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  • Efforts to modernize campus start with Brown Hall

    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…

  • Reevaluating academic freedom

    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…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • Lillard Opening Brings Old Faces to a New Campus

    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…

  • Pulitzer Prize Winning Historian Gives Talk

    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…

  • Lake Forest College leads in Liquor-Law Arrests in 2017 across ACM schools; Lawrence University leads in sexual assaults

    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…

  • Power failures see the light

    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…

  • A Year of Hard Work Culminated in first TEDx Lake Forest College Event

    A Year of Hard Work Culminated in first TEDx Lake Forest College Event

    By KALINA SAWYER’18 MANAGING EDITOR Lake Forest College held its very first TEDx event on October 27 at Lily Reid Holt Memorial Chapel. Eleven speakers came from Chicago, New York, and the Lake Forest College community to share in the mission of the international organization, TED: “Ideas worth spreading”. This TEDx event was the culmination…

  • Interview with the creator of Facebook group “The United White Association”

    Interview with the creator of Facebook group “The United White Association”

      Kalina Sawyer, Managing Editor, had an exclusive interview with Battle Kenney ’18, creator of the Facebook group, “United White Association,” which was later changed to “In Search of Truth.”  You can read more about the Facebook group and the campus tension in result here. The article was conducted via email.  Q. What was your initial…