Category: News

Featured Friar: Caitlin Gleeson ’22

by Kyle Burgess ’21 News Co-Editor As the country grappled with the rapid increase of COVID-19 cases this summer, many Providence College students saw their internships and other extracurricular opportunities either replaced with remote experiences or canceled altogether. This was the reality that Caitlin Gleeson ’22 faced when she saw her internship with a non-profit […]

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COVID-19 Fears Postpone Spring Abroad Programs

by Hannah Langley ’21 News Co-Editor For many college students, traveling abroad for a semester or two is an exciting and memorable opportunity. However, because of the COVID-19 pandemic, study abroad programs across the country had to be canceled or postponed. On Sept. 18, Providence College’s global education department announced their executive decision to suspend […]

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A Call for “Remembrance, Resistance, Revolution”: PC Celebrates Black Studies’ 25th Anniversary with #BreakTheSilence

by Kyle Burgess ’21 News Co-Editor This past Thursday, Sept. 24, approximately 225 members of the Providence Community gathered virtually to commemorate the 25th anniversary of Providence College’s Black Studies Program through the #BreakTheSilence Zoom. The inaugural celebratory event was designed to commemorate the actions of PC students five years ago in calling for then-president, […]

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Safety Advisory and Humanities Forum Incidents Highlight Issue of Race on Campus

by Hannah Langley ’21 News Co-Editor For several years now, Providence College has put diversity at the forefront of its planning, making it one of the milestones of its PC200 plan. While PC has improved in diversity in some ways, incidents from the past week have proven that the College still has work to do […]

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Memorializing 19 Years Since 9/11

by Julia Acquavita ’22 News Staff This past Friday, Providence College students and faculty commemorated 9/11 with a beautiful memorial service on the lawn in front of the Arthur F. & Patricia Ryan Center for Business Studies. According to Charlie Dumon ‘21, President of PC Republicans, the club has been hosting this 9/11 memorial at […]

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Candidate’s Corner: Mail-In Voting Concerns

by Nicole Silverio ’22 News Staff With the 2020 presidential election less than two months away, the nominees are preparing to enter the final stages of their campaigns. Democratic nominee Joe Biden and Republican nominee President Donald Trump have both officially selected their running mates; Biden will be on the ballot with California Senator Kamala […]

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U.S. Concerned with Fueled Tensions Between China and Hong Kong

by Addison Wakelin ’22 News Staff In late August, 12 activists were caught by Chinese officials trying to flee to Taiwan and are now detained with little known of their whereabouts. The arrests came in a growing crackdown on pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong, as more protests in Hong Kong are being targeted by China’s […]

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Taking on the Presidency During Unprecedented Times: Congress Hosts Virtual Meeting with Fr. Sicard

by Kyle Burgess  ’21 News Co-Editor This past Tuesday, Sept. 8, the 71st Providence College Student Congress welcomed special guest Father Kenneth Sicard, O.P., for a virtual town hall meeting over Zoom. Fr. Sicard succeeded Father Brian Shanley, O.P., as the College’s 13th president on July 1 amidst the height of the COVID-19 pandemic and […]

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Striking a Blow at Systemic Racism: PC Community Observes Scholar Strike

by Sydney Olinger ’23 News Staff On Sept. 8-9, members of colleges, universities, and their surrounding communities took part in a nationwide strike to promote racial justice. These two days were reserved for people to choose to refrain from their duties and spread awareness regarding the racial tensions in our nation. This event was open […]

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As Cases Spike, COVID Concerns Grip PC Community Putting Off-Campus Students on Lockdown, PC Aims to Stop the Spread

by Andrea Traietti ’21 Editor in Chief Slowly but steadily, unease crept across campus early on Tuesday as rumors began to spread that a number of off-campus students had received positive COVID-19 test results. Over the course of the day, concern grew into near-panic for many as students began to communicate with one another about […]

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