Category: News

Panel of Professors Debate Over Recent Politics: Experts from PC Discuss the Current Political Climate and Election

by Nicole Silverio ’22 News Staff On Thursday, September 26, the Providence College Board of Programmers (BOP) and the Political Science Department held an annual event in the Fiondella Great Room to discuss current political issues and what students should expect in the upcoming presidential election.  Students gathered into the room where they were served […]

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Bursting the PC Bubble: Hong Kong Protests Erupt Into Violence

by Nicole Silverio ’22 News Staff On Saturday, Sept. 15, several protestors were injured in yet another violent protest in Hong Kong between the police force and the citizens. The protests have caused major political upheaval in the past six months.  Thousands marched from Causeway Bay to government offices in Admiralty, striving to peacefully protest […]

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Bursting the PC Bubble: Student Strike Calls Attention to Climate Change

by Kelly Martella ’21 News Staff On Sep. 20, millions of young people around the world went outside instead of going into their classrooms. These students did not skip school for a laidback day of relaxation, though. Rather, they chose to take part in one of the largest marches in history: the Global Climate Strike. […]

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Featured Friar: Peter Chin ’20

by Eileen Cooney ’23 News Staff For Peter Chin ’20, studying abroad was one of his favorite experiences at Providence College.  Chin decided to spend the spring semester of his junior year abroad in Rome, Italy, hoping he would experience new cultures and travel all over Europe. “I chose to study in Rome because of […]

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Coming Together To Celebrate Heritage: Rep Your Flag

by Sienna Strickland ’22 News Staff On Saturday, September 22 at approximately 10 p.m., dozens of students of all different backgrounds began walking toward the Center at Moore Hall, forming a line that reached the Raymond Dining Hall stairs. They were gathered to celebrate something very close to all of them—their identity. “Rep Your Flag […]

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CampusWell Provides Mental Health Support for Students

By Alexandra Huzyk ’20 News Staff Cheryl Granai, coordinator of outreach and prevention, is working with students and other administrators to increase student readership for Student Health 101, recently renamed CampusWell. This company provides relevant, weekly content about wellness and mental health that is specifically tailored to college students. Granai explains that the company delivers […]

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Coming Together To Celebrate Heritage: San Gennaro Festival

by Matthew Mazzella ’20 News Staff Providence College celebrated the feast of San Gennaro, or Saint Januarius, the Patron Saint of Naples, outside of St. Dominic Chapel on Wednesday, September 18. The event itself honored both Itaian heritage and Catholic tradition.  Little Italy’s Feast of San Gennaro in New York City celebrates the patron saint […]

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Featured Friar: Jack Murphy ’20

by Max Waite ’21 News Staff Every student took their own unique road to PC, and Jack Murphy ’20 is no different. Murphy grew up and attended high school in Brunswick, Maine just north of Portland. During high school, he was involved in the school band and chorus, as well as committed to four years […]

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Honoring Those Lost on 9/11: PC Republicans Hold Flag Ceremony in Remembrance of 9/11

by Catherine Brewer ’20 News Staff As the sun began to burst through the clouds on Wednesday morning, Dean Toomey ’22 sat on a stone bench in front of the Arthur F. and Patricia Ryan Center for Business Studies and watched the line of students and faculty trickle down the path and off to their […]

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Juniors “GoFor” It by Beginning Errand Service: Ryan McItyre ’21 Hopes to Bring PC Community Closer Together

by Matthew Mazzella ’20 News Staff Ryan McIntyre ’21 has always been ambitious, and he and a group of juniors have taken this ambition to the next level with his new business on campus called “GoFor.” The startup is an errand-running service that strives to bring together the Friar family by connecting Friars who have […]

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