Articles by Fernanda Arellano

By: Bella Bercan   As Fall semester comes to a close with Thanksgiving passing us by, conversations surrounding Indigenous history became more prominent on campus with the Indigenous Club hosting an Indigenous People’s Day meal and […]

By: Sandy Garcia  Students and faculty joined around the Grotto in front of the statue of Virgin Mary, standing together to express their stance against the presence of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in Chicago.  […]

In this last podcast episode, Betsy will be graduating this semester and talks about her experience at Dominican University and what she wishes someone had told her before entering college. Host: Betsy Carreno Bcarreno@my.dom.edu  Edited […]

By Betsy Carreño & Bianca Dinkha  The possibility of a Turning Point USA (TPUSA) chapter has been put on pause after mass hostility, backlash, and an anonymous online threat. The River Forest Police Department (RFPD) […]

By: Michael Del Genio                Dominican University women’s basketball tips off their season with a thrilling 68-47 over Beloit College. Guard Lia Saunders led the scoring with fourteen points on 35% shooting. The team as […]

By: Michael Del Genio                Women’s soccer season comes to a close after a crushing 4-0 loss to #10 Illinois Institute of Technology. A hard-fought regular season riddled with many big-time injuries to key players […]

By: Santiago Leon   All around Dominican, there are paper cutouts of monarch butterflies. These butterflies serve as more than mere decoration for many students. They are beacon of cultural identity.  Their unique migration pattern resonates […]

By: Joseph Zuniga  As SNAP users begin to experience disruptions caused by the government shutdown, Dominican’s food pantry serves as a solution for students who face financial uncertainty when acquiring food.  In October, the USDA […]

By: Jack DiDomenic  Dominican University’s Campus Activities Board (CAB) welcomed students to the Quad for an afternoon of fall festivities. From inflatable boxing to delicious foods, to creative costumes, there was no shortage of fun […]

By: Isabella Bercan  As fall settles in, there are things that students either enjoy or loathe; the days grow colder, the dark of night comes earlier, and choosing whether to take a class in-person or […]

By Amanda Barrios  November on campus is crunch time before finals. You are hanging on by a thread, and the line at the coffee shop is longer than your list of overdue assignments. Everyone is clutching […]

By Bianca Dinkha   Andrew Mercado, director of ministry, brought the voices of undocumented Dominican students to the Vatican, as he hand-delivered their stories to Pope Leo XIV, transforming personal testimonies into a beacon of […]

By: Michael Del Genio  Dominican men’s basketball falls in a hard-fought 90-85 overtime thriller to Eureka College in their home opener.. In a tightly contested game with 23 lead changes, sophomore captain Lucas Underwood and […]