Articles by Fernanda Arellano

By: Karen Reyes  From late night scary stories to sparkly books, Dominican’s second annual Lit Fest had it all. Crafting and storytelling were just a small part of this year’s Lit Fest, a two-week series […]

By: Madison DuFresne   While Dominican University’s budget crunch has not affected overall pay, some student workers are still unhappy.    As the school grapples with a $3 million deficit this semester, students may question their […]

By: Joseph Zuniga  On September 10th, the Department of Education announced it will be cutting the funding of grants designated for Minority-Serving Institutions (MSIs), which includes Dominican, known as a Hispanic-Serving Institution (HSI).   According to […]

By: David Lazzara  President Donald Trump continues to rollout his rapidly paced immigration policies by authorizing the National Guard to be deployed in Chicago.   This, in turn, has caused Dominican students to express concern over […]

By Michael Del Genio and Betsy Carreño A recent push to open a chapter of the conservative Turning Point USA organization at Dominican has sparked controversy on campus. Turning Point USA is a conservative nonprofit […]

By: Amanda Barrios It might seem strange that people willingly seek out fear. Lining up for haunted houses, binge-watching horror films, or riding roller coasters designed to make our stomachs drop is all part of […]

By: Jennifer Flores  The ongoing crackdown on immigrants in the Chicago area has disrupted students’ lives at Dominican, leading to canceled events and avoidance of what had been everyday activities.  A current Junior at Dominican, […]

For this podcast episode, Betsy talks about her favorite season of all, fall. Why do we romanticize it? Host: Betsy Carreno Bcarreno@my.dom.edu  Edited by: Fernanda Arellano farellano@my.dom.edu Audio music created by: Ellie Heider lheider@my.dom.edu

De: Itzel Chavero  Visto todos los días, a las 5:00 p.m. y 10:00 p.m. de la noche en el canal 66, Enrique Rodríguez, de Univision Chicago, abre su estudio y su corazón. El presentador principal […]

By: Itzel Chavero   As seen in local channel 66, Univision Chicago’s Enrique Rodriguez opens his studio and heart. The lead Univision anchor opens about his rise in journalism while being a migrant in the United […]

For this podcast episode, Betsy talks about the trend of collecting items that can be similar to childhood toys (or at least bring nostalgia). What’s your take on it? Host: Betsy Carreno Bcarreno@my.dom.edu  Edited by: […]

By Michael Del Genio               Entering the homecoming game against Marian University, the women’s soccer team stood at 1-3-1 and 0-1 in conference. Despite the rough start the team remained unfazed and ready for the […]

Hello readers,   As we’ve gotten settled into the semester (and it’s started to ramp up), we welcome you to our second edition of the paper.   We’ve encouraged others before to send letters to the editor. […]