Category: Variety

Pep It Up! An Interview with the PC Pep Band Seniors

by Ryan Cox ’18 A&E Staff Emeritus The Providence College Pep Band is part of Friartown’s heart and soul. I got a chance to talk to three of the seniors—Kasey Cardin ’18, Sam Mahoney ’18, and Kyle Van Dzura ’18—about their memories with the “best band in the land.” Ryan Cox: What motivated you to […]

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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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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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Ciao! From Across the Pond: Providence College Honors Program Travels to Florence, Italy

by Ryan Cox ’18 A&E Staff Almost 80 students and faculty members from Providence College’s Liberal Arts Honors Program spent their spring break in Florence, Italy. The program chooses a new destination every year, usually a city in Europe. The program was centered mostly in Florence but included excursions to Rome, Siena, San Gimignano, and […]

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New York City’s Books of Wonder Hosts Writing Power-Couple

by Sara Conway ’21 A&E Staff Just when you thought author Tahereh Mafi had said goodbye to her Shatter Me characters forever, the story goes on. On March 6, Books of Wonder, located on 18th St. in Union Square, hosted Mafi and her husband, Ransom Riggs, author of Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children, to […]

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Embracing the Arts: Brown and PC’s Newest Art Additions

by Catherine Goldberg ’20 A&E Staff Constructing monumental statues on college campuses has become a widespread tradition throughout the United States. They tend to take on a life of their own as they represent cherished traditions, school pride, and big accomplishments. These iconic features to liberal arts campuses are prevalent here in the city of […]

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It’s Me…Mario!

by Julia Vaccarella ’20 A&E Staff Ninetendo announced in late January that they are currently in the process of making their well-know well-known video game, Mario Kart, into an app for iOS users. It has been speculated that the game will be accessible on the iPhone and other devices including iPads, as well as Android […]

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Providence Art and Design: The Lore Collection

by Catherine Goldberg ’20 A&E Staff Time Magazine has named Providence the number six “top city for hipsters.” As the home of Brown University and the Rhode Island School of Design, Providence is in “the Ivy League of hipsterdom.” Time names Providence’s artsy college students and residents “Wayfarered nerds,” constantly getting “creative and theatrical” in […]

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Editor vs. Editor: Which On-Campus Board of Programmers Event is the Best?

by Kerry Torpey ’20 A&E Co-Editor As the weather gets warmer and students flock to Slavin Lawn for some time in the sun, Providence College’s Board of Programmers gears up to host their best event of the spring semester: Clam Jam. From food trucks to a 35-foot slide, Clam Jam has carnival games, live music, […]

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