Policy meets resistance: Campus maternity, paternity policy leaves some faculty, staff wanting more
In the past four months, Monmouth College has implemented a new policy for parental leave. The policy states that parental leave is guaranteed for up to six weeks to full-time faculty and staff. During this six-week period (or however much time employees decide to take), employee sick…
Courier celebrates ICPA success
After perhaps its stiffest competition yet with hundreds of more entries than previous years, the Courier staff came home from the 32nd annual Illinois College Press Association conference with a memorable “first” under its belt: three first place ICPA awards. Former photography editor junior Kelsi Ford received…
Unsung Heroes
If you are lucky enough to receive a slip in your mailbox today, behind the colorfully decorated mailroom door you will find a cheery red-headed woman who is guaranteed to appear just as excited as you about your mail. Sandy Russel-Corbin has spent the last decade at…
iStudent File
His friends like to call him “the kid from Nepal.” They’re taking about Pritesh Chalisé. You can’t miss his exceptionally big smile and perfectly pointed mohawk. Chalisé is an enthusiastic and devoted member of Sigma Phi Epsilon on the Monmouth College campus. He is very involved with…
Fundraising hits historic marks
The money keeps rolling in for Monmouth’s development and college relations office: the college is set to complete one of its top three highest fundraising years on July 1. “Normally when you have so much major gift activity in a fundraising effort, you kind of worry about…
Garden Crew reorganizes
Illinois is home to some of the most fertile soil in the world. It is no surprise that Monmouth College utilizes this rich resource through campus activities, including the Educational Research Farm and Garden. The Educational Research Farm and Garden gives students hands-on experience with agriculture and…
Social justice, the myth of the politically correct
In modern America, there’s this stigma that if you want broad social change for the betterment of the people, you’re just…
Sigma Phi takes home gold
On Feb. 21, the men of Sigma Phi Epsilon represented the Monmouth chapter of their fraternity at the Chicago Carlson Leadership…
