Opinion
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Building bridges at Lake Forest College
Immanuel Smiles Oyenuga oyenugaem@lakeforest.edu Staff Writer Writer’s note: This article comes from my own experiences navigating cultural differences at Lake Forest College. By sharing conversations and stories from fellow students, I hope to spark curiosity and encourage more open dialogue about how we connect, disagree, and grow together. When I first arrived at Lake Forest…
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Riskless solidarity: when grief has a border
Gita Anand ‘28anandggr@lakeforest.edu Staff Writer The officers who killed Renee Good and Alex Pretti were treacherous, sick-minded individuals who must be held accountable, just like every other coward who abuses power under the protection of an ICE uniform. Nothing written here is meant to dispute the magnitude of the harm that these deaths inflicted on…
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What if you ate 12 grapes and it didn’t work out
Leonor Valente ‘29 deoliveiralei@lakeforest.edu Staff Writer It’s the second year in a row that I’ve seen the internet breaking over the 12 grapes eaten at midnight on New Year’s, but the reasons have changed in the last year. Two years ago, a non-Iberian audience discovered the luso-Hispanic tradition of eating 12 grapes, one for every…
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Warmth melts ICE: a case for morality amidst poignant politics
Sammie Ross ’28 rosssca@lakeforest.edu Editor-in-Chief The U.S. has taken a turn down a path of democratic destruction under the fascist-like misdirection of President Donald Trump and his administration. As Trump and his colleagues sit high and powerful on Capitol Hill, citizens of their nation are left to bear the brunt of the faltering government’s policies.…
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His Name is Mamdani and Gen Z Loves Him
Janeth Gomez ’29 gomez96@lakeforest.edu Staff Writer On Nov. 4, New York City elected a new mayor who is the first to be of Muslim and South Asian descent; he is also the youngest to hold the position in over a century. Winning with over a million votes and securing 78% of the Gen-Z votes, according…
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The Symbolic Intersection of Desire and Cannibalism
Victoria Mulli mulliv@lakeforest.edu Staff Writer Cannibalism and the innate desire for human connection are two seemingly polarising concepts in a literal sense. Our taboo perception of cannibalism stems from the psychological essentialism of human essence, which is ingrained in our contemporary culture. It is what roots our tendency to see personhood and identity within one…
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Reflections on an Afternoon in Immigration Court: How We Can Help
Kate O’Donnell ’28 odonnellkgr@lakeforest.edu Staff Writer The midmorning of Friday, Oct. 24th, seemed like something out of a greeting card at first glance. The trees had reached that rich autumnal orange, and the streets of downtown Chicago were alive with the camaraderie of busy passersby and the giggling of children in strollers. Yet, where I…
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Gregory Hall Needs An Upgrade, Residents Agree
James Ryan Prizant ’29 prizantjry@lakeforest.edu Staff Writer If you’re lucky enough to reside in a campus building like Nollen Hall, you are blessed with their communal kitchen. Inside its refrigerator, stretching 5 ½ feet tall, are the usual suspects: eggs, soups, sauces, veggies and a bottle of kvass. Nollen’s kitchen allows its residents to store…
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America, Where Are You Going?
Liman Lei ‘27leili@lakeforest.edu Staff Writer You wake up at 5 a.m. The nightlight is still on. The air feels still, suspended between darkness and dawn. Sunlight begins to filter through the wooden blinds, falling in quiet stripes across the kitchen cabinets. The faint smell of yesterday’s coffee lingers. By the stove, last night’s unwashed dishes…
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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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First Amendment Nonexistent Under Trump
Janeth Gomez ’29 Staff Writer gomez96@lakeforest.edu On a Wednesday, only nine months into Trump’s presidency, Charlie Kirk, founder of the conservative youth activist organization Turning Point USA, took the stage to speak at a campus event at Utah Valley University. Sitting under a tent, as he faced the Utah heat in early September, Kirk spoke…
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Campus parking raises concern for students
Jimena Gilesgilesj@lakeforest.eduJOUR 320 Writer For many students and faculty at Lake Forest College, arriving on campus even slightly after 9 a.m. means facing an all-too-familiar frustration: finding a parking spot. With nearly 2,000 enrolled students, roughly 30% of whom commute daily, parking has become more than just a mild inconvenience: it’s an overlooked and logistical…
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Op-Ed: DEI Policies at Lake Forest College
Allie Armour ’28armouragr@lakeforest.eduJOUR 320 Student Since returning to office, President Trump and his administration have made it clear that they want to remove diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs from institutions such as schools and workplaces. These programs exist to help prevent discrimination and give everyone, especially minorities, a fair opportunity at jobs, education, and…
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Yik Yak is a Waste of Time for Students
Gabriel Benjamin ‘28benjamingje@lakeforest.eduStaff Writer I believe I was introduced to Yik Yak about a month into my time here at the college. It was a conversation between a couple of friends when someone happened to casually mention something they’d seen on there. Not wanting to be left out of some part of campus culture, I…