Category: News – National & Global

Bursting the PC Bubble: #Me Too

By Sarah Gianni ’18 News Staff On Thursday October 5, New York Times journalists Jodi Kantor and Megan Towhey exposed two sexual assault allegations that were made against film producer and former film studio executive Harvey Weinstein. Almost immediately after the initial story was published, more women began to come forward with accusations of sexual […]

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Analyzing the State of the US Healthcare System

by Darren Squillace ’19 News Staff Not too long ago America was buzzing as people across the country showed support for their favorite presidential candiate. In 2017, almost a full year removed from the polarizing election, many of the hot-topic issues are still up for debate. One of those issues is healthcare.President Trump made promises […]

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Bursting the PC Bubble: Tragedy in Las Vegas

by Gabriella Pisano ’18 Assistant News Editor The Route 91 Harvest Festival ended in tragedy as shots were fired for nine to 11 minutes leaving 59 dead and over 500 injured. This marked the deadliest mass shooting in modern American history, following the June 2016 shooting at Pulse Nightclub in Orlando that resulted in 49 […]

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Analyzing NFL Protests and America’s Response: Part 2

What Happened at the White House? by Darren Squillace ’19 News Staff From NFL players choosing to kneel during the national anthem to certain championship sports teams getting their White House invitation rescinded, protests at sporting events have made headlines along with other national issues such as North Korea and its threats to obliterate the […]

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Analyzing NFL Protests and America’s Response

What’s the Deal With the NFL? by Brian Garvey ’20 News Staff Every weekend, millions of NFL fans tune into their respective teams, excited for another day of fantastic football. The weekend of Sept. 24, however, was anything but “another day.” In response to President Trump’s comments about protesting and the players who participate, an […]

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Hitting Close  to Home

Interviews by Sabrina Guilbeault ’18 News Editor Sophie Bartlett ’18 Why do you think it is important that Providence College knows what is happening with the Caribbean Islands?  I think it is important because a lot of people kind of forget we exist, or think we are too small to really matter. The news is […]

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Bursting the PC Bubble: Hurricanes

A Review of the Recent Hurricane Destruction by Darren Squillace ’19 News Staff This hurricane season has been a consistent onslaught of one hurricane after another wreaking havoc in places across the Atlantic. The vivid images of the destruction and hardship these hurricanes have caused have sparked many different reactions, from enhanced discussions of global […]

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Bursting the PC Bubble

A Timeline Of Recent Events Involving North Korea  By Thomas Edwards ’20 News Staff Since the conclusion of the Korean War in 1953, the Korean Peninsula has been divided along the 38th parallel, forming two countries: North Korea and South Korea. North Korea, which follows a communist ideology, has had three successive rulers of the same […]

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Providence College Reacts to DACA

The College Responds By Sabrina Guilbeault ’18 News Editor On Sept. 5, after President Trump announced he would end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, the Providence College community was greeted by an email from President Father Brian Shanley, O.P., who declared the stance PC is taking on the issue. “As a Catholic […]

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Understanding DACA on a National Level

Bursting the PC Bubble: What is DACA? By Thomas Edwards ’20 News Staff Last week, on Tuesday, September 5, through the words of Attorney General Jeff Sessions, President Donald J. Trump rescinded Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals. DACA was an American immigration policy established by the Obama administration in June of 2012. The policy gave […]

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