By Sabrina Guilbeault ’18 Assistant News Editor With Providence College’s Centennial Celebration in full swing, last week Friar Athletics unveiled the newest addition to the Friar Family: a Dalmatian mascot. According to Athletic Director Robert Driscoll, Friar Athletics will use both the Dalmatian and Friar Dom at games and events. “We are really excited about […]
By Marla Gagne News Co-Editor In 1948, Fr. Charles H. McKenna, O.P., a local Rhode Islander and Providence College alumnus, set out to build a memorial that would not only honor the dead, but also be a place of peace and comfort for the living— and he did just that. St. Dominic Chapel is an […]
By Alex Dryer ’18 Guest Columnist Various sustainable building materials were incorporated throughout the Arthur F. and Patricia Ryan Center for Business Studies during construction. But do you know the difference between repurposed and reconstructed building materials? Repurposing means reusing materials for a new project, and is often done using materials that would otherwise be […]
By Sabrina Guilbeault ’18 Assistant News Editor Creating sustainable, collaborative, and innovative aid that fosters empowerment, education, and self-sufficiency is the mission of the Global Sustainable Aid Project (GSAP), and since 2010, Providence College students have been given the opportunity to see this mission play out in action in Ghana. Led by Dr. Stephen Mecca, […]
By Tait Becker ’19 News Staff The School of Continuing Education (SCE) at Providence College is growing larger and larger every day. With continuing support from alumni and donors, the program has expanded immensely within the past couple years. Recently a PC alumnus, gifted the SCE with $50,000. Colonel Noel J. Doyle ’58 accredits much […]
By Sarah Gianni ’18 News Staff It was a normal day for Phionna Claude ’18, reflecting on her freshman year self sitting at her desk in Meagher 207. She was preoccupied, however, pondering over an idea that she had held on to for some time. “I knew that I wanted to start a spoken word […]
By Gabriella Pisano ’18 News Staff This past week all news sources, from newspapers to social media, have been full of stories about President Donald Trump’s immigration ban. On Friday, January 27, President Trump signed an executive order that affected the lives of many refugees and immigrants. The executive order had many parts to it. […]
By Tim Sullivan ’17 Student Congress Publicity Chair This past Tuesday, Student Congress held their weekly meeting to discuss strategic planning for the College over the next 10 to 20 years. Accompanied by Mark Caprio, associate professor and head of the Strategic Planning Committee, the Congress answered several questions that will help the research team […]
by Daria Purdy ’19 News Staff Immigration practices in the United States underwent a significant change this previous week. President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Friday, January 27, that specifically affected certain groups of immigrants. The executive order indefinitely banned Syrian refugees from entering the United States, suspended all refugee admissions for 120 […]
by Patrick Healy ’17 News Staff The Arthur F. and Patricia Ryan Center for Business Studies enjoyed its first welcoming, referred to as the “soft opening,” last Tuesday, where Fr. Shanley, O.P. ’80, and Dr. Sylvia Maxfield, dean of the school of business, spoke of so much gratitude and pride in the opening of […]