By Thomas Edwards ’20 News In the summer of 1985 in Birmingham, Alabama, Anthony Ray Hinton was arrested, tried, and convicted of the murders of two restaurant workers earlier that year; two crimes he was innocent of. Despite providing a solid alibi, Anthony Ray Hinton was still sentenced to death by the state of Alabama. […]
Hawaii was hit by Hurricane Lane this past weekend, breaking records, including the preliminary rainfall which totaled 51.53 inches, reported in Mountain View, Hawaii. This places Hurricane Lane third for highest preliminary rainfall, according to the Washington Post’s report. The Island of Hawai‘i experienced the most rainfall of all the islands, totaling more than four […]
by Thomas Edwards ’20 News Co-Editor On the night of Saturday, August 20, there was a student rally protesting the Confederate monument, “Silent Sam” at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The protest ended with Silent Sam laying face first in the dirt; only his pedestal remaining. Silent Sam was donated to the […]
by Hannah Langley ’21 Assistant News Editor Providence College organizations, classes, and students are heavily influenced by the Dominican tradition to serve not only the community, but the world around them. This summer, different groups of PC students, along with PC staff members, were selected to serve in areas of Guatemala and Jamaica. Through working […]
by Catherine Brewer ’20 News co-Editor News of family separations and detention center conditions swept the country during the summer of 2018. Mainstream broadcasting and social media platforms such as Facebook helped make breaking information available to individuals internationally. With August coming to a close, the unrest continues. The Trump administration made headlines on April […]
by Thomas Edwards ’20 News Editor Orientation at Providence College is memorable for everyone. Some memories are fond, some not so fond, but every PC student shares this experience. Orientation provides students with the information they will need to navigate their journey here at PC. Orientation Leaders (OLs) are at the head of the whole operation, […]
by Hannah Langley ’21 Assistant News Editor One of the defining elements of Providence College student life is involvement in various organizations, clubs, and programs on campus. Fartun Abdulle ’19 is a perfect example, as she has been given the responsibility and privilege of becoming president of the Board of Multi-Cultural Student Affairs (BMSA). Abdulle joined […]
by Micaela Freeman ’20 News Staff Providence College’s annual academic convocation and reception took place. Monday, August 27, in the Peterson Recreation Center. The event held over 1,000 freshmen, transfer students, and professors and welcomed everyone with a processional and keynote conversation with Dr. Beverly Daniel Tatum, president of Spelman College in Atlanta, Georgia. Tatum, formerly […]
by Catherine Brewer ’20 With a freshman class of 1,127 students entering Providence College, the Office of Residence Life has expanded housing options this year with a Hybrid Housing program. The program allows select students who originally planned to live on campus to select new housing off campus through the 02908 Club, but still […]
by Sabrina Guilbeault ’18 News Co-Editor At the very last meeting of the 68th Student Congress of Providence College, members of the congress passed a recommendation on the reallocation of the revenue made at Dunkin’ Donuts on campus from Catholic Relief Services to the politics of philanthropy class. The recommendation, presented by Stachel Roberts ’18, […]