Month: March 2020

By Thomas Gibbons As Dominican University continues to transition to online classes, a lot of questions has been raised. Here is some of the latest updates from Dr. Barrington Price via an email sent to […]

By Thomas Gibbons and Kanoa Ikeda-Flynn Had an on-campus job? An internship where the business is now closed due to the Illinois shelter in place order? Amid the first wave of COVID-19 job layoffs, essential […]

By Isabelle Schindler  COVID-19 or Coronavirus has put a complete stop on all in-schools meetings, restaurants, and events of over 10 people.  Since the closing of Dominican University on Thursday March 12, 2020 students have […]

By Thomas Gibbons and Kanoa Ikeda-Flynn Petition for Pass/Fail Grades Springs Up Amid Coronavirus and Illinois Lockdown With Dominican University switching to online-classes due to the Coronavirus outbreak, it brings about a big transition for […]

As Dominican University will transition to all-online classes this week, the Dominican Star staff is here to help! This article is your one stop shop for all information regarding housing, dining hall hours, library hours, […]

Dominican University offices collaborate in joint program to ensure a centralized service for student needs.   As of mid-March, after Spring break, Financial Aid, Registrar, and Student Account offices will be combined in Lewis 115 for unified […]

9:45 p.m.: Thank you for following along all night with the Dominican Star. We will have a article up tomorrow on the full results from Super Tuesday and what it means for the future of […]

By Jennifer Lillie Contributing Writer Do you know what you’re putting into your body every day? That’s what the dieticians at Head Start hope to teach to those they serve through nutritional and health education […]

Isabelle Schindler Staff Writer There is a divide that has been present at Dominican for many years. Protests have taken place in 2012, 2015, and 2016 all with the intent to bring issues of inclusion, […]

Chelsea Staff Writer The Modern Foreign Languages department sent out two core curriculum language proposals to the University Curriculum Committee (UCC) for approval. One of the proposals will affect French and Italian core requirements while […]

Edgar Estrada Contributing Writer Students starting at Dominican this fall will only have to take three liberal arts seminars instead of the traditional four after a core curriculum proposal submitted by the Core Review Committee […]

By Edgar Estrada Dominican University has put on hold its study abroad trip to China because of the coronavirus outbreak, according to Patrick Homan, the political science professor and organizer of the China trip. “We […]

Sam Cole Staff Writer In Power 027, just outside the gym at Dominican University, sits an athletic training room where many athletes go to treat their aches and pains. This room is overseen by the […]