wins with games scheduled for…

Frozen Firsts: How International Students Are Dealing With Winter

Posted on March 6, 2025March 21, 2025 by Stentor Staff Writer

Tracy Wamarema wamarematwa@lakeforest.eduJOUR 320 Writer When Oswald Mugitswa ‘27 stepped outside after the season’s first snowfall, he was mesmerized. “I had never seen snow in real life before,” he said, stomping his boots into the icy ground to test its texture. “It felt like something out of a movie. But then I realized— it’s also painfully cold.” For many international students at Lake Forest College, winter is more than just a season: it’s an entirely new…