You Are What You Look at: We Spend Too Much Time Looking at Other People by Joseph Kulesza ’22 Opinion Staff We spend a lot of time looking at other people. The average person will spend a total of 3,462,390 minutes on social media during their lifetime. Assuming that this time is not spent exclusively […]
Appreciating the Many Ways We Can Lend a Helping Hand by Andrea Traietti ’21 Editor-in-Chief Shortly before moving back to Providence this summer, I was having a conversation with my dad and he mentioned something he saw on Facebook that had really stuck with him. It was a quote that read, “Remember whenever you’re in […]
The Harsh Realities of Outdoor Classrooms Providence College has attempted to normalize hybrid classrooms, in which both in-person and remote students are in class at the same time, but one new addition to campus has shown serious faults in providing all students an equal education—outdoor classrooms. Big white circus tents lit with inviting, warm bulbs […]
by Ellie Forster ’24 Every day she woke up at seven to leave at seven thirty to get to school at eight. She always walked, no matter what. Since about halfway through the fourth grade, she walked alone. That was, until her mother shoved a six-year-old’s hand in hers, said something about new neighbors, new […]
by Anna Pomeroy ’23 Life is a piece of paper. A single sheet–– Lost in the endless motion of pages. It is fresh and crisp. Yet, its once desired appearance–– Becomes indistinguishable Over the years. We can choose to wear Our heart on our sleeves–– Sometimes, disguised in Illegible scribbles. Or We can erase what […]
Former PC Goalkeeper Talks Soccer Career and New Interests by Jack Belanger ’21 Sports Co-Editor When we see athletes celebrate after winning a championship, it shows us what it looks like to reach the pinnacle of sports. We witness these athletes in their finest moments. What we miss are the struggles and challenges they must […]
The Call From the Booth During a Hectic Summer by Thomas Zinzarella ’21 Sports Staff When the sports world came to a halt in the middle of March, my broadcast partners and I were at Madison Square Garden, taking in the first half of the Big East Tournament matchup between St. John’s University and Creighton […]
Humanities Forum Offensive to Many Speaker’s Hateful Social Media Draws Campus-Wide Attention by Savannah Plaisted ’21 Opinion Co-Editor Over the past several months, Providence College administrators and representatives released multiple statements that claimed they were committed to combating racism and improving diversity on our […]
Female Directors Make History Despite COVID-19 by Daniel O’Neill ’21 A&E Staff As the first international film festival during the era of COVID-19, the Venice Film Festival ran for 10 days and showcased 18 films. This year, a new record was established as eight films by female directors won top awards in the main competition. […]
Letter to the Editor: Does Freedom of Expression Have a Place on Our Campus? by Sean Gray ’21 Executive Vice President of the 71st Student Congress I found the Provost’s decision about the Humanities Forum with Dr. Spencer Klavan last Friday, in a word, disappointing. While Dr. Klavan’s topic was not controversial, as he […]