by Kyle Burgess ’21 News Co-Editor In early July, the Instagram account @BlackAtPC uploaded its first post. As of September 2, 2020, @BlackAtPC has nearly 3,000 followers and over 100 posts anonymously sharing the experiences and concerns of former, current, and future BIPOC Friars. The posts elucidate what it is like to be BIPOC on […]
by Julia Acquavita ’22 News Staff A hot topic lately among Providence College students and the state of Rhode Island has been the first reported diagnosed case of coronavirus in the state this past Sunday. According to the New York Times, the first case of coronavirus in Rhode Island is a school administrator at St. […]
by Eileen Cooney ’23 Assistant News Editor The For Good hand cream project started a year and a half ago as a vision for a business project in an MBA class taught by Dr. Helen M. Caldwell, assistant professor of marketing, here at Providence College. Fr. Nicanor Austriaco, O.P., and Dr. Robert J. Camp teamed […]
by Will Devaney ’23 News Staff It’s the time of the year when shamrock decorations adorn every home and the color green is everywhere you look. St. Patrick’s Day is right around the corner and the Providence College community is eager to celebrate. The holiday, however, is about more than just leprechauns and Shamrock Shakes. […]
by Sienna Strickland ’22 News Staff What does an immigrant have in common with a butterfly? Christina Roca ‘21, vice president of the Providence Immigrant Rights Coalition, explains the organization’s inspiration behind the name they chose for their most recent event. “Our public relations, Jackie Lopez ‘22, came up with the brilliant idea of The […]
by Hannah Langley ’21 News Co-Editor Although Providence College has only had women in attendance since 1971, women have made major strides in academics, athletics, leadership roles, and more over the past 50 years. To help celebrate and recognize women farther, PC Democrats and other clubs and organizations at the College have planned a week’s […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]