Category: Campus

Air Conditioning in Aquinas?

by Gabriella Pisano ’18 News Staff With the Campus Transformation of Providence College in full swing, changes around campus have been occurring left and right. With the addition and renovations of academic buildings and the incorporation of Huxley Avenue, it seems as though few pieces of the campus have remained unchanged. However, there have been […]

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Rising Juniors Raise Housing Concerns

by Sabrina Guilbeault ’18 Assistant News Editor A  crisis  can be described as a time of intense difficulty, and although using the word in relation to on-campus housing can be inflammatory, the phrase “housing crisis” has been thrown around by students these past few weeks as groups of juniors have yet to be officially placed […]

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Vice President’s Office Holds Sexual Assault Forum

by Sarah Gianni ’18 News Staff In an effort to raise continued awareness on the issue, a campus wide forum on sexual assault was held to discuss assault, Title IX, and sexual discrimination. The forum was held on Tuesday, April 4 in the Slavin Center Fishbowl, and led by Assistant Vice President for Student Development […]

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Yuck Truck Faces Uncertain Future on Campus

by Meaghan Dodson ’17 News Co-Editor As it  celebrates  its  centennial year,  Providence  College has been looking back into the past and celebrating its various traditions. One “tradition,” however, that (depending on who you ask) may or may not be a part of this legacy is the  late night “Yuck Truck.”  Officially called the Haven […]

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#FriarsGive…A Lot! PC Raises $700,000 in 24 Hours

by Patrick Healey ’17 News Staff The goal was $100,000 and 1,917 donors. The result? 3,187 donors for a whopping total of $719,580. Last week, students and faculty came together to celebrate Providence College and show their gratitude and support by donating to various causes within the College. Friars Give, as the 24-hour event was […]

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99 Reasons to Love Roy Peter Clark: Providence College Names Alumnus as Commencement Speaker

by Katie Puzycki ’17 and Jacquelyn Kelley ’17 Editor-in-Chief and Associate Editor-in-Chief You might define native New Yorker Roy Peter Clark as the writing coach of the country. With his expansive background and knowledge in the field, there would be no doubt as to why. Talking to him, you might also find something more, like […]

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Violence Erupts, Parties Split

by Meaghan Dodson ’17 News Co-Editor If there is one (maybe hard to accept) fact about college campuses, it is that copious amounts of alcohol are consumed on a weekly basis. The festivities of St. Patrick’s Day are no exception, but this year, off-campus gatherings related to this Irish holiday took a turn for the […]

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PC Explores Off-Campus Security Options

by Sabrina Guilbeault ’18 Asst. News Editor “More and more police officers is not the solution,” said Major Jack Leyden, executive director of the Office of Safety and Security at Providence College. “We need to come up with a unified way to address safety off -campus.” Since the start of this spring semester, the College […]

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