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Revisiting the Party Almost One Year Later

Posted on November 8, 2016January 2, 2017 by Camille Lemieux

Last fall, while checking Facebook one night, I found a number of questionable photos of Lake Forest students dressed in mock Native American outfits for a party. On November 21, 2015, Dean of Students Robert Flot sent an email to the student body with expressed concern for the “racially insensitive and tasteless” costumes worn. Shown in a few of the Yik Yak responses, the email was not universally agreed upon. I wondered why that was…

Frank Ocean’s Blond Finally Here

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

After waiting over four years, fans of Frank Ocean can finally rejoice. On Saturday, August 20, Frank Ocean released his long-awaited album, Blond, on Apple Music independently. The title itself is very much the style of Frank Ocean: its different spellings accompany the sensuality of both masculine and feminine styles that Frank Ocean adopts, as suggested by BETs article, “Frank Ocean’s ‘Blonde’ Marks a Shift in the R&B Experience for Women.” The album focuses on…