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College of DuPage's student newspaper | Est. 1967

The Courier
One of the most influential physicists of our time, Lisa Randall’s research has helped shed light on dark matter, supersymmetry and expanding our knowledge of the Standard Model of physics. Her new theoretical work proposes multiple “brane” dimensions to account for the “fine-tuning” needed to harmonize quantum mechanics and the Standard Model

How many ‘Hidden Figures’ does it take to make a ‘Theory of Everything?’: (Harvard physicist Lisa Randall says biases are holding back discovery)

Joey Weslo, General Assignment Reporter
April 9, 2020
As the Trump administration threatens to deploy elite Border Patrol tactical units to help ICE increase arrests and deportations in sanctuaries, people are increasingly questioning whether ICE actually keeps communities safe or just tears them apart (graphic by: Jessica Tapia)

Immigration advocates: If ICE is coming for you, then we’re coming for ICE

Joey Weslo, General Assignment Reporter
March 12, 2020
If the students’ goal is to remove the hate group from campus, why do they keep playing into the hate group’s hands? (graphic by: Jessica Tapia)

Hey students! You’re the reason the homophobes keep coming back!

Joey Weslo, General Assignment Reporter
March 5, 2020
As politicians battle over the adoption of the Equal Rights Amendment, what lessons can we learn from the women who fought for their right to vote 100-years ago and wrote the ERA? (graphic by Jessica Tapia)

Have we forgotten what the Equal Rights Amendment truly means?

Joey Weslo, General Assignment Reporter
February 28, 2020
Will history judge President Trump’s impeachment trial as an indictment on his record and the surge of American populism, or as precedent further normalizing the political dominance of the executive branch and divisive partisanship? (graphic by Jessica Tapia)

Does Trump’s impeachment trial set a dangerous precedent for our nation’s future?

Joey Weslo, General Assignment Reporter
February 21, 2020

What’s preventing a coronavirus outbreak from happening here? (How Health Department officials are preapared to fight the deadly outbreak)

Joey Weslo, General Assignment Reporter
February 14, 2020
Demonstrators in Chicago wear blindfolds to protest societys blindness to violence against women and to remember the women who have been silenced by femicide (photo by Gabriela Hernandez Chico)

Protesters ask ‘How many more women need to be murdered before we demand change?’

Joey Weslo, General Assignment Reporter
December 11, 2019
Artist and Mexican folklorist Jade Nava demonstrates establishing Mexican identity through ancestral folk stories. Artists gathered at the Burning Bush art gallery in Wheaton, in an event hosted by Immigrant Solidarity DuPage, to discuss the influences of Frida Kahlo on their art and the enduring relevance of her revolutionary political spirit (photo by Gabriela Hernandez Chico)

What would Frida do? (Don’t misunderstand her political message)

Joey Weslo, General Assignment Reporter
November 29, 2019
Dr. William Hartsell medical director of Northwestern Medicine Chicago Proton Center in Warrenville planning treatment to use protons to break down a patient’s tumor (photo provided by Northwestern Medicine)

Is proton beam therapy the future for cancer treatment?

Joey Weslo, General Assignment Reporter
November 21, 2019
Physicist Damon Bice works on a quantum dilution refrigerator at Fermilab National Laboratory. The lab hopes their research inspires the evolving quantum computing industry (photo provided by Fermilab)

Will quantum computers revolutionize the world?

Joey Weslo, General Assignment Reporter
November 14, 2019
Elected official Bushra Amiwala speaks before the College of DuPage in an event hosted by the schools Girl Up club on empowering women in politics (photo by Kate Zadell)

Women in Politics are Not Just Labels: (Bushra Amiwala discusses being a female Muslim elected official)

Joey Weslo, General Assignment Reporter
November 7, 2019
High school tutors of Dialekt, a non-profit, help immigrant learners with math and reading comprehension skills necessary for adjusting to new jobs in America (photo by Brian Schatteman)

Educating immigrants is an investment, not charity

Joey Weslo, General Assignment Reporter
October 30, 2019
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