Category: News

Congress Updates 11.7.17

by Connor Nolan ‘19 Student Congress Publicity In its weekly meeting this past week, Congress welcomed Mike Pierce, director of the office of community standards. Pierce did not have a direct presentation for the Congress, but instead came to field any and all questions regarding the work his office does. One question arose regarding how […]

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National News: Tragedy in Texas

by Brian Garvey ’20 News Staff On Sunday, November 5, a terrible tragedy struck Sutherland Springs, Texas. Devin Patrick Kelley opened fire with a Ruger AR-556 assault-type rifle on those attending Sunday at First Baptist Church, killing 26 people. The victims ranged from 18 months old to 77 years old. After going back to his […]

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PC Celebrates Mental Health Awareness Week

By Daria Purdy ’19 Assistant News Editor From Oct. 30 to Nov. 3, the Office of Residence Life is holding the fourth annual Mental Health Awareness Week. Events are held throughout the week to help spark conversation and break down stigmas around mental health on the Providence College campus. Glovine Beauport, the complex director of […]

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Harry Potter Themed Halloween

By Hannah Langley ’21 “Welcome to the Wizarding World of Harry Potter!” If anyone looked at their Marauder’s Map on Tuesday, October 31, they would have noticed countless numbers of footsteps going into McPhail’s for the Board of Programmers Harry Potter Night. This event, held in the spirit of Halloween, gave Providence College students a […]

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Controversial Photo Sparks Discussion

By Gabriella Pisano ’18 Assistant News Editor Late at night on Wednesday, October 25, a photo was sent around and posted on the “story” of a Providence College student’s Snapchat. The photo was of a male Providence College student, dressed in baggy clothing, a backwards baseball hat, fake dreadlocks, with gold chains around his neck, […]

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Featured Friar: Raychel Pesci ’21

By Sarah Gianni ’18 News Staff Most students at Providence College can still remember the day they received their acceptance letter. The large congratulatory envelope from the Office of Admissions contained the news that they were officially part of the Friar Family. However, it is safe to say that most PC students did not have […]

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Congress Updates

By Connor Nolan ’19 Student Congress Publicity This week Congress welcomed Peter Palumbo, the director of academic advising, to speak at its weekly meeting.  He came to discuss the changes regarding the class registration systems as well as to field questions relating to advising.  The new system, called “schedule planner”, can be found on CyberFriar […]

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Bursting the PC Bubble: Catalonia

By Ernie Andreoli ’18 News Staff On Friday, October 27, the Catalan Parliament voted to declare independence from Spain. This unprecedented vote came almost a month after Catalonia’s lawmakers held a referendum for independence despite the Spanish government’s dissent. Following the regional parliament’s vote, legislators in Madrid authorized Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy to dissolve the […]

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PIRC Encourages Students to Drop the I Word

By Thomas Edwards ’19 News Staff On Thursday, October 26, 2017 at 6 p.m. in the Ruane Great Room, the Providence Immigrant Rights Coalition hosted a panel discussing the use of the word “illegal” when referring to undocumented immigrants. Speakers at the panel included Father David Orique, O.P., an assistant professor of history and director […]

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National News: Madness in Manhatten

By Sabrina Guilbeault ’18 News Editor This past Tuesday, October 31, the world recieved heartbreaking news that eight people were killed and almost a dozen injured after a truck drove down a bicycle path in New York City. The incident took place very close to the World Trade Center, and New York City Mayor Bill […]

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