Andrea Traietti

Picking up after Yourself: A Small Act with a Big Impact

  by Joshua Chlebowski ’21 Opinion Staff   When eating a meal at one of the various dining spots on campus, it is not uncommon for food to fall off of a plate, for a napkin to drop onto the floor, or for someone to spill something on the table. However, reactions to such occurrences […]

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Writer vs. Writer: Is It Safe to Leave Your Possession out in the Open on Campus?

  NO by Marie Sweeney ’20 Opinion Staff A common practice among students at Providence College is to leave their valuables around campus due to the strong amount of trust students have in one another. However, students need to be more careful with where they place their items because there is a risk of non-student […]

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Valentine’s Day is Beyond the CVS Aisles: A Love-Filled Thank You Note to Mom

by Katherine Torok ’20 Associate Editor-in-Chief   Valentine’s Day: a time filled with supermarket flowers, heart-shaped candy boxes wrapped in red cellophane, overpriced cards, and stuffed animals holding hearts with cheesy sayings. While this may be an over-exaggeration, it’s the typical Valentine’s Day that Hollywood and CVS have planted into my and many of my […]

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Tangents & Tirades

Dunkin’ Cam for the Mail Room Have you ever gone to pick up a package only to see the line is out the door? In a situation like this, it makes it increasingly more difficult to fit going to the package room into our already busy days as students. Not to mention that your package […]

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Paying a Price for School Spirit?

  by Marie Sweeney ’20 Opinion Staff Attending men’s basketball games at the Dunkin’ Donuts Center  as well as other sporting events on campus is a substantial part of what it means to be a Friar at Providence College. However, for some students, the price of a student ticket is not worth it. PC and […]

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Capitalism has Devalued the Undergraduate Degree

by Alyssa Cohen ’21 Opinion Staff Have you ever heard students at Providence College refer to their degree as simply a means by which they expect to make money? Are you one of those students? This idea is a common misunderstanding of what college education should mean to the American people, and can be linked […]

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Learning to Love PC Dances: School-Sponsored Dances Offer a Break from the Routine of Weekends

  by Emily Ball ’22 Opinion Staff   In terms of a normal weekend at Providence College, one can expect a typical routine involving hanging out with friends, exploring the city, grabbing a bite to eat, and other little excursions. Although these typical weekends are very entertaining in and of themselves, school dances and other […]

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Friartown: A Place Where Everyone Belongs

by Kerry Torpey ’20 Editor-in-Chief   This semester, I decided to take Introduction to Sociology with Dr. Eve Veliz-Moran as one of my free electives. The course aims to educate students on how the elements of our society “shape who we are.” By the end of the semester, students will have engaged with topics such […]

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Tangents & Tirades

Cherishing Our Grandparents Over break, many students spent most of their time with family.  After all, what is break for, if not that?  While this may not ring true for all, many were able to connect with their grandparents over holiday meals or perhaps meet with an elderly relative or friend.    Whether family or […]

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Writer vs. Writer: Too Soon to Discuss Kobe Bryant’s Sexual Assault Allegation?

  NO by Savannah Plaisted ’21 Opinion Co-Editor   The recent death of Kobe Bryant is, of course, tragic and untimely. His face and highlights from his career were plastered across the internet for days afterwards, as people of all walks of life grieved him and the eight people that died along with him. The […]

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