The College Responds By Sabrina Guilbeault ’18 News Editor On Sept. 5, after President Trump announced he would end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, the Providence College community was greeted by an email from President Father Brian Shanley, O.P., who declared the stance PC is taking on the issue. “As a Catholic […]
Security Office Makes Internal Changes to Better Serve Students By Sarah Giani ’18 News Staff In 2015, the Department of Public Safety at Providence College underwent an assessment by a group of external consultants and a committee of students and staff. This review fostered a number of recommendations for consideration, highlighting what the department was […]
BOP Puts on Colorful Event to Kick-Off the Fall Semester By Daria Purdy ’19 Assistant News Editor Last Friday, the annual Provapalooza, an event held by BOP that brings together the Providence College community for an afternoon of fun, was held on Smith Lawn. This year, the event was more colorful than ever—literally. Students ended […]
Providence College Receives a $300,000 Suicide Prevention Grant By Daria Purdy ’19 Assistant News Editor September is nationally recognized as Suicide Prevention Awareness Month, and this year Providence College is doing more than ever to prevent suicide on campus. PC is one of 17 schools in the nation, and the only school in Rhode Island, […]
New Food Options Available in McPhail’s and Beyond By, Gabriella Pisano ’18 Assistant News Editor From the ongoing construction on Albertus Magnus Hall to the transformation of Guzman Hill, Providence College students are used to seeing changes to the campus. While construction projects mark physical changes, there are other changes happening at PC, including the […]
Texas Storm Hits Close for Some PC Students, Faculty, and Staff By Liza Sisk ’19 Breaking News Staff
PC Community Walks Together for Social Change By Sabrina Guilbeault ’18 News Editor Only one day into the academic year, members of the Providence College community received an email from the BMSA Executive Board, inviting all to a Solidarity Walk, which took place this past Thursday, August 31. The walk allowed the community to reflect […]
by Sabrina Guilbeault ’18 News Editor Calabria Family Gives Donation For Construction of a Torch on Slavin Lawn Slavin Lawn has been the home to a wide variety of campus activity at Providence College, from lounging and playing yard games during the first days of spring, to carnivals and cookouts that kick off the school […]
by Sabrina Guilbeault ’18 News Editor With Bioswales, PC Fosters an Effective Storm Management System In Laudato Si, Pope Francis writes, “We must regain the conviction that we need one another, that we have a shared responsibility for others and the world, and that being good and decent are worth it.” He goes on to […]
by Sabrina Guilbeault ’18 News Editor Writer of Spare Parts Addresses Students at the 2017-2018 Academic Convocation “Education is primarily a collaborative endeavor,” said Father Brian Shanley, O.P., president of Providence College, as he stood before the campus community Monday afternoon at Academic Convocation. His remarks were inspired by this year’s Common Reading book, Spare […]