Month: April 2026

By Isabella Bercan  Dominican University is quite unique when it comes to the American higher education system. You can have universities such as Harvard or Princeton who depend on billion-dollar endowments, but the reality here […]

Hello readers!  I want to welcome you to the last edition of the paper, and my final edition as editor-in-chief (EIC).    As I bid a tearful goodbye, writing for the Dominican Star these past four […]

By Bianca Dinkha & Joseph Zuniga  Cyber employee Tiana Pagan was suspended for a second time after miscommunication with dining management. She was sent home indefinitely, with no return in sight.   After being hospitalized after […]

By Amanda Barrios  As finals week approaches, students across campus are studying, stressing and submitting assignments but their minds aren’t always in the same place. For many, summer plans are already shaping how they approach […]

By Annie Tang  Dominican University’s Pilsen campus is taking a different approach to higher education: one designed to blend classroom learning with real-world experience while expanding access for students historically underserved by colleges and universities.  Dr. […]

By Michael Del Genio  Dominican Softball, despite the slow start to begin the year, has picked up steam, winning nine of its last ten games. The Stars stand 17-11 overall with an 11-3 conference record, […]

By Nelly Musajeva  We are a group of students who have been studying French at DU for the last two years. Though small in number, we have come to understand something that reaches far beyond […]

By Angelica Flores  When a University chooses the cheapest option over the most humane one, it tells you exactly where its priorities lie.    I am writing to express concern about Dominican University’s treatment of housing-insecure […]

By Santiago Leon Torres  Many Dominican University dining service workers have made complaints alleging a hostile work environment, but management has dismissed their grievances.  “They are putting too much pressure on us and giving us […]

By Jack DiDomenic   Gambling habits among college students have left the periphery in recent years, redefining both campus and societal norms. Once considered to be a clandestine hobby, gambling has been propelled into the limelight by technological mobility.   Beyond the convenience that comes with betting from the palm of your hand, much of […]

By Jennifer Flores   As of recently, students may have come across some flyers encouraging students to join a student-led movement petitioning to help freeze tuition. This initiative was started by the L.I.T. (Locked in […]

By David Lazzara  As the semester comes to a close, many students are beginning to make plans to return home. However, not every student knows where they will call home for the summer and will […]