by Catherine Brewer ’20 News co-Editor News of family separations and detention center conditions swept the country during the summer of 2018. Mainstream broadcasting and social media platforms such as Facebook helped make breaking information available to individuals internationally. With August coming to a close, the unrest continues. The Trump administration made headlines on April […]
by Thomas Edwards ’20 News Editor Orientation at Providence College is memorable for everyone. Some memories are fond, some not so fond, but every PC student shares this experience. Orientation provides students with the information they will need to navigate their journey here at PC. Orientation Leaders (OLs) are at the head of the whole operation, […]
by Hannah Langley ’21 Assistant News Editor One of the defining elements of Providence College student life is involvement in various organizations, clubs, and programs on campus. Fartun Abdulle ’19 is a perfect example, as she has been given the responsibility and privilege of becoming president of the Board of Multi-Cultural Student Affairs (BMSA). Abdulle joined […]
by Micaela Freeman ’20 News Staff Providence College’s annual academic convocation and reception took place. Monday, August 27, in the Peterson Recreation Center. The event held over 1,000 freshmen, transfer students, and professors and welcomed everyone with a processional and keynote conversation with Dr. Beverly Daniel Tatum, president of Spelman College in Atlanta, Georgia. Tatum, formerly […]
by Catherine Brewer ’20 With a freshman class of 1,127 students entering Providence College, the Office of Residence Life has expanded housing options this year with a Hybrid Housing program. The program allows select students who originally planned to live on campus to select new housing off campus through the 02908 Club, but still […]
by Patrick Fuller ’21 A&E Co-Editor Major cities throughout the United States provide space for corporate skyscrapers and plenty of high-paying, white-collar jobs. Despite the intimidating luxury, the people within are regular human beings. They love to dress up, earn money, and eat. Taking advantage of the latter desire, restaurants have slowly embraced the […]
Crazy Rich Asians: A Triumph For Asian Actors by Kerry Torpey ’20 A&E Co-Editor Since the 1993 release of the blockbuster The Joy Luck Club, there has not been a Hollywood film with a majority Asian cast, until now. The film adaptation of the best-selling novel, Crazy Rich Asians, proves that the industry can release a […]
by Julia Vaccarella ’20 A&E Staff International superstar and soul singer Aretha Franklin has died at the age of 76 after a battle with pancreatic cancer. The “Respect” singer rose to prominence in the 1960s as a symbol of civil rights and has left behind a musical career that spans decades. Entertainment Weekly explains that […]
by Sara Conway ’21 A&E Staff On her website, author R.F. Kuang explains why she focused her debut novel, The Poppy War, on the 1937 Rape of Nanjing. Kuang writes, “The west has never done a good job of caring about sexual violence done to women who aren’t white,” and states that she would “like […]
by William Burleigh ’19 A&E Staff Recently, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced the addition of a new competitive category at the Oscars to recognize the “best achievement in popular film.” This new award is set to debut at the 91st Academy Awards in February 2019. It is the first new category […]