Western Courier

Nearly every year, Western Illinois University has been increasing its enrollment. In the past eight years, Western has seen its student enrollment numbers rise from 11,672 to 13,558. … 1 Comment

A high school student in McHenry County, Ill., was recently arrested on charges of disorderly conduct for homework he handed in for his English class. … 1 Comment

As students, we are forced to make decisions every day: We have to choose majors, where to live, beer brands and countless other things that make the college experience what it is.… Post the First Comment

First it was baseball caps, then cell phones; now high schools around the country are banning iPods and other digital media players due to their ability to help cheaters. Unfortunately, amid the frantic dash to rip the last remaining joy a high school student has right out of his or her pubescent fingers, education officials have failed to realize they're dealing with a problem that began well before the iPod era: iDiots.… Post the First Comment

During the time we have been coming of age, we have seen a president of the United States start an illegal war based on false evidence, spy on the citizens of his own country, ignore the Geneva Conventions by allowing prisoners to be tortured and held without trial in secret prisons, among other atrocious acts. We have seen ourselves and our peers fall hundreds of thousands of dollars in debt just to get a halfway decent education. We have watched our homosexual friends be denied the right to be married because of an unpopular lifestyle choice. We have watched thousands of people die in Sudan for no reason other than their ethnicity. We have watched Earth become crippled under the weight of our waste. … 1 Comment

College, for most students, is no longer a four-year trek. Many slack off, let partying overcome their lives or can't settle on a career path.… Post the First Comment