King Discusses Nonviolent Protest and Creating the “Beloved Community” by Ernie Andreoli ’18 News Staff Dr. Bernice A. King, a distinguished minister and the youngest daughter of the late Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Coretta Scott King, presented the keynote address at the inaugural Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Convocation at Providence […]
by Sarah Kelley ’18 Opinion Co-Editor Anyone who watched Oprah Winfrey receive the Cecil B. DeMille Award for lifetime achievement at the Golden Globes last week cannot deny the powerful message of hope Winfrey championed within her speech. But why did so many of us interpret that message as a potential run for presidency? And […]
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Got Rabies Shots Ate Fruitcake Shoveled Snow Worked Wore Pajamas for 48 hours straight Applied to Law School Existed Looked at Final Grades Got Stranded in an Airport, Twice Wrote a Thesis Answered Family Questions About Our Five-Year Plans Looked For a Summer Job Ate Christmas Leftovers for a Week Pretended to Get Excited When […]
Foley, Hawkey, and Pinho Help Team Find Success By Sam Scanlon ’19 Sports Staff What a winter break it was for the Providence College Men’s Ice Hockey Team. After being shutout on home ice by Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT), the Friars went undefeated with a record of 5-0-1 over winter break and brought home […]
by Sabrina Guilbeault ’18 News Editor For the first time in Providence College’s history, a spring academic convocation took place on Thursday, January 18, where Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s daughter, Bernice King, addressed the campus community. The convocation is part of a whole week of events that honor and celebrate Dr. King and all […]
by Gabriella Pisano ’18 Co-News Editor Over Winter break, 14 Providence College students traveled to New Orleans, Louisiana (NOLA), on the NOLA Immersion trip. The service-immersion program is sponsored by Campus Ministry. The purpose of the program is said to be “to cultivate, through active service and the lens of faith, a sense of solidarity […]
by Jessia Polanco ’20 When the sun guides your life And the heat of our mother slaps your face Everything is laid at your feet And your smile spreads from cheek to cheek Who are you? When the wind sneaks into your pocket The leaves fall again They are crunchier than ever Leaving […]
by Laura Arango ’20 Opinion Staff Last week, White House officials held a closed-door meeting in which they discussed the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) deal and a bipartisan immigration proposal that would meet the needs and wants of both the Republican and Democratic parties. What could have been a productive meeting unfortunately […]