Category: News

Vice President’s Office Holds Sexual Assault Forum

by Sarah Gianni ’18 News Staff In an effort to raise continued awareness on the issue, a campus wide forum on sexual assault was held to discuss assault, Title IX, and sexual discrimination. The forum was held on Tuesday, April 4 in the Slavin Center Fishbowl, and led by Assistant Vice President for Student Development […]

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Yuck Truck Faces Uncertain Future on Campus

by Meaghan Dodson ’17 News Co-Editor As it  celebrates  its  centennial year,  Providence  College has been looking back into the past and celebrating its various traditions. One “tradition,” however, that (depending on who you ask) may or may not be a part of this legacy is the  late night “Yuck Truck.”  Officially called the Haven […]

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Friar Flashback: Commencement

by Gabriella Pisano ’18 News Staff Commencement is a celebration of all that students have learned and worked for during their education at Providence College. This celebratory event is the last event that the graduating class has with one another. Commencement at PC is a long program with many parts. Throughout the years, the College […]

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Club Spotlight: Debate Society

by Sarah Gianni ’18 News Staff Small but mighty. This phrase is fitting for the Providence College Debate Society (PCDS), an organization of about 20 students who travel to compete against teams from a variety of colleges and universities. The team is led by President Jillian O’Melia ’17, Vice President Mackenzie Tor ’17, Treasurer John […]

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Go Green!

by Alex Duryera ’18 Guest Columnist Barack Obama left the White House with many long-term goals to help reduce our global environmental impact. He put plans in place to reduce greenhouse emissions and maintain clean water resources, ratified the Paris Agreement as part of a global effort to curb rising temperatures to well below two […]

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Off-Campus Beat: Crisis in Colombia

by Tait Becker ’19 News Staff The lives of 254 Colombians have been claimed after a mudslide, followed by torrential rain that tore through many towns in southern Colombia. The most affected area was the province of Mocoa and its surrounding towns, as many rivers in the area began to flood the streets, sending a forceful […]

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A “Bright” Future Ahead for Michael Gilmor ’17

by Daria Purdy ’19 News Staff As  this semester ends, most Providence College seniors will be searching for jobs or preparing for graduate school. But for Michael Gilmor ’17, the coming year will be very different from the experience of his peers. Gilmor is the recipient of the Fulbright Scholarship, and will be spending the […]

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#FriarsGive…A Lot! PC Raises $700,000 in 24 Hours

by Patrick Healey ’17 News Staff The goal was $100,000 and 1,917 donors. The result? 3,187 donors for a whopping total of $719,580. Last week, students and faculty came together to celebrate Providence College and show their gratitude and support by donating to various causes within the College. Friars Give, as the 24-hour event was […]

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99 Reasons to Love Roy Peter Clark: Providence College Names Alumnus as Commencement Speaker

by Katie Puzycki ’17 and Jacquelyn Kelley ’17 Editor-in-Chief and Associate Editor-in-Chief You might define native New Yorker Roy Peter Clark as the writing coach of the country. With his expansive background and knowledge in the field, there would be no doubt as to why. Talking to him, you might also find something more, like […]

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Providence College Announces Honorary Degree Recipients for Commencement 2017

Honorary degree recipients for the 99th Commencement Exercises include: Barnaby Evans, creator of WaterFire, who will receive an honorary doctorate of fine arts degree; alumna Liz Flynn ’82, recently retired Vice Chairman at Marsh, who will receive an honorary doctorate of business administration degree; senior Rabbi Wayne Franklin of Temple Emanu-El in Providence, co-founder and […]

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