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Club Spotlight: IAB

by Daria Purdy ’19 News Staff The Intramural Athletic Board (IAB) is an organization that allows students to get involved with running the intramural sports program. There are 18 current members of the board, and four who hold executive positions: Kaitlin Koste ’17, president; Joe DeChirico ’17, vice president of operations; Robert Taranto ’17, vice […]

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Congress Updates

  Tim Sullivan ’17 Student Publicity Chair Speaker Student Congress welcomed Jim Campbell and Courtney Miner to their meeting and discussed the Day One advocacy program and Miner’s recent appointment as Victim Advocacy, Support & Education (V.A.S.E.) coordinator. As V.A.S.E. coordinator, Miner will act as the liaison between Providence College and the Day One program. […]

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Friars Take the Stage at KCACTF

  By Patrick Lovett `17 A&E Co-Editor   Located in the Smith Center for the Arts, on the periphery of campus and the scope of its community, Providence College’s theatre program is working to find center stage. From Jan. 31 to Feb. 4, six students from PC participated in the Kennedy Center American College Theater […]

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Pa(i)ges from Abroad: The Cathedral of Seville

  By Paige Calabrese `18 A&E Co-Editor   On January 30, 2017, I had the privilege of touring the Cathedral of Seville and the Giralda in Seville, Spain, where I am studying this semester. The architecture of the Cathedral is absolutely breathtaking, as it is a combination of Islamic and Gothic design, and at one […]

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Gaga Shines, Soars in Halftime Show

  By Ryan Cox `18 A&E Staff   For many Patriots fans, until the fourth quarter, the only good thing about Super Bowl LI was the halftime show featuring Lady Gaga. For 12 minutes, the 30-year-old, Grammy award-winning pop icon rocked NRG Stadium in Houston, Texas, singing a medley of her greatest hits. The performance […]

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The Lumineers Bring the Funk to MSG

  By Brigid Walshe `19 A&E Staff   The Lumineers just finished a two-night gig at Madison Square Garden in New York City and they did not disappoint. The indie folk rock band sold out the Garden both on Feb. 2 and Feb. 3, a feat in itself, and rocked the arena both nights. For […]

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Netflix and the Perils of Mass Production

  By Blaine Payer `18 A&E Staff   Netflix is the current titan of the online streaming industry, and for good reason, boasting a docket of original material such as Stranger Things, House of Cards, The Crown, Orange is the New Black, and Master of None, to name just a few. Entertainment Weekly reported that […]

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Leonardo Dicaprio, Master of Nonfiction

  By Kerry Torpey `19 A&E Staff   Coming off of his 2015 Oscar win, Leonardo DiCaprio has signed on to star in a biopic about former NYPD detective and “Italian Sherlock Holmes,” Joseph Petrosino. Based on the New York Times Bestseller The Black Hand by Stephen Talty, DiCaprio continues down a path of taking […]

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Affleck Out as The Batman Director

  By Michael Welch `17 A&E Staff   Ben Affleck is no longer directing the Batman solo film that fans hope will save DC Comics from itself. This leaves Affleck with credits as the lead actor, producer, and co-writer of the film, meaning he is still heavily invested in the project. The concern that he […]

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‘Apple Stream’: Better Late than Never?

  By Joe Clancy `18 A&E Staff   When you think of having a night in and streaming a movie, you probably think of Netflix or  Hulu. What about Apple? It seems strange that one of the country’s largest electronics producers is not in the market for online streaming. That, however, may be changing soon. […]

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