Category: National and Global News

Bursting the PC Bubble: Indictments

by Darren Squillace ’19 News Staff Trump’s former campaign manager, Paul Manafort, is being indicted on felony counts by Robert Mueller, who was recently appointed this past year by the Justice Department to be special counsel in the investigation into potential Russian hacking and interference during the last presidential election. While this seems damning to […]

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National News: Tragedy in Texas

by Brian Garvey ’20 News Staff On Sunday, November 5, a terrible tragedy struck Sutherland Springs, Texas. Devin Patrick Kelley opened fire with a Ruger AR-556 assault-type rifle on those attending Sunday at First Baptist Church, killing 26 people. The victims ranged from 18 months old to 77 years old. After going back to his […]

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Bursting the PC Bubble: Catalonia

By Ernie Andreoli ’18 News Staff On Friday, October 27, the Catalan Parliament voted to declare independence from Spain. This unprecedented vote came almost a month after Catalonia’s lawmakers held a referendum for independence despite the Spanish government’s dissent. Following the regional parliament’s vote, legislators in Madrid authorized Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy to dissolve the […]

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National News: Madness in Manhatten

By Sabrina Guilbeault ’18 News Editor This past Tuesday, October 31, the world recieved heartbreaking news that eight people were killed and almost a dozen injured after a truck drove down a bicycle path in New York City. The incident took place very close to the World Trade Center, and New York City Mayor Bill […]

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Bursting the PC Bubble: #Me Too

By Sarah Gianni ’18 News Staff On Thursday October 5, New York Times journalists Jodi Kantor and Megan Towhey exposed two sexual assault allegations that were made against film producer and former film studio executive Harvey Weinstein. Almost immediately after the initial story was published, more women began to come forward with accusations of sexual […]

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Analyzing the State of the US Healthcare System

by Darren Squillace ’19 News Staff Not too long ago America was buzzing as people across the country showed support for their favorite presidential candiate. In 2017, almost a full year removed from the polarizing election, many of the hot-topic issues are still up for debate. One of those issues is healthcare.President Trump made promises […]

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Bursting the PC Bubble: Tragedy in Las Vegas

by Gabriella Pisano ’18 Assistant News Editor The Route 91 Harvest Festival ended in tragedy as shots were fired for nine to 11 minutes leaving 59 dead and over 500 injured. This marked the deadliest mass shooting in modern American history, following the June 2016 shooting at Pulse Nightclub in Orlando that resulted in 49 […]

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Analyzing NFL Protests and America’s Response: Part 2

What Happened at the White House? by Darren Squillace ’19 News Staff From NFL players choosing to kneel during the national anthem to certain championship sports teams getting their White House invitation rescinded, protests at sporting events have made headlines along with other national issues such as North Korea and its threats to obliterate the […]

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Analyzing NFL Protests and America’s Response

What’s the Deal With the NFL? by Brian Garvey ’20 News Staff Every weekend, millions of NFL fans tune into their respective teams, excited for another day of fantastic football. The weekend of Sept. 24, however, was anything but “another day.” In response to President Trump’s comments about protesting and the players who participate, an […]

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Hitting Close  to Home

Interviews by Sabrina Guilbeault ’18 News Editor Sophie Bartlett ’18 Why do you think it is important that Providence College knows what is happening with the Caribbean Islands?  I think it is important because a lot of people kind of forget we exist, or think we are too small to really matter. The news is […]

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