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The Courier

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Candidates displayed from left to right; Angel Hernandez, Carlos Munoz, Ruju Rai, Asma Yawari, Ty Giordano, Zohaib Quadri, Ayesha Shafiuddin

Who Will Lead? Inside Look at Candidates Running For Student Office

Nick Karmia, Staff Writer March 13, 2023

Seven people are running for officer positions within Student Leadership Council with four of them also running for the position of Student Trustee. Voting opens from March 15-16, where all currently enrolled...

Russian Invasion: Ukrainian COD Student Details Chaos

Russian Invasion: Ukrainian COD Student Details Chaos

Nick Karmia, Staff Writer February 27, 2023

Zoia Shumak was born and raised in Kyiv, the capital city of Ukraine, and had called it home for the majority of her life before coming to College of DuPage. When war broke out, it left her unable to return...

Police officers train at CODs tactical firearms range and immersive street scene training centers

MSU Shooting: What It Means For COD

Nick Karmia , Staff Writer February 20, 2023

Editor's Note: this story uses an anonymous source in order to separate the source from traumatic events, in order to avoid being approached with questions that cause her to relive those memories over...

Your New Student Reps: Will They Make Change?

Your New Student Reps: Will They Make Change?

Nick Karmia, Staff Writer February 13, 2023

Out of eight candidates, Zohaib Syed Quadri, Ty Giordano and Juliana Wozniak were selected by the Student Leadership Council to serve as the next student representatives charged with managing the well-being...

COD Expands Its Athletics With Expertise

COD Expands Its Athletics With Expertise

Nick Karmia , Sports Writer February 6, 2023

College of DuPage has new talent in the ranks of its athletic department hoping to further revolutionize the future of sports at COD.  “I am essentially the student-athlete liaison between the athletic...

#4 Finn Walsh pushes back against JJC for the net

COD Defeats JJC, Taking Top Spot In Region 4

Nick Karmia, Sports Writer January 30, 2023

The Chaparral men’s basketball team gained another victory as they went up against Joliet Junior College in a 96-84 win on January 26. As they finished off in the first half down a point 41-42, the Chaps...

Graphic by Zainab Imam

Is Your COD Professor Being Wronged?

Nick Karmia , Sports Writer December 12, 2022

COD offers a number of classes across all of its campuses. With such a large course load, a large staff is needed. Adjunct professors teach a majority of the classes at COD, but are they properly compensated...

The Chaparrals Triumph as Division III Football National Champions

The Chaparrals Triumph as Division III Football National Champions

Claire Valenti and Nick Karmia December 5, 2022

College of DuPage’s football team won the the NJCAA DIII National Championship title for the second year in a row on Saturday, defeating top seed North Dakota State College of Science at Bjarne Ullsvik...

Breaking News: Chaparral Football Crowned National Champions for Second Year in a Row

Breaking News: Chaparral Football Crowned National Champions for Second Year in a Row

Nick Karmia, Sports Writer December 3, 2022

College of DuPage’s football team defeats top seed North Dakota State College of Science on Dec. 3 in a home game matchup ending 14-12. The team now holds onto the NJCAA DIII National Championship title...

The womens volleyball team poses on the court for their national victory.

COD Women’s Volleyball Team Serves Up A Championship Victory

Nick Karmia , Sports Writer November 14, 2022

The NJCAA DIII Championship this year played out in Rochester, Minn, where the COD’s women’s volleyball team tallied almost all three games as flawless victories on the road to winning the title.  COD...

Head Coach Joe Kuhn leads player Drew Gaston at practice.

COD’s Basketball Season Begins

Nick Karmia , Sports Writer November 7, 2022

The 2022-23 men’s basketball season began for the College of DuPage on Nov. 3 as the Chaps faced off against Oakton Community College in Des Plaines, Ill. with the men’s suffering a 62-63 defeat.  Player...

Chloey Myers executes a kill in first Region IV tournament game against Madison College.

Women’s Volleyball Brings Home First Regional Title in 19 Years

Nick Karmia, Sports Writer October 31, 2022

It’s been 19 seasons since COD’s women’s volleyball team won a Region IV volleyball title, but this year’s Chaparrals put an end to that streak.  This season’s Chaps started off with a 12-game...

[Video] Chaparrals Clinch Win Over Cyclones

Claire Valenti and Nick Karmia October 24, 2022

On Sophomore night for the women’s soccer team, the Chaparrals led the game 1-0 through the first half. They took the field with a newfound fire after halftime and clinched the game 5-0 against the Moraine...

Runner Nick Keeling Is “Keeling” It Out There

Nick Karmia , Sports Writer October 17, 2022

Since second grade, Nick Keeling has always been a runner. As he went on to formally compete all throughout his years in middle school and high school, to doing the turkey trot with his dad every season,...

A scrimmage takes place between the mens soccer team as they prepare for these critical upcoming matches.

COD’s Men’s Soccer Team Has A Thirst For Victory

Nick Karmia , Sports Writer October 10, 2022

The men’s soccer team has six wins and seven losses this season as they fight their way to the playoffs with hopes of winning the NJCAA Region IV Tourney.  Competitor Jason Fuentes is No. 6 on the...

COD goes up against Triton College for their 19th game of the season

Chloey “Court Cobra” Myers Among COD’s Top 2022 Women’s Volleyball Players

Nick Karmia , Sports Writer October 3, 2022

With a team forged by players like Chloey Myers, victory has come to the Chaparrals in great strides as they’ve gone 19-2 against teams stretching all the way to Texas.  From waking up at 4 a.m....

Rodney Pryor Talks About “Loss of Humanity” at Campus Event

Rodney Pryor Talks About “Loss of Humanity” at Campus Event

Nick Karmia, Sports Writer September 26, 2022

Growing up in Evanston Ill. Rodney Pryor had a single-minded focus, to constantly go at the one dream to become an NBA star.  Pryor worked through many divisions, from the junior college level, going...

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Kyle Keen and Steve Santello - Melaka, Malaysia

COD Athletes Compete at Martial Arts Championship in Malaysia

Nick Karmia, Sports Writer September 19, 2022

Emigrating from Malaysia in 1981, Sheikh “Sam” Shamsuddin came to the United States for education, where he later obtained a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering technology, and a master’s...

Solo Act of the Season Skylar Jollette Represents Historic Moment for COD

Nick Karmia , Sports Writer September 12, 2022

Skylar Jollette is the face of a new athletic program at College of DuPage, making history as the first player to join up with the women’s golf team. While attending one of the open houses advertising...

[Video] 48-25, Max “Gladiator” General Helps Lead Chaps to Victory In First Game Of The Season

Nick Karmia , Sports Writer September 5, 2022

As last year’s defending NJCAA champions, the Chaps football team defeated Ellsworth College 48-25 in their home opener at Bjarne Ullsvik Stadium.  Dedicated athletic performances throughout the...

[Video] COD’s 2022-23 Sports Season on the Horizon

Nick Karmia, Sports Writer August 1, 2022

            The College of DuPage’s upcoming sports season has recently just gotten some major scheduling updates, shedding light onto what kinds of competitions are coming up first for 2022-23...

Vatchev standing in front of the Athletic Hall of Fame in CODs Phyiscal Education Ctr.

COD Selects Jane Vatchev as College-Wide Outstanding Full-Time Faculty Member

Nick Karmia, Sports Writer July 18, 2022

Jane Vatchev was selected for COD’s College-Wide Outstanding Full-Time Faculty Member award for the 2021-2022 academic year. These are College of DuPage educators “who stand at the pinnacle of...

COD Places Third at the NJCAA 2022 Men’s Golf Championship

COD Places Third at the NJCAA 2022 Men’s Golf Championship

Nick Karmia , Sports Writer June 20, 2022

College of DuPage’s Men’s Golf Team placed third in the NJCAA 2022 Men’s Golf Championship last week, with three of the athletes being named All-American.       "I'm really proud of our guys...

The Late David Webster Among COD’s 2022 Athletic Hall of Fame Inductees

The Late David Webster Among COD’s 2022 Athletic Hall of Fame Inductees

Nick Karmia, Sports Writer June 6, 2022

One of the longest-serving and most accomplished coaches in College of DuPage’s history had a poetic induction into the school's athletic hall of fame last week, as COD hosted its third annual Athletic...

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