By Joseph Quirk ’23 Sports Staff Men’s Basketball: The Providence College Men’s Basketball Team had an up-and-down week. On Wednesday, November 13, the Friars fell to the Northwestern University Wildcats 63-72. PC struggled in all aspects of the game in the loss, but were particularly bad on offense where, at times, it appeared they could […]
Tom Hanks, Ellen DeGeneres to Receive Awards by: Daniel O’Neill ’21 A&E Staff For the fifth time in his career, Ricky Gervais will host the Golden Globes in 2020. Gervais hosted the awards show four previous times, from 2010-2012 and then once again in 2016. Gervais is well-known for being the creator of the British […]
The University of Virginia The University of Virginia Cavaliers this year alone have won NCAA Championships in men’s basketball and men’s lacrosse. To end 2019, they will also take home more championship hardware in men’s soccer. The Cavaliers ended the regular season ranked No. 2 in the country, and defeated the No. 1 team in […]
by: Anne DeLello ’20 A&E Staff While fans of the fan-fiction-turned-movie After may be pleased that it has won the People’s Choice Award for Best Drama Film of 2019, the movie follows a trend of others that have come before it, such as the popular series 50 Shades of Grey. Both were fanfictions turned books […]
Attracts Viewers With Classic Movies and TV by: Julia Vaccarella ’20 A&E Staff With much anticipation, Disney released its coveted subscription service, Disney+ on Nov. 12. The streaming platform has already attracted many customers, reaching over 10 million subscribers within its first day available. Although the service has yet to add an extensive amount […]
by Kelly Martella ’21 News Staff On Sunday, November 17, many clubs on campus came together for some friendly competition at Glay Field. Providence College’s “Big Five” — Board of Programmers (BOP), Board of Multicultural Student Affairs (BMSA), Friars Club, Student Congress, and Campus Ministry—played in a kickball tournament to raise money for those affected […]
by Thomas Beaton ’22 Student Congress Publicity On Tuesday, November 5, Student Congress welcomed Joe Stanley, dean of global education. The Center of Global Education has resources to advise students through the study abroad process and offers faculty-led abroad programs. Dean Stanley mentioned that Global Education has new initiatives including Civ in London and Providence […]
by Thomas Beaton ’22 Student Congress Publicity On Tuesday, November 5, Student Congress welcomed Joe Stanley, dean of global education. The Center of Global Education has resources to advise students through the study abroad process and offers faculty-led abroad programs. Dean Stanley mentioned that Global Education has new initiatives including Civ in London and Providence […]
by Maura Campbell News Staff On Tuesday, November 12, Venice was flooded by the most severe high tide the city has seen since 1966. The flood lasted for several days and left profound impacts. At its peak, the flood reached six foot high tides, and covered 85 percent of the city’s streets. One of the […]
On Tuesday, November 19, Providence College announced the recent passing of School of Continuing Education (SCE) student Kailyn Newton, who died in a fatal car crash on Nov. 16. Originally from Westport, Massachusetts, Newton graduated from Bishop Connolly High School and studied at PC. She was just 22 years old when she died. She was […]