2 senior women’s basketball players make their final mark on the Forest

2 senior women’s basketball players make  their final mark on the Forest

A lot was on the line at the women’s basketball game on February 20, 2016. It was Senior Day and if they were defeated, it would be their last game of the season. If victorious, it would seal their spot in the Midwest Conference Tournament. Unfortunately, the ladies fell short to the Carroll Pioneers. Carroll led 38-17 at half time and when the second half started, the Pioneers never looked back. While the scoreboard showed…

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Jim Schick Named Second Team All-MWC

Jim Schick Named Second Team All-MWC

The Midwest Conference released its 2015-16 all-conference men’s basketball teams on Thursday and, for the second straight season, Lake Forest College’s Jim Schick was a Second Team selection. Schick, a junior forward, leads the league in rebounding at both ends of the court and his 11.0 boards per game overall rank 15th in the nation. He is also seventh in the MWC with 15.8 points per contest, third with a .553 field goal percentage, and…

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Over $1,500 Per Student Spent on Athletics

Over $1,500 Per Student Spent on Athletics

Lake Forest College allocated $2.3 million to the Athletic Department and to the 17 Division III sports teams for the 2014-2015 academic year, which may seem like a lot of money dedicated to just one department at the College. Jackie Slaats, Director of Athletics and Senior Advisor to the President, thinks this is a “common misconception that people make about the athletes here.” “[Athletes] have pride in their school and the team that they play…

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