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Reevaluating academic freedom

Posted on April 26, 2019April 25, 2019 by Publisher: Sangjun Hornewer

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 Cabin in her course Family Structure and Political Theory. Two students enrolled in the course, who were present when the…

Grades Gotta Go

Posted on December 6, 2015February 10, 2016 by Jack Loessberg

All around campus, there are reminders to fill out course evaluations. Course evaluations have gone digital! Get yours submitted soon so you can see your grades earlier! Tell me, does no one see this double standard? Students are evaluated by one letter! We get labeled with one letter to describe our performance in a class. That means that 140 hours spent working for and participating in a classroom are described by one letter. All of…

Did I Pick the Right Major?

Posted on December 6, 2015February 10, 2016 by Jack Loessberg

Lake Forest College requires students to take many classes from different departments, but once a student decides what major he or she would like to pursue, he or she has to fulfill anywhere from eight to 14 class requirements to complete the major. After reflecting, thinking, and strategizing, I declared my major second semester of my first year. I am a sociology and anthropology and French double major. Altogether, I have eight class requirements for…