By Micaela Freeman ’20 History was made on Tuesday during this year’s midterm election. A record number of women were elected and will be heading to Congress in this new term. Colorado’s newly elected governor, Jared Polis, is the first openly gay governor serving in the United States. Due to the overwhelming majority of Democrats […]
By Malena Aylwin ’22 A mass shooting occurred in Pittsburgh on the morning of October 27, 2018. While Shabbat morning services were being held at the Tree of Life Synagogue, 11 individuals were shot to death, and seven were injured. The victims included Irving Younger, Melvin Wax, Rose Mallinger, Bernice and Sylvan Simon, Jerry Rabinowitz, […]
By Hannah Langley ’21 Providence College boasts having many clubs and organizations that organize on-campus events, and the Board of Programmers (BOP) is probably one of the most involved in student-oriented events. On Friday, November 2, BOP’s social committee held Friar Flea For All. This event, which took place from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. […]
By Micaela Freeman ’20 Dr. Raymond Sickinger, a professor of history, has made a mark during his 44 years at Providence College. Students had the opportunity to listen to Sickinger talk about his book debut on Monday, November 5 at 3 p.m. in the Fiondella Great Room in Ruane. Sickinger’s book, Antoine Frederic Ozanam, was […]
By Kelly Martella ’21 As the cool autumn weather starts to roll in, it brings with it flu season. The Center for Disease Control (CDC) generally considers flu season to be from October to May, peaking during the winter months from December to February. Recently the United States has seen some of its worst influenza […]
by Catherine Brewer ’20 When it comes to mental health, Phillip J. Roundtree thinks that you can have Jesus and a therapist. At the event “Black Mental Health Matters,” Roundtree discussed the complexities of mental health with a focus on access to healthcare for people of color, but also across racial and ethnic lines. The […]
by Margaret Mahoney ’21 The 69th Student Congress held our weekly meeting on Tuesday, October 30, 2018. The guest speaker was Joe Carr, associate vice president of marketing and communications for Providence College, who gave an interesting presentation on the marketing and communications department. In this presentation, Mr. Carr described the responsibilities of the department, […]
by Thomas Edwards ’20 Former President Barack Obama, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Representative Maxine Waters, and former CIA Director and MSNBC contributor John Brennan are all among the list of names who were targets of pipe bombs last Wednesday and Thursday, October 24 and 25. The pipe bombs were sent in the mail […]
by Hannah Langley ’21 In today’s fast-paced work environment, college students are recognizing more and more that they need various skills in different areas of study coming out of college. Because of this, Providence College has created a business and innovation minor, which allows students to branch out into the business world and learn skill […]
by Malena Aylwin ’22 Providence College is full of self-made businesswomen, such as Alex Teri ‘19 and Grace Moynihan ‘21, who, in just a few months, have used their entrepreneurial spirit to create their own spray tanning businesses at PC. Moynihan commmented on the fact that since a young age, she has always been “business-oriented” […]