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Lorde of All Lords

Elizabeth Jancsy ’18 A&E Staff Grammy winning singer-songwriter and New Zealand native Lorde made her way into Connecticut on April 7 on the North America leg of her Melodrama World Tour. Playing over 70 shows in Europe, North America, Oceania, Asia, and South America, this is the second world tour for Lorde.  Anyone who is […]

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Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert Sets New Standards for Live Theater Productions

Ryan Cox ’18 A&E Staff Many Christians and theater-lovers alike wrapped up their Easter celebrations with NBC’s production of Jesus Christ Superstar Live, which starred John Legend as Jesus and Sara Bareilles as Mary Magdalene. The acclaimed musical by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice tells the story of Jesus Christ, beginning with the Apostles’ […]

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Donald Trump, Music, and Blade Runner

Patrick Fuller ’21 A&E Staff   One might argue that entertainment in the United States of America is a complicated construct that can be boiled down to two things: music and film. However, to actor and musician Jared Leto, American society worships six pillars of culture. These six focal points of every American thought, Tweet, […]

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The Week(e)nd Has Only Just Begun…

Julia Vaccarella ’20 A&E Staff To the happiness of fans all over the world, contemporary R&B singer The Weeknd recently released a new EP titled My Dear Melancholy,. Comprised of six songs, this production comes just under two years since his last album, Starboy, and just before that, 2015’s Beauty Behind the Madness. Both projects […]

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For the Love of Music: An Interview with Schola Cantorum’s Student Director

Sara Conway ’21 A&E Staff   Any Providence College student who attends Mass at St. Dominic’s Chapel is familiar with the choirs whose voices flood the room with sweet melodies. Recently, I sat down with Gabrielle Manion ’18, the student director of Schola Cantorum, to talk about her experience.  Sara Conway (SC): I know that […]

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PC Students Reflect on March for Our Lives

Student Activists Travel to D.C. For March Against Gun Violence  by Catherine Brewer ‘20 News Staff On Saturday, March 24, students took charge of the fight for tighter gun control by leading the March For Our Lives, both in Washington, D.C., which drew a crowd of over two million, and at sister marches worldwide, including […]

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PC Raises $1, 157,334 During Friars Give

Over 700 Current Students Donated to the College by Matthew Mazzella ’20 News Staff On Thursday, April 5, Providence College held its second annual Friars Give fundraising event. The school’s goal was to have all 3,989 students contribute, as well as parents and alumni, to help raise money for the Providence College experience.  Sarah Osowa, […]

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Congress Updates

Notes from Tuesday, April 10, 2018 by Connor Nolan ‘19 Student Congress Publicity This week the Congress welcomed Fr. Kenneth Sicard, O.P., executive vice president treasurer of Providence College, to speak during its general meeting on Tuesday, April 11.  He spoke on a variety of topics to kick off the meeting including the recent external […]

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Bursting the PC Bubble: Zuckerberg on Trial

A News Brief on Regulating Social Media Platforms by Ernie Andreoli ’18 News Staff Roughly 87 million American Facebook users had their data gathered by Cambridge Analytica and a British-based data firm as a part of a political consulting work, which included President Donald Trump’s campaign operation. In light of the revelations first published by […]

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Tiff & Earl

Dear Tiff and Earl, Who is your celebrity crush? Sincerely, BuzzFeed   Dear BuzzFeed, This one’s a no-brainer: local Providence College celeb Adam Hanna. I stroll on down to the Met every chance I get in hopes that his transcendent eyes will finally meet mine. Each and every night I drift off to sleep while […]

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