by Joshua Carone ’22 A&E Staff People already missing football finally had something to watch last Sunday night, as a controversial awards season finally came to a close with the 91st Academy Awards. The buildup to this year’s Oscars could have been a movie itself, a host excommunicating himself from the show, several contentious Best […]
How Female Artists Dominated the Music Scene of 2018 by Grace Whitman ’22 A&E Staff The 61st annual Grammy Awards took place on February 10, 2019 honoring the best in the music industry this past year. The Recording Academy also recognized legendary achievements in the music industry and featured performances by prominent artists. During the […]
by Daniel O’Neill ’21 A&E Staff For years, rock musician Ryan Adams has been praised for his emotional connection to his lyrics. Recently, however, multiple women have come forward accusing Adams of emotional and verbal abuse, as well as offering career opportunities in return for sex. Ryan Adams rose to fame in the early 2000s […]
Why Netflix Is Slashing Marvel Television Series by Madeline Weaver-Nolting ’19 A&E Staff Fans of the movie and TV streaming service Netflix might notice that there are major changes occurring in the types of TV shows on their service. Specifically, Netflix’s original Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) TV series are all taking serious hits. Despite the […]
by Savannah Plaisted ’21 Opinion Staff On Feb. 19, Michael Brown, Sr., looked out at the Providence College community with a 1,000-yard stare as he described the pain and suffering he felt after his unarmed son was murdered by a white police officer in Ferguson, Missouri five years ago. The shocked reactions coming from the […]
Alumni & Family Weekend by Catherine Goldberg ’20 A&E Staff This year’s Alumni & Family Weekend, which took place on Feb. 22-24, had many special events planned to celebrate the Friar Family and demonstrate Providence College pride. On Saturday, from 2:30-5 p.m., the Alumni & Family Weekend Committee put together FRIARCON, an event jam-packed with […]
by Alyssa Cohen ’21 Opinion Staff Our present capitalist economic structure has created an equation of money with success and personal value within our society. In order to achieve the respect of our neighbors in today’s culture, we must earn a large paycheck. In turn, contemporary parents, generally, have deemphasized the importance of being […]
by Emily Ball ’22 Snow, holiday cheer, sledding down the hills on campus—winter on a college campus is something indescribable. As students get excited for the holiday season, school becomes more bearable and winter activities such as tree lightings and drinking hot chocolate occur. The Providence College campus is more beautiful and far livelier during […]
by Katherine Belbusti ’22 Spring break is a magical time of year. The break in the school year comes happily to all, as the stress of midterms comes to an end. For some, spring break is a time to travel to a warm place and thaw out a little from the harsh New England winters. […]
by Anne DeLello ’20 A&E Staff On Feb. 20, Providence College hosted Joel Francois, a New York-based spoken word artist, for his Free the Poet! performance and dialogue. A group of students joined Francois as he shared his spoken word poetry, as well as during the Q&A session after the performance. Francois is an artist […]