Tyler Moseberry, Courier Staff
December 4, 2019
After Thanksgiving break, everyone is feeling the blues. Primarily because we are back in school to take finals after going back home and enjoying ourselves. Even so, we should be happy that we have survived the semester beca...
Anesha Wheaton, Courier Staff
December 4, 2019
College students are notoriously known for being broke. It is a stereotype that is true because college is expensive and people do not have enough money to spend on things besides necessities.
Students need to pay rent, utilities, gr...
Cameron Dillefeld, Opinions Writer
December 2, 2019
The story of a city or a country can be described with the art surrounding it. Rome has ancient works that provide a backbone for its culture, Egypt has the pyramids, Paris has the Eiffel Tower and Chicago has the Willis Tower ...
Allison Young, Opinions editor
December 2, 2019
Thanksgiving is a time to give us college students a chance to relax and to have some home cooked food, but what no one talks about is how exhausting Thanksgiving break can be as well.
I don’t know about everyone else, but I...
Alex Ourth, Courier Staff
December 2, 2019
This past weekend marked one of the biggest ironies that occurs in America each and every year. This irony is that of the Thanksgiving-Black Friday combination.
Only in America could we turn a once-meaningful holiday focusin...
Cameron Dillefeld, Opinions Writer
November 22, 2019
As we near the end of the semester, colder temperatures are on the horizon. This is fun for snowmen and getting into the Christmas spirit, but winter weather can bring its own problems. It's all of our responsibility to take steps...
Samuel Ogali, Courier Staff
November 22, 2019
Almost a year ago, South Bend, Indiana Mayor Pete Buttigieg had announced his candidacy for president, and outside of South Bend, nationwide not a lot of people knew who he was, yet alone knew how to say his name. As Buttigieg ...
Jiana Barrera, Courier Staff
November 22, 2019
Recognition is a hard subject for many to comprehend. The word itself can seem foreign, and make the task at hand seem even farther out of reach.
By dictionary definition, according to the Oxford dictionary, recognition is the ...
Peyton Finnegan, Courier Staff
November 20, 2019
As the cold wintery months pass, students find themselves accumulating more and more stress.
Thanksgiving break is the perfect amount of time for students to take that break that they need to recollect all of the knowledge that they ...
Tyler Moseberry, Courier Staff
November 20, 2019
Most of us have to live on campus, and because we live on campus, we are required to have a meal plan. The meal plan gives students a set amount of money on their university ID card for each semester. The money on the card can ...
Jiana Barrera, Courier Staff
November 20, 2019
As a college student, it can be difficult balancing school and health all at once. On campus, Western Illinois University provides students with a recreation center that is open to all students on and off campus.
The rec center inclu...
Anesha Wheaton, Courier Staff
November 18, 2019
The state of disrepair in this country is astronomical.
Highways and bridges that were built 50-60 years ago are in a state of disrepair with an average rating of D+. Some are on the verge of collapse, yet millions of Americans drive...
