Ways the Career Center Helps Students

By: Ellie Heider  Contributing Writer  From career development classes to special events, Dominican offers plenty of ways students can get head starts on internships for the summer and into the…

Dominican Officials See No Threat in ChatGPT

By: Litzi Duran  Contributing Writer  Across the nation, universities have been concerned over the increased possibility of academic dishonesty through the creation of ChatGPT.  Dominican’s chief information officer is not…

Clear Your Head in the Fitness Center

By: Matthew Galdi  Contributing Writer  Sophomore, Ethan Shepherd, finds peace of mind and an active body at Dominican’s Fitness Center  “The Fitness Center allows you to have time to yourself…

Student Trip to Trinidad and Tobago

By: Aquella Farr  Contributing Writer   Fifteen DU students took the university’s first-ever study abroad trip to Trinidad and Tobago in early March. The original trip was planned for the…

Welcoming Trail Blazing Photojournalist Paula Bronstein

By: Litzi Duran  Contributing Writer  After three years of the Georgie Anne Geyer lectures being on pause, award-winning photojournalist, Paula Bronstein, will be visiting campus Tuesday, April 4.   Bronstein’s work…

Saying Goodbye to Librarian Estevan Montaño

Katy Coakley  Contributing Writer  University Librarian Estevan Montaño will be leaving the Rebecca Crown Library after two years in charge to return to his home state, New Mexico.   Montaño’s work…

Seminar Encourages Carpooling for Commuters

Betsy Carreño   Copy Editor   It comes as no surprise that most of the students at Dominican are commuters. Recently, however, a new proposition has been initiated by Seminar…

The Most ICPA Awards Won in History for DU

Fernanda Arellano  Staff Writer  The Dominican Star staff was awarded a record 11 awards in the annual Illinois College Press Association (ICPA) Contest in February, the most the newspaper has won…

Study-Abroad Trips Recommence this Year

Katy Coakley  Contributing Writer  Both study-abroad trips to Trinidad and Tobago and Cuba are resuming after several postponements due to the COVID-19 pandemic.    Both programs were delayed in 2020 and 2021…