by Hannah Langley ’21 News Co-Editor For many college students, traveling abroad for a semester or two is an exciting and memorable opportunity. However, because of the COVID-19 pandemic, study abroad programs across the country had to be canceled or postponed. On Sept. 18, Providence College’s global education department announced their executive decision to suspend […]
by Kyle Burgess ’21 News Co-Editor This past Thursday, Sept. 24, approximately 225 members of the Providence Community gathered virtually to commemorate the 25th anniversary of Providence College’s Black Studies Program through the #BreakTheSilence Zoom. The inaugural celebratory event was designed to commemorate the actions of PC students five years ago in calling for then-president, […]
Books and Movies to Inspire a New Generation by Grace Whitman ’22 A&E Staff The loss of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has been felt throughout the entire country as we have lost one of the most influential women in American history. Nicknamed “the Notorious RBG,” Ruth Bader Ginsburg, a lifelong advocate for gender […]
The Lucrative Potential of a Competitive Growing Medium by Dave Argento ’21 A&E Staff With people having more time on their hands than they ever could have imagined pre-quarantine, drastic shifts in the consumption of entertainment have signaled new trends that may extend far beyond the days of masks and social distancing. Entertainment consumption has […]
Calling for Unity amidst COVID Outbreak A Look at the Recent Actions of PC Students, the College, and the State of RI by Andrea Traietti ’21 Editor-in-Chief For two weeks now, many of us in the Providence College community have been holding our breath, waiting for the next email update and anxiously checking the […]
Best Picture Category Gets Qualifiers for Inclusion by Grace Whitman ’22 A&E Staff After the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences failed to nominate a single person of color for Best Actor in a Leading or Supporting Role in January 2016 for the second year in a row, it was blatantly obvious that the […]
Urban Opens with Solemn Monologue on Social, Climate Justice by Madison Palmieri ’22 A&E Staff Although the Academy of Country Music (ACM) Awards are usually held in April or May, the COVID-19 pandemic forced the program to be postponed until Wednesday, Sept. 16. As with other recent awards shows, the ACMs looked much different from […]
Protecting Communal Welfare in the Age of Coronavirus by Alyssa Cohen ’21 Opinion Staff The COVID-19 pandemic has upended individual lives across the nation and world. It can be comforting to call this a collective hardship shared by many; however, it may be more productive to consider each struggle as a unique one, broadening […]
The Reality of Cancel Culture Is that it Is Not Real by Nicole Patano ’22 Freedom of speech does not mean freedom from consequences. When people make comments that are offensive, bigoted, or vile, they deserve to be held accountable. In recent years, all calls for holding individuals accountable for their statements and actions have […]
Careers during COVID-19: How Will the New Job Market Affect PC Graduates? by Julia McCoy ’22 Opinion Staff It is clear that the COVID-19 pandemic has greatly impacted our small campus community. But how will it affect our lives after we leave Providence College and move on to the “real world?” In addition to the changes […]