Campus News

Nursing Students Alleviate Shortage

Angel Dominguez   Staff Writer   Dominican’s focus on community-based learning as well as a continuous push for diversity and inclusion has assisted student nurses during a pandemic-led nurse shortage.  Dr. Tamara Bland, interim dean of the […]

Campus News

Mural Symbolizes Immigration, History

Katy Coakley  Contributing Writer  When walking down the halls between Lewis Hall and the Rebecca Crown Library, Dominican students will see a new and colorful mural that contains three different sections to view.  The size […]

Campus News

ShopDU Elevates Students’ Businesses

Anna Martucci   Contributing Writer   ShopDU is Dominican’s brand-new website to promote DU student entrepreneurs.   Starting Dec. 8, ShopDU will be an all-in-one referral site to connect entrepreneurial DU students with the Dominican community.   ShopDU will […]

Letter from the Editor

Letter from the Editor

Hi Friends!   We did it! We finally made it to the last edition of the semester! Not only that, but it’s also my last edition as editor! As I hold back tears, I’d like to […]

Opinion Pieces

Ways to Celebrate a Chicago Christmas

Bianca Dinkha   Staff Writer   With the holidays approaching quickly, you might be occupied with traveling, buying expensive gifts, family obligations and even preparing meals. Despite all the stress and worry that comes with the holidays, […]

Campus News

DU Greenhouse Grows for Students

Danylo Biskup   Contributing Writer   A hidden green gem, Dominican University’s greenhouse is one of the many interesting places to get involved on campus.  The greenhouse is situated in the parking lot between the Magnus Arts […]

Podcast

Student Runner Wins Award

Bianca Dinkha   Staff Writer   Graduate student Ashley MacLean came in fifth place at the NACC Conference Championships, acquiring the All-Conference honor of recognition. After staying in tenth place during the first mile she quickly forged […]

Campus Events

DU Shoots for Full Vaccination

Chelsea Zhao Staff Writer As of Friday, Sept. 25, 99% of students and 96% of FT employees have been vaccinated, a rate that far exceeds the Cook County vaccination rate of 60.3%.    The cumulative positive […]

Art Reviews

Ana Castillo Revisits DU Campus

Jovana Rodriguez Contributing Writer Internationally acclaimed creative writer, scholar, editor, translator and former 2014 Lund-Gill Chair Ana Castillo revisited Dominican to hold her first reading on her new book of poems, “My Book of the Dead.”  It has been 7 years […]

Campus News

University Ministry: Serving During a Pandemic

By Matthew Desmond The pandemic led University Ministry at Dominican to rethink on how to best fulfill its mission to support community, service, study, and prayer.   In March 2020, Dominican students took classes through Zoom and events that would normally […]

Campus Events

#IAmWoman: Women’s History Month at Dominican

By Azhley Rodriguez The event #IAmWoman included a panel discussion that highlighted continuing gender-based discrimination in the workplace and in leadership positions.   The Center for Cultural Liberation (CCL) hosted #IAmWoman; an event to discuss issues […]