Campus Couture
Last Friday, fashion design students showcased their original designs at the annual COD fashion extravaganza. A true delight, ‘Sketches’ boasted a range in construction from separates to knits to gowns. TV personality from Project Runway, Suede, lectured and chatted with the promising student-designers before the show, in addition to adding a little incentive for [...]
Read More →A little perspective: Three COD educators share why Boston Bombing is relevant to campus
Eric Hahn Courier Advisor; Chicago Tribune editor/designer What makes this relevant to you, as the advisor of the Courier? The fact that the students are interested in it; as an advisor, my job is to guide but also to make sure the staff does what they want – writes about what they want. The [...]
Read More →COD student rapper known as Spirit of Truth, promotes “awareness and awakening”with self-produced album debut
I’ll be totally honest; usually when people send me music I can anticipate Garage Band loops for six minutes, but Spirit of Truth’s Spiritual Warfare album production is total quality. But don’t just take my word for it; the comment section of the album’s UGHH.com page (Underground Hip Hop) is brimming with praise. The [...]
Read More →8×8 exhibition in the Wings Gallery participating artists list
Disp. No. Name 1 Patsy R. Davis 2 Rachel Livingston 3 Marihel Gonzalez 4 Joshua Glasoa 5 Oscar Ayala 6 Laura Ramirez 7 Christopher Pitlock 8 Mirjana Ursulesku 9 Jorge Davila 10 Dana Swasko 11 Nathan Kegler 12 Laura Warner 13 Meredith Vaura 14 Saulius Pakstys 15 Alex Bauer 16 Hstuart Cunningham 17 Ashley Pegeron [...]
Read More →When’s the last time you really went to the movies?
The After Hours Film Society is a not-for-profit cultural organization that seeks to encourage the appreciation of cinema, both as an art and as a medium of information and education. The group’s mission statement says it all: to provide the suburban community with first class foreign, art and independent films that otherwise would not be [...]
Read More →Illusionist visits campus
Award winner and crowd favorite Chris Carter returns to amaze and entertain. Photos by Nathan Camp
Read More →Q&A with mass communications professor David Felix
Last Friday students were invited to attend a panel discussion in the MAC building featuring some of journalism’s local stars; including NBC’s Dick Johnson and Fox Chicago’s Tammie Souzsa. Stories were shared, advice was given and laughs were had by the faculty and students that sat-in on the event which included brief introductions of [...]
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Blackout An exhibition of charcoal drawings In its second exhibit of 2013, the Wings Student Art Gallery presents the charcoal drawings of 6-year combat infantry veteran, Christopher Pitlock. The decorated ex-marine incorporates elements of his Native American heritage as well as experiences from his former military days into his fine art, which he hopes [...]
Read More →Do the Harlem Shake
It was almost a year ago that American DJ, Baauer, made a track and threw it up online; only to be discovered by Mad Decent label executive Diplo. The YouTube sensation hit COD’s campus last Wednesday, as Student Life invited student & cartoon character alike, to take part in an all-out dance fest to Billboard’s [...]
Read More →College Theater presents: Spoon River Anthology
College Theatre is just about ready to open the original student adaptation of Spoon River Anthology by Michael Moon, directed by Connie Canaday Howard (Director of Theater). A collection of poems from Edgar Lee Masters’ 1915 book of poetry, Spoon River Anthology paints a picture of life in a small, midwestern town through a series [...]
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