by Sabrina Guilbeault ’18 News Editor “Wow, this is pretty surreal,” said a student in a sharp black tux as he helped his date step off a yellow bus that lead them to the Rhode Island Convention Center. “I can’t believe this is really SRW.” SRW, or Senior Ring Weekend, is one of the traditions […]
A Timeline Of Recent Events Involving North Korea By Thomas Edwards ’20 News Staff Since the conclusion of the Korean War in 1953, the Korean Peninsula has been divided along the 38th parallel, forming two countries: North Korea and South Korea. North Korea, which follows a communist ideology, has had three successive rulers of the same […]
St. Dominic Chapel Offers Weekly Night Prayers on Monday Nights By Thomas Edwards ’20 News Staff Starting this semester at Providence College, St. Dominic’s Chapel has begun holding Compline Services every Monday night after the 9 p.m. mass. This came about from Daniel Arteaga ’19, the Campus Ministry Board’s student minister for worship. With the […]
Anscombe Society Allows Students to Seek Answers from their Teachers By Darren Squillace ’19 News Staff Have you ever wondered what it might be like to get inside the mind of your favorite (or maybe even least favorite) professor? What are their interests, hobbies, and habits outside of the classroom? All those questions will finally […]
By Brian Garvey ’20 News Staff On Tuesday, Peer Ministry held their second annual “Come and See” event. Despite having to move into Slavin to accommodate the weather, droves of students showed up to snack on pizza and wings. As the line got longer and longer, students could be seen interacting with members of Campus […]
Peer Mentor Reflects on Her Time at PC and Offers Life Advice By Sabrina Guilbeault ’18 News Editor It’s 12:37 a.m. and honors student Caitlin Shanley ’18 is sitting cross-legged on a large gray rug in her apartment in DiTraglia Hall, where readings and the syllabus for a new class just for freshmen are spread out […]
By Connor Nolan ’19 Student Congress Publicity On Tuesday, Student Congress welcomed back Rafael Zapata, Providence College’s chief diversity officer, to discuss the ongoing renovations to the building formerly known as Moore Hall. The currently unnamed Center for Inclusive Excellence plans to open in mid-October, barring any delays on the project. The Center will include […]
Students Express Frustration On Picking Up Packages at the Mailroom By Daria Purdy ’19 Assistant News Editor Providence College students have expressed their discontentment with the long lines that have been forming at the package room this semester. Many students said that the delays are unusual and have wondered whether a different, more efficient system in […]
Campus Leaders Come Together to Show Support for DACA Program By Gabriella Pisano ’18 Assistant News Editor The Providence College community was quick to respond to the announcement that the Trump administration will be ending the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program. Many of the major clubs on campus, including the Board of Multicultural Student […]
Alumni, Students, Faculty, and Friends Run as One Friar Family By Hannah Langley ’21 News Staff It was a beautiful Saturday morning at Providence College when hundreds of students, faculty, staff, alumni, friends, and family gathered early in the morning to run the Friar 5k. Standing amongst all the commotion, one could truly feel the […]