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Listomania: Weirdest Nicknames Ever

Clammy Doo Doo* Dingleberry Merm Jo-Jo Banks Bugs Beaner Bubby Rotten Egg White Pagina Carlos Danger Fungus Dixie Esteban Julio Ricardo Montoya de la Rosa Ramirez *for a sophomore in college

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Women’s Hockey Comes Out Strong

By: Jeremy Perrigo ’18   Sports Staff     The Providence College Women’s Ice Hockey Team, after finishing the 2016-17 campaign 17-17-3, is off to a strong start this season with a record of 6-3-2.      The Friars swept the Northeastern Universty Huskies in a home-and-home over the weekend of Oct. 28 with 2-1 […]

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Election Day: One Year Later

by David Martineau ’18

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Athlete of the Week: Catarina Rocha

Athlete of the Week: Catarina Rocha By: Joe Myko ’19 Sports Staff On Oct. 28, on a brisk day in Kenosha, Wisconsin, Providence College’s Men and Women’s Cross Country teams were involved in the Big East Cross Country Championships with the men’s team finishing in fourth as a collective, while the women’s team finished second. […]

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Catholic Political Debate Held in ’64 Hall

by Alexandra Huzyk  ’20 News Staff Seventy-five years ago, a political debate was held between Charles De Koninck and Jacques Maritain. The two philosophers were asked to determine the relationship between the common good and the individual good, and explain why they thought one should be prioritized over the other. On Thursday, November 2, a […]

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Time to Take Climate Change Seriously

by Bridget Blain ’19 Opinion Staff Climate change has quickly become one of the most significant and pressing world issues. The impacts of climate change are becoming more and more obvious and destructive. On Friday, a report released by the U.S. Global Change Research Program stated that humans are the largest cause of climate change. […]

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Swim Team Gears Up for Big Meet

By Meaghan Cahill Sports Co-Editor    The second biggest meet of the season is on the horizon for the Providence College Men’s and Women’s Swim and Dive Teams. The Harold Anderson Invitational, which takes place this year at the University of Rhode Island, is “treated as the Big East Championsips,” according to Madeline Snow ’19. […]

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The Other Side of America’s Favorite Sport

  by Katherine Torok ’20 Opinion Staff Fall is arguably the most beautiful season to experience in New England. Vibrant fire-colored trees line the sides of small backroads, crisp air stirs some fallen leaves around, and the cheers of football fans are heard throughout small towns and big cities every Sunday night. For many years, […]

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Gerrymandering Distances Officials From Voters

    Photo Courtesy of VPAP.ORG by Nicholas Moran ’19 Opinion Staff Every year, as Rhode Islanders rush to their voting centers for elections, incumbent politicians’ victory parties have already started. Sipping on celebratory champagne in their plush suburban homes, officials can rest easy knowing that no one can seriously challenge their seats. Why? Stealing […]

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The Opportunity of a Lifetime

by Sam Pellman ’20   Today was the day. The day she’d leave her home for three months and never look back. Well, not really. This also wasn’t just leaving for college; she was a junior after all. No, this was different. Instead of returning to her beloved campus she’d missed all summer long, she […]

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