by McKenzie Tavella ’18 Opinion Staff As a Catholic institution, we recognize that many Providence College students observe Lent and have probably learned a thing or two about the religious season throughout the years. There are many traditions that people often overlook or even struggle with during this season, such as deciding what to give […]
PC Economics Professor Analyzes the Effect of Stock Market Volatility by Ernie Andreoli ’18 News Staff The stock market experienced a severe dip on Monday, February 5 as the Dow Jones Industrial Average closed down 1,175 points, or 4.6 percent. A drop of this magnitude has not been recorded since the index dropped by 778 […]
by Kelsey Dass ’18 Opinion Staff “Common Core is a disaster,” said Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos at the American Enterprise Institute conference on Jan. 16. “At the U.S. Department of Education, Common Core is dead.” For the past eight years, the Common Core State Standards have been the guidebook to educating the youth of […]
by Marisa Gonzalez ’18 The war raged on, and Henry was in the middle of it. Guns exploded. Smoke filled the air, and Henry’s vision was cut off. His father always warned him about going out into the war zone unprotected. But he had to. His baby sister was out there. The one he […]
Under the Kardashian Spell The Kardashian-Jenner family has managed to break the internet—again. On Feb. 1, Kylie Jenner and rapper Travis Scott announced the birth of their first daughter, Stormi Webster, in an 11-minute-long YouTube video titled, “To Our Daughter.” But why do people care so much? Maybe it is because Jenner’s pregnancy was never […]
by Connor Nolan ‘19 Student Congress Publicity This past Tuesday, Father Brian Shanley, O.P., came to speak to the Congress and field any questions or concerns from its members. He began by speaking about construction projects on campus now and in the future. He spoke of his relief in the fact that the new sciences […]
by Marisa DelFarno ’18 There is nowhere to hide from death. This is the administration’s motto. How did this become their motto? Short answer—overpopulation. Every three years, the population kept creeping over another billion. Another three years would go by, and another billion or so people would find an uncomfortable, claustrophobic home on Earth. […]
Dear Tiff and Earl, My girlfriend wants to go out for nice dinner on Valentine’s Day, but I’m set on going to the PC vs. Villanova game. She’s not really a fan of basketball. How should I bring up this obviously sensitive issue without getting put in the dog house? Sincerely, Kiss Cam Hopeful […]
Baked Alaska Anthrax Feral Cats Raw Chicken A Picture of Their New Partner A Guide to Shaving Your Legs Old Clothes Molotov Cocktails Star Wars: The Phantom Menace on Blu-Ray A Manuscript of a Novel About the Relationship Breath Mints 200 Handwritten Love Poems…Laid in Rose Petals A Tandem Bicycle
Trump Delivers His First State of the Union Address by Darren Squillace ’19 President Trump gave his first State of the Union address on Tuesday, January 30. Reading off of a teleprompter, Trump’s speech was concise in comparison to his usual off-the-cuff speeches that viewers have grown accustomed to. Instead of trying to divide those […]