Category: News – National & Global

Rhode Island Partakes in Primary Elections

By Micaela Freeman ’20   Rhode Island’s midterm primary election occurred this week, and the Democratic trifecta state, will see in the general November election.  The Wednesday election was open to all Rhode Island residents, including members of the Providence College community. The election was held in order to determine Senate seats, gubernatorial candidates, and local […]

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The Vatican Addresses Recent Allegations of Abuse in the Catholic Chruch

By Catherine Brewer ’20 News In the unfolding investigation of the most recent scandal in the Catholic Church, a letter suggests that knowledge of the corruption had been intentionally hidden by a small number of church officials, including the pope. The 11-page document, written by Archbishop Carlo Maria Viganò, was published on Sunday, August 26 […]

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Hurricane Lane Makes Landfall on the Island of Hawai’i

Hawaii was hit by Hurricane Lane this past weekend, breaking records, including the preliminary rainfall which totaled 51.53 inches, reported in Mountain View, Hawaii. This places Hurricane Lane third for highest preliminary rainfall, according to the Washington Post’s report.  The Island of Hawai‘i experienced the most rainfall of all the islands, totaling more than four […]

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Silenced Sam: Confederate Statue Topples in the Night

by Thomas Edwards ’20 News Co-Editor On the night of Saturday, August 20, there was a student rally protesting the Confederate monument, “Silent Sam” at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The protest ended with Silent Sam laying face first in the dirt; only his pedestal remaining.  Silent Sam was donated to the […]

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U.S. Has Tumultuous Summer for Immigration

by Catherine Brewer ’20 News co-Editor News of family separations and detention center conditions swept the country during the summer of 2018. Mainstream broadcasting and social media platforms such as Facebook helped make breaking information available to individuals internationally.  With August coming to a close, the unrest continues. The Trump administration made headlines on April […]

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World News Brief: What’s Happening in Syria?

by Gabriella Pisano ’18 News Editor For the past seven years, Syria has been in the midst of a civil war. With different groups attempting to take control of the government, other countries are getting involved in the conflict. On Saturday, April 7, a chemical weapons attack in Douma, Syria, reportedly killed at least 70 […]

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Bursting the PC Bubble: In Memoriam: Barbara Bush

by Sabrina Guilbeault ’18 News Editor On the night of Tuesday, April 17, Barbara Bush, former first lady and wife of the 41st President of the United States and mother of the 43rd president, passed away at 92-years-old. “Barbara Bush was a remarkable woman,” tweeted 44th President Bill Clinton. “She was fierce and feisty in […]

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PC Students Reflect on March for Our Lives

Student Activists Travel to D.C. For March Against Gun Violence  by Catherine Brewer ‘20 News Staff On Saturday, March 24, students took charge of the fight for tighter gun control by leading the March For Our Lives, both in Washington, D.C., which drew a crowd of over two million, and at sister marches worldwide, including […]

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Bursting the PC Bubble: Zuckerberg on Trial

A News Brief on Regulating Social Media Platforms by Ernie Andreoli ’18 News Staff Roughly 87 million American Facebook users had their data gathered by Cambridge Analytica and a British-based data firm as a part of a political consulting work, which included President Donald Trump’s campaign operation. In light of the revelations first published by […]

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More Than Prayers: Walking Out for Gun Violence

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 […]

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