The Friar Family and the Friars’ Families: PC Should Allow Senior Students Two Guests to Their May Commencement By Madeline Morkin ’22 Asst. Opinion Editor Last spring, colleges everywhere were forced to make the difficult decision to cancel in-person commencement ceremonies for the graduating classes of 2020. Students had worked their entire lives to graduate […]
Vacations vs. Vigilance: How Making Your Own Spring Break Concerns the PC Community by Julia McCoy ’22 Asst. Opinion Editor It is without question that students at Providence College, and people around the world, are waiting for life to get back to normal. But, while the COVID-19 pandemic remains a threat, it is important that […]
The Great Vaccination Race: Why PC Students Must Patiently Wait Their Turns by Katie Belbusti ’22 Opinion Staff Almost a year after the outbreak of COVID-19 in the United States, the nation continues to work to stop the spread of the disease in a variety of ways—the most promising being the creation and distribution of […]
Allowing Remote Attendance: Professors Should Respect Students’ Wishes to Zoom Into In-Person Classes by Madeline Morkin ’22 Asst. Opinion Editor While many Providence College students are on campus, all were given the opportunity to study remotely for this semester, just as they were last semester. With COVID-19 outbreaks still occurring worldwide as well as on campus, […]
by Madeline Morkin ’22 Asst. Opinion Editor When it comes to safety and security, it is not easy to be a woman. An unfortunate reality for women everywhere, and at any age, is the need to prepare for the worst possible situations when leaving for a night out with friends, taking an Uber alone, or […]
By Madeline Morkin ’22 Assistant Opinion Editor In semesters prior to the COVID-19 outbreak, Providence College students often went to bed at night by setting morning alarms for class, the gym, or just as a wake-up for the general start of their next day. Just as COVID-19 has affected many of the once-regular ways in […]
Savannah Plaisted ’21 Providence College has found itself in a position of opportunity for the advancement of positive race relations on campus this semester. The Office of Public Safety has been tasked with finding a replacement for the former chief of Public Safety, Koren Kanadanian, after he resigned over winter break. The position of […]
by Kelly Wheeler ’21 In order to combat the unique educational challenges imposed by COVID-19, Providence College has become one of the thousands of universities around the world to adopt Zoom technology. Zoom is an incredibly useful and powerful platform; with it, there is seemingly nothing that could stand in the way of bringing […]
by Madeline Morkin ’22 The pandemic’s persistence into the spring semester has led Providence College to make continuous adjustments in order to provide returning on-campus students with a sense of safety, sanity, and certainty regarding the effects of COVID-19 on PC’s small campus community. New improvements and guidelines are constantly being emailed out to parents […]
Writer vs. Writer: Should Professors Share Their Personal Opinions in Class? by Peter Mazzella ’22 Opinion Staff Yes In a classroom setting, political and religious beliefs are typically regarded as sensitive subjects. Professors are discouraged from sharing personal opinions, as doing so may cause a divide within the class and discourage students from being […]