Category: Portfolio

On Writing The Poppy War: An Interview with R.F. Kuang

Discussion on Inspiration and Research for Recent Novel by: Sara Conway ’21 A&E Staff   History repeats itself. R.F. Kuang and her debut novel, The Poppy War alerts a more American- and European-centric audience to the little known histories of modern China and Japan. Through The Poppy War, Kuang writes of a past that should […]

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American Must-Reads: Between the World and Me

Life is too short to read everything. It may even be too short to major in american studies, history, or English. This column, brought to you by professors in american studies, history, and English, highlights the books you simply cannot let pass, whatever your major. Start your list!  by: Dr. René Alexander Orquiza Assistant Professor […]

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The Friar Boys

by Mark Fairchild ’20

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Listomania: Best Ways to Study for Midterms

Repeatedly slam your notebook against your head Cry on the library couch for 30 minutes and then fall asleep Eat your feelings out in Ray Look at “Help Wanted” ads for when you drop out Fill out a Change of Major form Read your friends’ papers so you don’t have to write your own Go […]

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Mook the Statie

by Mark Fairchild ’20

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One of These Days

by Sam Ward ’21 One of these days I’ll challenge myself and put together the words that spell out b-e-a-u-t-y I’ll pen the pursuit and capture the prize I’ll thank my girl for kissing my scars I’ll have no need for desire One of these days I won’t romanticize the end of times being the best […]

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Poet Phillip B. Williams Speaks at Providence College

by: Kerry Torpey ’20 A&E Co-Editor Last week, the Providence College Poetry and Fiction series welcomed award-winning poet Phillip B. Williams. Sponsored by the Department of English and the Office of Institutional Diversity, Williams read poems from his most recent publication, Thief in the Interior. A native of Chicago, Illinois, Williams is a graduate of […]

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Windows

by Marelle Hipolito ’21 Staring out this window Watching the world pass by I can’t help but wonder If you’ll be fine I’ve done this before I’ve known this hurt Everyone walks in then out of my sight But with you I’m not sure People staring into this window I have never known privacy A […]

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The Price You Pay

by Jessica Polanco ’20 I am now destined to feed strangers. Those who once knew me Lost every trace of trust; That has been lost in the dark skies Under which I begged for all of this to become my reality. To one day wake up in black, silk satin sheets— And today, they cover […]

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Tiffany & Earl

Dear Tiff and Earl, I always feel like I never know what’s happening on campus, and I refuse to read the Morning Mail. How do I find out what the word is? Sincerely, Lonely Larry   Dearest Larry, Obviously, you only have one option—stake yourself out in all the prime gossip spots to hear what’s […]

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