Campus Events

DU Celebrates Caritas et Veritas

Azhley Rodriguez and Fernanda Arellano   Staff Writers On Tuesday Sept. 20, the DU community gathered to celebrate the 13th annual Caritas Veritas Symposium.   The academic convocation started at 9:30 a.m. in the Lund Auditorium where […]

Campus News

DU Offers Booster Shots

Elizabeth Nguyen   Contributing Writer  Dominican University responds to a changing pandemic with new COVID guidelines and offering updated booster shots to students.  Dominican’s Incident Management & Assessment Team (IMAT), an emergency response team comprised of […]

Opinion Pieces

Protege a Los Animales

Traducido por Matthew Desmond Staff Writer  Nos debemos preocupar por la sostenibilidad porque ayuda a que el mundo sea habitable. Reconocemos que los humanos tienen un papel muy importante. Parte de ese rol incluye proteger […]

Letters from Editors

Letter From the Editor

Hi Friends!   Welcome to the second edition of the Star for the fall semester! We only have three more editions this semester, so make sure to pick up every copy!   This edition features […]

Campus News

Student Loan Relief Can Help Pay Off Debt

Emily Ford  Contributing Writer   A new plan announced by President Joe Biden in late August has set to forgive up to $20,000 worth of federal student loans for millions of students.  Applications will open online […]

Opinion Pieces

Protect the Animals

Mathew Desmond  Staff Writer  We care about sustainability because it helps make the world livable. We recognize that humans have a huge role in that. Part of that role includes protecting animals. According to the […]

Featured Articles

DU Welcomes First Latina Theologian Professor

Azhley Rodriguez Editor-in-Chief  For the first time in Dominican history, a Latina woman was hired as a full-time professor in the theology department.   Before coming to Dominican, Claudia Herrera-Montero served as a lay minister, […]

Sports

Men’s Soccer Loses to Benedictine

Angel Dominguez Contributing Writer  The Men’s soccer Stars visited the Benedictine Eagles Wednesday night. Dominican struggled to break into the game early on and despite Goalkeeper Oscar Cerritos’ (Fr.) countless saves inside the “18”, the […]

Campus News

Students Experience Parking Woes on Campus

Bianca Dinkha  Staff Writer As the school year starts with the highest number of freshmen students, 500 new residents enter the scene. With the significant increase in residents this semester, questions have arisen regarding living […]

Opinion Pieces

El Nuevo Año Escolar

Matthew Desmond ¡Bienvenidos de nuevo, estudiantes! Espero que todos ustedes tuvieran un buen verano y tengan muchas ganas de empezar el año escolar de 22-23. No hay duda de que todos nosotros sentimos algo especial […]

Opinion Pieces

The New School Year

Matthew Desmond  Pursuing Happiness  Welcome back, Stars! I hope all of you had a great summer and are looking forward to the 2022-2023 school year. There’s no doubt that all of us are feeling something. […]

Campus News

Black Professor Assaulted While Leading Diversity Workshop

Azhley Rodriguez   Editor-in-Chief   A longtime adjunct professor was fired after an assault on African American professor during an August faculty workshop on diversity.   On Aug. 16, the professor was leading a workshop […]

Campus News

DU Welcomes its Largest Freshman Class In History

Arleth Arana  Staff Writer   To kick off the new school year, this semester Dominican officially welcomed the largest freshman class in history consisting of more than 600 students.   While the official number won’t […]

Featured Articles

DU’s New Furry Star: Rosie Bea

Fernanda Arellano   Betsy Carreno   Staff Writers  DU’s newest Star, Rosie Bea, is now Dominican’s unofficial furry mascot.  Rosie, a 7-month-old precious lab mix, is eager and excited to get involved on campus. Consequently, […]