Author: Stephen Kern

  • LC Student/Activist to Host Panel Discussion in Spring 2022

    By Stephen Kern skern@lc.edu Alexandra Blockton has made it her goal to start conversations that center the needs of our community’s most vulnerable. She will host a panel discussion titled “Poverty: A Panel Discussion to…

  • Storehouse Food Pantry Grand Opening

    By Stephen Kern  skern@lc.edu  Just in time for Thanksgiving! The Storehouse Food Pantry will be hosting a grand opening of their new location at 3420 College Ave in Alton, Illinois on November 20th. The Storehouse…

  • White Chicken Chili Recipe

  • Hovvdy – “True Love” Album Review

    By Stephen Kern skern@lc.edu   Hovvdy is a two piece indie-pop/pillow-core band reigning from Austin, Texas. Their sound lives in the warm atmosphere of nostalgia and memory; it consists of  synths, piano, guitar, drums, and…

  • Record Review – All Day Gentle Hold!

    By Stephen Kern skern@lc.edu Aaron Maine, also known as Porches, is an indie rock artist based in New York City. His fifth and latest album All Day Gentle Hold! was released on October 8th, 2021.…

  • Pickleball Growing in Godfrey

    By Stephen Kern skern@lc.edu   The Village of Godfrey is adding more pickleball courts with the new Glazebrook Park expansion!  Over the summer, a local group of pickleball players got together with the director of…

  • 10% Off for LC Students at Germania Brew Haus

    By Stephen Kern skern@lc.edu Germania Brew Haus is a coffee shop and craft beer taproom based in the Alton area. They are now offering 10% off orders for Lewis and Clark students. They provide a…

  • National Voter Registration Day 2021

    By Stephen Kern skern@lc.edu   National Voter Registration Day is a nonpartisan civic holiday celebrated on the fourth Tuesday of September, every year since its start in 2012.  This year the celebrated civic holiday is…

  • New Paved Trail at The Nature Institute 

    By Stephen Kern skern@lc.edu “A place of peace and learning.” The Nature Institute is a non-profit, land conservation organization located in Godfrey, IL, just off of Levis Lane. Their focus is on environmental education, preservation,…

  • Skateboarding: Is it a Crime or an Olympic Sport?

    By Stephen Kern skern@lc.edu Skateboarders across the globe have mixed feelings about the debut of skateboarding as an Olympic sport. Some were worried about what the Olympics would do to the culture of skateboarding, and…