PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — The majority of the Providence City Council has signed on to a letter calling out “ongoing and unacceptable behavior” from Providence College students taking place at off-campus parties.
Councilwoman Shelley Peterson, who represents Ward 14, emailed the letter to PC President Rev. Kenneth Sicard and copied the college’s Board of Trustees on Wednesday. She said the neighbors who live near the college are frustrated and disappointed because of “repeated instances of rowdy and disruptive behavior” from students at off-campus parties.
“The conduct we’ve witnessed is deeply disrespectful to neighborhood residents,” Peterson said. “The positive qualities and accomplishments of your students and all that they bring to the community should not be overshadowed by this ongoing and unacceptable behavior.”
Peterson was one of nine councilors to sign the letter. Councilors Justin Roias, Helen Anthony, Oscar Vargas, John Goncalves, Juan Pichardo, Pedro Espinal, Mary Kay Harris and Miguel Sanchez also signed.