by Sam Ward ’21 One misstep now I’m missing time. My sun just rose but I’m losing light? That pie is halfway done and under baked, I’m overwhelmed? What’s the answer if I question myself? The force that animates life only moves forward. So, salute the skies like a kite, soldier. Rest or unrest, it’s […]
by Kate Ward ’23 As he took in the city view from the 20th floor of his apartment building, the lights flickered and dimmed. Methodically, as if there was someone going through a circuit breaker, each building went from a warm glow to a cold darkness. This wasn’t something new to Thomas. In fact, it […]
by Marelle Hipolito ’22 I have heard the story, almost two decades old Where were you when it happened, who did you call? Moment of silence every year on this day Eight forty-six, bow your head and pray Gray clouds rose in the summer sky Fire and ash took away air and sight Darkness overwhelmed […]
by Grace O’Connor ’22 Bubbles stand still in time, dancing through the pressure of the push on the plastic The liquid distorts the image in front as it pushes against the molded bottle The only release is the tiny white nozzle That holds the exit to freedom and confinement that lies below Dissolving is […]
by The Cowl Editorial Board, 2020-2021 Friars hold doors is a refrain commonly heard on the Providence College campus. Obviously, and as so many of us know from experience, it refers to the way that members of the PC community always seem so eager to hold the door for one another, even if it means […]
PC Legend Leaves Behind Lasting Legacy by Cam Smith ’21 Sports Co-Editor John Thompson ’64, a legend in the game of basketball, passed away last Sunday night at the age of 78. Thompson spent four years in Friartown under then Coach Joe Mullaney, helping lead the Friars to a National Invitational Tournament title in 1963. […]
A Sports Section Without Sports by Jack Belanger ’21 Sports Co-Editor I remember back in the spring when Providence College canceled all of its spring sports. I had joked with my friends that COVID-19 was slowly taking away my ability to run the sports section. Of course at the time, I thought we would cover […]
Professional Sports During COVID-19 by Cam Smith ’21 Sports Co-Editor Late in the evening of March 11, 2020, life in the United States changed forever. In the span of 45 minutes, President Donald Trump announced a travel ban on European countries, actor Tom Hanks declared he was infected with COVID-19, and the National Basketball Association […]
by Sarah Kirchner ’21 There was once the promise of forever— A passionate forever of warmth. Warmth that made everything feel right, Yet nothing felt right anymore. You kept me afloat in the lakes of your eyes, Those green lakes of peace and happiness. Yet the calming lull churned as I sank deeper And deeper […]
by Sarah Heavren ’21 Some mornings we really dread Having to roll out of bed. The day is not as exciting As the covers are inviting. When the water is too cold We feel anything but bold. It’s easy to sit on the side When we lack the courage to dive. Some days the clouds […]