Hi again Cowl readers. We took a week off, so I hope you didn’t miss us too much. My thoughts this week are still about the future, so I will try to stray from the existential and focus more on the random things I have been thinking about. I just finished another book, and I […]
Public Discourse on D.I.D. Walls Inspired by the Phi Beta Kappa lecture shared by Dr. Shannon Jackson, “Arts, Democracy and The Public Life,” the Dialogue, Inclusion, and Democracy Wall (D.I.D.) wall in Slavin (next to the line for Dunkin’) asked the student body: “How can art be an agent for social change?” Although the talk […]
Disclaimer: This article was written prior to both Israel and Hamas violating the ceasefire. Celebrations erupted across Israel on Oct. 13 as the 20 hostages who remained alive in Gaza returned home. Hamas, the governing body of the Gaza Strip, agreed to release them as part of the first phase of a peace plan proposed […]
Backlash from the Courts As the government shutdown carries on, the White House and the Trump administration vow to continue with the nearly 4,000-person mass layoffs that were recently blocked by a court order. The layoffs are currently aimed at more than 400 employees at the Department of Housing and Urban Development, 465 Education Department […]
On Saturday, Oct. 18, thousands of Rhode Islanders gathered at the Rhode Island State House for a “No Kings” protest against President Donald Trump. The protest was one of thousands held across the country, at which citizens protested President Trump’s administration and agenda. An estimated 32,000 people of all ages and backgrounds gathered at the […]
I own two separate t-shirts with the phrase “the world is yours” stamped on the back of them. One of these shirts is a reference to the song “The World Is Yours” by Nas from his 1994 album Illmatic. The back of the shirt displays three crudely drawn images of the Earth, the Brooklyn Bridge, […]
Early Impressions The Pokémon Company took the world by storm this past week with the highly anticipated release of their newest title: Pokémon Legends: Z-A. Reviews came pouring in the days leading up to its release, with many credible sources such as Screen Rant, The New York Times, and GamesRadar all showering the game with […]
The time-honored tradition of homecoming and family weekend brought a multitude of lively energy to campus this past weekend, Oct. 3–5. Many faces, new and old, were seen on campus; returning graduates, legacy family members, cherished loved ones, and even pets were flourishing this weekend amidst the fall air. The vibes on and off campus […]
Dr. Jane Goodall, the founder of The Jane Goodall Institute, a United Nations Messenger of Peace, and a world-renowned humanitarian, ethologist, and conservationist, died on Wednesday, Oct. 1, at the age of 91 due to natural causes. Dr. Goodall was best known for her study of wild chimpanzees, most notably the primates’ use of tools […]
When the Leaves Change, So Do the Playlists What defines a summer of sounds? Flashy, jumpy pop songs that swoon over summer romances and beach getaways to anthemic rock pieces that pierce the current artist’s tours. But what hits the charts when the leaves begin to color, the air becomes crisp, and several layers have […]