Category: On-Campus

Blackfriars Dance Concert Tackles Debates

TDF Choreographers Get Creative with Political Numbers by: Brenna O’Leary ’20 A&E Staff Dance comes in many styles and movements, and can be accompanied by a variety of musical numbers. However, the Providence College Dance Company went above and beyond with its Blackfriars Dance Concert this past weekend.  The shows on Friday and Saturday were […]

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Celebrating Fr. Thomas McGlynn , O.P.

An Inspiration to Dominicans and Artists Alike by: Catherine Goldberg ’20 A&E Staff Providence College and the Dominican community celebrated the feast day of the beloved Saint Martin de Porres, Dominican friar and the patron saint of interracial harmony on Nov. 3. Saint Martin  de Porres has been celebrated, in particular, at PC in the […]

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Celebrating Fr. Thomas McGlynn , O.P.

An Inspiration to Dominicans and Artists Alike by: Catherine Goldberg ’20 A&E Staff Providence College and the Dominican community celebrated the feast day of the beloved Saint Martin de Porres, Dominican friar and the patron saint of interracial harmony on Nov. 3. Saint Martin  de Porres has been celebrated, in particular, at PC in the […]

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Motherland Fashion Show Preview

Where Fashion Bridges the City of Providence with the  PC Community by: Jennifer Villeda ’20 A&E Staff They marched onto the basketball floor of the Dunkin’ Donuts Center, where they captivated the audience with their dance performance. The women were clothed in denim shorts, black t-shirts with the Motherland logo, and red berets. The men […]

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Dance Club Performances Showcase Student Talent

Fall Show Provides Opportunity for Creativity by: Grace Whitman ’22 A&E Staff This past weekend, Providence College’s Dance Club sold out their fall semester show in the Angell Blackfriars Theatre. Students, family, and staff packed in to support the 70-plus girls and their love of dance.  The PC Dance Club is a student-run organization developed […]

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Providence College Welcomes Poet Martín Espada

Giving Life to Latinx Stories of Loss and Immigration by Jennifer Villeda ’20 A&E Staff A tall man wearing a loose, casual suit walked in front of the audience. His gentle face looked over the crowd, anxiously waiting for him to speak.  He began to let the words flow. The poems he recited began to […]

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Instrumental Causality Celebrates Student Talent

Students, Faculty, and Dominican Friars Come Together by Brenna O’Leary ’20 A&E Staff What would you get if you combined cool jazz, funk, and a bunch of Dominican saints? You would get this year’s Instrumental Causality event.  The event, which took place on Wednesday, November 6, consisted of two parts. The first was a vigil […]

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Live from Providence College It’s Six Gents!

New Members Add Refreshing Personalities to the Group by Grace Whitman ’22 A&E Staff On the night of Tuesday, November 5 at 11 p.m., hundreds of students made the trek down to the Smith Center for the Arts to support their fellow classmates and friends for the Six Gents’ Thanksgiving show.    Six Gents is […]

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Celebrating Life Beyond Death

OLAS and BOP Celebrate Día de Los Muertos  by: Jennifer Villeda ’20 A&E Staff Día de los Muertos is often misunderstood to be a Mexican celebration of Halloween. However, this celebration, which is popular in Mexico but can be celebrated in other Latin cultures, is a time of celebrating the afterlife and being part of […]

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Wingardium Leviosa!

McPhail’s Hosts Harry Potter Trivia by: Brenna O’Leary ’20 A&E Staff Swish and flick! Just like some of the most beloved wizards, Providence College’s Board of Programmers (BOP) was able to perform some serious magic this week.  On Tuesday, October 28 in McPhail’s, BOP transported PC students into the Wizarding World of Harry Potter. McPhail’s […]

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