Category: Opinion

Stop Glorifying Kanye West

Stop Glorifying Kanye West because he’s Kanye West Ashley Seldon ’24 Kim Kardashian and Kanye West’s very public divorce has been the subject of news for months despite more pressing matters facing the world. While at first their divorce seemed to be a peaceful separation where the couple would be able to co-parent, social media […]

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A Rebrand for the Ages

A Rebrand for the Ages How Abercrombie has Become an Inclusive Brand Julia McCoy ’22 Any young woman in their late teens or early twenties in 2022 can easily recall a former favorite pastime: walking around the mall with friends. In the early 2010s, around the same time that Starbucks frappuccinos and frozen yogurt shops […]

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The Environmental and Ethical Costs of Normalizing Fast Fashion

With fashion trends constantly changing and new styles introduced every season, many shoppers use fast fashion websites to get cheap pieces to wear for a few months while they’re trendy. We probably buy more clothes from stores like Zara and H&M than we’d like to admit, but it’s understandable that we order a cheap and […]

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Tangents and Tirades

Make Time for 7 P.M. Mass By Zach Rossi ’23 As a Catholic institution, Providence College does a phenomenal job providing Mass to its students. In their tours of PC, nearly all members of Friars Club or Admission Ambassadors discuss the Mass options for students, focusing on one specifically: the 10 p.m. mass. While this […]

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The Implications of Celebration

The Implications of Celebration By: Taylor Rogers ’24   When one thinks of February, many people instantly associate the month with the holiday of Valentine’s Day, a time of love, the color pink, and complaining about whether a groundhog has managed to see his shadow or not. February also happens to be the shortest month […]

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Euphoria: A Plea for Help in the United States’ School System

By Olivia Bretzman ’22 Content Warning: This piece contains discussion of drug use and addiction.  HBO recently released season two of Euphoria, the hit show about teenage lives filled with real-life emotional, mental health, LGBTQ+, drug, and family struggles. The show follows Rue, played by Zendaya, during her battle with drugs and rehabilitation.  It describes […]

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Extra Plates, Extra Waste: PC’s Food Waste Problem

Food waste is one of Providence College’s main environmental problems. Last semester, ECOPC filled two bins with food waste from Raymond Dining Hall in less than two hours. According to Feeding America, approximately 108 billion pounds of food are wasted every year in the United States alone, about 40 percent of the food in our […]

Kaelin Ferland '23

Code-Switching: The Everyday Reality Students of Color Face Attending a PWI

Code-Switching: The Everyday Reality Students of Color Face Attending a PWI Jezel Tracey ’24   Throughout the years, Providence College’s diversity rates have certainly increased. This is important to providing an equal opportunity to education for all BIPOC students. However, it does not eliminate the realities BIPOC students experience as a result of being a […]

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Have Your Chocolate and Eat It, Too

Have Your Chocolate and Eat It, Too Valentine’s Day Can Be Sweet, Single or Taken by Madeline Morkin ’22 Valentine’s Day does not have to mean doomsday for those not in a relationship. While the holiday emanates love—often in the form of romantic relationships—visions of interlocked hands over a fancy dinner reservation, pink roses gifted […]

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Yes, You Are Your Brother’s Keeper

Yes, You Are Your Brother’s Keeper by Grace Maffucci ’22 Thousands of years ago, according to the Old Testament, Cain, in an attempt to evade responsibility for the death of his brother, asked God, “Am I my brother’s keeper?”  Essentially, God said “yes,” and ever since, Christians have used this ancient tale to remind us […]

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