Emily Baldo

PPAC is Back! Providence Performing Arts Center Kicks Off 2023-2024 Season

After a summer packed full of concerts, shows, and tribute acts, the Providence Performing Arts Center is ready to welcome an exciting season of touring Broadway shows. Beginning with the opening of Funny Girl on Sept. 9, downtown Providence is sure to be bustling with theater-goers.  Last year, the theater hosted the touring casts of […]

Madelyn Young '25

Barbie Empowering Dreams on the Big Screen: The Worldwide Success of Greta Gerwig’s Barbie

Barbie, the iconic doll that has been a symbol of beauty and female empowerment for generations, has made her way from toy store shelves to the silver screen with resounding success. The live action Barbie, released in July 2023, has not only captured the hearts of audiences worldwide but has also shattered box office records, […]

Liz Keating '24

10 Ways to Find New Music: From TikTok to the Radio and Your Parents, There Are Many Interesting Ways to Find New Music

As someone who listens to nearly five hours of music a day (probably even more), it can be difficult to keep up with my consumption. Soon after finding new songs or albums, I tend to become an addict, listening over and over until the emotion I derived from them is exhausted. Once again, I’m left […]

Kendall Headley '26

Art on Paper: Manhattan’s Unique Medium-Focused Art Fair

Each year after Labor Day weekend comes to a close, New York City comes alive with a variety of different art fairs open to the public. As summer wraps up, the fall season offers exciting new opportunities to view new and creative artwork. One of the most highly anticipated fairs of the season showcases contemporary, […]

Claudia Fennell '24

You Belong With Me… In Theaters! Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour Movie

Couldn’t seem to snag a ticket to the record-breaking Eras Tour back in November 2022? Well, now you have the opportunity to see the performance for only $19.89 (but not in the way you think). Despite dominating the cultural calendar since March when she began her iconic billion-dollar Eras Tour, Swift has decided to continue […]

Caitlin Ariel '24

The Cowl: The Paper for Communication

Dear Cowl reader,  My name is Emma Strempfer. I am a senior History and English double major with a minor in Catholic humanities. This year, I am working alongside Emily Baldo as the co-Editor-in-Chief for The Cowl. Oh boy, that is a laborious title to read and to say. We’ve got to come up with […]

Emma Strempfer '24

Providence College: It Never Gets Old

Moving into college housing and knowing it’s the last time I’d ever drive up Huxley Avenue with a car full of storage drawers and Providence College sweatshirts was a bizarre feeling. If you had told me four years ago that I wouldn’t be able to imagine leaving this place, I probably would have laughed in […]

Emily Baldo '24

Ramaswamy, Rap, and Revoking Voting Rights: What Should Young People Think of the Republican Party?

Vivek Ramaswamy, one of Donald Trump’s Republican primary challengers, is one of the few politicians I know of who has tried to court a group of voters he actively wants to disenfranchise. On one hand, he has developed a pitch to young people disillusioned with politics. On the other hand, he has proposed a plan […]

David Salzillo Jr. '24

Unnatural Disasters

Recent natural disasters over the summer have shown the negative impacts of climate change. Proof of the menacing effects of climate change can be seen with the increase in deadly severe weather throughout the country, including the unexpected hurricane in California and the deadly wildfires in Maui, Hawaii. Hurricane Hilary, which hit California in the […]

Courtney Wight '26

The Great Ticket War: From Friars Basketball to the Eras Tour

As the new school year kicks off, many Providence College students are already looking ahead to the upcoming basketball season. Unfortunately, acquiring student tickets is getting more difficult with the heightened excitement surrounding the team’s recent successes.  After the season ticket lottery over the summer, there were many students, even seniors, left without season tickets. […]

Christina Charie '25