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By: Bianca Dinkha  After a three-year student loan pause concluded in early October, repayments are due once again.   This has raised concerns for Dominican students and alumni, who were anticipating debt relief instead.   Adding to […]

By: Katy Coakley  The long-awaited study abroad program to China is making a comeback to allow students to make unforgettable memories.  The trip was postponed in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic but will take […]

By: Sairanet Hernandez  The Elizabeth T. MacNeil School of Nursing introduces a new nursing cohort for the upcoming spring semester.   Tamara Bland, dean of Borra College of Health Science, explained that market demand for nurses and […]

By: Jacob Garza  The U.S. Department of Education is preparing a major overhaul to the 2024-25 FAFSA form.   These changes plan to expand federal student aid eligibility and simplify the application process.  The Office of […]

By: Angel Dominguez  With the NACC regular season completed, the Stars are now looking to close the season with the NACC tournament as well as have ambitions to play in the NCAA tournament.   The women’s […]

By: Gillian Adkins No one had told Javier Zamora’s story, so he wrote it himself. Zamora came to Dominican to talk about his experiences as a 9-year-old undocumented immigrant, which are also the subject of […]

By: Betsy Carreno On October 24th, Dominican University will be hosting a screening of The War on Cuba, along with having a discussion with Filmmaker and Journalist, Liz Oliva Fernández. This will take place from […]

By: Angel Dominguez  On October 10, the Eloise Martin Recital Hall will host Dominican Univerity’s 2023-24 Lund-Gill Chair, Dr. Ada Cheng.   Dr. Cheng’s Lund-Gill lecture “A Full Circle Home: Storytelling as a path for Inquiry, […]

By: Julian Gutierrez   The 2023 Homecoming game was a truly memorable game to watch despite the drizzling rain.   The game was held between the Alverno College Blazes, the Luther College Norses, and the Dominican Stars.   Not only was […]

By: Katy Coakley   Preparations for the upcoming musical comedy, The Prom, are now underway with the beginning of auditions.  Auditions took place from Sept. 7 to 9 at the Martin Recital Hall as actors, […]

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 first time two years ago […]

Robert Taylor Contributing Writer  Dominican’s baseball team has high expectations as the men are preparing for a series of non-conference games this month.  The Stars have already played in Kentucky and traveled to Florida over […]

Litzi Duran  Contributing Writer  A new $2.5 million grant will bring big changes to Dominican with upgraded classroom technology, faster internet speeds, and an internship opportunity in the information technology field for students to take […]