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Champions League Playoffs Begin Under New Format as Title Race Takes Shape
Veronica Presberg ‘29Staff Writer With the UEFA Champions League playoffs, the world’s biggest club soccer event, underway, a new format aims to increase its global audience of more than a billion fans. The Champions League is widely considered the top competition for soccer clubs, drawing from elite European leagues. According to Yahoo Sports, it is the most-watched club soccer competition in the world, with approximately 1.6 billion viewers. That large fanbase puts the tournament in the top tier of televised sports. According to Sports Illustrated, the…
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Make peace with the walk to class: winter layering that works
Style must take the backseat when temperatures drop; Knowing how to layer can be the difference between an enjoyable day in a local preserve and a dreadful afternoon study break. The season of the dreaded winter walk from dorm buildings to middle campus has begun. Stepping out of the comfort of our heated buildings can…
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How Current Immigration Enforcement Might Affect Student Rights
By Caleb Pope ’27 popecse95@lakeforest.edu News Editor Written September 13th, 2025, at 3:00 p.m. CST Recent developments in U.S. policy on immigration have shaken attitudes towards the precedent of previously established rights, and college students are no exception. At Lake Forest College, according to the school’s website, international students make up around 20% of the…
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New ID System For Entering Dorms Implemented at Lake Forest College
By Caleb Pope ’27 popecse95@lakeforest.edu News Editor Written September 13th, 2025, at 3:00 p.m. CST Lake Forest College is enhancing its security measures around campus. As part of a new wave of security changes at the school, doors will no longer be accessible via a physical key. As of Oct. 31, the dual-key and ID…
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Harvesting the Best Looks of The Season
Jenna Koniewicz ’27 koniewiczjc@lakeforest.edu Staff Writer Fall fashion has arrived at Lake Forest College, and students are sparing no expense to showcase their most stylish pieces. Fashion, by nature, is meant for one to express themself from the inside out, channeling their inner fashionista. Just as the leaves are changing, our Foresters are trading out…
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AI Won’t Be Dumb Forever
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,…
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Tilly Norwood: The Patriarchy’s Perfect Woman
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,…
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What happened to Marion Lambert, the Ghost of Sheridan Road?
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…
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Reviving diplomacy on campus: Model United Nations Team
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,…
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‘Serial Pisser’ trend reaches College, student, staff respond
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…