Category: News

Bursting the PC Bubble: World Reacts to Recent Burnings in the Amazon Rainforest

Thomas Edwards ’20 News Staff For nearly a month, the Amazon rainforest, the largest rainforest in the world, has had several thousand wildfires burning through it.  Wildfires are generally common in the Amazon during the dry season, which usually runs from August through mid-November. However, according to the data from Brazil’s National Space Research Institute […]

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Science After-Hours: Friars Conduct Summer Resarch Projects on PC Campus

Alexandra Huzyk ’20 News Staff Throughout the summer of 2019, a variety of different science departments at Providence College conducted multiple research projects.  A few areas of concentration included molecular and evolutionary biology, genetics, neurobiology, population and conservation biology, cancer cell metabolism, stem cell biology, and computational organic chemistry. In the biology department, Alexis Rabbitt […]

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Featured Friar: Dan Clark ’20

Brian Garvey ’20 News Staff Dan Clark ’20 is making the most of everything the Providence College campus has to offer.  Originally from Central New York, Clark always thought he would be heading up to SUNY Buffalo after high school. In fact, the only other school that he applied to was PC. After one visit […]

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In Memoriam: Paul Shanley

by Hannah Langley ’21 News Editor On Monday, August 19, 2019 Paul Shanley, twin brother of Fr. Brian J. Shanley, O.P., passed away at the age of 61 after a several month-long battle with a rare form of bone cancer. Shanley, a graduate of Roger Williams University, earned his B.S. in criminal justice and Master’s […]

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Oh, The Places You’ll Go: PC Students Take Learning Outside the Classroom During Maymesters

by Kelly Martella ’21 News Staff Many students spend time traveling during the summer vacation; others continue their studies and take courses during the break. Maymesters provide students the opportunity to do both of these things — all within the first few weeks of summer.  This year, Providence College offered two programs — one in […]

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New Year, New Look, New Ray: Raymond Dining Hall’s Newest Renovations and Redesigns

Hannah Langley’21 News Editor This past summer, multiple changes and innovations were made to the layout of Raymond Dining Hall, including an upgrade to the beverage and breakfast stations and the addition of what Stuart Gerhardt, general manager of Ray, calls a “soft lounge.” One of the biggest renovations made to the dining hall is […]

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Walk Helps Raise Awareness for Alzheimer’s

by Max Waite ’21 News Staff The poor weather this past Friday, April 26, did not prevent the hardworking and dedicated Providence College Health Care Club from holding their annual “Walk to End Alzheimer’s” fundraiser. Originally supposed to be held on Aquinas Lawn, the event was moved inside the Aquinas Hall lounge from 2-5 p.m. […]

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Close to Home: Friars Celebrate Earth Day

by Malena Aylwin ’22 News Staff Earth Day is an annual holiday recognized internationally on April 22 to demonstrate support for environmental protection and wildlife conservation. First celebrated in 1970, it now includes events coordinated globally by the Earth Day Network in more than 192 countries.  In celebration of Earth Day, Providence College, along with […]

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Featured Friar: John Stablein ’19

by Kyle Burgess ’21 News Co-editor Four years of being a Friartown resident has come and gone in the blink of an eye for John Stablein ’19.  Between his commitments to Student Congress, Senior Ring Weekend and Senior Week/Commencement Cores, and his involvement in the Dirigo Leadership Honor Society as well as the Beta Gamma […]

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Keeping the Faith: Students Undergo Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults

by Hannah Langley ’21 News Co-Editor Every year, dozens of Providence College students decide to affirm their faith within the Catholic Church by undergoing the RCIA program at PC. RCIA, or “Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults,” is a program instituted by the Catholic Church that allows members of the Church to partake in receiving […]

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