Category: News

The Great Equalizer: Education

By Julia Acquavita ’22 On Friday, January 25, the Humanities Forum hosted Nikole Hannah-Jones, a staff writer at the New York Times Magazine.  Hannah-Jones came to Providence College to discuss her upcoming book Choosing a School For My Daughter in a Segregated City, adding to the special events organized for Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Hannah-Jones […]

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PC Community Comes Together for Convocation

By Hannah Langley ’21 One of the current missions Providence College has been working towards over the past several years has been to build a stronger community by promoting and building on-campus diversity and equality. Working towards this goal, the College celebrated its second annual Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Convocation this past Thursday, January […]

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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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