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The Courier

Content by Miguel Angel Contreras III
COD Athletics Introduces: Please Play With Us, Why Do You Hate Me?

COD Athletics Introduces: Please Play With Us, Why Do You Hate Me?

Miguel Angel Contreras III, Contributor April 2, 2019

(SATIRE) College of DuPage Intramurals program wants … profoundly… desperately… just to hold your hand. You don’t have to be committed! Just visit once in a while and participate in an activity...

The Insomniac Special: Try Saying No! Accomplish More by Doing Less

The Insomniac Special: Try Saying No! Accomplish More by Doing Less

Miguel Angel Contreras III, Staff Writer March 11, 2019

I paced unendingly and absent-mindedly around the island. Shreds of chicken stuck between my teeth, taunting my tongue as it unsuccessfully slid across them. Sleeplessness clung to the black rings beneath...

The Insomniac Special: The Plight of the Romantic

The Insomniac Special: The Plight of the Romantic

Miguel Angel Contreras III, Staff Writer February 27, 2019

Transitioning to warmer weather also means being transported back in time to the first days of high school summer vacation. Guessing ‘C’ on my last final exam. Throwing my backpack in the closet and...

COD Officials had Longstanding Knowledge of Athletic Problems

COD Officials had Longstanding Knowledge of Athletic Problems

Miguel Angel Contreras III, Staff Writer February 19, 2019

New documents received by the Courier Newspaper show COD officials knew there was a problem in the athletic department significant enough to warrant outside investigation at least a year before any public...

The Insomniac Special: What is Family?

The Insomniac Special: What is Family?

Miguel Angel Contreras III, Staff Writer February 19, 2019

Family is family. That doesn't make it important. Growing up in a Mexican family, I did not inherit the language or many of the customs and traditions of the culture. I did, however, inherent a lofty...

This photo is featured in the newest edition of Prairie Light Review, which takes submissions from CODs District 502.

From Near Perfection to Near Extinction; Where Has PLR Gone?

Miguel Angel Contreras III, Staff Writer February 14, 2019

The Prairie Light Review, COD’s art and literary magazine composed of District 502 submissions and student ran organization, will be unavailable for student course enrollment for the 2019 Spring Semester....

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