Category: News

PC Performers Go Behind the Scenes

By Kellie Johnson ’22 Between managing an insanely busy rehearsal schedule and keeping up with classes, theatre, dance, and film (TDF) majors are very driven students. Both Aisling Sheahan ’19 and Mireya Lopez ’19 provided insight into their lives behind the scenes. To audition for a production at Providence College, students are expected to prepare a two-minute […]

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Dominicans Dedicate Feast Day Mass in Dormitory’s Namesake: Aquinas Hall Celebrates St. Thomas Aquinas’ Legacy

by Kyle Burgess ’21 News Staff This Monday, January 28, saw residents of Aquinas Hall come together to celebrate the feast day of St. Thomas Aquinas with a special mass in Aquinas Lounge. The main celebrant for the occasion was Providence College’s Chaplain and Director of Campus Ministry, Reverend Peter Martyr Yungwirth, O.P. As any […]

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Bursting the PC Bubble: A Temporary End to the Government Shutdown: Will it Last?

by Kelly Martella ’21 News Staff For the 35 days the government was shutdown, there seemed to be no end in sight. However, in a surprising turn of events, it was announced on Jan. 25 that the government would be reopening—sort of.  Last Friday, President Trump signed a bill that would temporarily reopen the federal […]

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Congress Updates

by Margaret Mahoney ’21 Student Congress Representative On Tuesday, January 29, 2019, Student Congress welcomed members of the Core Curriculum Committee, who presented on the Science, Fine Arts, and Core Focus components of the curriculum. The Core Curriculum Committee presented on the goal of the committee, which is to assess the implementation of the core […]

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Featured Friar: Brendan Cooney ’20

by Brian Garvey ’20 News Staff Brendan Cooney ’20 loves his Irish roots; he has always wanted to travel to Ireland and explore his history.  “I hadn’t left America before, and I was excited to see Dublin. I wanted to connect with my heritage, and I wanted to experience what it was like to live […]

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Riding the Radio Waves: Christopher Judge Gives Inside Look At PC’s Podcast

by Matthew Mazzella ’20 News Staff There are many voices to be heard around Friartown, and the Providence College Podcast team is looking to find them by sharing the stories of the people who make this campus so special. The Providence College Podcast releases new stories from people in the PC community in the form […]

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Successful Turnout for Third Annual Women’s March

by Malena Aylwin ’22 News Staff Women and their allies turned out in cities across the country this past Saturday, January 19, marking the third consecutive year of the Women’s March.  Although there were controversies present, many demonstrators said they recognized that the movement was bigger than a few individual leaders, and focused their attention […]

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Controversial Video Creates National Outrage

by Kellie Johnson ’22 News Staff On Friday, January 18, just outside the Lincoln Memorial, a standoff between a high school boy from Covington Catholic High School in Kentucky and a Native American elder went viral.  The video is sparking reactions from the rest of the country.  The standoff began when a group of high […]

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Congress Updates

by Margaret Mahoney ’21 Student Congress Representative The 69th Student Congress met for the first time this semester on Tuesday, January 23, 2019. The Sports Business Organization presented on their proposed club and how it would positively impact Providence College students. The primary goal of the Sports Business Organization would be to expose students to […]

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Friars Join in the Fight for Life: PC Students and Faculty Travel to D.C. for the March for Life

by Kyle Burgess ’21 News Staff This past Friday, January 18 members of the Providence College community marched the streets of Washington, D.C. to join fellow members of the pro-life movement in the 46th annual March for Life demonstration.  PC students and faculty made the roughly six-and-a-half-hour trek from Rhode Island to join a procession […]

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