The Great Vaccination Race: Why PC Students Must Patiently Wait Their Turns by Katie Belbusti ’22 Opinion Staff Almost a year after the outbreak of COVID-19 in the United States, the nation continues to work to stop the spread of the disease in a variety of ways—the most promising being the creation and distribution of […]
Allowing Remote Attendance: Professors Should Respect Students’ Wishes to Zoom Into In-Person Classes by Madeline Morkin ’22 Asst. Opinion Editor While many Providence College students are on campus, all were given the opportunity to study remotely for this semester, just as they were last semester. With COVID-19 outbreaks still occurring worldwide as well as on campus, […]
Mirages of Perfection: Meghan Markle Proves We Never Know What Occurs Behind Closed Doors by Olivia Bretzman ’22 Opinion Staff Ever since Oprah Winfrey’s interview with Meghan Markle and Prince Harry, the world has been questioning the morality of one of the longest-standing, traditional families in Western culture. Not only was this unveiling of truth […]
A Year of Life in the Pandemic: Reflecting on Hope, Nostalgia, and “Normalcy” by Andrea Traietti ’21 Editor-in-Chief In a way that felt almost a little too poetic, last week I ended my isolation period after testing positive for COVID-19 on the very day that marked a full year of the pandemic. On March 13, […]
Dr. Seuss Ban: Racism Has No Place in Children’s Literature A couple weeks ago, Dr. Seuss’s estate decided to pull six of the late writer’s books from stores, citing concerns with their racist imagery. The move ignited a firestorm of backlash, with some saying the decision is an example of “cancel culture.” While some aspects […]
by Madeline Morkin ’22 Asst. Opinion Editor When it comes to safety and security, it is not easy to be a woman. An unfortunate reality for women everywhere, and at any age, is the need to prepare for the worst possible situations when leaving for a night out with friends, taking an Uber alone, or […]
I Will Defend Myself: The Importance of Learning Self-Defense as a Woman By Emily Ball ’22 If you ask any woman if she feels comfortable walking alone at night, the chances are high that she will say no, that she is not comfortable. Most women carry pepper spray, a whistle, or various other self-defense tools […]
Adding Science to Sex: Why Porn Is Not a Prerequisite for Sexual Empowerment By Nicole Patano ’22 Asst. Head Copyeditor Content warning: Discussion of pornography and sex As the pornography industry grows into a nearly $100 billion worldwide business, the consumption of pornographic material has become a dangerously common societal indicator of whether […]
Evening the Playing Field: How Supporting Women’s Hobbies Could Impact Their Futures By Julia McCoy ’22 Do young women have hobbies? It seems like a simple answer would come from this question. Yes, of course they have hobbies, how else would they express their interests? And yet, the issue of women’s hobbies and interests is a […]
Women’s Week at PC: Reflecting on Women’s History at the College by Andrea Traietti ’21 Editor-in-Chief When Providence College first opened its doors in 1917, it would be another 54 years before women would finally walk through them as enrolled students. In the 50 years since 1971, when the first class of women began their […]