Articles by Chelsea Zhao

By: Andrew Mariotti A year of largely online learning has affected students at Dominican University, especially students with disabilities. One of the major challenges with online learning has been the “executive function”, meaning that it […]

By Sarah Butkovich  Most people associate COVID-19 with physical aspects like masks and symptoms, but having a healthy mental state is just as important to one’s well-being. This is why Dominican University is going the […]

By Azhley Rodriguez COVID-19 has taken a toll on an innovative student dance team Melanin Fuse that aims to “incorporate different styles of dance to make everybody feel comfortable.”  Due to COVID-19 restrictions, the team […]

By: Andrew Mariotti Dominican University’s plan for Fall 2021 involves seeing more students on campus as there will be a shift towards in-person learning with more face-to-face and hybrid courses. On March 23, I talked […]

By Rachel Huser When the pandemic hit the U.S. and Dominican decided to host the rest of the spring 2020 semester online, many students found themselves out of work.  Senior Gabby McCoy, a student of […]

By Rachel Huser Dominican student workers are seeing an extra dollar an hour in their paychecks thanks to the state’s increase in the minimum wage this year – from $10 to $11 an hour.  Junior […]

By Azhley Rodriguez The event #IAmWoman included a panel discussion that highlighted continuing gender-based discrimination in the workplace and in leadership positions.   The Center for Cultural Liberation (CCL) hosted #IAmWoman; an event to discuss issues […]

By Rachel Huser Dominican could receive just over $8 million in relief from the latest COVID-19 relief package, the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 that includes $40 billion for colleges and universities.  When the […]

Spring Break 2020 was one of those “Where were you?” moments in life. Myself, I was driving to visit my mother in Mt. Lake, MN. Dominican faculty had just been informed that we would be […]

By Rachel Huser Marvel’s first installment of phase four of the cinematic universe began with a nod to 1950s American sitcoms and ended with a heart wrenching Marvel-style finale.  “WandaVision” aired its final episode of […]

By Sarah Butkovich As COVID-19 cases continue to circulate throughout the country, more and more people are getting vaccinated. Although most people associate the elderly and hospital workers as the current recipients of the three […]

By Andrew Mariotti Dominican University has already started planning for Fall 2021 classes, and administrators say the mix of online and face-to-face instruction for September will stay close to what it is now. Currently, Dominican’s […]

By Azhley Rodriguez  Dominican University has a new Chief Diversity Officer who will begin work on March 15. Precious Porras is coming to Dominican from the University of Kansas, where she has been assistant vice […]