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The Death of Cable Television: A ‘Stream’ of Competition

by Julia Vaccarella ’20 A&E Staff As consumers continue to shift from traditional cable television to streaming services, many companies are now jumping on the bandwagon. These services have become a more popular option in recent years due to the instant gratification of having multiple seasons of shows available coupled with the elimination of commercials. […]

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From ‘Boys In Luv’ to ‘Boys With Luv’

BTS Looks to the Past and the Future For Their World Tour by Sara Conway ’21 A&E Co-Editor Among the bright stage lights, the confetti drifting throughout the venue, and the gradient of pink and purple lights, fans at Metlife Stadium on Saturday, May 18 heard various members of BTS repeating, “I love you guys!” […]

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A Lover and a Fighter: Taylor Swift’s Battle for Ownership

Pop Star Celebrates Freedom Amidst Label Issues  by Anne DeLello ’20 A&E Staff Taylor Swift has returned to the music scene with a vengeance with the release of her new album, Lover. Only a year after the pop star sold out stadiums across the country for her Reputation Tour, she is back and better than […]

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Hunter Hayes Releases Surprise Album Wild Blue

Country Artist Collaborates with Pop Star Andy Grammer by Catherine Goldberg ’20 A&E Staff Four years after his last album, country-pop singer Hunter Hayes has released a surprise album, Wild Blue (Part 1). In an interview with Billboard, Hayes said, “I gave myself the right to make a record I didn’t think anybody would ever […]

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Beginning to See the Light(houses): PC Rings in New Academic School Year with Convocation Ceremony

Kyle Burgess ’21 News Co-Editor An assembly of students and faculty gathered in Peterson Recreation Center on Monday, August 26 to celebrate the beginning of the 2019-2020 school year during the annual Providence College Academic Convocation.  The students, many of them first-year undergraduates who had just undergone a full weekend of freshman orientation activities, looked […]

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Bursting the PC Bubble: World Reacts to Recent Burnings in the Amazon Rainforest

Thomas Edwards ’20 News Staff For nearly a month, the Amazon rainforest, the largest rainforest in the world, has had several thousand wildfires burning through it.  Wildfires are generally common in the Amazon during the dry season, which usually runs from August through mid-November. However, according to the data from Brazil’s National Space Research Institute […]

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Science After-Hours: Friars Conduct Summer Resarch Projects on PC Campus

Alexandra Huzyk ’20 News Staff Throughout the summer of 2019, a variety of different science departments at Providence College conducted multiple research projects.  A few areas of concentration included molecular and evolutionary biology, genetics, neurobiology, population and conservation biology, cancer cell metabolism, stem cell biology, and computational organic chemistry. In the biology department, Alexis Rabbitt […]

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Featured Friar: Dan Clark ’20

Brian Garvey ’20 News Staff Dan Clark ’20 is making the most of everything the Providence College campus has to offer.  Originally from Central New York, Clark always thought he would be heading up to SUNY Buffalo after high school. In fact, the only other school that he applied to was PC. After one visit […]

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In Memoriam: Paul Shanley

by Hannah Langley ’21 News Editor On Monday, August 19, 2019 Paul Shanley, twin brother of Fr. Brian J. Shanley, O.P., passed away at the age of 61 after a several month-long battle with a rare form of bone cancer. Shanley, a graduate of Roger Williams University, earned his B.S. in criminal justice and Master’s […]

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Oh, The Places You’ll Go: PC Students Take Learning Outside the Classroom During Maymesters

by Kelly Martella ’21 News Staff Many students spend time traveling during the summer vacation; others continue their studies and take courses during the break. Maymesters provide students the opportunity to do both of these things — all within the first few weeks of summer.  This year, Providence College offered two programs — one in […]

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