Campus News

Concordia Cuts Down on Staff, DU Loses an Ally

By Chelsea Zhao Concordia University Chicago dismisses faculty and closes academic programs as the alliances with Dominican University (DU) are at a precarious point. According to the Chicago Tribune, Concordia University lets go of 51 […]

Chicago News

Indoor Dining Returns to Chicago

By Sarah Butkovic Although Dominican has been offering indoor dining since the beginning of the semester, Chicago’s recent scaleback to Phase 4 of reopening is allowing indoor dining for the first time since the summer. […]

Campus Events

Story Telling in Black History Month

By Azhley Rodriguez To celebrate the first Saturday in Black History Month this year, Six Feet Apart Productions hosted the “Black Stories Matter” event for Black storytellers to spread the message that Black history is American history. Six Feet Apart […]

Campus Safety

DU Introduces SHIELDIllinois

By: Chelsea Zhao Dominican University introduces SHIELDIllinois to handle COVID-19 testing as Campus Clear use dwindles. Elizabeth Ritzman, director of the wellness center, said if the university is not able to get in touch with […]

Student Health

Building Trust in the COVID Vaccine

By Daniela Tovar-Miranda Starting Monday, Illinois moves into stage 1B of administering the vaccine, this includes those 65 and older or essential workers will be eligible for the Covid Vaccine; however, there is still skepticism […]

Letter from the Editor

Letter from the Co-Editors

Dear Dominican Star readers, Hello! Happy New Year! Despite the challenges and hardships of 2020, the Dominican Star has thrived from the dedication of our past editor Thomas Gibbons and support of the community. This […]