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PCI: The Best Moment of Summer 2018

Lebron James Signs with Lakers By Sullivan Burgess ’20 Sports Staff While this summer was filled with  incredible off-season trades and pickups in the NBA, one move that stood above the rest was the announcement of All-Star LeBron James’ decision to leave the Cleveland Cavaliers and join the Los Angeles Lakers. On July 1 of […]

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Tangents and Tirades

Outreach Inspires Individual Growth There is something to be said for the naiveté and free-thinking nature of children. The laws of reality that adults have learned to abide by do not stop the young mind’s creativity. Simply spending time around young children helps to reactivate a portion of ourselves which was lost as time passed […]

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Students Propose to Reallocate Dunkin ’ Funds

by Sabrina Guilbeault ’18 News Co-Editor  At the very last meeting of the 68th Student Congress of Providence College, members of the congress passed a recommendation on the reallocation of the revenue made at Dunkin’ Donuts on campus from Catholic Relief Services to the politics of philanthropy class. The recommendation, presented by Stachel Roberts ’18, […]

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Father Shanley, O.P., to Go on Sabbatical for Six Months

President Shares his Travel Plans and Goals for His Time Away by Sabrina Guilbeault ’18 News Co-Editor Emerita At the end of this academic year, Father Brian Shanley, O.P., who has served as president of Providence College for the past 13 years, will be taking a six-month long sabbatical. During his time away, Vice President […]

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Listomania: Rejected Listomania Ideas

Hottest Friars Best PC Bathroom Graffiti Ways To Cheat On Your DWC Exam Athletes We Would Date Most Useless Majors Places To Hide Stolen Cowls Ways To Avoid Parietals Schools Better Than PC Worst Things You Can Find In A Bathroom Sink Reasons Why Boys Break Ceiling Tiles How To Break Into Alumni On A […]

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Class of 2018: Was It Worth It?

  As the graduating class of 2018 begins to collect their cords, graduation tickets, and senior week attire, we reflect on our time here at Providence College. With the grand total cost of tuition averaging about $250,000, give or take a couple thousand, it is time to ask the big question. Was it worth all […]

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Time Heals

by Sam Pellman ’20   Have you ever been in a moment and stopped to think about how much you’ll miss that exact moment? That no matter where you are or when you are there, you will never be able to live that moment again? So you tried to stop to soak it in, but […]

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Featured Friars: Award Recipients

The Center for Orientation, Transitions, & Leadership Recognizes Students by Sarah Gianni ’18 News Staff Emerita As the spring semester comes to an end, the Providence College community has recognized students, clubs, and organizations in 18 different Student Recognition Award categories. These awards are sponsored annually by the Center for Orientation, Transitions & Leadership, the […]

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POP! The Stigma

  “POP! Mark Polanzak’s father exploded. A puff of smoke.” Those are the opening lines to Mark Polanzak’s book, POP!, which is often found in the self-help or parenting section of a bookstore. Yet, the book is a memoir—well, a fictional and fabulist memoir. So, is it really a memoir? What is this book? POP! […]

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What Can’t You Do With a B.A. in English?

  The 2004 Tony award-winning musical comedy Avenue Q opens with a song entitled “What Do You Do With a B.A. in English?” in which the main character laments his struggle in finding employment with an English degree as he claims, “I have no skills yet.” Avenue Q’s portrayal of the unemployed English major demonstrates […]

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