politics – the Stentor

Warmth melts ICE: a case for morality amidst poignant politics

Posted on February 20, 2026March 2, 2026 by Atala Johnson

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. Trump’s deployment of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers in Minneapolis Jan. 6 gives impetus to the catastrophic dismantling of…

His Name is Mamdani and Gen Z Loves Him

Posted on December 3, 2025 by Atala Johnson

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 to the AP Voter Poll, the 34-year-old Democratic Socialist Zohran Mamdani has become a symbol of hope for younger generations…

America, Where Are You Going?

Posted on October 30, 2025 by Atala Johnson

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 sit as silent witnesses to another day gone by. The television hums in the background, monotone and metallic. A news…

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,…

Trumplestiltskin and Musty confirm love affair

Posted on April 18, 2025April 18, 2025 by Katelyn O'Callaghan

38 Spellings ‘25 Staff ChefItssatireipromise;)@oceanjungle.edu SATIRE—On Tuesday, April 1, President Orange Trumplestiltskin announced his torrid love affair with tech billionaire Eww Musty. After the New Tork Yimes revealed footage of Musty passionately sucking Trumplestiltskin’s toes, the White House held a press release conference that confirmed the relationship between the two. “I took the ‘T’ out of LGB to make it stand for something new…and that something is me, Trumplestiltskin,” said Trumplestiltskin in the press release. Musty…

Trump signs executive order banning transgender athletes from women’s sports

Posted on March 21, 2025 by Stentor Staff Writer

Libby Hearst ’28hearstede@lakeforest.edu JOUR 320 Student When President Donald J. Trump signed an executive order earlier this month banning medically transitioned women from competing in women’s sports, he made a decision that could significantly impact student-athletes in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). The order—”Keeping Men Out of Women’s Sports”—blocks Title IX federal funding for colleges and universities if they allow transgender athletes to compete in women’s sports. Supporters argue the decision protects women’s sports,…

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