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Pain, Loss, and Love: “Immigrant: A Storyteller’s Event”

by Sara Conway ’21 A&E Staff On Tuesday, April 24, Providence College hosted “Immigrant: A Storyteller’s Event” sponsored by the Providence Immigration Rights Coalition. Those in attendance were able to see the written and visual stories of PC students, faculty, and staff members about their personal experiences with immigration and calling the United States home.  […]

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PC’s Dance Company Shines in Spring Showcase

by Elizabeth Jancsy ’18 A&E Staff Emerita On Saturday afternoon in the Angell Blackfriars Theatre, the lights went down, the audience became silent, and dancers took their places on stage. To many dancers in the Providence College Dance Company (PCDC) it was just another dance show, but for the seniors in the company this would […]

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Post Malone’s Latest Album Reaches Number One

by Catherine Goldberg ’20 A&E Staff Over the weekend, Post Malone released his latest album, Beerbongs & Bentleys. Austin Richard Post (Post Malone), first gained major recognition in August 2015 with the release of his debut single, “White Iverson.” Immediately following, he landed a record deal with Republic Records. Ever since, he has been on […]

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TDF Caps-Off Season with The Moors

by Blaine Payer ’18 A&E Staff Some may consider theater to be one of the most amazing artistic outlets in the world. Once the house lights go down, the audience is whisked away and spends the next couple of hours in different worlds and different times, all without ever leaving their seats.  This past weekend, actors […]

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Let’s Rant: EDM Makes the Best Spring Concert: Galantis Invades Friartown with Energy and Dance

by Abigail Czerniecki ’19 A&E Co-Editor As Providence College students come down from their spring concert hype, students are now reflecting and comparing Galantis’ performance to that of previous sprong concert performers. Over the course of the last five years spring concert, Board of Programmers (BOP), has welcomed performers such as Krewella, Panic! at the Disco, […]

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PC Celebrates “Black Women in Film”

by William Burleigh ’19 A&E Staff Providence College’s Department  of Black Studies recently completed a series of weekly film screenings titled “Black Women in Film.” The goal of the series was to celebrate films directed by African American women, an often underrepresented, underappreciated group in mainstream cinema. The third and final screening of the series was […]

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Behind the Scenes: Tribeca Film Festival 2018

by Patrick Fuller ’21 A&E Staff Like music, cinema has gradually divided itself over time. On one hand, the film industry produces blockbusters that pack the theaters with families eager to witness the newest mainstream success. On the other hand, a vault filled with independent films lies locked away, waiting to be uncovered and appreciated.  The […]

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The Music World Mourns the Loss of Avicii

by Catherine Goldberg ’20 A&E Staff It was April 30, 2012, six years before Galantis’ spring concert performance when EDM DJ, Avicii also performed at Providence College. Both Swedish performers and both DJs, it was a remarkable coincidence that both artists came to Providence for the same April occasion. However, 2018 resulted in a tragedy […]

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DAMN.: Kendrick Lamar Wins Pulitzer Prize

by Julia Vaccarella ’20 A&E Staff The Pulitzer Prize, which was first awarded in 1917, is granted for outstanding work in journalism, literature, music composition, and other related fields. This year, Kendrick Lamar received the music award, established in 1943, for his album DAMN. This is quite an accomplishment for Lamar, who is the first […]

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The Big East Welcomes eSports Club to its Conference

by Ryan Cox ’18 A&E Staff Who said the Big East has to be strictly physical sports? This weekend the Providence eSports Club, a team of students competing in video game tournaments, sent teams in Rocket League and League of Legends to Big East playoffs. This is the first semester that the club has been […]

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