Month: March 2023

Katy Coakley  Contributing Writer  University Librarian Estevan Montaño will be leaving the Rebecca Crown Library after two years in charge to return to his home state, New Mexico.   Montaño’s work has highlighted diverse cultures, such […]

Editorial Board  Hello readers! This is our second edition this semester, which means that we only have one edition left until the end of the school year! Be sure to grab a copy!   This edition […]

Robert Taylor Contributing Writer  Dominican’s baseball team has high expectations as the men are preparing for a series of non-conference games this month.  The Stars have already played in Kentucky and traveled to Florida over […]

Matthew Desmond Staff Writer and Translator  “Argentina 1985” is an Academy Award-nominated movie based on a prosecutor’s attempt to hold the country’s military leaders accountable for atrocities committed during military rule. The film focuses on […]

Betsy Carreño   Copy Editor   It comes as no surprise that most of the students at Dominican are commuters. Recently, however, a new proposition has been initiated by Seminar professor Christine Wilson, visiting instructor, […]

Fernanda Arellano  Staff Writer  The Dominican Star staff was awarded a record 11 awards in the annual Illinois College Press Association (ICPA) Contest in February, the most the newspaper has won since it was a member. […]

Matthew Galdi   Contributing Writer  The Dominican University golf team gears up to bloom into its spring season with senior Tyler Stibal leading the way.  The swinging Stars start their spring season off with a competitive […]

Matthew Galdi  Contributing Writer  Three Dominican University women’s soccer players will travel 5,300 miles to the sandy white beaches of Brazil to represent the United States and showcase their abilities among some of Brazil’s best […]

Katy Coakley  Contributing Writer  Both study-abroad trips to Trinidad and Tobago and Cuba are resuming after several postponements due to the COVID-19 pandemic.    Both programs were delayed in 2020 and 2021 but are taking place this […]

Katy Agans Contributing Writer  Chief Justice Timothy Evans is one of the most powerful figures in Cook County. Evans oversees over 400 judges throughout Cook County’s 10 court divisions and six districts.   On Feb. 28, […]

Traducido por Matthew Desmond  Argentina 1985 es una película nominada a ganar el Oscar. Está basada en el intento de un fiscal de responsabilizar a los líderes militares del país por las atrocidades cometidas durante […]

Betsy Carreño   Copy Editor   Recently, I had the privilege of traveling away from the cold weather Chicago brings, and enjoying my spring break with the warm and sunny weather México has.     I […]

Robert Taylor  Contributing Writer  Dominican University has stopped free PCR COVID-19 testing for students at the wellness center. The university still encourages students to use the COVID tracker to report all positive cases.  At the […]