by Connor Nolan ‘19 Student Congress Publicity At Tuesday’s weekly meeting, Student Congress welcomed multiple guest speakers to present before its members. First, Glenn Halverson from the Rhode Island Blood Center spoke briefly regarding the blood drives on campus. After speaking to students during the current drive, Mr. Halverson realized that many students on campus […]
by Brian Garvey ’20 News Staff Thanksgiving is often thought of as a time for family, food, and football. Yet, as we focus on giving thanks for our own good fortune, we forget to focus on those who are less fortunate. Not everyone can afford turkey, stuffing, and all the fabulous foods we have. In […]
by Sabrina Guilbeault ’18 News Editor “My history dates back to when the gates of hell swung open with a welcome mat greeting reading, ‘Welcome to a land of white supremacy, where it will be on your slaving backs that this country actually becomes worth remembering,’” spoke Phionna Claude ’18, executive president of Student Congress, […]
by Catherine Brewer ’20 News Staff In the wake of the “Trumpkin” incident, Providence College student executives are looking forward to bringing a new sense of unity to campus. “I am always impressed when our student leaders can get together having differences of opinion and are able to discuss and reach a final truth,” remarked […]
by Harris Petry ’18 Guest Writer on Behalf of ROTC Members of the Reserve Officers’ Training Corps at Providence College share their experiences from this past weekend as they participated in field training exercises and were assessed on their skills. Who was involved? While other students were engaged in Halloween festivities, cadets of the Patriot […]
by Sabrina Guilbeault ’18 News Editor This past weekend, the Providence College chapter of Active Minds attended the annual Active Minds Conference, which took place in Washington D.C. this year. This was the third year students from PC attended the event, and remarked on how far they have come since then. “It was exciting that […]
by Darren Squillace ’19 News Staff Trump’s former campaign manager, Paul Manafort, is being indicted on felony counts by Robert Mueller, who was recently appointed this past year by the Justice Department to be special counsel in the investigation into potential Russian hacking and interference during the last presidential election. While this seems damning to […]
by Alexandra Huzyk ’20 News Staff Seventy-five years ago, a political debate was held between Charles De Koninck and Jacques Maritain. The two philosophers were asked to determine the relationship between the common good and the individual good, and explain why they thought one should be prioritized over the other. On Thursday, November 2, a […]
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 […]
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 […]