COD administrators’ plans to remove all-part time counseling staff have created an air of uncertainty during mental health month, bringing questions from faculty and counselors about whether the college...

  To the readers of The Courier,  After two years working for this paper, this is my goodbye.  Over the past two years I’ve had the incredible experience of reporting on stories that are relevant...

Tempers flared at the most recent COD board of trustees meeting during exchanges between board members while voting for new board leadership positions. The board holds an organizational meeting annually...

COD student Luis Medina won an election to be an international vice president, one of the highest officer positions in the Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society. After non-stop events and the campaign process...

Starting in Fall ’23, COD students will be able to take a class that will train them to work in the cannabis industry.  “The course is going to explore the fundamentals of cannabis biology and...

The COD Board of Trustees voted to approve a $4 per-credit-hour tuition increase for in-district students and a $20 per-credit-hour increase for out-of-state and out-of-district students in a special board...

Christine Fenne and Andrew Manno have won the April 4 election for two seats on the COD Board of Trustees. Fenne, the incumbent, became a board member in 2017 and will keep her board seat serving in...

There needs to be an institutional effort in higher education and in government to dismantle Islamaphobia and anti-Arab racism, according to Morraine Valley Community College Counselor and Professor Souzan...

COD student Luis Medina is a candidate in Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society’s international officer election. If elected, he’ll become the second COD student to hold one of the society’s highest leadership...

Following a worldwide trend, competitive eSports has made its way to COD. As of Nov. 2022, COD eSports is recognized by the NJCAAE (National Junior College Athletic Association Esports), and since its...

Editor's note: This story has been updated to correct descriptions of Casten’s proposals. With decisions on many political issues not reflecting how the majority of Americans would vote on them, Rep....

COD Criminal Justice Professor Theodore Darden rebuked Illinois Sheriffs’ response to the new Ilinois assault weapons ban, saying the response is out of line. Sheriffs across Illinois are facing public...

Former COD President Robert Breuder will receive a $4 million settlement, bringing a close to a legal battle that has been ongoing between the college and the former college president since October 2015.  The...

Contentious negotiations are on the horizon between the COD Faculty Association and the COD administration as an offer from the union to extend its current contract was rejected by COD administration. Members...

Abortion doctors and their patients face mounting obstacles that may be about to get worse, according to healthcare providers at a roundtable hosted by U.S House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and U.S Rep. Sean...

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As a student who has federal student loan debt, I felt a wave of relief come over me when I saw the announcement from President Joe Biden announcing a plan to erase up to $20,000 in federal student loan...

The only way to reduce inflation is for more people to lose their jobs, said Charles Evans, president of the Chicago branch of the Federal Reserve, during recent public remarks.  When asked whether the...

COD’s newly constructed immersive visualization lab may be moving the college toward the future of educational technology. The lab will allow students to travel inside the human body, across the world,...

Proof of vaccination or weekly testing for COVID-19 is no longer required at the College of DuPage. Director of Business Services Magdalena Ogrodny sent the announcement in an email to all college staff...

The College of DuPage Board of Trustees approved a two-year contract renewal for President Brian Caputo. The contract extension comes with a 3% salary increase, bringing the president's annual salary to...

Sean Casten, House Representative for Illinois District 6, said students who want to see gun control solutions should push their senators to end the filibuster.   “If we govern ourselves in the...

As students all over campus made efforts to turn in final assignments, papers and projects all while preparing for final exams, College of DuPage hosted an event for students to de-stress. The event,on...

Starting on May 31, coffee drinkers at COD will have to get their fix somewhere other than the popular version of Starbucks they’ve become accustomed to at the college. The announcement came in an email...

Talks of broken institutions, government involvement in womens’ ability to choose, and conversations about when a fetus is considered a human life gripped the country after a draft Supreme Court opinion...

Colorful decorations and a DJ playing Latin American music greeted students, faculty and staff walking into the SSC Atrium this past Friday night. Participants arrived to find Cinco de Mayo themed decorations...

As discussions of free speech dominate popular culture, College of DuPage students were provided an opportunity to express themselves freely through hip-hop performances with a $1,000 scholarship prize...

On Tuesday, Feb. 8, six COD students volunteered at Mercy Housing in Marian Park. Mercy Housing includes families and residents who are income eligible and residents who are sixty two years and older....

As students prepare to return to in person classes on Feb. 7, they are only allowed to be on campus if COD’s records show they are cleared, meaning fully vaccinated, or up to date on weekly testing requirements....

At an event focused on police partnerships, community members bring up protests at a Glen Ellyn elementary school. Deep opposition to mask and vaccine mandates sparked conversation in an online...