by Malena Aylwin ’22 News Staff Beginning in 2020, Providence College will offer a new program to study abroad in Shanghai, China with a group of Providence College School of Business (PCSB) students for the spring semester. The program will guarantee an English-speaking internship placement in one of the world’s leading financial hubs — Shanghai. […]
by Hannah Langley ’21 News Co-Editor Sexual harassment and assault are prevalent issues no matter what college you go to, and many college students do not even realize it. Although many colleges require incoming freshmen to participate in sexual assault awareness programs, many college students still have questions and misconceptions about issues and stigmas surrounding […]
by Julia Acquavita ’22 News Staff On Monday, November 12, the Ruane Center for the Humanities hosted a lecture by Dr. Harry B. Gray titled, “Powering the Planet: How to Solve 21st Century Problems in Sustainability.” This presentation was made possible by the Jean Dreyfus Lectureship for Undergraduate Institutions. Providence College was one of five […]
by Kyle Burgess ’21 News Staff While their classmates and peers were busy soaking up the summer sun beachside and unwinding from a demanding academic school year, the members of Residence Life and orientation leadership staffs set out to help welcome Providence College’s largest class to date as the newest residents of Friartown. Over […]
by Thomas Edwards ’20 News Co-Editor Senior Ring Weekend, like many large events on campus, is not organized and planned overnight. The process behind SRW is a two-year journey that 11 students embark on, preparing everything from the weekend events to the design of the rings. To help this process run smoothly, these 11 […]
by Madeline Stephen ’21 and Payton Morse ’20 Eco-Representatives With Thanksgiving right around the corner, it is important to recognize the negative impact that wasting food has on our environment. Food waste is the single largest component of trash in landfills and is also the single largest contributor to total methane gas emissions from landfills. In […]
by Julia McCoy ’22 Opinion Staff Registration is arguably one of the most stressful times of the school year. However, the most stressful aspect of it is likely the anxiety that comes with not knowing your professors’ level of difficulty. A popular way to quell this anxiety is to use ratemyprofessors.com, a website that allows […]
by Emily Ball ’22 Opinion Staff Bland, boring, baffling—in-class lectures and PowerPoints tend to receive these reactions from college students. Typical 50 minute-long lectures can be tedious and tiring when you have information thrown at you for so long. To address this issue, the Development of Western Civilization (DWC) professors have implemented an aspect of […]
by Angela Bueso ’22 Opinion Staff When you hear stories and warnings of it back home, you think you are immune to it, that it will not happen to you. Nevertheless, for many people, gaining a few pounds their first year of college is inevitable. The change of environment, combined with the stress and late-night […]
by Katherine Belbusti ’22 Opinion Staff Within the past few weeks, the news was filled with stories about the Pittsburgh synagogue shooting tragedy, the Thousand Oaks shooting in California, and the midterm elections. With all these major news events happening so close together, it is so important for the public to stay informed. For […]