Months of isolation and in-home lockdowns forged a new appreciation for the outdoors and nature for many DuPage and Kane County residents in the past year. Volunteers at a St. Charles-based animal rescue...

Hello everyone! I am here to say this is the end of my days. For the Courier, that is. I plan to keep learning and expanding my writing ability as I continue my college career. However, this is my final...

Death is inevitable. It is a fact people don’t like to think about, but everyone knows someday you will die. The problem with silent acceptance is it can be used to justify harmful behavior. Currently,...

When the pandemic is over what was the first thing you wanted to do? Going out to restaurants? Hang out with friends? Or was it the obvious answer to go back to your local library? Well, now at College...

A surprising amount of things are coalescing together this summer; COVID-19 numbers are on the decline, vaccine rollout is in full swing as more and more people get vaccinated by the day and the 17-year...

Do you hear that? That's the sound of fewer babies crying on your airplane when you travel this summer. The reason why you don't hear their cries is that there are fewer children being born in the United...

Wanna see a black samurai? No seriously, the main character is a black, retired samurai. “Yasuke” is an American anime made by the same people who made the shows “the Boondocks” and “Afro Samurai.”  The...

Guns are a staple of America. Our Second Amendment right to own a firearm is one of the most heavily debated rights in the country. The Supreme Court has taken up a new gun rights case, and with the backdrop...

When Christopher Aquino started teaching English at Wheaton Warrenville South High School nearly 30 years ago, the classrooms set up and teaching methods looked very similar to when he was a student. “When...

If you are looking for another film that is a throwback to one's childhood that still holds up to the hype, then Disney’s “Atlantis the Lost Empire” is a film you should rewatch or watch for the...

After the fall 2020 semester, college students had an important ultimatum: Return to university for the spring semester and struggle with online and hybrid learning, or take a semester off and hope the...

“Love, Death and Robots” is an online Netflix original series, but it’s not just a regular episodic online series. Judging by the title one would assume the series is mainly about robots, romance...

The coronavirus pandemic has caused unemployment rates to spike causing many Americans to wonder how they will feed their families. As food insecurity rises, so does the pressure placed on food banks,...

COD Community Engagement Specialist Joan DiPiero noticed food pantries throughout DuPage County have higher usage rates because of COVID-19 and high unemployment rates.  “We had an idea to do a series...

If the Democrats thought all of their problems were over now that former President Donald Trump is out of office, they need to think again. If CPAC (Conservative Political Action Conference) taught us...

When the COVID-19 pandemic caused the College of DuPage to shut its doors to most of its students, faculty and staff, political science Professor David Goldberg soon found he needed to change everything...

The Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) is a national convention organized by the American Conservative Union. The American Conservative Union is a right-leaning political action group that...

Ever in the mood to watch an oldie but a goodie? A movie that is ridiculous and was ahead of its time when it came out? Then I recommend a film on Disney+ called “Emperor’s New Groove.” This movie...

If you’re looking for acliché romantic high school comedy with LGBTQ+ themes for Valentine’s Day, then “Alex Strangelove” on Netflix is the movie for you.    The story follows the...

Does anyone remember playing cops and robbers as a kid? The thrill of running from and chasing down your friends in a more elaborate version of tag. Now, take that thought, apply it to Grand theft Auto...

I don’t know how many people had on their 2021 bingo card “Survive a coup attempt,” but apparently that was something we should’ve expected. The new year, 2021, was supposed to be a better year,...

“Alright, Mr. DeMille I’m ready for my close-up,” is one of the most iconic lines in media history said by actress Gloria Swanson who played the character, Norma Desmond in Sunset Boulevard. The...

The U.S. military is the most advanced and powerful in the world, yet it is in danger.The U.S. spends over 732 billion dollars on its military more than any other country on its military. However, that...

The Glen Ellyn food pantry to be put to the test they had to also their entire method of serving people in order to minimize the spread of the virus. In 1979 the food pantry was first opened by the...

Flat-earthers and anti-vaxxers are the two most mocked and laughed at demographics in the world. These are people who look at the overwhelming amount of evidence against their beliefs and say, “Yeah...

Ding-dong! The witch is dead, ding-dong the wicked witch is dead. These were the words sung by the people in the Wizard of Oz movie after the Wicked Witch of the West was killed freeing them from their...

Gay Marriage is a massive point of concern for many people in the LGBTQ+ community. Five years ago, same-sex marriage was legalized and thousands of same-sex couples legally married. Now, people are genuinely...

The College of Dupage has announced that it won’t be bringing in-person classes back for the 2021 spring semester. This has come to the disappointment of many who were riding out the online fall semester...

In America, public speaking is the No. 1 fear;  people would rather be in a casket than give the eulogy. However, public speaking is a very important skill. Being able to convey one’s thoughts in an...

The presidential debate between Joe Biden and Donald Trump was one of the most outlandish and unprofessional events one could ever witness. The two candidates for the presidency squared off against each...

The race has begun for President Donald Trump to fill a third Supreme Court seat. The death of feminist icon and social progressive, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, has given the president a rare opportunity to shape...

The COVID-19 pandemic has brought homeless shelters to the brink of what they can do in order to help keep the public safe.   Dupage county as of January 22nd  had 318 people in homeless shelters....

COD hosted a forum where they tried to discover what freedom of speech means for the college and the country. The college saw that a conversation about freedom of speech was an important discussion to...

Covid-19 has rocked the globe on a level not seen in 100 years. Yet schools across the nation have reopened for the fall semester. From having in-person classes and trying to manage the spread of the virus,...

The Republican presidential nominating convention was one of the most impressive moments of fear-mongering one could ever see. From the label of former Democratic Vice President Joe Biden as a socialist...