Your Words Matter: Why the Labels We Use Can Be Problematic for Progress By Julia McCoy ’22 Asst. Opinion Editor “He’s a convict.” “Oh, she’s anorexic.” “He must be schizophrenic.” These phrases are common in everyday conversation. Whether it is with friends, family, or just overheard in public, people are constantly describing others by what […]
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 […]
At Least Send Me a Rejection As the spring semester comes to an end, students find their summer fate in the hands of companies, firms, and publications. Due to the pandemic, this year’s internship search has been brutal. Many companies are hiring graduate students or post-graduate students in place of undergraduates as summer interns because of […]
Environmental Accountability: Ensuring Corporations Practice Sustainability Is Key to Climate Movement by Julia McCoy ’22 Asst. Opinion Editor As Earth Day approaches, many people are encouraging sustainable practices and ways to live a more earth-conscious life. Here at Providence College, EcoPC is promoting an Earth Day Challenge for the month leading up to Earth Day, […]
A Statement from the Asian Studies Advisory Committee Dear Members of the Campus Community: Over the past year, acts of harassment and violence against Asians, Asian Americans, and Pacific Islanders (AAPI) have risen at an alarming rate. According to the Stop AAPI Hate reporting center, there have been nearly 3,800 bias incidents in the past […]
What History Fails to Teach Us: Teaching Sterilized Versions of History in Schools Is Detrimental by Joseph Kulesza ’22 Opinion Staff The prominent way that people gain knowledge about the world is through the means of testimonial knowledge: knowledge that is obtained from other people. With this said, very little of the world is understood […]
Fighting Fast Fashion: Consumers Must Stop Supporting Unsustainable Brands by Olivia Bretzman ’22 Opinion Staff Every second, about 20 tons of clothes-based waste is either dumped into a landfill or burned. Every day, college students buy fast-fashion styles online or in-store to keep up with the latest trends for their weekend or classroom looks. These are […]
PC Should Offer Outdoor Workout Classes As any fitness-minded Providence College student knows, it is increasingly difficult, if not impossible, to sign up for a gym time at the Concannon Fitness Center. Because of COVID-19 guidelines and restrictions, there are only a limited number of spaces in the gym at any given time, creating an […]
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 […]