Campus News

Dominican Women’s Soccer is E.L.I.T.E

By Michael Del Genio   Dominican women’s soccer enters the 2025 season with an early 1-2 record, with a loss to Wheaton College, North Central College, and a win over North Park University. The team is […]

Campus News

The Future of Hispanic Serving Institutions at Risk, after DOJ Refuses to Defend the Federal Funding Program

By Itzel Chavero  Hispanic Serving Institutions around the country face uncertainty after the Department of Justice refused to defend them from a lawsuit deeming the HSI program as “unconstitutional.”   The program that helps fund around […]

Campus Events

Caution: Championship Squad Rebuild Ahead

By Joseph Zuniga  It’s the start of a new season for Dominican’s Men’s Soccer Team, and one of the challenges that the team faces this season, compared to the rest, is a complete rebuild of […]

Movie Reviews

The Summer I Waited for Belly’s Final Choice

By Betsy Carreño & Bianca Dinkha For a third summer, the audience has been anxiously waiting for the arrival of the third and final season of The Summer I Turned Pretty, (TSITP) a coming-of-age/romance drama […]

Letter from the Editor

Letter From the Editors

Welcome back readers!  As this semester begins to unravel, we are especially excited to provide you with the newest edition of the paper for the 25-26 academic year.  Now as co-editors, we have: Betsy Carreño […]

Campus News

Convocation Ceremony 2025

By Jennifer Flores To celebrate the new academic school year the Lund Auditorium was reserved for the annual tradition of honoring faculty members through an Academic Convocation held on September 4.   The event is also […]

Campus News

New Dean: Sarah Johnson

By Joseph Zuniga  This fall, Dominican has introduced Sarah Johnson as the new acting Dean of Students, a decision that came after she was the interim Dean of Students for the last semester.   Johnson is […]

Campus News

New Provost: Mia Hardy

By Jack DiDomenic  Over the past decade, Dominican University has seen 4 individuals assume the role of provost, with interim office holders scattered throughout. At the start of this fall semester, the Dominican family welcomed […]

Campus News

Suit Up for Success

By Amanda Berrios  The expenses of textbooks and dining can take a toll on students – throw in transportation costs for commuters and supplies for housing students, and it can add up for anyone. As […]

Campus News

One-Two-Three, That’s Enough for Me

By Santiago Leon Torres  On May 5th, 2025, three days after the last day of classes, students who had submitted a dorm application received an email from housing. This email contained standard information like room […]

Podcast

A Sit Down With the Co-Editors of the Dominican Star

Welcoming the new co-editor! Get to know Bianca Dinkha as she steps into this role. Your host, Betsy Carreño, and Bianca will talk about their summer, the fall semester, bucket lists, and their goals!  Host: […]