Michael A. Ruane ’71 & ’13Hon. Awarded Veritas Medal

Historian McCullough Heralds Opening of Ruane Center for the Humanities

A once-in-a-generation opportunity to dedicate a building for the ages — the new Ruane Center for the Humanities — was celebrated at Providence College with a speech by one of the greatest historians of the era and with the awarding of a medal and a standing ovation to the donor who made the building possible.

The Ruane Center “is truly a bridge linking our past and our future,” said College President Rev. Brian J. Shanley, O.P. ’80. He spoke under the massive arched entrance of the 63,000-square-foot Ruane Center, which was built to underscore the College’s commitment to the humanities, before 1,200 alumni, students, faculty, and staff on Saturday, October 5.

The keynoteImage copyright Geograph © Copyright Eric Jones Image caption The body of a woman was recovered from the river near Narrow Water

The body of a woman in her 50s was recovered from Carlingford Lough in the early hours of Friday morning.

The alarm was raised on Thursday night after a report that a car had gone off the pier at Narrow Water.

Following a search by gardaí (Irish police), the Irish Coast Guard and Kilkeel RNLI, the body and a car were found near Narrow Water, County Louth.

On the Warrenpoint side of the river, the search was conducted by PSNI and HM Coastguard.

Gardaí said the incident is "being treated as a personal tragedy".