Emma Cody

A Review of The Long Walk

An Adaptation Done Right Stephen King—or the deemed “father of horror”—wrote his novel, The Long Walk (1979), at age 19 as a freshman in college. While most college freshmen are dreading their assigned reading and writing assignments, King managed to craft a complexly horrific and emotional allegory for the draft during the Vietnam War that […]

Sydney King ’26

Are You Watching Closely?: A Look At Christopher Nolan

Maybe you heard about Oppenheimer (2023) through the summer “Barbenheimer” phenomenon. Maybe you saw Interstellar (2014) and fell in love with Hans Zimmer’s score. Maybe your dad made you watch The Prestige (2006) during a family movie night one weekend. Maybe you’re a big Batman fan and do a great imitation of Heath Ledger’s “Why […]

Sophia Caneira ’29

The Rise of Women’s Rugby

With women’s rugby rising to fame amongst the sports community, we can largely give credit to two-time Olympic champion Ilona Maher. Known for playing the tough sport with a shade of bright red lipstick on the pitch, Maher promotes body positivity and women in sports with her brand Beast Beauty Brains. Following her win in […]

Pippa Jones ‘28

Kim English: One of the Best Recruiters in the Country?

Kim English’s recruiting ability has proven to be elite over his three years at Providence, each year seeming increasingly impressive. In his first year, Garwey Dual—initially recruited by former head coach Ed Cooley—chose to recommit to Providence College, ultimately deciding to play for English despite the abrupt coaching change. Dual’s tenure at Providence was short-lived […]

Connor Whalen ‘28

Who Will Win the WNBA Championship?

Providence College Investigates: WNBA Lynx One win away from the WNBA finals, the Las Vegas Aces are likely to come out on top in the championship. This win would be their third title in the last four seasons, after wins in 2022 and 2023 that demonstrate that the team has what it takes to win. […]

Dorothée Durivage ‘28 and Emilia Farrell ‘28

Sports Shorts

Men’s Soccer: The Providence College men’s soccer team took on Xavier University on Saturday, Sept. 27, in Cincinnati and won 3–2, bringing their record to 3–5–1 for the season and 1–1–0 in the Big East. The Friars started strong, with Angelo Ventrella ’29 scoring the first goal within the sixth minute of the game. Providence […]

Chris Sama ’27

Athlete of the Week: Rich Barron

Rich Barron ’27 is entering his third year of college basketball, and during the past two transitional and challenging seasons for the Friars, he has remained loyal to the team and head coach Kim English. With last season being one of the worst seasons the team has faced in recent history, fans are eager to […]

Flagg Taylor ’27