Category: Opinion

Her Voice Matters Too: Female Students Feel Silenced in College Classrooms

by Bridget Blain ’19 Opinion Staff As the #MeToo movement continues to bring the prevalence of sexual harassment and sexual assault in professional and academic environments to light, women still often find themselves being discouraged from using their voice. The most recent public example of this silencing occurred when Serena Williams was charged with the […]

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LSAT Fails to Assess Students’ True Abilities: Emphasis on Unnecessary Skills Holds Students Back

by Nicholas Moran ’19 Opinion Staff All Tasmanian Wombats are endowed with an abnormally productive pituitary gland, reliant on a hyperactive mitochondrial orchestration involving myriad proteins… What is the “main idea” of this passage? Sifting through such gibberish at one’s rickety library desk, the hour is far closer to sunrise than sunset. This is a […]

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Tangents and Tirades

Be Aware of Events Outside PC On a small campus like Providence College, it is easy to forget about everything else that is happening in the world. We hear stories and read headlines every day, but most of the time it is merely background noise or  only given a single glance. We become so focused […]

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Dare to Be Different: Empowerment in Light of Women’s Studies Vandalism

by Angela Bueso ’22 Opinion Staff College—what most adults incessantly tell us will be the best four years of our lives—a “safe” space for intellectual and spiritual growth. Moreover, teenagers who struggled to fit in at high school see college as an escape, a place where they can freely express their opinions. However, a deliberate […]

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Accomodate Students With Extended Health Center Hours

by Laura Arango ’20 Opinion Staff The Personal Counseling Center and Student Health Center at Providence College are two beneficial resources that the College offers to its students. However, their maximum potential is not being reached—a sentiment that a majority of PC students share with one another. Both the Student Health Center and Personal Counseling […]

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Keeping it Cool at PC: Traditional Dormitories Need Air Conditioning

by Alyssa Cohen ’21 Opinion Staff It is difficult to walk around Providence College at any time of year without spotting a few tired eyes and wide array of coffee cups. College tends to be a common time for students to be a bit sleep deprived. However, there have been more expressions of sheer exhaustion […]

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Journaling: A Chance for Self-Discovery

by Joshua Chlebowski ’21 Opinion Staff Writing is an integral part of any college experience, be it a research or textual analysis paper. Many students come to dislike, if not resent, writing assignments of any kind due to the pressure and high expectations of these pieces. It is important to note, though, that writing has […]

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Tangents and Tirades

  Give Students More PC Prints Any alternative to buying over $200 worth of textbooks per semester seems worth it. This includes printing out packets of reading for every class. Initially, $40 worth of PC Prints appears to be more than enough to cover five classes. But before you know it, you find yourself adding […]

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Staying Politically Engaged on Campus

by Andrea Traietti ’21 Asst. Opinion Editor While being back inside the “PC Bubble” can be comforting, it is important not to forget the larger world that exists outside of this campus, and the reality that even while we are on campus, that world is affecting us—and we have the power to affect it, too. […]

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Raysing the Bar: Changes in Dining Hall Improve Campus Atmosphere

by Bridget Blain ’19 Opinion Staff A quintessential part of being a Providence College student, particularly during freshman year, are the daily meals at Raymond Dining Hall. Ray is one of the few spots on campus that most students visit at least once a day. Needless to say, Ray becomes a very comfortable place for […]

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