College of DuPage's Student Newspaper

The Courier
College of DuPage's Student Newspaper

The Courier
College of DuPage's Student Newspaper

The Courier
After completing nearly 30 credits worth of COD coursework, Steven Young is being told to restart.

A Marine’s Journey From PTSD to COD Suspension

Facing suspension from College of DuPage’s Physical Training Assistant (PTA) program, COD student and veteran Steven Young calls for fairness and reinstatement.
Nick Karmia, Staff Writer
November 13, 2023
A graphic that shows a student preparing to enter the cannabis industry in dupage county or beyond.

COD Enters the Growing Field of Cannabis Education

COD's horticulture department is blazing a new trail with a course that delves into the anatomy and physiology of the cannabis plant, preparing students for jobs in this booming industry.
Devin Oommen, Staff Writer
April 24, 2023

COD’s Cannabis Policy

Vague and contradictory for something so important
Karla Villegas Pineda, Opinion Editor
January 30, 2020
A teenager smokes a joint. Some teens in a recent study developed a marijuana use disorder.

Cannabis use in teens not a gateway to conduct problems, study suggests – but risks remain

Dan Romer/University of Pennsylvania, The Conversation
December 12, 2018
Dawn Charlton, an instructor with Being Adept, leads a discussion on marijuana for sixth-graders at Del Mar Middle School in Tiburon, California. (Carrie Feibel/KQED)

With the rise of legal marijuana, drug education moves from “Don’t” to “Delay”

Carrie Feibel, KQED
June 7, 2018
First, marijuana. Are magic mushrooms next?

First, marijuana. Are magic mushrooms next?

Barbara Feder Ostrov, Kaiser Health News
May 16, 2018
The war on pot marches on: Marijuana arrests on the rise in nearly half the country

The war on pot marches on: Marijuana arrests on the rise in nearly half the country

Tana Ganeva/The Intercept
April 23, 2018
Seeing through the smoke: The future of marijuana policy in the United States

Seeing through the smoke: The future of marijuana policy in the United States

Clara Bates/The Harvard Political Review, via UWire
March 3, 2018
Why the U.S. should decriminalize drugs

Why the U.S. should decriminalize drugs

UWire
February 8, 2018
How the federal war on pot could speed up marijuana legalization nationwide

How the federal war on pot could speed up marijuana legalization nationwide

Paul Seaborn, Assistant Professor, Department of Management, Daniels College of Business, University of Denver
February 6, 2018
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