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Yik Yak and the comfort of being anonymous

Posted on March 31, 2026April 6, 2026 by Atala Johnson

Leonor Valente ’29 deoliveiraleit@lakeforest.edu Leon Khachatryan ’29 khachatryanl@lakeforest.edu Staff Writers Facebook college groups, Instagram college meme pages… none of these are new. I saw and interacted with them in high-school. I expected nothing else from college. What I did not expect was Yik Yak and how comfortable people feel being mean when hidden behind the veil of anonymity. Yik Yak is a social media platform only available in the United States, and so far only…

Women’s Lacrosse Pre-Season Poll Thoughts

Posted on March 27, 2026March 25, 2026 by Stentor Staff Writer

Sports Annabelle Thompson ‘28 thompsonama@lakeforest.edu The Lake Forest Women’s Lacrosse Team is going into their second year of the Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference (NACC). They have big expectations after winning the NACC championships last year against Aurora and moving on to the NCAA tournament, winning the first round and falling in the second. They are currently polling in first place on the NACC preseason poll, 20 points ahead of second-place Aurora University. In comparison, last…

First Amendment Nonexistent Under Trump

Posted on October 27, 2025 by Atala Johnson

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 to a crowd of 3,000 eager attendees. His attire for the event consisted of plain black pants and a white,…

Campus parking raises concern for students

Posted on May 2, 2025 by Lia Fiffles

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 nightmare. The strain is further intensified by the 180+ faculty members, most of whom also commute and drive their own…

Yik Yak is a Waste of Time for Students

Posted on November 7, 2024November 7, 2024 by Christian Hirschboeck

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 was quick to download the app for myself and made sure to check it consistently. Now, I think I forget…

Reevaluating and language in wake of Aurora shooting

Posted on March 2, 2019March 2, 2019 by Stentor Staff Writer

Courtney Prais ‘19, Opinions Editor Five lives were lost on Friday, February 15, when a man being let go from his job opened fire at the Henry Pratt Company in west suburban Aurora, Illinois. Among those brutally and unnecessarily killed was Trevor Wehner of Sheridan, Illinois. He was a student at Northern Illinois University and a human resources intern at the manufacturing plant. He was 21-years-old and set to graduate in May with a degree…

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