Category: News

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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Bulletin Board Controversy

Board in St. Joeseph Hall Causes Uproar  Among Students Catherine Brewer ’20 News Staff On Thursday, March 2, a bulletin board promoting marriage between one man and one woman was created by Resident Assistant Michael Smalanskas ’18 on the second floor of St. Joseph Hall at Providence College. Soon after, it was photographed and spread […]

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Diversity and Inclusion Committee Put on Teach-In

The 50 Acts of Kindness Initiative at PC Kicks Off at Community Teach-In by Catherine Brewer ’20 News Staff Once the crowd of roughly 100 attendees settled into their seats at the circular tables assembled throughout ‘64 Hall, the voices of the Providence College Footprints Gospel Choir bellowed through the silent air with sweet sounds […]

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Tuition Increase Coming in Fall 2018

2018-2019 Tuition at PC Increases By  3.6 Percent by Brian Garvey ’20 News Staff Last week, the Providence College Board of Trustees approved a 3.6 percent tuition increase and a 3.2 percent increase in room and board for next year. Tuition has been on a steady rise for the past few years as PC has […]

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Women Empowered Recognizes “Her-Story”

Event in Slavin Allows Students to Acknowledge Women of Color by Sabrina Guilbeault ’18 News Editor If students happened to walk by the Fishbowl in Slavin last Thursday night, they would have seen giant posters of famous women of color who have greatly impacted history but are often left out of the textbooks. Sponsored by […]

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