Category: News

Bulletin Board Update:

 Find out more about recent developments regarding the bulletin board controversy including responses from administration, the current status of bulletin boards, and an impending Title IX investigation.  by Sabrina Guilbeault ’18, Marla Gagne ’18 News Editor, Editor in Chief In the weeks following the display of the bulletin board in St. Joseph Hall at Providence […]

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PC Community Marches Against Transphobia and Homophobia

by Sabrina Guilbeault ’18 News Editor At approximately 6:00 p.m. on Friday, March 23, close to 200 students gathered outside the front doors of the Slavin Center for a March Against Transphobia and Homophobia at Providence College. The march was organized by SHEPARD, a student organization and support group for members of the LGBTQ+ community. […]

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Executive Letters of Intent

Below are the letters of intent for the students running for executive positions on the Board of Multicultural Student Affairs (BMSA) and Student Congress.  Elections begin on Sakai Wednesday, March 21, 2018 and ends Thursday, March 22, 2018 Letters of Intent: BMSA Secretary: Colleen DaCosta To Whom It May Concern: My name is Colleen DaCosta and […]

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SHEPARD Puts on No Hate Campaign

by Sarah Gianni ’18 News Staff One of the core missions of Providence College is to promote diversity and inclusion amongst all community members. As a reflection of this goal, SHEPARD and the PC Photography Club co-sponsored a NOH8 photo shoot in the Slavin Soft Lounge. The shoot took place on Monday, February 26, from […]

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Student Congress Sponsors Kindness Tree on Campus

As Part of Beloved Community Campaign, Students are Asked to Be Kind   by Darren Squillace ’19 News Staff From now until Friday, March 16, you may notice a tree in the Slavin Atrium filled with dozens of paper leaves. This tree is not just for decoration; it is the Kindness Tree. The Kindness Tree […]

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Providence College Loses Power Right Before Break

After Back Up Generator Fails, PC is in the Dark for Over 24 Hours by Sabrina Guilbeault ’18 News Editor On the Friday before Spring Break at approximately 1:30 p.m., Providence College lost power due to the high winds and rain from a Nor’easter. All three back up generators on campus failed, there was no […]

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PC Travels to Fátima for Pilgrimage During Spring Break

Campus Ministry Sponsors First Ever Pilgrimage to Portugal by Gabriella Pisano ’18 News Editor In 1917, the Virgin Mary appeared to three children, Lúcia Santos, Francisco Marto, and Jacinta Marto in Fátima, Portugal. During her visits with the children, Mary told them of trials that the world would face. The children spread word of the […]

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Schneider Arena Sells Meat On Fridays of Lent

Hot Dogs Are Sold During Hockey Games by Ernie Andreoli ’18 News Staff The Providence College Men’s Hockey Team defeated University of Massachusetts Lowell in style on Feb. 16. Yet the first hockey game at Schneider Arena during the Lenten season stirred up a quandary for the College’s administrators. Should the hockey rink be able […]

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More Than Prayers: Walking Out for Gun Violence

PC Democrats Hosts Vigil for Victims of the Parkland Shooting by Sabrina Guilbeault  ’18 News Co-Editor A month after the shooting at Majory Stoneman Douglas High School  in Parkland, Florida, thousands of students across the country left their classes at 10 a.m. to participate in a walk out against gun violence. The walk out, which […]

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Featured Friars Participate in Alternate Spring Breaks

by Alexandra Huzyk ’20 News Staff Students Build Homes and Hope for Habitat for Humanity   Providence College’s chapter of Habitat for Humanity, a global nonprofit housing organization, sent nine groups of students over spring break to help build affordable homes in locations across the East Coast. Gaby DeParis ’18, the president of the College’s […]

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