(SATIRE) College of DuPage (COD), like many other institutions of higher education, is struggling with low enrollment figures. As the economy improves, more students are moving out of state for their education....

On April 2, the people of District #502 elected two new members to the College of DuPage Board of Trustees. Based on the unofficial vote total, with all precincts reporting, attorney and Rhodes Scholar,...

(SATIRE) Following up on the success of Chick-fil-A and Subway Sandwiches, Sodexo has announced they, too, will introduce edible options. The College of DuPage cafeteria has struggled to market their...

College of Dupage (COD) Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) held a banner drop in the student services center atrium on Wednesday, February 20. This was a part of a national call to action to reject...

A year after the College of DuPage (COD) Board of Trustees approved the hosting of a Frida Kahlo art exhibition in 2020, the board approved expansions and security measures last week that will ensure the...

At the beginning of the 2018 spring semester, Eric Martinson, like most College of DuPage professors, was preparing for classes, a new crop of student names to learn and a snowy Illinois winter. What he...

    While many young people today view it is a last resort, for those who serve in the military it’s the gift that keeps on giving. Misconceptions about what it means to serve may leave...

Last year, I finally cleared the debt from my undergraduate degree. It took eight years, a generous wedding gift from my parents and some tough choices, but being free from the burden of a $27,000 debt...

In an era when cultural divisiveness is at its peak, we are being re-exposed to the racism, sexism and discrimination that minority groups have been struggling with for time immemorial. Black Lives Matter,...

College of DuPage athletic teams for the 2018-2019 school year have been put on athletic probation by the National Junior College Athletic Association. As a result, COD teams are able to play their regular...

I have big shoes to fill, and challenges ahead I have never faced before and had never anticipated for myself. I neither feel prepared nor knowledgeable enough. What I do have is determination, a willingness...

The search for someone to fill the new provost position at College of DuPage (COD) has led to the first open interviews with a candidate. On July 25th and 26th, Mark Curtis-Chavez visited our campus...

Sleep. In elementary school, I hated it. I feared missing out. In high school, I couldn’t get enough of it and frequently slept in past noon. Now, in my thirties, I can’t seem to get enough and yet...

Americans are largely monolingual, and that’s not a good thing. During the recent immigration debate (which is definitely not what this opinion piece is about), I heard the same, dare I say, ignorant...

Several months before my eighteenth birthday, I tried to take my own life. Despite this being the worst decision I have ever made, it also taught me something incredibly important. I didn’t want to die,...

This summer, I am excited to once again create a dessert that brings me so much joy. It’s crunchy, chewy, mallow-y and light. It melts in your mouth and wraps your tongue in the perfect amount of sweetness....

When Michelle Wolf was chosen to speak at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner (WHCD), who she was and what brand of comedy she practiced should have been well known, at least by those who invited...

I am not the only one. I certainly never thought  was weird or that my hobby should remain a secret, but I would never have imagined  I was part of a group so large that it consistently fills auditoriums...

A commuter school like College of DuPage (COD) often is home to many students looking for a new start or a change in their life. Perhaps they are looking into a career change, or maybe they are returning...

In the month since College of DuPage invited three candidates to interview for the position of assistant vice president of student affairs no decision has been made by the administration, and now the search...

If you want to know what the world is afraid of, you only need look to what threatens it in the most recent monster movie. Maybe it's science or government overreach, or perhaps it's intrusion of privacy,...

I first stepped into an amphitheater classroom almost 12 years ago. If you asked that fresh-faced version of myself what I thought of the lecture-style academic setting, I probably would have mixed feelings....

“The wonderful thing about our department, and any department that has a sense of community, is that once you are in a class, or cast in a play, suddenly you know everybody’s name,” said Amelia Barrett,...

More student counselors and greater attention to the needs of students of color could be the hallmarks of Mia Hardy’s tenure if she becomes College of DuPage’s (COD) new associate vice president of...

Countance Anderson made it clear her experiences as a former student are a huge part of why she is driven to work at College of DuPage (COD). She spoke candidly about receiving Pell grants and completing...

“They’re very skeptical, and they’re very cautious.” That was Mary Carlson’s answer when I asked how brands characterize the Millennial consumers. As a millennial myself, I couldn’t have...

For the second time in the existence of the paralegal program at College of DuPage (COD), it’s on the hot seat. Every seven years the program faces the re-approval process required to maintain American...

Mariam Pare, a former College of DuPage student, has been living with a spinal cord injury ever since she became a victim of gun violence 22 years ago. She described the struggle of living at the poverty...

In truth, it was the radio that did it. I was so sick of the same five songs, and realizing I was singing along to pop tunes I loathed was the last straw. So, it was definitely the radio that convinced...