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DU Mourns Grad Student

Crystal Medrano Co-Editor  MBA student Abdulrahman Bin Omran died in a water accident while on vacation in West Virginia on Aug.24. Abdulrahman Bin Omran was a graduate student in the Brennan School of Business with […]

Visits

Obama’s Chief Strategist Set to Visit Dominican

Emily Marcus Staff writer The Wednesday Journal, a community newspaper from Oak Park River Forest is working in collaboration with Dominican University by bringing in public figures to speak on campus, David Axelrod, a long […]

Movie Reviews

Logan Lucky Review: “A Feel Good Movie”

Roberto Alonso Staff writer  It might be the same premise as the Ocean trilogy, but it’s the hillbilly remake, or as the movie itself refers to itself, “Ocean’s 7/11”. Logan Lucky is directed by Steven […]

Sports

Dominican Stars vs. Principia College Men’s Soccer

Tim Kalkirtz sports writer  The Dominican Stars Men’s Soccer team opened their regular season with a win at home against the Principia Panthers on Friday, Sept. 1. Sophomore Nico Vitale from Sheboygan, WI, scored 3 […]

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Graduate Student Defies Cancer, Cycles the Nation

Crystal Medrano Co-Editor  Some would say that biking 4,500 miles across the country right after finishing cancer treatment is impossible. Not Cristal Ortega. Cristal Ortega, Class of 2017 and now a graduate student in the […]

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The Stumbles to Reach the American Dream

  Joseline Cano Co-Editor-in- Chief canojose@my.dom.edu A month shy of her 10th birthday, Blanca Rendon and her family settled in Chicago after crossing the Mexican-American border unlawfully. They were fleeing a life of poverty, where […]

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Fall Back Into Autumn

Myhka McKinney contributing writer With school starting back up again, it feels like summer is quickly fading behind us. The days are getting chillier and the leaves are starting to change color. With that being […]

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DU Leaders Emerge from Retreat

  Ken Muñoz Staff writer As a group of anxious freshmen gathered in the Parmer Atrium on Friday, Sept. 8th, student workers from the Student Involvement Resource Center prepared to lead some of DU’s emerging […]

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The Stumbles to Reach the American Dream

Joseline Cano Co- Editor- in-Chief canojose@my.dom.edu Esmeralda Montesinos was 2 years old when she and her mother were abandoned in a desert in Sonora, Mexico. Her dad, who was waiting for them in Arizona, had […]

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Trump Trips Dominican On DACA

Joseline Cano Co-Editor-in-Chief Dominican students and leaders have been mobilizing to protect students who had been protected by DACA from deportations. The Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals policy allowed 800,000 individuals across the country to work […]

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Art Review: The Artist and the Athlete

Erik Grosskopf contributing writer Art and athleticism are two things that are traditionally pitted against each other in popular culture. There’s always a star football player picking on the introverted, creative type. However, with the […]

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New Volleyball Coach Strives for Success

Tim Kalkirtz sports writer  The Dominican Stars Men’s Volleyball team will have a new coach this season following the most successful season in the program’s history. The Stars won the 2017 Midwest Collegiate Volleyball League […]

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Preview: Caritas et Veritas Symposium

Sabrina Henderson staff writer This year’s Caritas et Veritas Symposium, “Clash or Conversation?: Engaging Multiple Perspectives as a Way Towards Truth”, will be focusing on truth from the many perspectives of the members of our […]

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Launch Party Celebrates First Issue of “Stella Veritatis”

Caitlin Moran staff writer On the evening of Sept. 6, students, faculty, and family gathered in the O’Connor Art Gallery, to celebrate the creation of the first issue of Dominican’s literary magazine: “Stella Veritatis”. The […]