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. […]
by Hannah Langley ’21 Assistant News Editor One of the defining elements of Providence College student life is involvement in various organizations, clubs, and programs on campus. Fartun Abdulle ’19 is a perfect example, as she has been given the responsibility and privilege of becoming president of the Board of Multi-Cultural Student Affairs (BMSA). Abdulle joined […]
The Center for Orientation, Transitions, & Leadership Recognizes Students by Sarah Gianni ’18 News Staff Emerita As the spring semester comes to an end, the Providence College community has recognized students, clubs, and organizations in 18 different Student Recognition Award categories. These awards are sponsored annually by the Center for Orientation, Transitions & Leadership, the […]
Editor-in-Cheif of The Alembic, the PC Literary Journal by Sabrina Guilbeault ’18 News Co-Editor Right before her piano class in the Smith Center for the Arts, Megan Manning ’18 sat in the Slavin Atrium with her iced Dunkin’ coffee with just a splash of almond milk. “I’m just so not ready to graduate,” said Manning, who […]
Fulbright Scholarship Awarded to One PC Senior by Ernie Andreoli ’18 News Staff Ten students from Providence College applied to receive a Fulbright Scholarship this year. A candidate qualifies if he or she is an undergraduate senior or has graduated within five years at the time of application, and Jennifer Dorn ’18 was the only […]
BOP Puts on Third Annual Mr. Providence College by Hannah Langley ’21 News Staff Last Friday night, Providence College held its “Mr. PC” competition, a fun-filled event and “night of hope for all you ladies,” according to Father Dominic Verner, O.P. One male senior from each of the major clubs and organizations on campus competed […]
by Alexandra Huzyk ’20 News Staff Students Build Homes and Hope for Habitat for Humanity Providence College’s chapter of Habitat for Humanity, a global nonprofit housing organization, sent nine groups of students over spring break to help build affordable homes in locations across the East Coast. Gaby DeParis ’18, the president of the College’s […]
Girl Power: Meet the President of Women Will and The Vagina Monologues by Gabriella Pisano ’18 News Editor Ingrid Brugnoli-Ensin ’18 has found her home at Providence College in what some might consider the least acknowledged areas of the College. During her freshman year, Brugnoli-Ensin joined Women Will, a club that focuses on women’s and […]
Friartown Says Goodbye to Head of Department of Public Safety by Sabrina Guilbeault ’18 News Editor After working at Providence College for 14 years, this past Wednesday, Friartown said goodbye to the head of the Department of Public Safety on campus, Major John Leyden. In the time he has been here, Leyden has seen the […]
New Club On Campus Focuses on Civic Engagement by Catherine Brewer ’20 “We are an assisted advocacy project that works to break down the root cause of the issue to reach our goals, and our purpose is to teach students to use their voice to reach their representatives,” exclaimed Cara McCluskey ’19 of this week’s […]