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ISIS: Understanding the Conflict and Eliminating Stereotypes

Posted on April 21, 2015December 18, 2015 by Jack Loessberg

Living in a very diverse and open-minded society here at Lake Forest College, we have a lot of misunderstandings, as well as curiosities, about the new phenomenon of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, previously known as Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL) or Islamic State (IS). The conflict caused by this group has been devastating, as they have continued expanding and taking over large areas in Iraq and Syria, while killing many…

Student Wishes to Pay Tribute to and Address Media Issues on UNC Shooting

Posted on March 3, 2015December 18, 2015 by Camille Lemieux

As intelligent minds on the Lake Forest College campus, most of us have our own personal views about the media. I ask each and every one of you, respectfully, to let me acknowledge my view on “Muslims in the Media.” On February 8, three students at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill were murdered at gunpoint. All three were innocent Muslim- Americans. Inocence is emphasized because the media failed to acknowledge this tragedy because…

Alabama’s Ban on Same-Sex Marriage Raises Strong Opinions at LFC

Posted on March 3, 2015December 18, 2015 by Camille Lemieux

After issuing a letter telling probate judges not to “recognize a marriage license that is inconsistent” with Alabama’s Constitution, limiting marriages to a man and a woman, Alabama’s Chief Justice Roy Moore attempted to once again refuse to honor the federal decision to recognize same-sex marriage. SWAN President, Kayla Huber ’16 calls Alabama’s ban on same-sex marriage “unadulterated bullshit.” She said, “All individuals should be given the option to legally marry. It shouldn’t be up…

Why Does ISIS Go So Far?

Posted on February 10, 2015December 18, 2015 by Jack Loessberg

ISIS, or Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, is an extremist Islamic group that released two separate videos on Tuesday night, February 3, 2015, of a Jordanian pilot burned to death, and two Japanese hostages beheaded by ISIS officials. ISIS participates in these brutal executions in order to eradicate and terrorize the “infidels,” or non-believers. A BBC News article states that the end game of ISIS “is to establish a “caliphate,’ a state ruled by…

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