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This Fireside Book Club is Every Book Lover’s Dream

Posted on September 27, 2016November 29, 2016 by Camille Lemieux

Lake Forest College, an already ample setting for creativity, will further its creative environment this fall when students will have the opportunity to join a book club on campus. This new book club, sponsored by Professor Carla Arnell, associate professor of English and chair of the English department, is known as the “New Novel” book club. The club will give students the opportunity to read and discuss contemporary novels outside of the classroom—something students, especially…

Not Enough Choices in Majors? No Problem

Posted on February 9, 2016February 13, 2016 by Camille Lemieux

As a liberal arts college, Lake Forest College offers a variety of majors and minors. Students have the ability to have a double major and a minor, or a major and a double minor, and still graduate on time. For many intellectually curious students, however, the journey never ends, and they wish to study and explore a field which encompasses more than just a traditional major. Hence many dedicated students end up choosing a self-designed major…

Young Entrepreneurs: Students Start New Company

Posted on October 21, 2015December 19, 2015 by Camille Lemieux

Tyler Armentrout ’18 and Jeremy Edelson ’18 are starting a new social media company and app for those involved in live entertainment, like concerts and sporting events. Armentrout and Edelson were assigned a project for an entrepreneurship course taught by Professor Clemenson last spring. The pair, who knew each other before coming to Lake Forest College, developed a business plan, and as the process interested them, decided to run the project in the real world.With…

LFC’s First Fraternity From ‘bout 120 Years Ago

Posted on October 21, 2015December 19, 2015 by Camille Lemieux

Secretly, eleven men gathered interests and developed a proposal to be directed to Lake Forest’s president to accept the petition of forming the first Greek organization on campus. “There is nothing in Lake Forest University’s constitution that can prevent the formation of a Greek organization on campus” Dr. Coulter, member of the Faculty said. Not only was he in favor of the establishment of Greek life on campus, but he also actively supported students and…

10 Tips to Keep Yourself Healthy

Posted on October 21, 2015December 17, 2015 by Camille Lemieux

1. Not all Caf food is good food. Ok, you know this. But do you actually do anything about it? Keep a balance ween what you want and what you need. 2. Free time, me time. While you might enjoy being surrounded by people, sometimes it’s not that bad to be by yourself. Going to town, listening to music, or watching a TV show by yourself will help you decompress from stresses of balancing college…

Professor Spotlight of the Month: Dr. Dlabay

Posted on October 21, 2015December 17, 2015 by Camille Lemieux

Stentor: When you were a child, what did you want to be when you grew up? Dr. Dlabay: Once I realized that a career as a Major League Baseball player was not feasible, the passion of several high school teachers motivated my career path. My first business course in high school was a class for which I now write a textbook. I have been fortunate to be an author on several high school and college…

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