COVID-19

Ally Fahner  Contributing Writer   It’s important that people still take caution to maintain their well-being, despite COVID rates drastically decreasing since March 2020.   Therefore, although the COVID-19 has receded, it’s vital for people to understand […]

Elizabeth Nguyen   Contributing Writer  Dominican University responds to a changing pandemic with new COVID guidelines and offering updated booster shots to students.  Dominican’s Incident Management & Assessment Team (IMAT), an emergency response team comprised of […]

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 […]

By Chelsea Zhao Estimated Reading time: 3.5 minutes  The Faith in the Vaccine program collaborates with Interfaith Youth Core to address hesitancy and accessibility regarding the COVID-19 vaccines via faith-based communities. IFYC offered a grant […]

By Chelsea Zhao Estimated Reading time: 3 minutes Dominican University retains safety protocols and reinstates tentative mask rules for the community in the 2021-2022 Return to Campus Guide. “The following plan represents our best attempt, […]

By Chelsea Zhao Dominican University aims for herd immunity from vaccination requirement for a smooth transition to fall semester, with support from students and staff. DU community members will upload their vaccine cards to the […]

By Chelsea Zhao Dominican University partners with Loop Medical Center for a Moderna vaccination opportunity to DU community.  The vaccination is for students, faculty and staff over 16 years old. The site with 150 appointments […]

By Azhley Rodriguez  The Center for Cultural Liberation gives students an environment that welcomes and celebrates all aspects of identity. Following social distancing and COVID-19 restrictions, events are held online and cause fewer students to […]

By Sarah Butkovich  Most people associate COVID-19 with physical aspects like masks and symptoms, but having a healthy mental state is just as important to one’s well-being. This is why Dominican University is going the […]

By Sarah Butkovich As COVID-19 cases continue to circulate throughout the country, more and more people are getting vaccinated. Although most people associate the elderly and hospital workers as the current recipients of the three […]

By Daniela Tovar-Miranda Starting Monday, Illinois moves into stage 1B of administering the vaccine, this includes those 65 and older or essential workers will be eligible for the Covid Vaccine; however, there is still skepticism […]

The coronavirus has led Dominican University to cancel 2020’s in-person commencement ceremony and the 2021 ceremony is now in jeopardy, leaving students to feel disappointed. Dominican University did review other options to host a graduation […]

By: Summer Smith Lili Adam led nearly 1,000 Dominican students in a petition drive last July for lower tuition on account of the university’s move toward more online classes in response of the COVID-19 pandemic. […]