Category: News

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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Alumni Closed on Sundays, but Gains New Food Options

by Alexandra Huzyk ’20 News Staff As the spring semester commences, students on the Providence College campus begin acclimating to both their new schedules and the recently altered dining hall hours. The new hours for Alumni Hall are 10:30 a.m. to 11 p.m. on weekdays, and 12 p.m. to 11 p.m. on Saturdays. Eaton Street […]

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PC Students March for Life

Campus Members Journey to Washington DC for Annual March by Sabrina Guilbeault ’18 News Editor At 4:30 a.m. last Thursday, over 60 Providence College students boarded a coach bus heading to Washington, D.C. where the 45th Annual March for Life was taking place. “The March for Life is one of the most joyful, loving, and […]

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Featured Friar: Fernando Morales ’18

Class of 2018 Remembers Classmate by Sarah Gianni ’18 News Staff The first week of the new semester at Providence College was marked with celebrations across campus. From students diving into new classes to the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Convocation, campus was invigorated by the start of a new year. The first week […]

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Bursting the PC Bubble: The Women’s March Takes on Rhode Island

Protestors Rally at State House and Fight for Women’s Rights by Catherine Brewer ’20 News Staff “We believe that Women’s Rights are Human Rights and Human Rights are Women’s Rights.” That is the core belief of the founders of the Women’s March, an international movement that claimed the steps of the Rhode Island State House for […]

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