College of DuPage's Student Newspaper

The Courier
College of DuPage's Student Newspaper

The Courier
College of DuPage's Student Newspaper

The Courier
Photo by Evan Anderson: College of DuPage’s storm chasing program pursuing super-cell formations, near Eagle Butte, South Dakota

COD’s Meteorology Department explores the fascinations of weather

Joey Weslo, General Assignment Reporter
September 6, 2018
A refugee utilizes World Relief DuPage/Aurora’s English as a Second Language (ESL) class to help ease the difficulties of settling into a new culture.

Part II of II: World Relief’s mission to aid refugees (Helping provide refugees and immigrants with a new hope in a new world)

Joey Weslo, General Assignment Reporter
September 5, 2018
Photo provided by Marion Friel: Amongst other requirements, a true green burial contains no cement grave-lining and no traditional headstone. Immersed in nature, the burial comes to represent a celebration of the individuality of the deceased.

Are we burying our dead wrong? (Exploring “green” burials as a sustainable alternative)

Joey Weslo, General Assignment Reporter
August 30, 2018
Protesters march through the streets of Minneapolis, MN, demanding President Trump end his “zero-tolerance immigration policy.” Before Trump eventually reversed his policy, capitulating to political pressure and nationwide-public outrage, over 2,500 immigrant children were separated from their families following Attorney General Jeff Sessions’ policy announcement on April 6. Trump’s policies have also made it harder for refugees to claim asylum once they cross the southern border.

Part I of II: DuPage World Relief’s mission to aid refugees (Discussing President Trump’s “zero-tolerance immigration policy”)

Joey Weslo, Sports Editor
August 17, 2018
Photo by Alison Pfaff: Eric Michaels (left) (as Paul McCartney) and James Paul Lynch (right) (as George Harrison) of American English. The band uses vintage equipment like Michaels' Hofner Beatle bass and Vox amps to get that classic Beatle sound.

Something in the way they sing, attracts me like no other cover: Beatles cover-band American English kicks off the MAC’s Lakeside Pavilion Summer Concert Series

Joey Weslo, Sports Editor
July 20, 2018
Igniting the political vitriol in Washington, Justice Anthony Kennedy’s unexpected retirement will dramatically alter the landscape of the traditionally less-partisan Supreme Court. An ensuing battle is expected over the unprecedented importance of his replacement.

Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy: The drastic implications of his retirement and imminent replacement by President Trump

Joey Weslo, Sports Editor
July 6, 2018
Photo by Jennifer Kurz: The Cast of Paramount's 'Once' performs on stage as patrons are served at the stage bar

You can never just walk away: Thematic insight into Paramount’s production of the musical ‘Once’ (How the themes become one with the viewer)

Joey Weslo, Sports Editor
June 21, 2018
Arnold Palmer's (pictured right) death at age 87, represented for many, the end of a golden era

Why celebrity deaths make me cry

Joey Weslo, Sports Editor
May 24, 2018
John Funchess races out of the blocks

Outdoor track to compete at nationals

Joey Weslo, Sports Editor
May 18, 2018
Joey Weslo (aged 13) fights through hooking defenseman

Nothing to die for (Put my miracles on ice)

Joey Weslo, Sports Editor
May 11, 2018
Demonstration against Assad regime in Daael, Daraa, Syria.

Humanizing the faces behind the Syrian Civil War: Part II of II

Joey Weslo, Sports Editor
May 3, 2018
Load More Stories