After Back Up Generator Fails, PC is in the Dark for Over 24 Hours by Sabrina Guilbeault ’18 News Editor On the Friday before Spring Break at approximately 1:30 p.m., Providence College lost power due to the high winds and rain from a Nor’easter. All three back up generators on campus failed, there was no […]
Campus Ministry Sponsors First Ever Pilgrimage to Portugal by Gabriella Pisano ’18 News Editor In 1917, the Virgin Mary appeared to three children, Lúcia Santos, Francisco Marto, and Jacinta Marto in Fátima, Portugal. During her visits with the children, Mary told them of trials that the world would face. The children spread word of the […]
Hot Dogs Are Sold During Hockey Games by Ernie Andreoli ’18 News Staff The Providence College Men’s Hockey Team defeated University of Massachusetts Lowell in style on Feb. 16. Yet the first hockey game at Schneider Arena during the Lenten season stirred up a quandary for the College’s administrators. Should the hockey rink be able […]
PC Democrats Hosts Vigil for Victims of the Parkland Shooting by Sabrina Guilbeault ’18 News Co-Editor A month after the shooting at Majory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, thousands of students across the country left their classes at 10 a.m. to participate in a walk out against gun violence. The walk out, which […]
Board in St. Joeseph Hall Causes Uproar Among Students Catherine Brewer ’20 News Staff On Thursday, March 2, a bulletin board promoting marriage between one man and one woman was created by Resident Assistant Michael Smalanskas ’18 on the second floor of St. Joseph Hall at Providence College. Soon after, it was photographed and spread […]
The 50 Acts of Kindness Initiative at PC Kicks Off at Community Teach-In by Catherine Brewer ’20 News Staff Once the crowd of roughly 100 attendees settled into their seats at the circular tables assembled throughout ‘64 Hall, the voices of the Providence College Footprints Gospel Choir bellowed through the silent air with sweet sounds […]
2018-2019 Tuition at PC Increases By 3.6 Percent by Brian Garvey ’20 News Staff Last week, the Providence College Board of Trustees approved a 3.6 percent tuition increase and a 3.2 percent increase in room and board for next year. Tuition has been on a steady rise for the past few years as PC has […]
Event in Slavin Allows Students to Acknowledge Women of Color by Sabrina Guilbeault ’18 News Editor If students happened to walk by the Fishbowl in Slavin last Thursday night, they would have seen giant posters of famous women of color who have greatly impacted history but are often left out of the textbooks. Sponsored by […]
Over 2,500 Students Attend the Second Black and White Ball by Gabriella Pisano ’18 News Editor With shimmering strands of lights streaming overhead, black and white curtains all around, and the cityscape of Providence in the background, Providence College’s second Black and White Ball commenced. Nearly 2,500 students flocked to the Peterson Recreation Center on […]
Melted Ice Underneath Court Causes Game to be Postponed by Darren Squillace ’19 News Staff Mother Nature and sports have not always had the best of relationships. When we think about weather conditions altering or getting in the way of a game, we usually think of delays and postponements due to rain during baseball, or […]