Winter Sports Should Not Start Before Fall Sports Finish By Meaghan Cahill ’20 Sports Co-Editor Ice hockey and basketball are without a doubt two of the biggest sports on the Providence College campus. Both seasons take up a majority of the school year, running from mid-October, through March and into April, depending on playoffs. However, […]
by Elizabeth McGinn ’21 Opinion Staff Love: a four-letter word meaning intense affection for someone or something; often romantic and sexual; a religion, a lifestyle, a purpose. The grandiose and romantic ideals passed down through art and literature provide a theoretical backbone to popular culture’s commentaries on love, yet frequently idealize the more realistic loves […]
by Alyssa Cohen ’21 Opinion Staff Due to the recent political controversy involving Brett Kavanaugh, as well as the rise of the #MeToo Movement, the nationwide plight of sexual assault has finally come into the limelight. As the topic of sexual assault and its repercussions become a household conversation, we must ask ourselves: What are […]
Winter Sports Should Start Before Fall Sports Finish By Sullivan Burgess ’20 Sports Staff Two of the most popular sports at Providence College occur in the winter: basketball and hockey. Every year at PC, these sports begin their season as the fall sports seasons, including volleyball, soccer, and field hockey, come to an end. Some […]
by: William Burleigh ’19 A&E Staff A new anti-hero officially joined the cinematic ranks of Marvel superheroes when Sony’s Venom was released on Oct. 5. The titular character, Spider-Man’s comic-book nemesis, is an all-black alien symbiote who requires a human host to bond with in order to survive. In this film, Venom bonds with Eddie […]
Bringing K-Pop to Mainstream America by: Sara Conway ’21 A&E Staff Energetic chants filled the Citi Field stadium on the night of Oct. 6: “Kim Namjoon! Kim Seokjin! Min Yoongi! Jung Hoseok! Park Jimin! Kim Taehyung! Jeon Jungkook!” These are the names of the seven members of the hit K-Pop group, BTS. The boy band […]
Versatility, Pressure, and Isolation Set the Tone by: Julia Vaccarella ’20 A&E Staff On Oct. 5, Twenty One Pilots released Trench, the duo’s first album in three years. The band, featuring Josh Dun and Tyler Joseph, rose to popularity back in 2015 with hits such as “Stressed Out” and “Ride.” The new record, however, was […]
by: Madeline Weaver-Nolting ’19 A&E Staff The CW hit show Riverdale has returned for its third season. The high school dramedy’s popularity has drawn fans because of the first two seasons on Netflix, which has increased their fanbase. The series is based on Archies Comics but has a much darker tone. With murder, deception, gangs, […]
Underground British Band Makes Major Label Debut by: Peter Keough ’20 A&E Staff Since their inception in late 2009, the UK-based group, Basement, has been viewed as a member of the punk rock and grunge-revivalism crowd. Their fuzz-filled alternative style of rock has evoked feelings of a mix of 1990s mainstream grunge and elements of […]