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Student Groups at Lake Forest College Concerned About Planning Campus Events
Caleb Pope ’27popecse95@lakeforest.eduStaff Writer Members of Intervarsity, a Christian student group which meets to discuss scripture at Lake Forest College, planned to hold a prayer and fellowship event at the Lily Reid Holt Memorial chapel late last fall. However, the group was told by the college administration via email to move the gathering to Wood…
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Hundreds protest President Trump’s mass deportation order
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…
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Trump signs executive order banning transgender athletes from women’s sports
Libby Hearst ’28hearstede@lakeforest.edu JOUR 320 Student When President Donald J. Trump signed an executive order earlier this month banning medically transitioned women from competing in women’s sports, he made a decision that could significantly impact student-athletes in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). The order—”Keeping Men Out of Women’s Sports”—blocks Title IX federal funding for…
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LFC Students Election Reactions
Written by JOUR 120: Introduction to Journalism students LAKE FOREST— Some students at Lake Forest College say they are experiencing generally negative feelings about the 2024 U.S election results. From “frustrated at the world” to “a little disappointed,” students said they felt disillusioned and especially concerned for women’s rights under the incoming Donald J. Trump…
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Lake Forest College Students Organize Walkout for Palestine
Caleb Pope ’27 Staff Writer popecse95@lakeforest.edu Slightly a year after the October 7th attack, protests supporting both Israel and Palestine have erupted across the nation. Students at Lake Forest College conducted a walkout at 11:45 a.m. on Tuesday, October 8th which sought to highlight the struggles of Palestinians. The walkout began with students forming a…
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Protest Policy Changes Sparks Student Concern
Jillian Beaster ’28 News Editor beasterjro@lakeforest.edu Towards the end of the 2023-2024 school year, certain Lake Forest Student Handbook policies were re-evaluated and expanded. The section “Demonstration, Protest, and Freedom of Expression” was updated from the 1960s “Speaker Policy,” which the school previously operated on. Ed Whipple, Interim Vice-President for Campus Life, said the section…
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Sexual Assault Awareness Month on Campus
Ivana Budjarovska ‘24 News Editor budjarovskai@lakeforest.edu Every April, the Sexual Assault Awareness Month (SAAM) campaign takes place with the aim of recognizing the gravity of sexual assault and spreading awareness about methods to prevent it. Sexual assault is still considered a taboo topic worldwide, and it is during this month when the efforts to educate…
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Practice Makes Poltergeist
By Stephen Kelley ’24 Staff Writer kelleysd@lakeforest.edu If you’ve heard the ethereal sound of orchestral instruments through the walls recently, you’re either haunted, or there’s a band student practicing in one of the few places they can find: your building. Luckily for Lake Forest College (LFC) residents, a series of delayed renovations for Reid Holt…
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Powerful Earthquake Strikes Syria and Turkey
Maia AlBarrak ’26 Staff Writer albarrakma@lakeforest.edu On February 6, 2023, southeast Turkey (officially the Republic of Türkiye) and northwest Syria suffered a catastrophic natural disaster. An earthquake measuring 7.8 on the Richter scale struck both countries, leaving over 41,000 dead and 81,000 in critical conditions, with 47,000 buildings in destruction, according to World Vision. Syria…
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What is happening in Iran (and how can you help)?
Ivana Budjarovska ’24 News Editor budjarovskai@lakeforest.edu If you’ve been following the global news for these past three months, you might have noticed a headline or two about the protests in Iran. Hopefully. If you’re not sure that you fully grasp their importance, here is a simple guide to the Iran protests and their global significance.…