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Newly-Elected Student Government Senators Ready to Lead
The Article below was published in Vol. 135, Issue 2 of the Lake Forest College Stentor on October 18, 2019 By Jovana Jovanovska ’23 Staff Writer Lake Forest College’s Student Government Senate Election results for 2019-2020 were announced on Friday, September 27 via a campus-wide email. Addressing the fact that, compared to last year, this year’s elections…
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Windows Sealed Shut To Prevent Mold Growth
The Article below was published in Vol. 135, Issue 1 of the Lake Forest College Stentor on September 20, 2019 On Lockdown for Your Health: Windows Sealed Shut to Prevent Mold Growth By Emma Overton ‘22 Managing Editor and News Editor Nearly half of the over 1,000 Lake Forest College residential students were welcomed back to college…
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Efforts to modernize campus start with Brown Hall
The Article below was published in Vol. 135, Issue 1 of the Lake Forest College Stentor on September 20, 2019 By Christian Metzger ‘20 Staff Writer Changes are on the horizon for one of Lake Forest’s most iconic structures—Young Hall. Following on the heels of the Lillard Science Center’s renovation, Pepper Construction Company, the same construction…
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Reevaluating academic freedom
Written by Sangjun Hornewer ’20, Editor-in-Chief Editor’s Note: The student sources in this article requested that The Stentor not use their names. The identities of these students are known to The Stentor. Siobhan Moroney, associate professor and chair of the department of politics, said the n-word aloud while reading verbatim a passage from Uncle Tom’s…
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Reevaluating academic freedom: President Schutt’s Response
As included in “Reevaluating academic freedom” by Editor-in-Chief Sangjun Hornewer ’20, below is President Schutt’s response to the student reaction document: The letter from 16 student leaders, which I received on Friday, April 19, raised serious concerns about the experience of students of color on our campus. In response to the letter, I was very…
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Reevaluating academic freedom: LFC Student Reaction
As stated in “Reevaluating academic freedom” by Editor-in-Chief Sangjun Hornewer ’20, below is the student document in its entirety: To the Board of Trustees, the President, the Deans and Directors, and all senior administration of Lake Forest College, We, a collection of equity-minded student leaders, stand in solidarity with the students of color at Lake…
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Lillard Opening Brings Old Faces to a New Campus
By Pouriya Soltani ‘22 and Sangjun Hornewer ’20 Staff Writer and Editor-in-Chief The Grand Opening of the Lillard Science Center represents more possibilities for the Lake Forest College community. Over 700 people gathered at the new center on Middle Campus to celebrate the Grand Opening on October 12. The presentation began with opening remarks from…
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Pulitzer Prize Winning Historian Gives Talk
By Emma Overton ‘22 News Editor To honor the late Ruth Winter, who was a dynamic director of student activities at Lake Forest College for many years, the College invited Pulitzer Prize winning professor and historian Heather Ann Thompson to speak on Wednesday evening, October 10 in the Lily Reid Holt Memorial Chapel. Thompson, who…
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Lake Forest College leads in Liquor-Law Arrests in 2017 across ACM schools; Lawrence University leads in sexual assaults
Lake Forest College proved to be a relatively safe small liberal arts college during the 2016 academic year in comparison to similar-sized schools across the Midwest. According to clerycenter.org, under rules outlined in the Jeanne Clery Act, a consumer protection law that aims to provide transparency around campus crime statistics, institutions must distribute their security…
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Power failures see the light
By MATT DEMIRS EDITOR IN CHIEF Power has been restored across campus after nearly three weeks of electrical issues caused by multiple failures in the underground power lines during March. On March 13th, during Spring Break, Phillip Hood, the Vice President of Development and Alumni Relations, alerted the student body via email of a major…