Category: Opinion

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A Creative Approach to Oral Communication Being a proficient public speaker is a necessary skill for a college student, which is why Providence College has an oral communication requirement. Although PC offers many different classes that cover oral communication, more students should consider taking an acting or theatre class.  The acting and theatre classes offered […]

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An Argument for Catholic Schools From a Kid who Transferred from a Secular One

by Joseph Kulesza ’22 Opinion Staff Having transferred to Providence College this year, there have been many aspects of this school and its religious principles that I have been able to contrast with my not-so-distant experience at a secular one.  My freshman year at a secular business university gave me thorough exposure to the general […]

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“I Care About You So Much, I Don’t Want You to Become a Teacher”: PC Must Evaluate Fairness of Practices in Department of ESE

  by Alyssa Cohen ’21 Opinion Staff Dr. Anthony Rodriguez has been fighting for racial justice within the elementary and special education major since his students and advisees began reporting professors within the department for conducting discriminatory practices in 2012. In subsequent years, Providence College’s efforts to reform have done little to abolish the continuation […]

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Democracy Depends on Voter Participation, Not Just Registration

  by Julia McCoy ’22 Opinion Staff Sept. 24 is National Voter Registration Day in the United States, a day to encourage citizens, and especially young people, to register to vote.  Though it is not necessarily intended to, this day tends to focus on college students and campuses more than anywhere else. Endorsed by organizations […]

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Problematic Privilege at PC: The “Mom and Dad Will Pay for It” Mindset Prevents Students from Taking Responsibility for their Actions

  by Joshua Chlebowski ’21 Opinion Staff Living in a residence hall provides students with many opportunities to grow and learn alongside a community of their peers. Getting to know a group of individuals with different life experiences and forming friendships with these individuals are certainly some of the most positive aspects of residential living. […]

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Tangents & Tirades

Intramurals to Club:  Where is the Middle Ground? Looking to get more involved on campus in the excitement of the new school year? Maybe pick up a sport you dropped after high school? Students are often encouraged to join club or intramural teams, but it is not that simple.  The gap between club and intramural […]

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Failing Facilities: Why PC Needs to Help Providence Public Schools

  by Savannah Plaisted ’21 Opinion Staff Over the summer, Johns Hopkins University released a study regarding the current state of Providence public schools. The results were immensely disturbing and have resulted in the Rhode Island Commissioner of Education calling for the state to step in and take over the failing schools.  Not only are […]

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Reconsidering the Reputation of “Hotel Fennell”: The Negativity Commonly Associated with PC’s Single Dorm is Misguided

  by Marie Sweeney ’20 Opinion Staff Fennell Hall is probably the most undesirable residence hall at Providence College. Most believe that Fennell is where students live when they have roommate problems, have just transferred to PC, prefer to isolate themselves, or several other stereotypes associated with the hall. Most also believe that it is […]

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Writers’ Forum

  Writers’ Forum If PC had the money for one major renovation or new building on campus, how should they use it?   Academic Buildings by Andrea Traietti ’21 Opinion Co-Editor If Providence College had the money for only one major renovation on campus, they should use it to renovate the older academic buildings on […]

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Tangents & Tirades

The Death of Cursive Writing Cursive writing is a dying art.  Formerly a widely practiced technique, cursive writing was designed to teach elementary school children how to write formally. Students often learn the basic alphabet first, and work their way towards being able to write full essays in this aesthetically pleasing font. One of the […]

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