The College has issued a statement of apology to its fellow party schools, attempting to explain the poor display of alcohol tolerance at last weekend’s Winter Formal. After complaints from Venue Six10 custodian staff about the volume of vomit, discouraged administrators felt the need to address this breach of college etiquette. Lake Forest College has a proud history of riotous behavior due to excessive alcoholic consumption, but this last weekend’s turn of events tarnished Lake Forest College’s legacy. There were students vomiting after a single shot of alcohol. Can you believe it? This writer is appalled at the conduct of her peers. If you are going to drink underage, you had better do it right.
After the event had ended, the venue was a veritable war zone. The floor was strewn with shards of glass, many of which found their way into the feet of drunken dancers. The ER at the Swedish Covenant Hospital was overwhelmed by the flood of drunk college students with severe gashes in their feet; one nurse told us, “I can’t believe these are Lake Forest students; they usually hold their alcohol so well.” A passer-by remarked, “ I don’t know if Lake Forest can come back from this blow to its reputation.”
Amidst these dire times, the College aims to find a silver lining. Many friendships were formed in the bathroom stalls that night; according to the Dean of Students, “the adversity of Saturday night has, in fact, forced students to ENGAGE WITH COMMUNITY (one of the Forester Five). He said, “their nausea allowed them to LEAD THE WAY (another Forester Five) to the bathroom; as they ran into the stall, they were forced to THINK WITH PURPOSE (Forester Five) so as not to vomit on the floor. By EMBRACING THE DIVERSITY (Forester Five) of alcoholic drinks, students ACHIEVED THEIR GOALS (F.O.R.E.S.T.E.R. F.I.VE.) getting turnt.”
We at The Stentor encourage students to support each other and maintain optimism during this difficult time. Let’s make Lake Forest College great again.
