Category: News

Making Notes on Mental Health: Friars Partake in Inside Out Week Talks

by Nicole Silverio ’22 News Staff In honor of National Eating Disorder Awareness Week, the Concannon Fitness Center and Active Minds put together Inside Out Week to raise awareness and support for those who struggle with eating disorders.  To kick off the week, there was a Feel Good Yoga session in the morning in the […]

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T.F. Green Airport Gets Green Light: Planned Renovations Enter Final Stages

by Brian Garvey ’20 News Staff T.F. Green Airport has taken the final step towards major renovations and changes, finalizing a master plan for extensive updates and expansion of their main terminal. The Rhode Island Airport Corporation (RIAC) has developed this plan over the past 18 months, taking ideas from multiple open houses and forums […]

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Sign Up and Smell the Coffee!: A Look at Club Recruitment Processes

by Sienna Strickland ’22 News Staff Last week the Board of Programmers (BOP) held their spring semester coffeehouse to give incoming applicants a taste of what the club is like.  Kevin Schwalm ‘21, BOP’s next president, sat down to share some information about the annual tradition practiced by many of the big clubs on campus. […]

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PC Celebrates Black History Month

by Will Devaney ’23 News Staff Every February, the country commemorates the struggles and achievements of African Americans in their pursuit of equality and justice in the United States. Most students know at least some aspects of black history, but few know of the historical impact that African Americans have had right here in Rhode […]

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Welcome to the 21st Century: Technology’s Place in PC Classrooms

by Eileen Cooney ’23 Assistant News Editor Although it is not a universal policy that computers and other devices are not allowed to be used during Development of Western Civilization classes, most of the professors who teach the course implement policies that bar technology from being used for learning purposes.  The prohibition of technology in […]

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Election of 2020: Bloomberg Faces Major Opposition From Fellow Candidates

by Addison Wakelin ’22 News Staff On Wednesday, February 19, at the Paris Theater in Las Vegas, NV, six Democratic candidates lined up to debate in the ninth installment of the 2020 Democratic Party presidential debates. This debate has been the most-watched Democratic presidential primary debate in its history, with a record 19.7 million viewers […]

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Bursting the PC Bubble: Peace Talks Begin Between Taliban and U.S.

by Maura Campbell ’22 News Staff On Saturday, February 15, the United States and the Afghan Taliban agreed on a weeklong, partial treaty in the hopes of beginning a movement towards peace. Although the deal is not a complete ceasefire, it was intended to decrease violence in the region for at least the seven days […]

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Featured Friar: Nicholas Calcagno ’21

by Julia Acquavita ’22 News Staff Nick Calcagno ’21 has certainly made his mark at Providence College throughout his past three years here. Whether his involvement included organizing student orientation events, serving as a critical member of the Admissions Ambassadors, or helping to found and create the first ever business fraternity at PC, Calcagno has […]

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Around the Political Horn: PC Professors Weigh in on Current Political Events

by Nicole Silverio ’22 News Staff Last Wednesday, February 5, five professors from the political science department,  Dr. Bill Hudson, Dr. Joseph Cammarano, Dr. Paul Herron, Dr. Adam Myers, and Dr. Matthew Guardino, held a panel discussion in the Arthur F. and Patricia Ryan School of Business discussing contemporary politics in the past week.  This […]

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Bursting the PC Bubble: Members of Chinese Military Indicted by U.S. Government

by Matthew Mazzella ’20 News Staff Four members of the Chinese military have been charged by the U.S. Department of Justice for the hacking of Equifax credit reporting agency in 2017.  The hackers stole the personal information of nearly 150 million Americans, including names, birthdays, and social security numbers. Deputy FBI Director David Bowdich said […]

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