An Interview with College Basketball Hall of Famer Ernie DiGregorio ’73 By Jack Belanger ’21 Sports Co-Editor Former Boston Celtic point guard Bob Cousy was asked if anyone currently in the NBA reminds him of how he used play back in the 50s and 60s. Cousy responded, “Not really, because everyone has their certain way […]
Billie Eilish, Maggie Rogers, Lizzo Advocate for Change by Anne DeLello ’20 A&E Staff This past week on Sept. 20 and Sept. 27, 150 countries participated in two global strikes for climate change. Citizens around the world rallied behind 16-year-old Greta Thunberg, the Swedish activist who initiated the strike, banding together to “demand an end […]
Wheeler ’20 Wins Women’s Race By Meaghan Cahill ’20 Sports Co-Editor Despite the high temperatures for running this past weekend, Abbey Wheeler ’20 was able to pull off a first-place finish at the seventh annual Coast-to-Coast Battle in Beantown cross country meet. Having won the race last year as well, Wheeler became the second runner […]
By Sullivan Burgess ’20 Sports Staff Last Friday, the Providence College Men’s Soccer Team played its first Big East game against the Seton Hall University Pirates. The last time the two teams faced off against one another was last season, when the Friars defeated Seton Hall 1-0 in double overtime. Heading into the game against […]
DAY6 Celebrates on Their ‘GRAVITY’ World Tour in Boston by Sara Conway ’21 A&E Co-Editor “Tonight, Boston is a page in our lives, and you guys are all on that page.” These were the words of Sungjin, the leader of the Korean pop-rock band DAY6, at the Boston show of their ‘GRAVITY’ world tour on […]
Migliorini and Magliochetti Shine in First Tournament By Marc DeMartis ’21 Sports Staff Starting on Sept. 13, The Providence College Tennis Team was in Hamden, Connecticut to play in the Quinnipiac Invitational Tournament. There was plenty of talent present with competitive teams such as the United States Military Academy at West Point, Fairfield University, Sacred […]
By Cam Smith ’21 Sports Assistant Editor The United States, long the dominant force in basketball, saw its empire come crashing down earlier this month when its delegation of players placed seventh at the 2019 Basketball World Cup. The loss was a source of embarrassment nationwide, as millions ridiculed the U.S. players for failing to […]
Yes, Home Runs Make Games Exciting By Cam Smith ’21 Sports Assistant Editor A decade after the messy death of the steroid era in Major League Baseball, a new controversy has shaken the baseball world: the juiced ball era. The league has seen an astronomical rise in home run totals that put to shame even […]
From YouTube to Late Night TV by Julia Vaccarella ’20 A&E Staff The last time a woman hosted a late night show on network television was in 2000. Late night television is changing with the recent debut of A Little Late with Lilly Singh scheduled to premiere on Sept. 16. It has sparked a discussion […]
by Madison Palmieri ’22 A&E Staff On Thursday, September 22, 1994, viewers tuned in to NBC to watch the pilot episode of a new comedy. It opened on a group of attractive, fashionable twenty-somethings in a quaint coffeeshop. Within the first few minutes, the audience became acquainted with both their individual personalities and the close-knit […]