by Emily Miga Guest Writer: Bentley Univeristy ’21 We are in the same position we were a century ago. At the turn of the 20th century, high school education was becoming increasingly valuable in order to secure a reasonable standard of living. Many resisted this transition, not wanting to pay exorbitant amounts of money for […]
Take a Break: Watch A Capella By the end of the semester, stress levels and workloads are especially high for students, professors, and faculty alike. Remembering to take a moment to relax and enjoy the holiday season is often difficult, but one end-of-the-semester event always seems to make it easier: Providence College’s very own A […]
by Katherine Torok ’20 Opinion Staff The Providence College Men’s Hockey Team did more than just compete in a hockey tournament during their recent trip to Belfast, Northern Ireland; they strengthened the bond and cultural ties between the United States and Northern Ireland. Over Thanksgiving break, the men’s hockey team traveled about 3,000 miles to […]
by Gabrielle Bianco ’21 Opinion Staff Saturday, November 18 was National Adoption Day. This day, which serves as the pinnacle of National Adoption Awareness month, was celebrated with adoptions across the country. In Rhode Island alone, 23 adoptions with 17 different families were finalized through Providence Family Court. Some distinguished guests at the occasion were […]
by Bridget Blain ’19 Opinion Staff It can sometimes be easy to forget that a person in the public eye is still a real human being who can be very negatively affected by what is said about him or her in the media. It is even worse when the person being speculated about did not […]
by McKenzie Tavella ’18 Opinion Staff Adults are always telling me, “Keep your options open,” but it seems like on Thanksgiving this advice goes right out the window. Even before I was a senior, I got asked the dreaded question, “So what do you plan on doing after you graduate?” Now, if you are like […]
Be Conscious of Our History We should all take advantage of the Thanksgiving holiday, but first we need to change it. Thanksgiving commemorates a fictionalized meal shared by the first Pilgrims and the Wampanoag people of North America. There may very well have been a temporary alliance between the first European arrivals and native peoples, […]
by Kevin Copp ’18 Opinion Staff Friday night’s opening game for the Providence College Men’s Basketball Team demonstrated the need for more games to take place on campus. The Friars played in front of a raucous crowd and resulted in a demonstrative win for the Friars over Houston Baptist University inside Alumni Hall. However, the […]
by Andrea Traietti ’21 Opinion Staff Tuesday, November 7, marked the first regularly scheduled election day since Donald Trump’s victory in the 2016 presidential race, and the results overwhelmingly showed that America is ready for change. Democrats took key victories in many states and on many different levels, proving that Americans are looking for a […]
by Kelsey Dass ’18 Opinion Staff Two hundred and eighteen days until the Providence College Class of 2018 steps into the great scary world. The question is: are we ready? The biggest concern about leaving PC is the fear of our worth. Are we going to be good enough? “218 Night,” sponsored by Student Congress, […]