Opinion Pieces

Caritas Until the End and Veritas Forever

Daniela Tovar-Miranda Staff Writer When I first came to Dominican, I felt like graduation day was going to be so far into the future, something I was going to have to look forward to for […]

Campus Events

DU Star Men’s Volleyball Celebrates Season of Firsts

Daniela Tovar-Miranda   Staff Writer After an unforgettable, momentous season, the men’s volleyball team was defeated by Carthage College men’s volleyball team in the Elite Eight round of the NCAA tournament, after defeating North Central College […]

Featured Articles

Women in Medicine: DU Grad Students Shadow Italian Doctors

Azhley Rodriguez Staff Writer Two Dominican graduate students on the pre-med track traveled to Italy to gain experience this past January.   Doctors in Italy provides English speaking people in Italy who need health care during […]

Campus Events

Dominican Inaugurates 11th President

Azhley Rodriguez  Staff Writer  Glena Temple was inaugurated as Dominican’s 11th president this month, after a week of events leading up to the event.   The rainy day began with a ceremonial Mass in Rosary Chapel. […]

Campus News

Rebecca Crown Library Bookmarks 50 Years

Katy Agans  Contributing Writer At Dominican, even the buildings get birthdays. The Rebecca Crown Library celebrated its 50-year anniversary on April 11.   The celebration is split into two different events. The first was a keynote […]

Opinion Pieces

Sunshine Vitamin is Homegrown Remedy

By Kalla Williams As another Chicago winter comes to a close, countless people eagerly anticipate longer days and beautiful summer weather. This excitement is partly due to the positive shifts in mood and mental health […]

Featured Articles

DU Set for First In-person Graduation Since 2019

Chelsea Zhao   Staff Writer DU Class of 2022 is on track to attend an in-person graduation ceremony along with Candle and Rose as well as a Baccalaureate Mass.   Mass will be celebrated in Rosary […]

Fashion Focus

Chicago Fashion Week Makes a Scene

Chloe Cabrales Staff Writer Mark my words, Chicago will become the new fashion capital of the Midwest! Powered by the Fashion Bar, a fashion business consulting firm, Chicago is in its 8th season of holding […]

Letter from the Editor

Letter from the Editor

Dear Dominican University Student, Staff and Faculty,   When I first started at the Star as a general assignment reporter as a freshman in 2018, I would never have predicted the realization of the current moment. […]

Featured Articles

Take Action for Earth Day Every Day  

By Matthew Desmond   The spring, summer, fall and winter all have holidays to celebrate such as Easter, the Fourth of July, Thanksgiving and Christmas. On these days, people take the time to celebrate with gatherings, […]

Podcast

Starcast Ep. 05 – Happy Graduation Class of 2022!

Happy Graduation Class of 2022! Come and listen to this season’s final episode of Starcast as Matthew talks to fellow graduating seniors Lauren Robinson and Epiphany Esparza about having the first in-person Graduation in years. […]

Art Reviews

Tackling Trauma Through Poetry

Chelsea Zhao  Staff Writer E. Nina Jay is a Chicago-based writer who uses poetry to bring awareness to violence against women and girls. From her identity as a Black lesbian and a survivor of incest […]

Student Health

Balanced Diet Improves Sleep Quality

Food for Thought Nutrition Column  Kalla Williams Contributing Writer When was the last time you got eight hours of sleep? In juggling classwork, a social life, sports and activities, it may come as no surprise […]