Art Reviews

Ana Castillo Revisits DU Campus

Jovana Rodriguez Contributing Writer Internationally acclaimed creative writer, scholar, editor, translator and former 2014 Lund-Gill Chair Ana Castillo revisited Dominican to hold her first reading on her new book of poems, “My Book of the Dead.”  It has been 7 years […]

Campus Events

Dominican Hosts Civic Learning & Career Fair

Rachel Huser  Staff Writer    Nearly a hundred Dominican students attended the Civic Learning and Career Fair last week, interacting with representatives from 23 organizations, including a few of Dominican’s departments.  Students wandered between tables […]

Campus News

Letter from the Editor

 Dear students, staff and faculty,  Welcome back to campus for the fall semester! Whether it is seeing familiar faces at the recent DU Fest, the lively social gatherings at Una Tarde En la Plaza or […]

Campus News

Glena Temple is Dominican’s 11th President

By Azhley Rodriguez Dominican University has a new President following Donna Carroll’s retirement earlier this year. Glena Temple came to Dominican from Viterbo University in Wisconsin, where she served as the president of the university since 2017.      Glena Temple began her Presidency at Dominican on August 2. In a conference room […]

Campus Events

DU Cements Vaccination, Mask Requirements for Fall

By Chelsea Zhao Dominican University elevates safety protocols and mask rules for the DU community.   “The following plan represents our best attempt, at the current time, of responding to the pandemic in ways that promote the success of our […]

Campus News

University Ministry: Serving During a Pandemic

By Matthew Desmond The pandemic led University Ministry at Dominican to rethink on how to best fulfill its mission to support community, service, study, and prayer.   In March 2020, Dominican students took classes through Zoom and events that would normally […]

Campus News

The Essential Work of Faith In the Vaccine Ambassadors

By Chelsea Zhao Estimated Reading time: 3.5 minutes  The Faith in the Vaccine program collaborates with Interfaith Youth Core to address hesitancy and accessibility regarding the COVID-19 vaccines via faith-based communities. IFYC offered a grant […]

Campus News

DU Reinstates Indoor Mask Policy 

By Chelsea Zhao  Estimated Reading Time: 1 minute Dominican University will reinstate the mask mandate for all individuals inside campus buildings regardless of vaccination status effective Monday, Aug. 9.  The decision came on an email […]

Art Reviews

Loki Finally Gets The Spotlight That He Deserves 

By Rachel Huser  The expectations were high for Marvel’s third miniseries, “Loki” after a smashing finale of “The Falcon and The Winter Soldier.” As a die-hard Marvel fan, my expectations were met and surpassed. Marvel […]

Featured Articles

A Match in the Star: The Story of Marty and Emily ’17

By Chelsea Zhao Marty Carlino came back to Dominican University for a special purpose on Saturday, April 24. Days earlier, he checked with DU about the guest policy, then with journalism professor Dr. Jenks on […]

Campus News

Dominican University Prime for Vaccination Mandate

By Chelsea Zhao Dominican University aims for herd immunity from vaccination requirement for a smooth transition to fall semester, with support from students and staff. DU community members will upload their vaccine cards to the […]

Campus News

2021 Graduates Finish with Complicated Closure

Dominican University 2021 graduates persevered with their graduation ceremony despite technical, weather and mismanagement hurdles. The candle and rose ceremony was attended by around 130 undergraduates with their roses, or companions, who had shown Caritas […]