The Study of Friendship And Love

by Amy MacArthur “Define friendship. What is it? What isn’t it?” were questions Dr. John Cunningham, assistant professor of philosophy at Providence, posed to his students on day one of Philosophy of Friendship and Love. From the first class period, students in this...

Christian Hip-Hop Artist and Poet Propaganda To Speak At Providence

Jason Emmanuel Petty, better known by his stage name Propaganda, is a Christian hip-hop and spoken word artist and poet who grew up in Los Angeles, California.   He has released four albums as an independent artist and one collaborative album, and has performed and...

Black Gold: An Avodah On The History Of Oil In L.A.

Oil, like gold, 50 years earlier made California a place where money was made and spent in explosive ways.  The La Brea (“pitch”) Tar Pits were known and used by the natives of California stretching back hundreds of years. In 1892, Edward Doheny struck it rich with...

Did You Hear The Universe?

By Kavin Carter, ’19 and Lauren Otto, ’16 We have now heard the universe! On Feb. 25 students gathered at President Jim Belcher’s house to listen to a presentation entitled “Gravitational Waves” by Dr. Arnold Sikkema. The discovery of these waves means...