Category: Variety

‘Tis The Season to Reddit: The World’s Largest Gift Exchange Shows the True Meaning of the Holidays

by Ryan Cox ’18 A&E Staff Now that Halloween is past, many people are skipping right over Thanksgiving and preparing for the Christmas season. With a social climate of overwhelming pessimism, the spirit of joy and selflessness that comes with Christmas seems sacred this year. Nowhere in the world is this spirit more prominent than […]

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Let’s Rant: Why Do We Care About Celebrities’ Lives?

by Catherine Goldberg ’20 A&E Staff Three years after calling “Jelena” quits for what seemed to be the last time, Justin Bieber and Selena Gomez are giving their romance another shot. After Gomez’s traumatic lupus diagnosis and kidney transplant recovery, it seemed that Bieber wanted to be by her side. It was not long before […]

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Hannah Brencher: The World Needs More Love Letters

by Patrick Fuller ’21 A&E Staff “What is it that makes someone suffer to provide someone else with a better life?”  This is the question Hannah Brencher posed to a group of Providence College students in ’64 Hall on Nov. 1 during Mental Health Week. Brencher, a writer, TED speaker, and communications expert, came to […]

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Everett Open Stage Cultivates Creativity

by Alexis Jais ’18 A&E Staff The Open Stage series recently began at the Everett Company Stage & School in Downtown Providence. The school will hold Open Stage shows on the first Friday of each month until June of 2018. The Everett school hosts classes and performances of many different kinds, with a goal of […]

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Do You Believe in Magic?

by Elizabeth Jancsy ’18 A&E Staff The beloved novel and blockbuster hit Practical Magic gets a new chapter to add to its story. Author Alice Hoffman recently debuted her newest novel The Rules of Magic, a prequel to the original tale. Set in New York City in the 1960s, this novel follows the life of […]

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The Earth Without Art is Just Eh…: Muse Paintbar is the Go-To Weekend Spot

by Elizabeth Jancsy ’18 A&E Staff One can never be bored in the city of Providence, from its thriving restaurants, to theatre, to unique shops and stores there is always something to do in this special place. Muse Paintbar is one way to up the fun on any  Friday or Saturday night. The name says […]

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Diwali Celebration Lights Up PC

by Julia Vaccarella ’20 A&E Staff The annual holiday Diwali, the Festival of Lights, came alive at Providence College with a celebration on campus. Diwali is a widely celebrated holiday for Sikhs, Hindus, and Jains who observe it each year in various nations and cultures all over the world. The Festival of Lights serves to […]

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“Your Chair, Your School”: Providence College Juniors Beanbag Business Hits the Ryan Center

by Ryan Cox ’18 A&E Staff Providence College students may have noticed a new addition to the Arthur F. and Patricia Ryan Center for Business Studies recently. Four black, Friars-themed beanbag chairs are placed throughout the main atrium of the building, offering students a way to be comfortable while studying. The PC bookstore is not […]

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Discover Rhode Island: Newport

by Catherine Goldberg ’20 A&E Staff Recently, Raymond Dining Hall served some classic “Ocean State eats.” The lines of hungry students packed the dining hall, as they awaited Rhode Island’s most iconic dishes: breaded calamari, coffee milk, and spinach-feta pie. While Sodexo attempted to make students feel at home in Rhode Island, there is no […]

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Point Street Reading Series Fosters Creativity

by Elizabeth Jancsy ’18 Upon entering Bayberry Beer Hall on the West Side of Providence on a Tuesday night, you may be surprised to find people flooding the bar with drinks in hands and food flowing from the kitchen to the hungry and chatty guests, especially if you thought you were attending a book club. […]

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