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Men’s Club Golf Takes a Swing at Nationals

by Eileen Flynn ’20 Sports Staff    The Providence College Club Golf Team has become one of the more successful teams on campus over the past couple of months. Without a Division 1 team, Providence College looks to the club team.   16 Friars are led by Head Coach John Conley and Assistant Coach Johnathan […]

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Hayward Injury Impacts Celtics Season

by Max Anderson ’18 Sports Staff    A nightmare scenario for Celtics fans became reality last Tuesday night when Gordon Hayward, the star free agent who signed for the Celtics over the summer, gruesomely dislocated his ankle and fractured his tibia in a 102-99 loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers.    The loss of Hayward is […]

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Expansion Leads to Success: Vegas Knights Make History

by Meaghan Cahill ’20 Sports Editor    They started their season with virtually nothing–no stats, no previous wins or losses, and no idea how a team consisting of offered up players would play together.   None of that, however, stops the Las Vegas Golden Knights from defying any preconceived notions that their inaugural season would […]

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Bursting the PC Bubble: #Me Too

By Sarah Gianni ’18 News Staff On Thursday October 5, New York Times journalists Jodi Kantor and Megan Towhey exposed two sexual assault allegations that were made against film producer and former film studio executive Harvey Weinstein. Almost immediately after the initial story was published, more women began to come forward with accusations of sexual […]

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Dream Fantasy Football Line Up: Week 8

by Ethan Ticehurst Sports Staff Quarterback Deshaun Watson, Houston: He is currently tied for second in touchdown passes for the year. He is the most reliable high-point scorer in the league. He also has a cannon of an arm. Running Back 1 Kareem Hunt, Kansas City: So far, Hunt has been the biggest surprise in […]

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Ghost Stories

Chained Run, hurry, faster! No, don’t look back, stop it! I fling my body around the corner into the darkness, my dripping hand sliding along the old marble wall. Down the stairs I glide, holding the wall to feel where I am. I reach the ground and a sudden tranquility streams through me. It’s over, […]

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Senior Giving Applications

By Hannah Langley ’21 News Staff One of the primary goals at Providence College is receiving alumni support for various fundraising efforts and opportunities. One of these works is Senior Giving, a fundraising campaign led by the Annual Giving Department. Senior Giving is a year-long effort spearheaded by current seniors to raise funds through donations […]

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Revisiting Latin Roots in McPhail’s

By Catherine Brewer ’20 News Staff It was 6:45 p.m. in McPhail’s Pub this Thursday night, and visiters were greeted by a series of blown-up candid photographs propped up on tripod stands. A closer look reveals that these faces are those of Providence College students and that each carries an important message. There were several […]

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Congress Updates

By Connor Nolan ’19 Student Congress Publicity This past Tuesday, Congress happily welcomed Providence College President Father Brian Shanley, O.P., to speak to its members. Fr. Shanley was invited for an extended Q&A session with Congress members about school policies, changes, or issues that students on campus had brought up to their representatives. For example, […]

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Women Empowered Sponsors Discussion on Equality

By Alexandra Huzyk ’20 News Staff Women Empowered, a club recently created in 2013 on the Providence College campus, seeks to empower multicultural women through various discussions and activities. On Wednesday, October 25th, the club hosted a panel of five women of color to talk about gender, equality, and intersectionalism in 2017. Upon being asked […]

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