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, […]

Alumni

President Temple Introduces New Welcome Center

Betsy Carreno  Contributing Writer  The Killips Welcome Center that was announced during President Glena Temple’s inauguration speech is soon to be completed by the beginning of 2023.   Before Temple’s inauguration earlier this year, she thought of the idea […]

Campus News

Fenwick Closes Sale and Agreement on Priory Campus

Azhley Rodriguez  Editor-in-Chief   Fenwick High School and Dominican University officially closed their sale and agreement on The Priory on May 19.   The Priory, Dominican’s additional campus down Division Street, was an asset to […]

Opinion Pieces

DU Freshman Spill the Beans

Bianca Dinkha   Staff Writer With classes kicking off on August 29th, there have naturally been a spew of emotions expressed among the freshmen class. Have your first two weeks been exciting and new, but […]

Letter from the Editor

Letter from the Editor

Welcome back to campus, friends! My name is Azhley (it’s pronounced the same as Ashley but spelled with a “Z”) and I’m the editor-in-chief (EIC) for the Star this fall semester! I’m currently in my […]

Campus News

DU reacts to Racism Controversy at Concordia University Chicago

Litzi Duran  Contributing Writer  On April 15th, student protests erupted at Concordia University Chicago (CUC) after CUC administration banned a professor who stood up for students experiencing racism on campus  Paul Stapleton, an English professor […]