Category: News – Campus

Social Work Class Aims to Start Student Advisory Board

PC Students Working With the Personal Counseling Center by Hannah Langley ‘21 News Staff College can present many stressful situations in the life of students, and Dr. Susan Grossman’s community and political practice social work class is working to address this problem. The class, which consists of seven Providence College juniors, explained, “There is a […]

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BOP Puts on Autism Awareness Event in McPhail’s

Students Partake in the Light it Up Blue Initiative  by Rachel Philbrick ’20 News Staff On Tuesday, April 10, the Board of Programmers (BOP) hosted an event in McPhail’s  designed to raise autism awareness across campus. The event involved cupcake decorating using blue frosting, a tribute to the Light It Up Blue initiative, as well […]

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One Year Later: Juniors Still Wish to Live Off Campus

Administration Explains Their Decision Behind  the Policy by Brian Garvey ’20 News Staff One of the most polarizing issues on campus in the past few years has been the off-campus housing situation. There have been plenty of debates concerning who gets to live off campus and when, with strong feelings on both sides of the […]

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Student Affairs Hosts Sexual Assault Awareness Month

PC Engages and Informs Students Through Events by Kendall Cairoli ’20 News Staff April is Sexual Assault Awareness month and Providence College continues to participate in the international movement to bring awareness, education, and prevention to college campuses. However, for both PC administrators and student leaders, addressing the topic of sexual violence is a conversation […]

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Social and Political Activist Obianuju Ekeocha Visits PC

“Neocolonialism in Africa: Repeating the Past but Worse” by Alexandra Huzyk ’20 News Staff In between visits to Washington, D.C., and the Canadian Parliament, Obianuju Ekeocha, a Nigerian social and political activist, gave a talk to the Providence College community titled “Neocolonialism in Africa: Repeating the Past, but Worse.” Ekeocha talked about the ideological neocolonialism […]

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PC Raises $1, 157,334 During Friars Give

Over 700 Current Students Donated to the College by Matthew Mazzella ’20 News Staff On Thursday, April 5, Providence College held its second annual Friars Give fundraising event. The school’s goal was to have all 3,989 students contribute, as well as parents and alumni, to help raise money for the Providence College experience.  Sarah Osowa, […]

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Congress Updates

Notes from Tuesday, April 10, 2018 by Connor Nolan ‘19 Student Congress Publicity This week the Congress welcomed Fr. Kenneth Sicard, O.P., executive vice president treasurer of Providence College, to speak during its general meeting on Tuesday, April 11.  He spoke on a variety of topics to kick off the meeting including the recent external […]

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PC Proud: The Importance of Being an Ally

by Sabrina Guilbeault ’18 News Editor As part of the “PC’s Proud” Week put on by the Board of Programmers and SHEPARD, Paige Clausius-Parks ’03, one of the student leaders who brought SHEPARD into fruition on campus, spoke on Monday night regarding the importance of being an ally for members of the LGBTQ+ community. PC’s […]

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Senior Events: Cap & Gown Day

by Sarah Gianni ’18 News Staff As May quickly approaches, seniors at Providence College are preparing for the events and emotions encapsulated in senior week. The celebration spans from Monday, May 14 to Thursday, May 17, during which seniors will participate in a variety of activities leading up to commencement weekend. Monday will consist of […]

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A Comprehensive Look at What The Heath Center Offers

What Students Can Get Out of a Trip to the Health Center by Hannah Langley ’21 News Staff The Health and Counseling Centers, located in Lower Bedford Hall, are provided by the school and students can rely on them for various incidents and services. These services are all included in the cost of tuition, meaning […]

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