A Year of Life in the Pandemic: Reflecting on Hope, Nostalgia, and “Normalcy” by Andrea Traietti ’21 Editor-in-Chief In a way that felt almost a little too poetic, last week I ended my isolation period after testing positive for COVID-19 on the very day that marked a full year of the pandemic. On March 13, […]
by Madeline Morkin ’22 Asst. Opinion Editor When it comes to safety and security, it is not easy to be a woman. An unfortunate reality for women everywhere, and at any age, is the need to prepare for the worst possible situations when leaving for a night out with friends, taking an Uber alone, or […]
I Will Defend Myself: The Importance of Learning Self-Defense as a Woman By Emily Ball ’22 If you ask any woman if she feels comfortable walking alone at night, the chances are high that she will say no, that she is not comfortable. Most women carry pepper spray, a whistle, or various other self-defense tools […]
Adding Science to Sex: Why Porn Is Not a Prerequisite for Sexual Empowerment By Nicole Patano ’22 Asst. Head Copyeditor Content warning: Discussion of pornography and sex As the pornography industry grows into a nearly $100 billion worldwide business, the consumption of pornographic material has become a dangerously common societal indicator of whether […]
Evening the Playing Field: How Supporting Women’s Hobbies Could Impact Their Futures By Julia McCoy ’22 Do young women have hobbies? It seems like a simple answer would come from this question. Yes, of course they have hobbies, how else would they express their interests? And yet, the issue of women’s hobbies and interests is a […]
Trigger Warning: This piece talks about sexual assault. By Julia McCoy ’22 Imagine telling a deeply personal story about trauma that you have experienced and immediately facing backlash from people stating that you are lying or that your story is fabricated. Sadly, this is the difficulty that thousands of women who speak out about their […]
By Madeline Morkin ’22 Assistant Opinion Editor In semesters prior to the COVID-19 outbreak, Providence College students often went to bed at night by setting morning alarms for class, the gym, or just as a wake-up for the general start of their next day. Just as COVID-19 has affected many of the once-regular ways in […]
Trigger Warning: This piece discusses eating disorders. By Elizabeth McGinn ’21 Opinion Guest Writer A quick browse through any social media platform reveals today’s current trends, including baggy pants, middle-parted hair, and feathered eyebrows. However, one concerning trend is making a comeback from an infamous and symbolic garment in women’s fashion—the corset. From Victoria’s Secret […]
Convert to Cold Showers Other than going to bed, a hot shower is one of the small things that people often look forward to at the end of each day. This welcomed event takes anywhere from five to possibly even 45 minutes, depending on how stressful of a day you had and how long you […]
The Unrepresented Pros of Polarization: Disagreement Can Serve Us and Our Society By Sienna Strickland ’22 Political polarization has become a popular media buzzword used to indicate catastrophic political turmoil. This negative representation of the phenomenon is not unjustified. There is a notable and problematic pattern of hatred simmering beneath the thin veneer of civilized […]