Andrea Traietti

Where Are the Women? Fitting More Female Voices into the DWC Curriculum

by Julia McCoy ’20 Opinion Staff Providence College was once an all-male college. Luckily, the statistics today reflect a nearly split population of young men and women. But has our curriculum changed to fit the times? Anyone that tours PC will soon know what course students consider the most important—the Development of Western Civilization. A […]

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Sorry, Not Sorry: Women’s Toxic Relationship with Apologizing

by Katherine Torok ’20 Associate Editor-in-Chief “OMG so sorry for texting!” I quickly type after finding out that the person I was texting was away for the weekend. However, prior to the initial text asking what they were up to, I was unaware of the fact that they took a spur of the moment vacation. […]

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Tangents & Tirades

Addressing Period Poverty Recently, Scotland’s Parliament passed the first stage of the Period Products (Free Provision) (Scotland) Bill. First proposed in 2017 by Scottish Parliament member Monica Lennon, the bill would require the government to ensure that free period products, such as tampons and pads, are available for any woman who needs them. The Scottish […]

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Surveillance Capitalism: How Companies Profit off of Your Digital Footprint

  by Katie Belbusti ’22 Opinion Staff Surveillance capitalism is a term that has been increasingly used within the past decade. While it sounds like a complicated term, its definition is the collection of data through monitoring people’s behaviors on social media for the benefit of corporations to then tailor their advertisements to make more […]

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Providence College Needs a Communications Program: Students Interested in Journalism and Communications are Missing Out

  by Margaret Scales ’23 Opinion Staff In such a politically trying time, with both the left and right critiquing ‘fake news,’ it feels like there is no better time to support communications and journalism programs in higher education. Although some may argue that journalism is a ‘dying industry,’ is that something that we as […]

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Writer vs. Writer: Is It Okay to Take Out Another Person’s Laundry?

  NO by Julia McCoy ’22 Opinion Staff For college students, finding time within our busy schedules to do laundry is hard enough. What makes it even harder is when you return to retrieve your laundry only to find it sitting on top of the machine.  Some people take it upon themselves to remove other […]

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“Taking On” the Season of Lent, No Matter Your Religion: Using Lent as a Means of Self-Care and Progress

by Kerry Torpey ’20 Editor-in-Chief   This week marked the official start of the Lenten season with Ash Wednesday. As many students walked from class-to-class after receiving their ashes, I overheard several conversations discussing what people should “give up” for Lent. The concept behind giving something up for Lent, also known as a Lenten sacrifice, […]

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Tangents & Tirades

Mandatory out-of-Class Events It is not unusual to find courses that incorporate immersive learning experiences corresponding to course material here at Providence College. However, requiring students to attend these events outside of their regular course hours oversteps boundaries and creates unnecessary burdens for students, especially if the dates of these events are not announced until […]

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“Calories Count”: Starting the Eating Disorder Conversation

  by Olivia Bretzman ’22 Opinion Staff   Third floor. Aquinas Hall. The vending machines play an essential role for the residents when a late-night snack helps quell the struggle of a study session or paper-writing. One thing, though, that really puts a bad taste in one’s mouth is the large sticker plastered on the […]

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Coronavirus Does Not Discriminate, So Neither Should You: Ending Racist and Inappropriate Comments about the Disease

  by Julia McCoy ’22 Opinion Staff   As flu season once again plagues this campus, students are keeping their eye on more than just the flu.  Earlier this year, an outbreak of  the coronavirus emerged in Wuhan, China. As of the beginning of February, upwards of 30,000 people have been infected with the disease, […]

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