Rachel Wagner, one of the Courier’s photographers, stares up at the projected screen, listing the results of the Illinois Community College Journalism Association Division One Best Sports Photo award....

With the fall semester easily on its way, it’s time for the College of DuPage community to ask: What do we look for in a new president? After the retirement of former President Brian Caputo in June...

Growing up, Izzy Martinez spent hours with her parents at the spa where they worked. While her parents grew their clientele in the hair industry, Martinez would spend hours mesmerized by the colorful displays...

I have a rule for books: I can tell how good it is based on how long it takes the author to say the word “fuck.” And I knew I was in for a good ride when, six words into chapter one of “The Sunbearer...

In the midst of a potential ban from the American government, TikTok faced another culture-changing impact: the release of Chappell Roan’s new single on April 5. The song took the app by storm and...

Graphic by Bee Bishop

With the retirement of the College of DuPage President Brian Caputo coming at the end of the semester, COD looks to the board of trustees to find a suitable replacement. On March 8, the board sent an email...

Part of my New Year’s resolution was to read more. I hadn’t read more than a book a year since I was in fifth grade, so I started slowly working my way back up to the breakneck speed I was at when...

Even as we all face the unusually warm winter weather this February brings, this month also heralds the start of Black History Month. Over the next few weeks, College of DuPage will host a multitude of...

Part of growing up is finding something you are good at, something you learn incredibly quickly, your niche. Much like growing up, finding that niche is never easy. Like many others, Claire Valenti struggled...

Imagine waking up in the dead of night, with the cold sting of a knife pressed against your throat. An unknown man tells you to be quiet and to follow him. This was the experience of Elizabeth Smart in...

Every time a female pop musician releases an album, I feel a bit of myself die inside because of the inevitable onslaught of comments from people who find it their civic duty to criticize women online....

I’ve always granted Halloween a special treatment I like to call “The Christmas Effect,” meaning I like to start celebrating a solid month in advance. This year, I decided to start my pre-October...

When Hozier’s EP release earlier this year, he promised something even grander: a long-awaited third studio album. Fans of the Irish musician were thrilled when “Unreal Unearth” was released on Aug....

The College of DuPage faculty union, or CODFA, voted last Thursday to authorize a potential faculty strike, but faculty leaders said there is no immediate need for students to worry about their classes...

Any traveler will tell you it’s best to have a plan on vacation: where to go, what to see and who to meet with. I’d argue the same can be said for open-world games, especially if you are new to the...

With the semester coming to a close, The Courier said goodbye to another successful year at COD winning second place for best student media at a recent statewide competition. Since opening in 1967, The...

Student Life has concluded the results for the Student Leadership Council (SLC) elections on March 17. A total of 338 ballots were collected. In order for a ballot to be valid, students need to meet the...

Hozier is back and with a vengeance. With a new EP called “Eat Your Young,” the Irish musician lives up to his legacy with a promise of a full album by the end of the year. While only having three...

Student Life has concluded the results for the Student Leadership Council elections today. A total of 338 ballots were collected.  Trustee Candidate Rai was elected to the position of Student Trustee...

I’ve always had a passion for detective movies; nothing truly compares with watching the detective unfold the complex murder plot in five minutes, pointing out clues you may or may not have picked up...

Cori DiCarlo demonstrates the use of VR technology for chemistry classes

Harley Quinn is one of those characters who had cemented her place in pop culture very early on in her career. She was funky and zany and was seemingly the perfect counter to the mayhem the Joker caused....

Get your swimsuits and diving gear ready; SpongeBob Squarepants has arrived at Glen Ellyn! COD theater is putting on “SpongeBob the Musical” for its summer programming.  “SpongeBob the Musical”...

Even after Pride Month ends, it’s important to shed light on important moments and victories in the LGBTQ+ movement. And the fight for proper media representation is one that I want to highlight today.  Elliot...

June is Pride Month, meant to be a celebration of the progress of the advancements in LGBTQ+ rights as well as a reminder that there is still more progress to be made. Pride marches are oftentimes as much...

Midterm elections are this year. Everything from the federal to the local to the state level is running the election race. One of the most coveted positions is the gubernatorial position. The governor...

With the semester coming to a close, students and professors are gearing up for summer. And what better way to finish the semester than browsing leisurely, taking the time to appreciate music, acting and...

May 5 is national day of Awareness for the Murdered and Missing Indigenous Women and Girl movement. It is a day dedicated to stopping the violence targeted at Indigenous women and girls. COD hosted its...

Living in the suburbs can feel a bit mundane. The relentless monotony of going to work, going to school, driving past neighborhoods after neighborhoods and getting your everyday cup of coffee. But there...

College of DuPage’s Pride Alliance hosted its first Gayla after two years of the COVID-19 pandemic. The event is a second chance prom for members of the LGBTQ community who didn’t get the chance...

In 2004, Baye McNeil moved to Japan to start a career in teaching. After living a few years in Japan, McNeil discovered his voice as an anti-racism, pro-Black activist. He started a blog, called Loco in...

LGBTQ students often don’t get to experience prom as a joyous occasion. COD’s Pride Alliance aims to fix that with this year’s Gayla, a second-chance prom for members of the LGBTQ community.  Prom...

For any individual who is looking to pursue a writing career, the Writers of COD may be the club for you. The club is composed of a  group of writers who help each other grow and focus on becoming a communal...

Most people are aware of and accept June as Pride month, a month dedicated to celebrating and protesting for the rights of the LGBTQ+ community. However, those who support the LGBTQ+ community say that...

Nell-Lee Hawpetoss-Tiedmann is a member of the Menominee tribe, located in Northeastern Wisconsin. At a very young age, she was enrolled in a residential school– these were schools across the country...

For anyone interested in Greek mythology, COD is welcoming a new club made just for you! The Greek Mythology club, or Greek Mythers, are having their introductory meeting Tuesday, March 8 and are looking...

COD’s latest theater endeavor is a production of A. R. Gurney’s “The Dining Room.” The plot follows people throughout multiple decades in dining rooms across America in a collection of vignettes....

Works of art can take a long time to complete - finding the right medium, mixing the correct color and making sure the work is just on the other side of perfection. Yet, despite all the hard work artists...

With the COVID-19 spike caused by the Omicron variant waning, Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced that he anticipates lifting the Illinois mask mandate at the end of the month. COD Vice President Jim Bente said...

Since the beginning of the pandemic, nearly two years ago, there’s been a lot of things that have changed the education system, particularly at the collegiate level. With the latest edition of Gov. J.B....

With the start of the 2022 spring semester close at hand and the COVID-19 pandemic still raging in the background, COD is beginning to enforce the weekly testing guidelines they had put in place last November....

COD’s first week of COVID-19 testing for unvaccinated students concluded with a total of 507 tests collected, a fraction of the estimated 7,000 tests administrators expected. Furthermore, only 4,661...

It’s 6:32 p.m. in the Student Life Lounge. There’s a small group of individuals huddled around a stage, chatting with each other. Angel Jones is not among them. He has no idea who these people are...

COVID-19 testing will begin Nov. 15 at COD. Any person who is not fully vaccinated and who is taking an in-person class must test weekly. Students with medical and religious exemptions must also adhere...

COD’s theater department opened their latest production “She Kills Monsters” on Nov. 4. The show is an action-packed, yet emotional, story about grief, 90s nostalgia and the escapism of the tabletop...

This afternoon, COD President Brian Caputo sent an email to students announcing COVID-19 testing will begin Nov. 15. Any person who is not fully vaccinated and who is taking an in-person class is required...

Last week, Sony Pictures released the first trailer for “Uncharted,” a movie based off of the well-known video game series. As a fan of the game, I was pumped! I don’t necessarily have high hopes...

Halloween time. The spookiest scariest time of the year. Sitting right on the edge of a great part of fall, the airy chill as the leaves begin to turn, and the bad part of fall, before all the gross, cold...

Weekly COVID-19 testing of unvaccinated students, staff and faculty will start the first week in November. This delay from the previous projection of middle-to-late October is because of a lack of testing...

College of DuPage Theater is putting on a showing of “The Living,” a play about London during the bubonic plague in the 1660s and the struggles of finding a community during a time of crisis. The show...

There will be no refunds for COD students taking 16-week courses who choose to not get vaccinated for COVID-19 or submit to weekly testing.  In a personal interview on Oct. 28, Vice President Jim Bente...

Editor's note: Due to new information we've received, students who test positive and require accommodations related to isolation or quarantining because of COVID-19 should work through the Center for Access...

COD’s administration released COVID-19 vaccination verification procedures for COD students late Tuesday afternoon. However, information about testing for students who decide not to get vaccinated or...

On Sept. 1, the Texas Heartbeat Act took effect, banning all abortions six weeks after insemination. The tricky part about the bill is that the patients receiving the abortion aren’t on the chopping...

COD’s administration released COVID-19 vaccination submission forms for COD faculty on Friday, Sept. 17. Still in the works are details for the testing procedure among other things, including consequences...

This afternoon, COD’s administration released COVID-19 vaccination submission forms for COD faculty. For those already fully vaccinated, the deadline to submit proof of vaccination is Sept. 24. Staff...

College of Dupage and the Village of Glen Ellyn are preparing for artist and COD alumnus Tony Fitzpatrick’s upcoming exhibition at the Cleve Carney Museum of Art with the unveiling of two murals. The...

College of DuPage students, faculty and staff must show proof of vaccination or weekly proof of a negative COVID-19 test to remain on campus for in-person classes or participate in clubs or activities...

College of Dupage’s board of trustees have yet to vote on whether the school will be adopting a vaccine mandate meaning COD will not be in immediate compliance with the latest gubernatorial executive...