Don’t Grow Up Too Fast When I was five years old, I filled out a journal that asked the writer questions about herself, her likes and dislikes, and her dreams for the future. One of the questions was, “What age do you want to be most?” I remember writing down 22. My mom asked me […]
Stop Asking Whether It Counts as Reading There is no greater debate in the book world than whether audiobooks count as reading. Avid readers will argue that listening to a book while busy doing other things cannot compare to sitting down and holding a book in your hands. Many people view listening to a book […]
The spring semester has officially begun, and we have all returned to Friartown ready to dive back into work. Or have we? Hopefully, you spent your break recovering from the fall semester, but regardless, you may be struggling with the return to campus. Research studies indicate that taking vacations can help reduce stress and have […]
Pick Up After Yourselves, PC “Darty” season is once again upon us, and for those who remain blissfully unaware of what this entails, don’t expect it to be pretty. Each weekend, the Providence College student body never fails to demonstrate blatant lack of respect for their neighborhood, the environment, and their fellow Friars’ off-campus homes […]
Elon Musk in recent years has become a very controversial figure in the public eye. Being the CEO of Tesla, SpaceX, and other companies, the man was hailed in the media as the real-life equivalent of Marvel’s Tony Stark. However, after a series of questionable business decisions, public opinion seems to be shifting to the […]
On Jan. 23, Schiaparelli kicked off Paris Couture Fashion Week with arguably the designer brand’s most controversial show yet. Models strutted down the runway wearing dresses with hyper-realistic lion, wolf, and snow leopard heads made entirely without animal products, substituting them with humane alternatives like foam, faux fur, and resin. Kylie Jenner was photographed in […]
If the 2020 election has shown us anything, it’s that one cannot fact-check the fact-proof. Consider Georgia election official Gabriel Sterling’s Jan. 4, 2021 press conference on the 2020 elections. At that press conference, Sterling delivered “a point-by-point rebuttal of false claims being spread about voter fraud.” Did Sterling’s press conference have any effect on […]
The Greatest Football Player of All Time Gave Us Years of Incomparable Joy and Memories My earliest memory of a Super Bowl is quite grainy. I remember being at a family friend’s house, the open living room packed with dozens of people intensely watching a large flatscreen TV on the wall. I remember the snacks […]
The Reality for Teachers in Low-income Communities Shown in a Comedic Light When Quinta Brunson was twenty-six, she was well-known in her role as a content creator for Buzzfeed. During Brunson’s time there, Buzzfeed garnered around 7 billion views a month, and she proved to be an important factor in the company’s success as she […]
What AI Means for the Future of Writing What if we never had to write another essay in our lives? What if someone—or something—could do it for us? Recently, artificial intelligence (AI) has become capable of exactly that and much more. This summer, the OpenAI research group released Playground, which is free to use for […]