Month: April 2021

By Azhley Rodriguez and Chelsea Zhao Dominican University moves forward with a diversity plan following the verdict of the Derek Chauvin trial.  Students on campus agree the outcome of the trial is justified but see […]

By Chelsea Zhao Dominican University celebrates the achievements of outstanding seniors of 44 departments/disciplines. Dominican Star reached out to all the department chair on the selection criteria. According to the six department chairs who replied, […]

By Azhley Rodriguez  The Center for Cultural Liberation gives students an environment that welcomes and celebrates all aspects of identity. Following social distancing and COVID-19 restrictions, events are held online and cause fewer students to […]

By: Andrew Mariotti A year of largely online learning has affected students at Dominican University, especially students with disabilities. One of the major challenges with online learning has been the “executive function”, meaning that it […]

By Sarah Butkovich  Most people associate COVID-19 with physical aspects like masks and symptoms, but having a healthy mental state is just as important to one’s well-being. This is why Dominican University is going the […]

By Azhley Rodriguez COVID-19 has taken a toll on an innovative student dance team Melanin Fuse that aims to “incorporate different styles of dance to make everybody feel comfortable.”  Due to COVID-19 restrictions, the team […]

By: Andrew Mariotti Dominican University’s plan for Fall 2021 involves seeing more students on campus as there will be a shift towards in-person learning with more face-to-face and hybrid courses. On March 23, I talked […]

By Rachel Huser When the pandemic hit the U.S. and Dominican decided to host the rest of the spring 2020 semester online, many students found themselves out of work.  Senior Gabby McCoy, a student of […]

By Rachel Huser Dominican student workers are seeing an extra dollar an hour in their paychecks thanks to the state’s increase in the minimum wage this year – from $10 to $11 an hour.  Junior […]

By Azhley Rodriguez The event #IAmWoman included a panel discussion that highlighted continuing gender-based discrimination in the workplace and in leadership positions.   The Center for Cultural Liberation (CCL) hosted #IAmWoman; an event to discuss issues […]

By Rachel Huser Dominican could receive just over $8 million in relief from the latest COVID-19 relief package, the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 that includes $40 billion for colleges and universities.  When the […]