Posts from "National and Global News"
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National and Global News | Sep.05, 2018
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…
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National and Global News | Sep.05, 2018
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…
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National and Global News | Apr.19, 2018
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…
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National and Global News | Apr.19, 2018
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…
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National and Global News | Apr.12, 2018
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,…
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National and Global News | Apr.12, 2018
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,…
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Campus | Mar.15, 2018
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…
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Campus | Mar.01, 2018
Participating in Protests Will Not Effect Admission Status
Colleges React to Student Demonstration Regarding Anti-Gun Laws by Sabrina Guilbeault ’18 News Co-Editor Last Friday, February 24, the Office of Admissions at Providence College issued a statement on their Facebook page saying, “There will be no consequences in the…
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Campus | Mar.01, 2018
HPM Professor Discusses American Healthcare
Louis Pugliese Gives a Patient Perspective of Our Health System by Sabrina Guilbeault ’18 News Editor Last Thursday, the Providence College health policy and management department celebrated the return of professor Louis Pugliese, as he discussed his journey through the…
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National and Global News | Mar.01, 2018
Bursting the PC Bubble: A Recap of the Olympics
An Exploration of the Events and Everything in Between by Sarah Gianni ‘18 News Staff This February the XXIII Olympic Winter Games were held in PyeongChang, Gangwon Province, South Korea. Athletes from across the world competed on Korea’s center stage,…
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