Don’t Judge a Book by Its Cover To some, the phrase “Human Library” might sound more like something out of Beauty and the Beast than an event held at Providence College. Images of fantasy aside, the Human Library is an annual event hosted by Students for Social Action that took place this past Sunday. The […]
The Importance of Keeping Cool(ey) If there is one image that exhibits the stress Friar fans experienced watching the Big East Championship game last Saturday, it is Providence College Men’s Basketball Head Coach Ed Cooley ripping his pants. Whether you were watching in the world’s “most famous” arena or from your couch, there is no […]
Respect the Ray Staff As college students who eat the majority of their meals in a dining hall, it is easy to take advantage of the fact that we rarely have to make food for ourselves. Even if our parents are the ones who cook for us at home, it is more convenient to be […]
Under the Kardashian Spell The Kardashian-Jenner family has managed to break the internet—again. On Feb. 1, Kylie Jenner and rapper Travis Scott announced the birth of their first daughter, Stormi Webster, in an 11-minute-long YouTube video titled, “To Our Daughter.” But why do people care so much? Maybe it is because Jenner’s pregnancy was never […]
Keep the Ball “Black and White” The Black and White Ball is making a much anticipated appearance later this month, thanks to the Board of Programmers (BOP). That being said, is it really going to be a Black and White Ball? Right after the dance was announced, BOP cleared up some wardrobe confusion by expressing […]
Trump: Think Before Speaking During the 45th annual March for Life in Washington, D.C., President Trump completely misspoke before a crowd of pro-life advocates. What began as a standard, run of the mill anti-abortion speech took a turn for the worse when Trump went careening far off script and said, “Right now, in a number […]
Be Open to Learning In light of Dr. Bernice A. King’s address last week, in which she advised students to be open-minded, it is important that we continue to educate ourselves as a community. Last Friday, January 19, a panel of Providence College professors spoke about their research regarding diversity and the legacy of Rev. […]
College Football Playoff Needs To Be More Inclusive At the conclusion of the 2004 college football regular season, five teams were undefeated. Only two, the University of South Carolina and Oklahoma University, could play for the national title, so three teams were left to play in lesser bowls. The College Football Playoff was instituted in […]
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 […]
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, […]