2016 has started off with more of the same of 2015 for the College of DuPage Board of Trustees.
On Jan. 7, College of DuPage held a special board meeting. The meeting was held in the Student Services...
Taira Alabi, Freelance Reporter
• December 9, 2015
“Now I have to be careful when I leave my house” said Laraev Haque, a first year respiratory studies major at the College of DuPage.
Haque is just one of many Muslim students at COD. For these...
For Rachel Bass, the faces seen in media everyday weren’t something to be taken lightly. They were images that conveyed powerful messages. Now, she is conveying her own messages by casting people of...
On April 30, the College of DuPage board of trustees voted to place President Robert Breuder on administrative leave. In his absence, the board named Joseph Collins acting interim president. A Here are...
College of DuPage will host its 48th annual commencement ceremony in the Physical Education Center, with a couple of notable changes due to President Robert Breuder’s administrative leave.
According...
In just a year, the College of DuPage has been thrust into the forefront in the media. The second-largest higher education institution in Illinois has been the talk amongst news outlets near and far in...
Van strikes cars in parking lot C1
At approximately 9:33 a.m. on April 17, police were called to the Fawell C1 parking lot where a crash had occurred. A white Ford Econoline van was trying to park when...
With a massive $14.5 million endowment, an elite 20-member board and aggressive campaigns to raise money, the College of DuPage Foundation’s may seem out of reach for a community college in Illinois....
The College of DuPage Board of Trustees will hold a meeting April 30 at 7 p.m. in the Student Services Center. The meeting will feature the swearing in of the three new candidates, Deanne Mazzochi, Frank...
Whether it was ensuring there was whipped cream on a mocha at Starbucks or sizzling chicken to perfection for a salad in the cafeteria, the College of DuPage dining services says this past year was a success.
Sodexo,...
A local watchdog group might be barking its way into College of DuPage student email accounts soon.
The Edgar County Watchdogs, a self-described group of “concerned citizens” that hopes to “foster...
Police Reports
Person falls in Arts Center
At approximately 4:39 p.m. on April 12, police were dispatched to the McAninch Arts Center. Upon arrival, police met with an individual who had lost her...
There’s a new trend flaring up at the College of DuPage. Vaping, the inhaling and exhaling of smoke from an electronic cigarette, has become a staple in the hallways of campus. While e-cigarettes produce...
After the initial outcry over the hiring of Res Publica, another communications firm, in March, it appears the College of DuPage has hired a new firm.
Levick, a large public relations firm based in...
After months of scrutiny over a lack of transparency and financial oversight, the College of DuPage will add one more bullet point to its list of problems: a federal investigation.
According to the...
Correction: This article has been updated with the correct name of the spokesman quoted (April 15, 4:13 p.m.)
Clarification: This article has been updated to clarify the role of the spokesman quoted...
To the surprise of many, the censured board member Kathy Hamilton endorsed Clean Slate featuring Deanne Mazzochi, Frank Napolitano, and Charles Bernstein took all three vacant seats on the College of DuPage...
Car Struck While Backing Out in Fawell Parking Lot
At approximately 4 p.m. on April 6, police were called to the scene of a crash in a parking lot near Fawell Boulevard. The driver of a red Lincoln...
While the business affairs office at College of DuPage hopes students will be excited by the “Go! Slow! Woah!” program now offered by vending machines on campus, some students are simply saying “woah”...
Three reform candidates for the College of DuPage Board of Trustees claimed victory over the April board election. Election returns put candidates Deanne Mazzochi, Frank Napolitano and Charles Bernstein...
While College of DuPage's Student Leadership Council struggles to get students involved, leaders of COD’s clubs and organizations are taking their own initiative to find innovative ways to get students...
Book Lost in HSC
At approximately 11:25 a.m. March 26, police were dispatched to deal with a delayed theft. A student explained that he had left his book on a window ledge in the Health and Science...
Student Leadership Council President Stephanie Torres has been elected to a serve as a student representative on the Illinois Community College Board.
Torres, who also served as a student trustee at...
After months of campaigning, forums, and controversy, District 502 residents had an opportunity to elect three members to the College of DuPage Board of Trustees.
Whether or not you voted, here are...
Three candidates for the College of DuPage Board of Trustees claimed victory in the April 7 consolidated elections. Unofficial election returns put candidates Deanne Mazzochi, Frank Napolitano and Charles...
In the midst of criticism over his leadership tactics and $763,000 severance package, College of DuPage President Robert Breuder gave students an opportunity to ask him questions in a forum dubbed as "Pizza...
Theft in the PE Center
At approximately 8:50 a.m. March 13, police were called to the Physical Education Center. A student told police that his wallet had been removed from his backpack during track...
Even though enrollment at COD is increasing, turnout for student elections is not.
While the College of DuPage has almost 30,000 students, just a little more than 1 percent of the student population...
When Gloria Roark found out she was the first African-American student trustee at College of DuPage, she was more than ecstatic.
“I felt like, I did it,” Roark said.
Roark, a first-year nursing...
Taking the term “work hard, play hard,” to new levels, College of DuPage students are showing off the good, bad and illegal on a new Snapchat account called COD Snaps, stylized as “cod_snaps.”
After...
The results of the 2015 College of DuPage Student Leadership Council election have been released.
Gloria Roark received 184 votes, beating out Joshua Clayton for student trustee. Clayton received 136...
After confusion over the exact release date, Kendrick Lamar’s “To Pimp A Butterfly” was put out into the world March 16. The album was heavily anticipated as Lamar has maintained a cult-like following...
This week, College of DuPage Students will have the opportunity to take to the polls and vote for Student Leadership Council members. The Courier decided to find out whether or not students were voting.
John...
Accident in Fawell parking lot
At approximately 3:45 pm on March 12 in the Fawell A parking lot, the driver of a blue Ford Fusion was looking for a way out of the Fawell A parking lot when the driver...
College of DuPage’s adjunct association hosted a trustee candidate forum March 11 in the Turner Conference Center. The forum featured all twelve candidates vying for three seats on the board of trustees.
The...
This past week, we turned our clocks an hour forward and saw the snow on our front lawns finally begin to melt. Spring is almost here! As temperatures begin to heat up and floral smells fill the air, I...
A student event featuring college President Robert Breuder has been rescheduled for March 24, according to student body President Stephanie Torres. Dubbed “Pizza with the President,” the event was...
Traffic incident
At approximately 8:23 a.m. on March 6 in the Fawell B parking lot, a traffic incident occurred when a male student bumped and scuffed a black Toyota highlander while backing into a...
Though the Student Leadership Council elections are coming up, student leaders say students are not readily involved in campus issues.
Stephanie Torres, student body president and former student trustee,...
Meet the SLC candidates
In just a week, students will be able to vote for candidates for student body president, student body vice president and student trustee. This year, the student elections come...
As the board of trustees election draws closer, key college stakeholders have decided to back candidates they feel will change College of DuPage.
Last month, the college’s faculty association endorsed...
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College of DuPage’s board of trustees voted to hold tuition at $140 per credit hour for the fall 2015 term.
In September, the board voted to reduce tuition from $144 to $140 for district 502 students....
Most College of DuPage students will be filled with hope of the start a colorful spring next month, but for Stephanie Torres, student body president, and Michelle Gallardo, student body vice president,...
College of DuPage students who use their laptops, cellphones and iPads may have noticed the campus Internet was down several times last week. The college received several denial of service attacks, according...
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#Breudergate- While the media frenzy surrounding...
Home to more than 2,000 African-American students and founded during the heat of the civil rights movement, College of DuPage’s new center for diversity and inclusion has formally celebrated Black History...
As the College Of DuPage board of trustees was criticized over President Robert Breuder’s $763,000 severance package, there was a COD student who experienced the backlash firsthand. Omar Escamilla has...
For College of DuPage students, the college reaching its largest spring enrollment yet might mean a longer wait in line at Starbucks or less open parking spots. But for Earl Dowling, vice president of...
Legislation is already being proposed to ensure that no public official ever gets a severance package as large as Breuder’s again.
Peter Breen, state representative for House District 48, which includes...
Last month, College Of DuPage students saw their school’s name on TV, in newspapers and on the radio. College President Robert Breuder’s $763,000 severance package became COD’s claim to fame for...
In the past two weeks, President Robert L. Breuder’s large severance package has caused COD to become the hot topic of local and regional news media. Words like “Buyout,” and “Secrecy” have been...
Speaking candidly to members of the COD community for the first time since news broke of his buyout, President Robert Breuder laid out several institutional plans during an internal meeting for college...
College of DuPage President Robert Breuder will be seeing the end of his presidency soon.
COD’s board of trustees voted 6-1 on Jan. 22 to grant Breuder a severance package to the tune of $762,000.
Breuder...
While the backdrop of a snowy winter wonderland may seem like the perfect setting for your next selfie, students may want to think twice about what they post to social media this winter break.
In October,...
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Banks finally gives us something to say thanks for. Azealia Banks, the feisty female MC who had the music scene buzzing when she released her single...
“Never forget where you came from, even when you get to the top,” Buna Dahal, an alumna of College of DuPage, said as she spoke to a class at COD. All eyes laid on the small, blind woman who filled...
Pumpkins dressed up as minions, monsters and men were on display on Oct. 30 as College of DuPage staff members participated in the first Great Pumpkin Decorating Event in the Student Resource Center cafeteria....