Category: Campus

Coronavirus Affects Study Abroad Students: What Measures PC and Other Schools are Taking to Ensure Safety

by Kyle Burgess ’21 News Co-Editor With the beginning of spring in sight and the perceived long-awaited end to flu season, the rapid emergence of COVID-19 in China, more commonly referred to as coronavirus, has sent shockwaves as well as carriers throughout the globe.  Recent cases of patients who have contracted the virus in countries […]

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Wherefore Art Thou, Scorsese?: Humanities Forum Warns of “Absent History”

by Alexandra Huzyk ’20 News Staff In this past week’s Humanities Forum, Dr. Brian Walsh spoke on “Shakespeare and the Performance of History.” Walsh, a senior lecturer in the arts and sciences writing program at Boston University, is an expert in adaptations of Shakespeare in film, modern drama, and contemporary drama.  The lecture was meant […]

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Providence College Welcomes Dr. Mae Jemison: Former NASA Astronaut to Give Commencement Address

by Kerry Torpey ’20 and Katherine Torok ’20 Editor-in-Chief and Associate Editor-in-Chief On September 12, 1992, NASA astronaut Dr. Mae C. Jemison boarded the space shuttle Endeavour, beginning an eight-day journey during which she and six other crew members would make 127 orbits around the earth. Upon returning to earth and landing at the Kennedy […]

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Making Notes on Mental Health: Friars Partake in Inside Out Week Talks

by Nicole Silverio ’22 News Staff In honor of National Eating Disorder Awareness Week, the Concannon Fitness Center and Active Minds put together Inside Out Week to raise awareness and support for those who struggle with eating disorders.  To kick off the week, there was a Feel Good Yoga session in the morning in the […]

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Sign Up and Smell the Coffee!: A Look at Club Recruitment Processes

by Sienna Strickland ’22 News Staff Last week the Board of Programmers (BOP) held their spring semester coffeehouse to give incoming applicants a taste of what the club is like.  Kevin Schwalm ‘21, BOP’s next president, sat down to share some information about the annual tradition practiced by many of the big clubs on campus. […]

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PC Celebrates Black History Month

by Will Devaney ’23 News Staff Every February, the country commemorates the struggles and achievements of African Americans in their pursuit of equality and justice in the United States. Most students know at least some aspects of black history, but few know of the historical impact that African Americans have had right here in Rhode […]

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Welcome to the 21st Century: Technology’s Place in PC Classrooms

by Eileen Cooney ’23 Assistant News Editor Although it is not a universal policy that computers and other devices are not allowed to be used during Development of Western Civilization classes, most of the professors who teach the course implement policies that bar technology from being used for learning purposes.  The prohibition of technology in […]

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Featured Friar: Nicholas Calcagno ’21

by Julia Acquavita ’22 News Staff Nick Calcagno ’21 has certainly made his mark at Providence College throughout his past three years here. Whether his involvement included organizing student orientation events, serving as a critical member of the Admissions Ambassadors, or helping to found and create the first ever business fraternity at PC, Calcagno has […]

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Around the Political Horn: PC Professors Weigh in on Current Political Events

by Nicole Silverio ’22 News Staff Last Wednesday, February 5, five professors from the political science department,  Dr. Bill Hudson, Dr. Joseph Cammarano, Dr. Paul Herron, Dr. Adam Myers, and Dr. Matthew Guardino, held a panel discussion in the Arthur F. and Patricia Ryan School of Business discussing contemporary politics in the past week.  This […]

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NAACP Spreads the Love

by Will Devaney ’23 News Staff On Feb. 6, Providence College students got the opportunity to listen to Reverend Justin Lester speak about love and the various forms it presents itself in our daily lives at the “Enough Love to Go Around” event. Lester is the pastor for Congdon Street Baptist Church right here in […]

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