Category: News

A Look at How Clubs are Created on Campus

What Students Do To Bring Their Club Dreams to Life by Brian Garvey  ’20 News Staff Last week, Student Congress approved two brand-new clubs to be introduced on campus. The first club introduced will be the Excel Club, which wants to provide the learning experience that some students feel that the Computer Applications in Business […]

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Bursting the PC Bubble: What’s Going on in the White House

Trump Reveals Desire to Fire Special Councilman Mueller by Ernie Andreoli ’18 News Staff President Donald Trump reportedly ordered the firing of Robert S. Mueller III, the special counsel for the department of justice who is administering the investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election, last June, according to four individuals familiar with […]

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Congress Updates

by Connor Nolan ‘19 Student Congress Publicity Student Congress held its second general meeting of the year on Tuesday, January 30.  The congress began the meeting by hearing from a guest speaker, Jackie Peterson.  Peterson is a transitional consultant at Providence College and is focused on “assessing the overall structure” of the College regarding diversity […]

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Featured Friar: Father Michael Weibley

Fr. Michael Weibley Making a Mark at PC by Sarah Gianni ’18 News Staff There is always something to explore in the Campus Ministry Center at Providence College. From free hot coffee every morning to the weekly Post-Mass Bash that is always abundant with food, students and community members can always find what they need […]

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Big Campus Clubs Share Their Election Processes

A How-To Guide on Interviewing for Club Membership by Hannah Langley ’20 News Staff With so many clubs and organizations on campus, it can be hard to choose which ones are best suited for each of us. Some of the most popular and involved clubs on campus include Friars Club, Board of Programmers, Board of […]

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Possibility of New Environmental Biology Major at PC

New Specialized Major in the Process of Getting Approved byAlexandra Huzyk ’20 News Staff In an increasingly competitive professional environment, students’ interests are expanding and changing. In response, Providence College continues to create new majors and courses, such as the new environmental biology major. The process of creating a new major begins with deciding what […]

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PC’s First Friarcon

PC Hosts Its Own “Comic-con” for Alumni & Family Weekend by Catherine Brewer ’20  News Staff With a suspenseful hype video posted on Facebook, Providence College’s Alumni & Family Weekend Committee announced last Thursday evening that it will host its first ever Friarcon on Friday, February 9, and it will be jam-packed with food, fun, […]

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Bursting the PC Bubble: The Government Shutdown

Why the U.S. Government Shutdown, and What it Means to You by Darren Squillace ’19 News Staff For the first time in nearly five years, the United States federal government shut down when the clock struck midnight on Friday evening, and did not re-open until Monday morning. The shutdown came as a result of senators […]

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Congress Updates

by Connor Nolan ‘19 Student Congress Publicity Congress held its second meeting of the semester this past Tuesday, January 23. Announcements The members of Congress were urged to attend the Involvement Fair on Wednesday, January 24, and help improve activity on campus. The class executive boards are working hard to plan events for the semester; […]

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Black and White Ball: Part Two

by Gabriella Pisano ’18 News Editor Last year marked Providence College’s centennial year. To celebrate 100 years of PC, the College held many events, with perhaps the most memorable being the Black and White Ball. On Friday, February 17, 2017, Peterson Recreation Center was transformed for the ball, marking the first dance open to all […]

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