On Tuesday, Jan. 13, Rhode Island Governor Daniel J. McKee gave a State of the State address, expressing hopeful ideas to make life in Rhode Island more comfortable. Governor McKee began his address by recognizing the shooting at Brown University which took two students’ lives last month. He expressed his regrets and informed everyone of […]
On Saturday, Dec. 13, the city of Providence faced a tragedy when Claudio Manuel Neves Valente opened fire on a Brown University final review session, killing two students and injuring nine. Ella Cook, a sophomore, and Mukhammad Aziz Umurzokov, a freshman, were the two victims who lost their lives that day. Neves Valente was identified […]
On Saturday, Jan. 10 and Sunday, Jan. 11, thousands of Rhode Islanders participated in a rally in conjunction with “ICE Out for Good” outside of the Rhode Island State House. The protests occurred in various parts of the United States, including California, Minnesota, and Georgia. The rallies took place in response to the murder of […]
On Saturday, Jan. 24, Alex Jeffery Pretti was murdered in the streets of East Neighborhood in South Minneapolis at the hands of the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement. This is Minneapolis’ second death through the actions of this subset of the Department of Homeland Security that many consider to have been unnecessarily violent and […]
Over winter break, it was announced that Father Justin Brophy, O.P., received a promotion to the role of Sr. Vice President of Mission and Ministry at Providence College and he began this role on Jan. 1. Fr. Brophy, a faculty member in the Department of Political Science, served as an associate chaplain in 2012, left […]
On Tuesday, Nov. 18, Student Congress did not have a guest speaker. The proposal of the Car Club was passed. The proposals of the Confetti Club and the Music Industry Club were introduced and will be voted upon at the next meeting. The Confetti Club is a chapter of the Confetti Foundation, which is a […]
Welcome to NERLab, we’re happy you’re here. I understand that what we do—and even our acronym—isn’t exactly easy to grasp at first, so allow me to further explain our initiative. The Neighborly Engagement Research Lab (NERLab) originated from a need to examine and better understand the relationship between Providence College, the place we call home, […]
Two National Guardsmen were shot on Nov. 26, just before Thanksgiving, in Washington, D.C. One, Andrew Wolfe, remains in critical condition; the other, Sarah Beckstrom, died on Nov. 28 at just 20 years old. Recently, President Donald Trump has deployed members of the National Guard to different cities throughout the United States in an attempt […]
An Interview with Catholic Scholar, Gloria Purvis On Wednesday, Dec. 3, I interviewed Gloria Purvis, special advisor for Integral Human Development and Dignity at Providence College. This is a new role at the college part of the Office of Mission & Ministry that seeks to combine the work of mission and ministry, the School of […]
On Friday evening, Dec. 5, Providence police officers, fire department units, and Providence College campus security responded to an off-campus party hosted on Liege Street for reports of a drug overdose. Seven Providence College students were administered life-saving care, including administering Naloxone, often referred to by the brand name Narcan, which can reverse the symptoms […]