The Upside of the Spring Break Alternative: Why the Scattered Days off are Better for Mental and Physical Health by Madeline Morkin ’22 Opinion Staff This fall semester, Providence College students have become all too familiar with Continuity emails flooding their inboxes. These emails provide regular updates on the current academic schedule, the College’s social […]
Pope Francis, Bishop Tobin, and the LGBT+ Community: A Call to Action By Savannah Plaisted ’21 Opinion Co-Editor Pope Francis made history this month with his statement regarding the LGBT+ community in the recently released documentary Francesco. In the documentary, Pope Francis says, “What we have to create is a civil union law. That way […]
Tackling Title IX Changes: PC’s Response to New Federal Guidelines Is Promising By Julia McCoy ’22 Opinion Staff Trigger Warning: This piece discusses sexual assault. Earlier this year, amidst the COVID-19 pandemic and an upheaval of their daily routines, college students were faced with more troublesome news. The federal guidelines surrounding Title IX had […]
Just How Catholic are Catholic Schools?: Taking Pride in the Strength of PC is Catholic Identity By Joseph Kulesza ’22 Opinion Staff If it is in the name, does it have to be true? A three-ring binder has three rings; a ferris wheel is indeed in the shape of a wheel; and a water bottle […]
by Olivia Bretzman ’22 Opinion Staff This past summer, the COVID-19 pandemic forced students to decide whether to study remotely or to return to campus for the fall semester. In making this difficult decision, one of the main factors that students considered was the safety of returning to school. With such a significant number of […]
Calling for Unity amidst COVID Outbreak A Look at the Recent Actions of PC Students, the College, and the State of RI by Andrea Traietti ’21 Editor-in-Chief For two weeks now, many of us in the Providence College community have been holding our breath, waiting for the next email update and anxiously checking the […]
Protecting Communal Welfare in the Age of Coronavirus by Alyssa Cohen ’21 Opinion Staff The COVID-19 pandemic has upended individual lives across the nation and world. It can be comforting to call this a collective hardship shared by many; however, it may be more productive to consider each struggle as a unique one, broadening […]
Careers during COVID-19: How Will the New Job Market Affect PC Graduates? by Julia McCoy ’22 Opinion Staff It is clear that the COVID-19 pandemic has greatly impacted our small campus community. But how will it affect our lives after we leave Providence College and move on to the “real world?” In addition to the changes […]
Humanities Forum Offensive to Many Speaker’s Hateful Social Media Draws Campus-Wide Attention by Savannah Plaisted ’21 Opinion Co-Editor Over the past several months, Providence College administrators and representatives released multiple statements that claimed they were committed to combating racism and improving diversity on our […]
Some Classes May Be Virtual, But Your Professor Is Not by Madeline Morkin ’22 Opinion Staff While students lament a less social, more uncertain semester at Providence College, they need to realize that campus is different for everyone, especially their professors. Most of our professors were here long before us and will remain long after […]