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Parents Are Dreamers Too: Changing the Conversation About Immigration

by Hannah Paxton ’19 Asst. Opinion Editor Picture the student who sits next to you in the back of the classroom who you might not know very well. This student has a story to tell. This student had a gap in their resume until 2012, and  then they worked at a food truck. They have […]

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Daydream

by Marelle Hipolito, ’21   I woke up, and I already knew you were there I felt you before I saw you I knew you before I heard you Like how I loved you before I met you The weight of your body on the edge of my bed was so familiar Like how the […]

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DWC Through the Eyes of a Freshman: Learning to Embrace Civ Despite Its Challenges

  by Andrea Traietti ’21 Opinion Staff The Development of Western Civilization. More lovingly just referred to as Civ. For most freshmen, Civ is unlike anything they have ever experienced before. Between lengthy syllabi, long reading assignments, and two-hour long classes, Civ can be quite the challenge for a college freshman trying to adjust to […]

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A Light in the Darkness: Students Have Conflicting Views on the New Torch

  by Lela Biggus ’18 Opinion Staff It seems today that our world is more divided and broken than ever. Humanity resides in a state of disillusioned acceptance. We are battered by natural disasters, haunted by the persistent droning on of news notifications, and numbed to the noise of it all.It is as if we […]

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Tangents & Tirades

Let Commuters Park on Campus This may not come as a shock, but there is a very small percentage of student commuters at Providence College—three percent to be exact. Perhaps there is a reason for this minute statistic. Commuting to any college is difficult, but this is especially true at PC. Previously, parking was already […]

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SRW: Ringing in Senior Year

by Sabrina Guilbeault ’18 News Editor “Wow, this is pretty surreal,” said a student in a sharp black tux as he helped his date step off a yellow bus that lead them to the Rhode Island Convention Center. “I can’t believe this is really SRW.” SRW, or Senior Ring Weekend, is one of the traditions […]

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Shirts, Civ, and Wine: Fashion Guided by the Liberal Arts

by Ryan Cox ’18 A&E Staff Professors say it all the time: you are never really done with Development of Western Civilization. Chris Riccobono ’01, founder of UNTUCKIt, is one of many examples Providence College may use as proof of this statement. During St. Dominic Weekend, Riccobono encouraged students to chase their passions as he […]

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Foo Fighter’s Newest LP Concrete and Gold Proves Rock Legends Never Tarnish

by Blaine Payer ’18 A&E Staff The Foo Fighters have managed, unlike many of their rock and roll counterparts, to not only stay relevant through a career lasting over 20 years, but also to get better and better with age. With its innovative production styles, poetic lyrics, slew of guest stars, and all of the […]

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Review: The Importance of Being Earnest

by Elizabeth Jancsy ’18 A&E Staff As the audience adjusted in their seats to find a comfortable position, the lights dimmed and the actors took their places backstage. This was no longer a high school English classroom, but rather a live action lesson in the art of Oscar Wilde in the Sandra Feinstein-Gamm Theater’s production of  […]

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Bob Saget? No, Bob Seger!

by Joe Clancy ’18 A&E Staff Though perhaps one of rock and roll’s most unrecognized superstars, Bob Seger kicked off his Runaway Train Tour across the United States last month. This past Thursday, Seger rocked the TD Banknorth Garden in Boston. The Garden, which fits nearly 20,000 people, was filled to the brim to see […]

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