Students Protest Against ICE and Fight For Immigrant Rights
By Jocelyn Ramirez & Joseph Zuniga On Friday, February 7, Dominican students protested against Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and the mass deportations occurring under the Trump administration. Juniors Emma…
Faculty and Staff Visit Poetry Salon For The First Time
By Betsy Carreño This semester marked the first poetry salon hosted at Dominican that was open to faculty and staff. Beginning from 2024, previous poetry salons were student only spaces. …
Get To Know The Ordinary Perceptions
By Angel Dominguez Ordinary Perceptions is a music band formed at Dominican University, consisting of four key members: Madison DuFresne, Melissa Solis, Lars Kacmar, and Michelle Alonso. Three of the…
Dominican Stands on Sanctuary Campus Policies Amidst Threat for Mass Deportations in Chicago
By Itzel Chavero President Donald Trump’s promise to start mass deportations immediately, one day after the second inauguration, seems not as far from reality by preparing one of the first…
Decrease in MAP Grant Causes Worry For Students
By Graciela Leon As the cost of higher education continues to rise, many students at Dominican are facing a new financial burden: a reduction in the Monetary Award Program (MAP)…
New Carpool Program Offered to Students in The Spring
By Itzel Chavero It seems Dominican has been doing their best efforts to reduce the stress of students who come to campus everyday wondering if they’ll be able to find…
Dominican’s Financial Trading Center: A New Era of Learning
By Jocelyn Ramirez Dominican’s Brennan School of Business (BSB) is set to unveil a state-of-the-art Financial Trading Business Analytics & Data Science Center. This center marks a significant milestone in…
The Perception of Something More Than Ordinary
By Joseph Zuniga During winter break, Ordinary Perceptions, a band that started first at Dominican University, performed on December 14th at Max McCook Athletic Expo during the Windy City Rollers’…
Q and A with Dominican Leaders
By Betsy Carreño and Angel Dominguez The Dominican Star met with President Glena Temple and Chief Financial Officer, Mark Titzer, to discuss pressing questions that students and faculty have had…
New Dean of Students Committed to Listening and Inclusivity
By Jocelyn Ramirez Cason Brunt wants to meet and talk to as many of Dominican’s 4000 students as he can and hear their perspectives. Brunt came on board as Dominican’s…