Posts from "Opinion"
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Opinion | Sep.20, 2018
LSAT Fails to Assess Students’ True Abilities: Emphasis on Unnecessary Skills Holds Students Back
by Nicholas Moran ’19 Opinion Staff All Tasmanian Wombats are endowed with an abnormally productive pituitary gland, reliant on a hyperactive mitochondrial orchestration involving myriad proteins… What is the “main idea” of this passage? Sifting through such gibberish at one’s…
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Opinion | Sep.20, 2018
Tangents and Tirades
Be Aware of Events Outside PC On a small campus like Providence College, it is easy to forget about everything else that is happening in the world. We hear stories and read headlines every day, but most of the time…
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Campus | Sep.13, 2018
Dare to Be Different: Empowerment in Light of Women’s Studies Vandalism
by Angela Bueso ’22 Opinion Staff College—what most adults incessantly tell us will be the best four years of our lives—a “safe” space for intellectual and spiritual growth. Moreover, teenagers who struggled to fit in at high school see college…
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Campus | Sep.13, 2018
Accomodate Students With Extended Health Center Hours
by Laura Arango ’20 Opinion Staff The Personal Counseling Center and Student Health Center at Providence College are two beneficial resources that the College offers to its students. However, their maximum potential is not being reached—a sentiment that a majority…
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Campus | Sep.13, 2018
Keeping it Cool at PC: Traditional Dormitories Need Air Conditioning
by Alyssa Cohen ’21 Opinion Staff It is difficult to walk around Providence College at any time of year without spotting a few tired eyes and wide array of coffee cups. College tends to be a common time for students…
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Opinion | Sep.13, 2018
Journaling: A Chance for Self-Discovery
by Joshua Chlebowski ’21 Opinion Staff Writing is an integral part of any college experience, be it a research or textual analysis paper. Many students come to dislike, if not resent, writing assignments of any kind due to the pressure…
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Opinion | Sep.13, 2018
Tangents and Tirades
Give Students More PC Prints Any alternative to buying over $200 worth of textbooks per semester seems worth it. This includes printing out packets of reading for every class. Initially, $40 worth of PC Prints appears to be more…
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Campus | Aug.30, 2018
Staying Politically Engaged on Campus
by Andrea Traietti ’21 Asst. Opinion Editor While being back inside the “PC Bubble” can be comforting, it is important not to forget the larger world that exists outside of this campus, and the reality that even while we are…
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Campus | Aug.30, 2018
Raysing the Bar: Changes in Dining Hall Improve Campus Atmosphere
by Bridget Blain ’19 Opinion Staff A quintessential part of being a Providence College student, particularly during freshman year, are the daily meals at Raymond Dining Hall. Ray is one of the few spots on campus that most students visit…
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Campus | Aug.30, 2018
PC’s Common Reading Program Fosters Diversity
by Hannah Paxton ’19 Opinion Editor “We tell people to follow their dreams, but you can only dream of what you can imagine, and, depending on where you come from, your imagination can be quite limited,” says Trevor Noah in…
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