Dear Editors of The Cowl, The Feb. 27 edition of The Cowl included a letter to the editor objecting to the Heated Rivalry portfolio section insert cover that appeared in the Feb. 12 issue. Foremost, I disagree with the author’s sweeping statements that, “…the Church is not okay with same-sex relations,” and therefore that the […]
Like the rest of the Providence College community, I was devastated to hear of the fire at Bradley Cafe, or Brad’s, as it is known to many. Having worked there, even if it wasn’t for long, I felt truly welcomed and like a part of the family. I made countless memories, including attending their Christmas […]
Dear Editors of The Cowl, We are writing to you as students of Beyond the Closet: The LGBTQIA+ Experience, a class offered by Providence College. We are writing to provide an alternate perspective regarding the concerns raised in the letter to the editor in the Feb. 27 issue. To jog your memory, this letter condemned […]
The flowers that sit on my desk,die when I go home. They were once effervescent, lurid, plump. The water is absorbed and the contents grow shriveled. Their beauty will forever be stored in the softness of my insides. I tear up when I see the bouquets, swiftly carried through the swinging doors,I squint in the sunlight, it is […]
Staggering wildly to the cornerThe two girls giggling in the darkYesterday on the run from the partySmall hands pressed into my ownThe room is caught in the summer’s warmthIn the linoleum walls of the church basementWith folding chairsWe dance in Sunday shoes the whole night longTo upbeat songs and the light’s buzz leavesUs cast in […]
There he lay upon the fieldWith shivered spear and broken shieldAnd armor punctured o’er his heart,Punctured by a well placed dart.Glamorous life, he lived it wellWith wine-dark drink and revel unquelled,And fame he won with war-worn hands,Leading his troops across the lands.Yes, it would approach one day:That doom what steals his breath away.He lay there […]
There’s a growing cloud on the other side.It rumbles across the fence posts and barns.Bursts of light will come down on animal hiderunning away from drops, away from alarm.For now, let’s sit and wait for daylight dark,whistle with the winds as they blow the sheetsacross the yard, where chasing dogs barkin an oncoming storm molded […]
Dear Editors of The Cowl, This year’s Valentine’s publication featured a large page on the back side of the Portfolio Section of two gay men having an intimate moment. From what I am told, this was taken from the “largest pop culture reference to love,” which is from the show Heated Rivalry, a highly explicit […]
The silence that seeps into my mindkeeps me staring, looking up into the night.Snow lands evenly, knowing it will be kindto the passers. Treading their steps so light.Out here, only lampposts break the walkacross the land. Disturb the sleeping worldwhen harsh beams break. No animal stalks small their prey, icy pack, with feet unfurled.Colder the air, […]
Hi Cowl readers! I hope everyone got through this week’s blizzard safely and without too much trouble. With how it looks outside my window right now, it’s near impossible to believe that spring break is only a little over a week away, but here we are. For the past several years of my time as […]