Articles by Fernanda Arellano

By: Ellie Heider The English Learning and Skills program has returned to Dominican after a long hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic.    Nereida Encina, the director of International Enrollment, said that the students are now […]

By: Ellie Heider & Bianca Dinkha  Dominican University has been ranked as #11 out of 160 Regional Midwest Universities, preserving its position within top 15 Midwestern universities.   All rankings are from a U.S. News and World Report article. Additionally, Dominican placed #1 in the […]

A Letter From The Editors, Welcome back readers, spooky season is upon us and so is the 2nd print issue of the Star Newspaper!  In this edition we have a variety of stories for our […]

By: Angel Dominguez  On October 10, the Eloise Martin Recital Hall will host Dominican Univerity’s 2023-24 Lund-Gill Chair, Dr. Ada Cheng.   Dr. Cheng’s Lund-Gill lecture “A Full Circle Home: Storytelling as a path for Inquiry, […]

By: Julian Gutierrez   The 2023 Homecoming game was a truly memorable game to watch despite the drizzling rain.   The game was held between the Alverno College Blazes, the Luther College Norses, and the Dominican Stars.   Not only was […]

By: Fiona Rowlands  Dominican celebrated the start of the year by recognizing faculty and student achievements at the 14th annual Caritas Veritas Symposium.   The event was held on Sept. 19 and began with an academic […]

By: Jacob Garza  DU Feeds, a Dominican program providing nutritious food supplies for food insecurity students, presented a panel at the 2023 Caritas Veritas Symposium on Sept. 19.   The panel consisted of Sarah Jones, an […]

By: Rose Beyer   Dominican University has welcomed two record-breaking freshman classes within the past two years.  In 2022, Dominican had 598 first-time freshmen register for the fall term, which was the largest freshman class since […]

By: Betsy Carreno  Dominican is expanding its doors to Pilsen by adding a new campus that is expected to open in Fall 2024.   The building, La Casa, is built with a 100-bedroom facility for dorm […]

By: Nicholas Tamas-Orlandea   September 15 to October 15 is National Hispanic Heritage Month.  This observance honors the work and influences of Hispanics and Latinxs in the United States. One way to learn about Hispanic/Latinx […]

By: Fiona Rowlands   My semester at the University of Limerick in Ireland was a life changing experience.  I grew in so many ways as I became more independent.  I have been lucky enough to […]

By: Bianca Dinkha and Ellie Heider  Sasha Santiago, director of campus safety, explained that permits were being handled by different offices, but that there was a lack of communication when handling applications, citations and permits.   […]