2008 Woodie Awards
Tangents and Tirades
Issue date: 2/22/07 Section: Commentary
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Hope for diversity found in Maryland. Last weekend I had the opportunity to visit my friends at Towson University in Towson, Md. While I was there, I encountered something that Providence College has often been criticized for-not showing enough diversity. I was at Towson for two days, and in those mere 48 hours I met students of different races, religions, ethnicities, and sexual orientations. It was an eye-opening experience, showing how much PC has to offer and how much potential we have to become a diverse campus. We go to college to get an education, but have we really learned anything if we can't learn to work with and accept people who are different from us?
-Jackie Kramer '10
Irony in the House. On Wednesday, Feb. 14, the House of Representatives canceled one of its committee hearings due to a severe Washington-area snow and ice storm. Ironically, according to the Drudgereport, the Energy and Air Quality hearing scheduled to take place was entitled "Climate Change: Are Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Human Activities Contributing to a Warming of the Planet?" The Washington, D.C., weather forecast was "freezing rain in the morning . . . a chance of snow in the afternoon . . . highs in the mid 30s." Freezing rain and "global warming" hearings on the same day just don't mix.-Mark Scirocco '10
Nickelback is giving a nickel back. In a world where the front pages of entertainment magazines focus on the nose jobs and drunken brawls of today's musicians, it is nice to know that there are some individuals who actually take their art seriously. Following in the footsteps of musician-activists like U2 and Sarah McLachlan, the Canadian band Nickelback has made a conscious decision to donate 100 percent of the proceeds from their latest song, "If Everyone Cared" to two separate charities-Amnesty International and International Children's Awarenss Canada. This might not be the type of news that will make the front page of US Weekly, but it's something that everyone can care about.-Betsy Rouleau '08
-Jackie Kramer '10
Irony in the House. On Wednesday, Feb. 14, the House of Representatives canceled one of its committee hearings due to a severe Washington-area snow and ice storm. Ironically, according to the Drudgereport, the Energy and Air Quality hearing scheduled to take place was entitled "Climate Change: Are Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Human Activities Contributing to a Warming of the Planet?" The Washington, D.C., weather forecast was "freezing rain in the morning . . . a chance of snow in the afternoon . . . highs in the mid 30s." Freezing rain and "global warming" hearings on the same day just don't mix.-Mark Scirocco '10
Nickelback is giving a nickel back. In a world where the front pages of entertainment magazines focus on the nose jobs and drunken brawls of today's musicians, it is nice to know that there are some individuals who actually take their art seriously. Following in the footsteps of musician-activists like U2 and Sarah McLachlan, the Canadian band Nickelback has made a conscious decision to donate 100 percent of the proceeds from their latest song, "If Everyone Cared" to two separate charities-Amnesty International and International Children's Awarenss Canada. This might not be the type of news that will make the front page of US Weekly, but it's something that everyone can care about.-Betsy Rouleau '08