Category: Opinion

Open Door, Open Mind

Open Door, Open Mind Why PC’s Unspoken Rule Deserves Praise By Julia McCoy ’22   How do you meet people in college? This appears to be the question on most students’ minds as they enter into their first year of college.  It is a universal concern, though no one is willing to talk about it […]

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Seniors’ Final Words: Student Leaders Talk Social Justice at PC

Seniors’ Final Words: Student Leaders Talk Social Justice at PC by Nicole Patano ‘22, Co-Asst. Head Copy Editor, and Savannah Plaisted ‘21, Opinion Co-Editor The class of 2021 has been through a great deal—the second semester of their junior year was interrupted by the pandemic and a transition to fully remote learning for the first time in their […]

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Set Aside Your Political Pride: Why it is Important to Get the COVID-19 Vaccine

Set Aside Your Political Pride: Why it is Important to Get the COVID-19 Vaccine by Olivia Bretzman ’22 Opinion Staff As many are aware, the recent push to get the COVID-19 vaccination has caused many debates and issues within families and among people with different political and religious beliefs. Instead of seeing the vaccine as […]

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Busyness is Not Always What It Appears to Be

Busyness is Not Always What It Appears to Be By Joseph Kulesza ’22 Opinion Staff The college student is often subject to procrastination, writer’s block, or indifference from time to time; and it is during these times that we further subject ourselves to ridicule, calling ourselves lazy.  These moments of sloth seem like a dire […]

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Tangents & Tirades

More Than a Post No one can deny that the past year has been riddled with social issues that need to be addressed by the greater population. While sharing an infographic is a great starting point to provide information to a larger audience, Instagram should not be the only avenue of education on a topic.  […]

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Your Words Matter: Why the Labels We Use Can Be Problematic for Progress

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 […]

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The Friar Family and the Friars’ Families: PC Should Allow Senior Students Two Guests to Their May Commencement

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 […]

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Tangents & Tirades

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 […]

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Environmental Accountability: Ensuring Corporations Practice Sustainability Is Key to Climate Movement

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, […]

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A Statement from the Asian Studies Advisory Committee

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 […]

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