On Friday evening, Dec. 5, Providence police officers, fire department units, and Providence College campus security responded to an off-campus party hosted on Liege Street for reports of a drug overdose. Seven Providence College students were administered life-saving care, including administering Naloxone, often referred to by the brand name Narcan, which can reverse the symptoms […]
For most people, Providence College is home for four years. For Graciete Morales, it has been home for 34 years—not as a student, but as a member of the community of hard-working individuals who help it run every day. Graciete (“Grace”) Morales was born in Cape Verde, Africa, on Jan. 9, 1962. She was the […]
The Community Lens Exhibition took place in the Smith Hill Annex on Tuesday, Nov. 30. Community Lens is an interdisciplinary, team-taught course at Providence College offered by the art, art history, global studies, and public and community service studies departments. The exhibition was a showcase of the class’ work and stories, bringing the community together […]
Providence College can often seem lonely for anyone who may feel as though they do not fit in. Whether you are a member of the LGBTQ+ community and are looking for support, or are just looking for a community to fit into, there are more resources on campus than you may know about. When you […]
A Dog Day Afternoon Among Thanksgiving television traditions, one stands out as particularly endearing. It’s not the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, as I rarely get up in time to watch it, nor football, as it often overlaps with dinnertime. In between, however, is the pinnacle of television: the American Kennel Club’s National Dog Show. For […]
How Does It Stack Up? Every holiday season, the same artists play non-stop on the radio with their classics and covers: Frank Sinatra, Bing Crosby, Michael Bublé, Elvis Presley, and Mariah Carey, to name a few. However, so many other artists have Christmas albums that don’t get the spotlight for one reason or another. It […]
Holding Space For A Sequel When the first Wicked movie arrived in theaters in November 2024, it did something unusual for a musical adaptation. It told only the first half of the iconic Broadway musical, which left viewers waiting nearly a full year for the second act. The second movie, Wicked: For Good, was released […]
In my family, we aren’t allowed to head downstairs on Christmas morning until we hear the opening notes of Percy Faith’s “Joy to the World.” My dad pops the disc into the CD player and queues up the Music of Christmas album, and only then can we head into the family room to open our […]
Produced in 1977, Emmet Otter’s Jug-Band Christmas is a 48-minute-long puppeted musical film that played every holiday from the DVD player in my grandma’s living room. The story is a timeless one that celebrates the gift that really matters in the spirit of Christmas: love. Ma, the only living parent to Emmet, is a widow. […]
Over by Brown University, right off of Thayer Street, a new hot chicken spot has opened up, adding a new flair to the already food-packed lineup. Birdies Hot Chicken is a small chain restaurant with a menu adjacent to the world-famous hot chicken joint, Dave’s Hot Chicken, but brings it closer to home in Providence, […]