On Saturday, Nov. 1, the Houston Rockets took on the Boston Celtics at TD Garden. The Rockets won 128–101, making their record 3–2 and the Celtics 3–4. Kevin Durant finished the game with 26 points in the first three quarters for the Rockets, later sitting out in the fourth. He was a hard matchup for […]
At Big East Media Day, head coach Kim English emphasized a renewal all around for the Friars going into the upcoming season. To say that last season did not go as planned is an understatement. The team faced detrimental setbacks, struggling through injuries and inconsistent play, which resulted in their disappointing 12–20 record. Luckily, the […]
Providence College Investigates: NFL Bills by Connor Whalen ’28 The Buffalo Bills have won the AFC East division every single year since the COVID-19 pandemic. With Drake Maye and the New England Patriots taking the division by storm, it will be a tall order for the Bills to continue that streak. Yet, they still are […]
You want it to be normal.Before the drowning,Before she reached the bottom,Hit rewind.Silence.Fast forward. Instead of too much,Now it’s too little,And her skin hangs off her disappointed frame,Chanting the same wordsThat dug the hole so long ago. It’s only been three years,And you don’t know how much longer you can standThis unplanned alternate world,Where you […]
Fast and sharp,the depths are cool and confined.Yet, there’s miles of blue,salt in my gills,invigorate my hunger. I don’t know what I’m hungry for.I hear each stealth movement,creases in the water,low and undefined,I’m enormous and alone. I wait for the next tide,the next shift of a surfboard,the sunlight only infiltrates when it decides.Why am I […]
Hey Cowl readers! I hope everyone had a safe and fun Halloween this past weekend. I am a huge fan of dressing up, so I went all out this weekend. For anyone who saw me, they knew I was in some sort of a wig all weekend. I was Mary Todd Lincoln, Harold and the […]
During these past two weeks, I have gone to two incredible non-fiction book talks: Malala Yousafi’s Finding My Way and Dr. Mallary Tenore Tarpley’s Slip: Life in the Middle of Eating Disorder Recovery. Although the two books are different in topic and author experience, it was extremely interesting and enriching to hear two women’s perspectives […]
During his life, Pope Francis was a staunch activist for the environment. Parts of his work as Pope upheld the principles of his encyclical Laudato Si’, leading him to create a program for Catholic educational institutes to pledge and join the efforts to improve sustainability on campuses. Father Kenneth Sicard, O.P. ’78, ’82G, signed onto […]
I anticipated the feeling of being freed from the sport of basketball to be an instant calm, an awaited relief, even a liberation. Not because I didn’t love the sport, or because it didn’t provide me with consistent friends, memories, and numerous skills—but because of the intense commitment to one thing, for so long, to […]
Halloweekend has come and gone, the glitter has settled, and campus feels like it’s collectively waking up from a three-day fever dream. The costumes are back in closets, the pumpkins are caving in, and somewhere in the distance, Mariah Carey is beginning to defrost. The holiday season is officially upon us, but unfortunately, so is […]