Mustache Sale: Monmouth College radio station WMCR raises money for Movember Foundation
The phrase “nothing substitutes the real thing” was challenged this past week by WMCR’s initiatives to make mustaches an easier commodity to obtain. In honor of the month of November, which is men’s health month, Monmouth College’s radio station has been selling fake mustaches outside of the…
MC Wellness brings programming to Huff
Ashley Sims, a 2005 graduate of Monmouth College, is now serving her first year on staff as the Wellness director and head coach for the women’s golf team. According to its website, the goal of the Wellness Program through the Trotter Fitness Complex “is to enhance the…
I-Student Profile
Across from the Center for Science and Business on the top floor of the Intercultural House, there is a young lady who loves long walks on the football field, the stinky pig smell and loves to stand in the long pasta lines just for one piece of…
Unsung Heroes
Although many students have interacted with her throughout her almost 30 years at Monmouth, not many know who she is. Patte Shallenberger is truly an unsung hero on the Monmouth College campus who deserves credit. As the coordinator of User Services, she assists many students, faculty and…
CAC winter showcase: Colleges Against Cancer hosts show in Dahl tonight
Colleges Against Cancer (CAC) will be hosting a fundraiser showcase tonight at 7 p.m. in Dahl Chapel to raise awareness about lung cancer. Monmouth College students and faculty will be performing different routines along with a guest speaker discussing the harms of smoking. “We are hoping to…
Response to Nov. 7 editoral “Welfare spending: How much is too much?”
In a recent Courier issue, Nicole Kamzic wrote in her article “Welfare Spending: How Much is Too Much?” that we need to “put more effort into protecting [our] income.” Which is, quite frankly, a curious statement. Kamzic does a good job of illustrating the potential problems of…
Gay marriage rights
We live in a society that is forever changing. Gay marriage wasn’t even brought up for an open discussion topic back…
A, B, C and D: Millionaire’s Tax may sound fair but upon closer inspection, hurts Illinois
Whenever the debate of public school funding comes up, someone is sure to make the statement that children are the future.…
Take time to de-stress, give thanks this holiday season
Last Saturday night I received a call from my mother. It was a call that something had happened and she needed…
Potential new gun laws threaten owners’ rights
With recent shootings it brings awareness to gun control and potentially new gun laws. Although Illinois has not particularly been in…
