Category: Opinion

Social Media Endangers the Truth

by Kevin Copp ’18   Opinion Staff   The photo that has been making the rounds on social media and in the minds of everyone who has seen it has left an indelible mark on Providence College’s campus. Unfortunately for those students involved, it will be difficult to overcome the stigma associated with such a […]

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Leaving a Legacy: All-Female Student Congress

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Scholar Greg Ricks Inspires Student Activism

by Lela Biggus ’18   Opinion Staff   Global Studies Visiting Scholar Dr.  Greg Ricks, arrived at Providence College on Monday, October 23, for a week of conversation about social justice and racial equality, visits to public and community service and global studies classes, and gatherings with faculty and students over dinner and ice cream. […]

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Tangents and Tirades

Save Water -Turn Off  Sprinklers Throughout the past couple of months, Providence has experienced a few rainy days here and there. Although these stormy days often bring a sense of gloom and despair to campus, they allow for the various foliage around Providence College to be thoroughly watered, free of charge. From the trees outside […]

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We Need Gun Reform Now

by Andrea Traietti ’21 Opinion Staff It has been just under one month since the deadliest shooting by an individual in United States history. The Las Vegas shooting on Oct. 1 left 58 innocent people dead and over 500 wounded. Across the nation, the massacre sparked a wide array of emotions ranging from sadness to […]

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The Power of Media: A Cause For Alarm

by Kevin Copp ’18 Opinion Staff The role of the media in the American zeitgeist today is impossible to understate. In the age of information, the news sources and outlets that people return to day after day and year after year have the power to shape the deep sociological ideals that form the basis of […]

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Pumpkinfest Petting Zoo

by Sarah Kelley ’18 Opinion Co-Editor Although the heat of summer was still lingering this past Friday, fall was definitely in the air during Providence College’s annual Pumpkin Fest. This autumnal event sponsored by Student Congress, BMSA, BOP, and Community Partners provided a well-deserved break for many students during midterms week and brought the PC […]

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Malala Is More Than Her Jeans

by Hannah Paxton ’19 Asst. Opinion Editor What does it mean to be a young Pakistani woman in 2017? When Malala Yousafzai was shot in the head by a Taliban gunman in 2012, she was one voice of the many who demanded that women be offered an education. Despite this horrific event, she did not […]

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Tangents and Tirades

Stop Sexualizing Female Halloween Costumes What are we trying to tell our girls? When you are a child, Halloween is about costume parades, trick-or-treating, and haunted houses with friends. For girls, at some point, they hit an age where that all changes. Halloween becomes about sex and revealing as much of yourself as possible until […]

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We Can Do It, PC: Women of Meagher is a Step in the Right Direction

by Katherine Torok ’20 Opinion Staff It has been about 47 years since Providence College accepted and enrolled its first female students. What began as an all-male private Roman Catholic school in 1917 has transformed into a co-ed college with around 57 percent of the student body comprised of females. Now jump to 2017, and […]

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