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Over $1,500 Per Student Spent on Athletics

Posted on February 10, 2015December 18, 2015 by Camille Lemieux

Lake Forest College allocated $2.3 million to the Athletic Department and to the 17 Division III sports teams for the 2014-2015 academic year, which may seem like a lot of money dedicated to just one department at the College. Jackie Slaats, Director of Athletics and Senior Advisor to the President, thinks this is a “common misconception that people make about the athletes here.” “[Athletes] have pride in their school and the team that they play…

What You Need to Know About Sexual Misconduct on College Campuses

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

Some female students view sports teams on campus in a bad light for sexual misconduct. According to the Lake Forest College Public Safety blotter, since August there have been five reported sexual misconduct cases, most of which were off-campus. In 1994, scholars Jeff Benedict and Todd Crosset conducted a study on college athletes and discovered that, while male student athletes only make up about 3.3% of the college students, they commit 19% of sexual assault and 35%…

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