<![CDATA[The Cowl - News RSS]]> http://www.thecowl.com/se/the-cowl-news-rss-1.979467 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 08:22:35 -0400 en <![CDATA[Professor Rewrites History]]> http://www.thecowl.com/news/professor-rewrites-history-1.1435069

By: Kaitlyn Monast ’13 / Asst. News Editor

Strasser Uncovers 130,000 Year-Old Tools of Earliest Known Seafarers

A team of archaeologists led by assistant professor of art history, Thomas Strasser, Ph.D., uncovered pre-historic tools on the Greek Island of Crete. The artifacts discovered suggest that species preceding man were able to navigate the seas earlier than ...

]]> 1.1435069 Thu, 29 Apr 2010 11:09:37 -0400 <![CDATA[Senior Giving Surpasses 30K]]> http://www.thecowl.com/news/senior-giving-surpasses-30k-1.1434935

By: Jordan Frias '11/Asst. News Editor


Kristen Beaulieu ‘10 and 20 other students had been working hard to reach their class’ giving goals set by the Office of Institutional Advancement. They exceeded those goals. According to Beaulieu, the co-chair of Senior Class Giving Committee...

]]> 1.1434935 Thu, 29 Apr 2010 08:22:44 -0400 <![CDATA[Addressing Sexual Assault]]> http://www.thecowl.com/news/addressing-sexual-assault-1.1434934

By: Derek Knox '11/Contributing Writer


Many students would not know where to turn if you they found themselves the victim of a sexual assault at Providence College. VASE, which stands for Victims, Advocacy, Support and Education, was introduced to PC at the beginning of the Fall 2009 semester ...

]]> 1.1434934 Thu, 29 Apr 2010 08:20:23 -0400 <![CDATA[DWC Debate Continues]]> http://www.thecowl.com/news/dwc-debate-continues-1.1434933

By: Maxwell Kravitz '12/News Staff


Lack of diversity in the Development of Western Civilization program is a huge problem, according to Eric Hirsch, chair of the Sociology Department, Ph.D., at Providence College.  ...

]]> 1.1434933 Thu, 29 Apr 2010 08:18:36 -0400 <![CDATA[Kick for a Cause: A Score for Liberia]]> http://www.thecowl.com/news/kick-for-a-cause-a-score-for-liberia-1.1434931

By: Allison O'Connor '10/News Staff



Various students from the Providence College community participated in the “Kick for A Cause” soccer tournament to benefit Liberia on Sunday, April 25. A total of seven teams were created to play a minimum of three games each.  ...

]]> 1.1434931 Thu, 29 Apr 2010 08:16:35 -0400 <![CDATA[To Our Graduating Cowl Editors]]> http://www.thecowl.com/news/to-our-graduating-cowl-editors-1.1434930

By: The Editors


The editors bid farewell to the Cowl's graduating editors...

]]> 1.1434930 Thu, 29 Apr 2010 08:13:47 -0400 <![CDATA[60th Congress Adjourns for the Year]]> http://www.thecowl.com/news/60th-congress-adjourns-for-the-year-1.1434929

By: Meghan Conway '12/news Staff

Student Opinion Considered When Voting on Core Curriculum Proposals

The 60th Student Congress met for the last time on Tuesday. Multiple pieces of legislation were passed, and the 61st Student Congress executive board took the oath of office.  ...

]]> 1.1434929 Thu, 29 Apr 2010 08:10:59 -0400 <![CDATA[Females Throw a Punch]]> http://www.thecowl.com/news/females-throw-a-punch-1.1434926

By: Valerie Ferdon '12/News Editor



Last spring, there was an attempted abduction of a Providence College student off of Admiral Street. When a man tried to pull her into a van by her wrist, the student pounded her fist on his hand. This numbed his hand, causing him to let go and allowing h...

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