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Tangents & Tirades

Tangents & Tirades Worse than Parallel Parking by Christina Charie ’25 Opinion Staff Those who attended the Homecoming festivities this past weekend understand the difficulties of navigating Providence College by car. Parking lots quickly fill while numerous drivers opt for parking tickets on Providence streets. CVS and Target are highly inaccessible for those without a […]

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Facebook’s Effect on Mental Health

Facebook’s Effect on Mental Health Social Media Megalith Hides Concerning Details by Zach Rossi ’23 Opinion Staff Facebook hid their knowledge of Instagram’s harmful effect on teenagers’ mental health, according to The Wall Street Journal. The story broke as a part of the Journal’s investigative series titled “The Facebook Files,” where they have published multiple […]

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Global Citizen Live 2021 Combines Music and Social Justice

Global Citizen Live 2021 Combines Music and Social Justice Musicians, Activists Come Together for a Good Cause Madison Palmieri ’22 On Saturday, Sept. 25, hundreds of today’s most talented musical artists from all genres, as well as a smattering of celebrities, donated their time to come together for Global Citizen Live 2021—even though they were […]

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Dying Shades of Blue and Green

by AJ Worsley ’22 I’ve been here for about six…ish days now. It’s dreary and anxiety inducing. My mother always told me that hospitals should be considered a safe place because if anything were to go wrong with your health, who’s going to address it faster than doctors in a hospital? Better to have a […]

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The State of the Supreme Court

The State of the Supreme Court Should We Reconsider the Way We Structure the Court? by Gabriel Capella ’25    The idea of putting term limits to Supreme Court Justices has long generated debate in American politics, with liberals being the ones pushing for such change. This has been the case especially since the death of […]

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Nothing Good Starts on a Getaway Scooter

Nothing Good Starts on a Getaway Scooter 59 Year-Old Man Convicted in Theft of Van Gogh and Hals Paintings Claudia Fennell ’24 On Friday, Sept. 24, a three-judge panel met in the Netherlands and came to a verdict that sentenced an unnamed 59-year-old man—identified as Nils M.—to eight years in prison and ordered him to […]

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Beware the Ides of Career Fair 

  by Aidan Lerner ’22  I think the Career Fair would have been a great place to croak. I mean, kick the bucket in a dramatic fashion.  I walk in there with the stylish, pressed suit my dad picked out for me. I am dressed to the nines, with perfectly styled hair and an aroma […]

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Technological Teaching

Technological Teaching Online Reading Puts Providence Schools at a Disadvantage by Ashley Seldon ’24   The ongoing pandemic has undoubtedly transformed how teachers instruct, and  technology has become embedded into school curriculums more so than ever. Upon entry into a seventh grade classroom, it becomes obvious that the students use their ChromeBooks and Google Classroom […]

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Pre-K Church

by Kate Ward ’23 Over the past two years I have been engaged in a long-winded legal battle. A decision was finally made and I have lost my church building as a result. Now it’s up to me to find a new place for my congregation to meet, and even worse: It’s Saturday and I […]

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Album Review: Lorde’s Solar Power

Album Review: Lorde’s Solar Power The Personal Growth of the Artist and Her Listeners Talia Rueda ’23 Lorde came into the music industry in 2013 in full force. She offered a distinctive music style to the world of Tumblr-lovers while also being highly relatable. Her first album, titled Pure Heroine, gave listeners the iconic singles […]

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