News
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Restoring Civility in Washington D.C. – What can we do?
Isa Hinojosa ’25 A&E Editor hinojosaisa44@lfc.edu “Civility is the grease of democracy,” said former Colorado member of Congress David Skaggs, on his trip to Lake Forest College on September 20, 2022. Skaggs was accompanied by former member of Congress Jim Kolbe of Arizona. What was interesting about this pair? Skaggs served Congress as a Democrat,…
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Peters is Dahmer
Jenn Arias ’23 Staff Writer ariasjri@lakeforest.edu Evan Peters perfectly encapsulates the creepiness and oddity of Jeffrey Dahmer in Netflix’s original “Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story.” Premiering September 21, this limited series elaborately describes the horror of the 17 men that were dismembered (some of them eaten) as we walk through a timeline of…
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Campus Updates at the College This Spring
By Ivana Budjarovska ’24 News Editor budjarovskai@lfc.edu Hear Ye, Hear Ye! The Stentor has conducted a number of interviews and research to provide you with updates on the College’s budget plan and the upcoming calendar committee, as well as introduce the most-recent President of the Student Government, below. Through communication with Associate Professor of Communication…
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Letter from the Editor
Dear Stentor readers, As the semester comes to a close, I first want to thank everyone for their continued support of the publication, both in-print and on stentornews.com. I also want to thank the entire Stentor staff of amazing editors and staff writers, along with the Stentor advisor Linda Blaser, who all have dedicated their…
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Anti-War Activist Covers Up Ancient History
Sergio Bardesi-Texocotitla A&E and Chive Editor bardesitexoc@lfc.edu a “I tried to pin up my Ukrainian poster in the library, but ugh!” Uke Rainey ’23 said. “There were so many ancient posters crowding the board!” Rainey, known for pleading with Russian President Vladimir Putin (@vladdydaddy) on Instagram, currently struggles with their attempts to protest the invasion of…
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Supreme Court Justice’s Retirement Ignites Biden’s Promise
Sergio Bardesi-Texocotitla A&E and Chive Editor bardesitexoc@lfc.edu Then Democratic candidate, now President, Joseph R. Biden promised in February 2020 that, if the opportunity arose, he would put a Black woman on the Supreme Court. Following a series of losses in the primary race, he made this promise to drum up Black support in South Carolina,…
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Jill Baren Named First Woman President of the College
Adam Hartzer ’23 Editor-in-Chief and Layout Editor hartzeraj@lfc.edu Following an almost eight-month selection process, the Lake Forest College Board of Trustees and Presidential Search Committee announced the selection of Dr. Jill Baren as the 14th president of the College, and the College’s first woman president. Lake Forest College students shared their reactions to the recent…
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Campus Adapts…and Adapts Again…to COVID-19 in Spring 2022 Semester
By Adam Hartzer ’23 Editor-in-Chief and Layout Editor hartzeraj@lfc.edu As the COVID-19 pandemic entered its third calendar year of infections, the more contagious Omicron variant rapidly swept across the nation, reminding many of early stages of the pandemic. Entering its Junior year, COVID-19 and the Omicron variant quickly caused colleges and universities across the globe…
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Different Generations Fail to Agree on the Use of Mental Health Resources
By Nicolle Bek ’25 Staff Writer bekn29@lfc.edu In the present society, the topic of mental health is generally viewed differently between younger and older generations. More specifically, opinions revolving around mental health resources, such as therapy and prescribed medication, are the main topics of debate. When it comes to mental health resources, generally older generations,…
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Illinois Is One Election Away from Losing Roe v. Wade
By Delfina Jorgensen ’25 Staff Writer jorgensendra00@lfc.edu Photo courtesy of Unsplash user Rishi Kumar. With Republican Texas Gov. Greg Abbott creating a new law banning abortions, every state in the country is watching. While Texas is 1,126 miles from Chicago, what’s happening in the Lone Star State might have ramifications in Illinois. The 1973 Supreme…