College of DuPage's Student Newspaper

The Courier
College of DuPage's Student Newspaper

The Courier
College of DuPage's Student Newspaper

The Courier
College of DuPage Professor of Chemistry Richard Jarman (photo by: Kate Zadell)

Got what it takes to win a Nobel Prize? (why lithium-ion’s award should inspire you)

Joey Weslo, General Assignment Reporter
October 16, 2019
The documentary “Beyond Borders: Undocumented Mexican-Americans” shown at the College of DuPage as part of Hispanic Heritage Month, features the tragic stories of those torn apart from loved ones due to immigration policy (graphic by Jessica Tapia)

Love separated by borders

(Beyond Borders: Undocumented Mexican-Americans)
Joey Weslo, General Assignment Reporter
October 10, 2019
College of DuPage’s Girl Up club will host Henna for Mali on Thursday, Oct. 17. All proceeds from giving students henna tattoos will be donated to the Heroic Hearts Organization’s programs for women, children and orphans in Mali, Africa (graphic by Jessica Tapia)

Climate change is a fight for gender equality

Joey Weslo, General Assignment Reporter
October 5, 2019
The Nachusa Grasslands in northwestern Illinois is one of the few remaining examples of the once-dominant tallgrass prairie ecosystem in the state. The Nature Conservancy reintroduced bison, natural grasses and wildflowers to the prairie (photo: Joey Weslo)

While facing unprecedented mass extinctions, Trump proposes weakening Endangered Species Act

Joey Weslo, General Assignment Reporter
October 2, 2019
The College of DuPage Faculty Association and community supporters protest before the Aug. 15 board of trustees meeting (photo by: Alison Pfaff)

COD President: “Very remote” chance of class cancellations

Joey Weslo, General Assignment Reporter
September 12, 2019
The increased burning and deforestation of the Amazon represents a global problem. With the rise of populist rhetoric hindering diplomatic solutions, could the flames represent a new reality to a changing international order? (graphic by: Jessica Tapia)

Why is the Amazon rainforest really burning?

(Did populism strike the match?)
Joey Weslo, General Assignment Reporter
September 6, 2019
Faculty Members protest before a COD board meeting on Aug. 15 (photo by: Alison Pfaff)

Will stalled teacher contract negotiations result in a strike?

Joey Weslo, General Assignment Reporter
August 29, 2019
Students of College of DuPage's Speech Communication course study nonverbal animal communication like the hoof stomping, tail flicking and eye movement of horses at Galusha Farm in Warrenville (photo by Lindsay Piotter)

Become one with the beasts: Understanding speech through animal communication

Joey Weslo, General Assignment Reporter
May 31, 2019
Brian Caputo has been selected by the board to become the next president of the College of DuPage

Brian Caputo named next president of College of DuPage

Joey Weslo, General Assignment Reporter
May 24, 2019
After Northern Illinois' 2008 shooting, killing six and injuring 21 people, the school solicited help from licensed counselors to help students cope with symptoms resulting from the senseless trauma. What services should be available to students, friends and family after such tragedies? And in the long-run, what required attention is still needed to make sure the tragedy doesn’t claim any more lives?

The Trauma that Persists: How counseling helps survivors after school shootings

Joey Weslo, General Assignment Reporter
May 17, 2019
Brandon Beckwith

Feeling numb to the News? :Overcoming desensitization in the media

Joey Weslo, General Assignment Reporter
May 8, 2019
College of DuPage Interim President Brian Caputo - "We will have to keep re-evaluating tuition, but we will always be prepared to fund our student-workers."

How will Illinois’ raised minimum wage affect student-aged workers?

COD President Brian Caputo on the future for student-workers
Joey Weslo, General Assignment Reporter
May 2, 2019
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