Category: Campus

PC Welcomes Dr. Shan Mukhtar

New Director Discusses Goals of Reaching Out to PC Community and Beyond By Hannah Langley ’21 News Following the completion of Moore Hall at the end of last year, Providence College has been searching for a new director for the Center for Inclusive Excellence at Moore Hall. After a rigorous interview and selection process, Dr. […]

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Remodeled, Repainted, Removed

Ray Revamps Over the Summer with Redone Stations and Color Scheme         by Hannah Langley ’21 News Co-Editor Coming back to Providence College this year, many returning students were shocked and confused by the multiple changes Raymond Dining Hall had made to its décor and service stations.  Stuart Gerhardt, general manager of […]

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Friars End Summer With A Bang At Provapalooza

By Anthony Bateman ’21 News The Providence College Board of Programmers (BOP) held its traditional Provapalooza to bring students together for the start of a new school year. The event took place between 3 p.m. and 7 p.m. Saturday, September 8 on Smith Quad.  The theme of this year’s event was that summer does not […]

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Anthony Ray Hinton and Death Row

By Thomas Edwards ’20 News In the summer of 1985 in Birmingham, Alabama, Anthony Ray Hinton was arrested, tried, and convicted of the murders of two restaurant workers earlier that year; two crimes he was innocent of. Despite providing a solid alibi, Anthony Ray Hinton was still sentenced to death by the state of Alabama.  […]

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Friars Give Back to the Greater World Around Them

by Hannah Langley ’21 Assistant News Editor Providence College organizations, classes, and students are heavily influenced by the Dominican tradition to serve not only the community, but the world around them.  This summer, different groups of PC students, along with PC staff members, were selected to serve in areas of Guatemala and Jamaica. Through working […]

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Orientation Ushers In Class of 2022

by Thomas Edwards ’20 News Editor Orientation at Providence College is memorable for everyone. Some memories are fond, some not so fond, but every PC student shares this experience. Orientation provides students with the information they will need to navigate their journey here at PC. Orientation Leaders (OLs) are at the head of the whole operation, […]

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Convocation Brings PC Community Together

by Micaela Freeman ’20 News Staff Providence College’s annual academic convocation and reception took place. Monday, August 27,  in the Peterson Recreation Center. The event held over  1,000 freshmen, transfer students, and professors and welcomed everyone with a processional and keynote conversation with Dr. Beverly Daniel Tatum, president of Spelman College in Atlanta, Georgia. Tatum, formerly […]

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Making the Move: “Hybrid Housing”

  by Catherine Brewer ’20 With a freshman class of 1,127 students entering Providence College, the Office of Residence Life has expanded housing options this year with a Hybrid Housing program. The program allows select students who originally planned to live on campus to select new housing off campus through the 02908 Club, but still […]

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Students Propose to Reallocate Dunkin ’ Funds

by Sabrina Guilbeault ’18 News Co-Editor  At the very last meeting of the 68th Student Congress of Providence College, members of the congress passed a recommendation on the reallocation of the revenue made at Dunkin’ Donuts on campus from Catholic Relief Services to the politics of philanthropy class. The recommendation, presented by Stachel Roberts ’18, […]

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Father Shanley, O.P., to Go on Sabbatical for Six Months

President Shares his Travel Plans and Goals for His Time Away by Sabrina Guilbeault ’18 News Co-Editor Emerita At the end of this academic year, Father Brian Shanley, O.P., who has served as president of Providence College for the past 13 years, will be taking a six-month long sabbatical. During his time away, Vice President […]

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