Maura Campbell ’22 News Staff On Sunday, March 10, Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302 crashed soon after takeoff, killing all 157 people on board. Flight 302, which was bound for Nairobi, Kenya, sent a distress signal shortly after taking off from Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Within six minutes of takeoff, the plane hit the ground. Many details […]
Kellie Johnson ’22 News Staff On Friday, March 15, 2019, the world became witness to a devastating tragedy in Christchurch, New Zealand when two shooters killed a mass of 49 citizens at two separate mosques. A 28 year-old man named Brenton Tarrant, along with four other suspects, have been charged for this mass murder. The […]
Hannah Langley ’21 News Co-Editor We all know the slogan “America Runs on Dunkin’,” but as any member of the Providence College community well knows, so does Friartown. Over spring break, from March 10-17, the College has worked on newly renovating and remodeling the Dunkin’ located in Lower Slavin. The extensive changes made throughout the […]
Kyle Burgess ’21 Assistant News Editor College is often considered a fresh start for prospective students looking to get their feet wet in a wide array of activities and meet new people in their four years on campus. After reflecting on his four-year tenure in Friartown, Jerod Magazine ’19 has found that Providence College is […]
Matthew Mazzella ’20 News Staff The Irish celebrations at Providence College did not stop after St. Patrick’s Day this year, as the Gaelic Society hosted its annual Irish Fest in McPhail’s this past Tuesday to keep the festivities rolling. The event was a great way for students to come together and celebrate their Irish pride, […]
Brian Garvey ’20 News Staff Graham Collopy ’21 has always had a passion for all things sports. One of the reasons he chose Providence College was because he had always wanted to go to a Division I school and become involved in supporting strong athletic programs. Collopy, who has gravitated towards the mental and statistical […]
Matthew Mazzella ’20 News Staff On Feb. 27, Providence College hosted its first ever Sales Showcase in the Arthur F. and Patricia Ryan Center for Business Studies. Dr. Ronald Jelinek, associate professor of marketing, organized the event so PC students could start making professional connections, especially for students interested in sales. The participating companies included […]
Kyle Burgess ’21 Assistant News Editor In a letter addressed to the Providence College community last month, Father Brian J. Shanley, O.P., detailed several strides the College has made in keeping with its social responsibility to reduce energy consumption on campus. In particular, he highlighted the College’s participation in energy conservation projects taken up with […]
Kelly Martella ’21 News Staff On Feb. 27, United States President Donald Trump and Chairman Kim Jong-un of the Democratic People’s Republic of North Korea met for a summit in Hanoi, Vietnam. This was the second meeting between the two leaders following the historic Singapore Summit in June 2018. The first meeting marked a new […]
Margaret Mahoney ’21 Student Congress Publicity Chuck Haberle, assistant vice president for Academic Facilities and Technology Planning, presented the calendars for the 2020-2021 and 2021- 2022 academic years to congress. Haberle discussed the benefits and drawbacks that accompany starting after Labor Day, in contrast to the past several academic years, which have started before Labor […]