Campus | Sep.21, 2017
The 8th Annual Friar 5k
Alumni, Students, Faculty, and Friends Run as One Friar Family By Hannah Langley ’21 News Staff It was a beautiful Saturday morning at Providence College when hundreds of students, faculty, staff, alumni, friends, and family gathered early in the morning…
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National and Global News | Sep.21, 2017
Bursting the PC Bubble
A Timeline Of Recent Events Involving North Korea By Thomas Edwards ’20 News Staff Since the conclusion of the Korean War in 1953, the Korean Peninsula has been divided along the 38th parallel, forming two countries: North Korea and South Korea.…
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Compline Service Introduced
St. Dominic Chapel Offers Weekly Night Prayers on Monday Nights By Thomas Edwards ’20 News Staff Starting this semester at Providence College, St. Dominic’s Chapel has begun holding Compline Services every Monday night after the 9 p.m. mass. This came…
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Students Are Invited to “Ask a Professor”
Anscombe Society Allows Students to Seek Answers from their Teachers By Darren Squillace ’19 News Staff Have you ever wondered what it might be like to get inside the mind of your favorite (or maybe even least favorite) professor? What…
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Arts & Entertainment | Sep.21, 2017
Shirts, Civ, and Wine: Fashion Guided by the Liberal Arts
by Ryan Cox ’18 A&E Staff Professors say it all the time: you are never really done with Development of Western Civilization. Chris Riccobono ’01, founder of UNTUCKIt, is one of many examples Providence College may use as proof of…
Read MoreArts & Entertainment | Sep.21, 2017
Foo Fighter’s Newest LP Concrete and Gold Proves Rock Legends Never Tarnish
by Blaine Payer ’18 A&E Staff The Foo Fighters have managed, unlike many of their rock and roll counterparts, to not only stay relevant through a career lasting over 20 years, but also to get better and better with age.…
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Review: The Importance of Being Earnest
by Elizabeth Jancsy ’18 A&E Staff As the audience adjusted in their seats to find a comfortable position, the lights dimmed and the actors took their places backstage. This was no longer a high school English classroom, but rather a live…
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Bob Saget? No, Bob Seger!
by Joe Clancy ’18 A&E Staff Though perhaps one of rock and roll’s most unrecognized superstars, Bob Seger kicked off his Runaway Train Tour across the United States last month. This past Thursday, Seger rocked the TD Banknorth Garden in…
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Featured Slider | Sep.21, 2017
We The Cowl Staff
by Sarah Kelley ’18 & Hannah Paxton ’19 Opinion Co-Editor & Asst. Opinion Editor “The motto…of Providence College is Veritas, truth, and the College’s deepest mission is to teach its students to love and live in the truth,” said President…
Read MoreFeatured Slider | Sep.21, 2017
PC Students: Innovators in Fundraising
by Kelsey Dass ’18 Opinion Staff Just as the population of students at Providence College represents a variety of interests—from musicians and athletes, to scientists and philosophers, to party-goers and homebodies—problem solving also can come in many different forms. The…
Read MoreOpinion | Sep.21, 2017
The Fenway Four: Stepping Up and Speaking Out
by Kevin Copp ’18 Opinion Staff The rather shocking appearance of a banner reading “Racism is as American as Baseball” at Fenway Park last Wednesday not only stunned the onlookers at baseball’s oldest ballpark, but also underscored an important message…
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Features | Sep.21, 2017
Listomania: Places the Stolen Cowls Could’ve Gone
Burned in the Torch The Koi Pond The “No Storage Alloweed” Closet in Ryan Random Dorm Room in Guzman The Matrix The Room of Requirement The Tunnels under Howley The White House Shelby, Ohio Canada (It Got Deported) Middle Earth…
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Sports
Friar Sports | Sep.21, 2017
Why Men’s Soccer will finish their season with the best record of all PC sports
by Ethan Ticehurst ’18 Sports Staff The most impressive team on campus so far this semester has been the Providence College Men’s Soccer Team. With strong core players returning from last year’s run to the NCAA tournament, the…
Read MoreFriar Sports | Sep.21, 2017
Field Hockey Bursts Into Big East Play
by Jack Belanger ’21 Sports Staff The Providence College Women’s Field Hockey Team had an eventful week. The team began Big East play against Temple University Friday night, then took the University of California-Davis, a team that traeled…
Read MoreFriar Sports | Sep.21, 2017
Men’s Rugby Begins Quest for Conference Championship
by Max Anderson ’18 Sports Staff The Providence College Men’s Rugby season kicked off conference play this past Saturday, with the Friars already looking like they are in midseason form. The Friars hosted Roger Williams on Saturday and immediately picked…
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Why Women’s Volleyball will finish their season with the best record of all PC sports
by Eileen Flynn ’20 Sports Staff The Providence College Women’s Volleyball Team hit the ground running this season and the whole campus is talking about their success. Head coach Margot Roya-Johnson must have run one tough pre-season because…
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Letters to the Editor | Apr.27, 2017
Letter to the Seniors: Advice for the Graduates
Dear Class of 2017 Friars, In the words of Adele, “Hello from the other side.” It is hard to believe that only two years ago I was sitting in your shoes. I can recall feeling a sea of mixed emotions…
Read MoreLetters to the Editor | Apr.06, 2017
Letter to the Editor: Presidential Apology
Since I am still walking on top of the ground and will be 92 next month, I wish to express my opinion concerning President Donald Trump and former President Barack Obama’s false wiretapping of his residence at the Trump Towers…
Read MoreLetters to the Editor | Mar.23, 2017
Letter to the Editor: Keep “Yuck Truck” on Campus
We, the Executive Board of the 67th Student Congress, the Student Life Chair, and Student Congress Sodexo Representative, met with Chief Financial Officer John Sweeney and Assistant Vice President for Business Services Warren Gray on Monday, March 20, in…
Read MoreLetters to the Editor | Dec.01, 2016
Dialogue
by Dr. Jennifer Illuzzi I very much appreciate that you took the time to interview Dr. Esolen about the controversy concerning the articles published in Crisis Magazine. I feel quite moved to respond to the articles. As someone who is…
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Established in 1935, The Cowl is Providence College’s only student-run newspaper. It boasts six sections and approximately 100 members. Issues are distributed every Thursday evening to roughly 50 locations on and off-campus. High volume areas include the Slavin Center, Phillips Memorial Library, and the Ruane Center.
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