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The College's leadership of the Virtual Burnham Initiative, a program to recreate online Daniel Burnham's plan for Chicago, was mentioned on WTTW's Web site.
Gorter Chair of Islamic World Studies Ahmad Sadri was quoted in a December 22 Boston Globe article about the June presidential election in Iran.
The defensive coordinator for the Foresters football team, Jim Catanzaro, was quoted in a December 18 Wall Street Journal article about the changing dynamic of recruiting for college athletes.
President Stephen Schutt was quoted in a December 15 Chicago Tribune article about how colleges are assisting students financially during the economic slowdown.
Several international students were quoted in a Chicago Tribune story about how they have adopted the U.S. tradition of Thanksgiving while at college.
A.B. Dick Professor of Economics Robert Baade, a prominent national expert on the financial impact of professional teams, was quoted in a November 3 New York Times article on the development of new stadiums for New York's two baseball teams.
Katharine Seelye '71, a political reporter for The New York Times, has narrated a 13-minute video reviewing the events from the two-year-long presidential campaign that was featured on the newspaper's home Web page.
Director of Financial Aid Jerry Cebrzynski and Patrick Roe '09 were featured in a Lake County News-Sun article published October 28 about how the College is responding to requests for more financial aid.
The College's plan to donate to local schools and child-care centers the trays that it's no longer using in its cafeteria was reported in The Chicago Tribune on October 16.
Director of Financial Aid Jerry Cebrzynski was quoted in an October 10 Associated Press article about colleges and how they are responding to the slowing economy.
Director of Public Safety Richard Cohen recently helped develop an emergency management plan for his hometown of Lindenhurst. The Lake County News-Sun covered the story on September 12.
The College's effort to decrease food waste, conserve water and energy, and reduce the need for polluting detergents by removing trays from the cafeteria was highlighted in a Chicago Tribune features piece on September 7.
Emeritus Professor of History Michael Ebner wrote an opinion piece about the state of the newspaper industry that was published on Poynter Online on August 26.
Several members of the campus community appeared in a Lake Forester online gallery from move-in day on August 23.
Director of Financial Aid Jerry Cebrzynski was quoted in a USA Today column published on August 25 about private student loans.
After President Stephen Schutt signed on to the Amethyst Initiative to encourage debate about lowering the drinking age from 21 to 18, several news outlets, including the Associated Press, NBC5 Chicago, the Chicago Tribune, the Chicago Sun-Times, and ABC7 Chicago, produced stories that featured Schutt, students, and faculty on Aug. 19.
The College was mentioned in an article about adult education programs for low-income students in an August 18 article in the Chi-town Daily News. MORE>
Maulik Vaishnav '08 is featured on The Nature Conservancy Web site for his work at the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore in Michigan. MORE>
Associate Professor of English Davis Schneiderman questions the notion of plagiarism in an essay that was published on the front page of the Perspectives section of the August 5 Chicago Tribune. MORE>
Professor of Politics RAND SMITH was quoted in an article in the August 2008 issue of Chicago Magazine on the legacy of Italo Balbo. Professor Smith was also quoted in the Chicago Tribune which referenced the article.
Yana Payusova '01 was profiled in the July 6 issue of the Boston Globe, discussing her life, art, and recent recognition as one of New England's noteworthy artists. MORE>
The July 3 issue of the Lake Forester featured an article about Samantha LePicier '10, who is cycling across the country to raise money for Habitat for Humanity this summer. MORE>
The June 26 issue of the Lake Forester included a story about a project to make a virtual Chicago based on Daniel Burnham and Edward Bennett's 1909 "Plan of Chicago." MORE>
The Lake County News-Sun published a story on May 29 that highlighted a grant awarded by Lake Forest College to a Waukegan elementary school that focused on enhancing literacy efforts.
Assistant Professor of Sociology and Anthropology Holly Swyers appeared on ESPN's "Outside the Lines" where she talked about politics and athletics. MORE>
The Chicago Bears Web site featured a story about tight end Desmond Clark, who took a course at Lake Forest College that gave him enough credits to graduate college. MORE>
NBC5 cited Lake Forest College in a story about an increase in Chicago Public Schools students going to college next year. MORE>
The Associated Press profiled Phil Miatkowski's '10 efforts to build support for civil union legislation on Facebook on May 9. MORE>
The Lake Forester published an article and photos from the 11th Annual Steven Galovich Memorial Student Symposium on April 17.
On April 17 the Lake County News Sun published an article on alternative energy solutions which were recently showcased on campus by environmental educators from the Field Museum who brought their Renewable Energy Vehichles to campus.
NeighborhoodCircle.com features photos and video of the recent visit to Lake Forest College by the South Ketu Traditional Culture Troupe of Ghana, West Africa.
The Lake County News Sun published an article in the April 9 issue about the Avid program in Waukegan High School, which prepares students for college and pays for Lake Forest College to provide biweekly tutorials.
IPS News quoted Islamic World Studies Program Director and Professor of Sociology and Anthropology AHMAD SADRI in an April 9 article about the elections in Iran. MORE>
Several newspapers, including the New York Times, Chicago Tribune, USA Today, and Associated Press, covered the death of RICHARD WIDMARK '36, an actor who graduated and taught for a few years in the College's drama department. MORE>
The Daily Herald and the Pioneer Press covered a talk given by Fidel Castro's daughter, Alina Fernandez Revuelta, to a packed audience in the Lily Reid Holt Memorial Chapel in the March 21 edition.
The Augusta Chronicle features an Augusta State University student who presented a paper about the economic viability of a new baseball stadium and cited much of his research from a 1994 study conducted by Professor of Economics and Business ROBERT A. BAADE. MORE>
The March 10 Chicago Sun Times featured an article about a Chicago teenager who was coached by Lake Forest College women's hockey coach CARISA ZABAN for MTV's Made.
Rain Taxi, a book review publication, featured an interview with Associate Professor of English DAVIS SCHNEIDERMAN about his work in the experimental fiction scene. MORE>
NPR's "All Things Considered" featured a segment about the closing of the Macy's (formerly Marshall Fields) store in Lake Forest and quoted College archivist ARTHUR MILLER. MORE>
JONATHAN IGLESIAS '08 was quoted in a January 3 Queens Tribune article about the benefits of playing handball in a Brooklyn, New York, neighborhood park. MORE>
The Chicago Tribune featured Assistant Professor of Biology CALEB GORDON's Shaw Woods Avian Monitoring Project (SWAMP) in its "Best of 2007" list on December 27.
The Chicago Tribune published a news obituary about INGRID SPEROS, a former German teacher and assistant to President Schutt, who passed away November 15.
Chicago Sun-Times columnist Tom McNamee wrote a column about legendary folk singer Steve Goodman, who attended Lake Forest College in the 1960s, to promote a tribute to be held at the College on November 19.
The Lake Forester published an article about the College's $100 million campaign launch in the October 11 issue.
New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman referenced his October 4 visit to Lake Forest College in his October 10 column about this generation of college students. MORE>
The Chicago Sun-Times included Lake Forest College's offer of 25 full-tuition scholarships to Chicago Public Schools students in a September 30 article.
The College's International Day of Service was the subject of a September 29 Waukegan News Sun column about a dedicated day of service opportunities open to students, faculty, staff, and alumni to commemorate the sesquicentennial celebration.
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