Category: On-Campus

Last Chance Mass Showcases Student Singers

Get to Know the 10 p.m. Mass Choir by Catherine Goldberg ’20 A&E Staff One of the most well-known traditions at Providence College is the “Last Chance Mass,” celebrated every Sunday at 10 p.m. in St. Dominics Chapel. It is the final Mass of the weekend and the most well-attended.  There is an indescribable feeling […]

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Late Night Madness 2019: Moving to the Dunk

Providence College Plans Legendary Community Event by Grace Whitman ’22 A&E Staff This year, Providence College has booked the singer-songwriter John Legend to headline Late Night Madness on Oct. 5 during Homecoming Weekend. John Legend, best known for his songs “All of Me” and “Love Me Now,” is one of 15 Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, Tony […]

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Clam Jam: A Clam Dunk

Board of Programmers Salvages Fun Times Despite Bad Weather by Joshua Carone ’22 A&E Staff Despite her best efforts, not even Mother Nature could ruin Clam Jam and the fun of the second-to-last Saturday of the school year. The Board of Programmers (BOP) brought life to an otherwise dreary day with their annual Clam Jam, […]

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Dance Club Spring Showcase

Senior Send-Off by Brigid Walshe ’19 A&E Staff This past weekend, Providence College’s Dance Club put on its spring show, which gave the PC community a chance to see some of their friends and peers do an activity they love. PC’s Dance Club is a student-run, student-choreographed dance club on campus. Members sign up for […]

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Spring Concert 2019: Cheat Codes Rains Cash

Board of Programmers Continues EDM Theme to Satisfy the Masses by Anne DeLello ’20 A&E Staff Cheat Codes is a name that has recently become more and more well-known, particularly on college campuses. The EDM group is made up of three members, KEVI, Trevor Dahl, and Matthew Russel, and is taking the pop world by […]

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Not So Private Lives: TDF’s Take on Moon Over Buffalo

by Peter Keough ’20 A&E Staff Some works created for the theater are meant to evoke deep and personal feelings, ranging from sadness, to longing, to passion. Others may be meant to foster some sort of awe or spectacle in the viewer’s mind. And others, well, are meant to evoke gut-busting laughter. The Providence College […]

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Where Are They Now?

The Cowl Interviews Musician Oliver Penn ’17 by Brigid Walshe ’19 A&E Staff Oliver Penn ’17 is making his way back to Providence College to perform at McPhail’s on April 12 at 9 p.m., and he has had quite the journey since leaving in 2017. After graduating with a marketing degree, he worked for a […]

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Litany for the Long Moment

Development of Western Civilization Welcomes Mary-Kim Arnold by Grace Whitman ’22 A&E Staff On March 27, the American Studies and Development of Western Civilization departments welcomed the successful poet, prose writer, and visual artist, Mary-Kim Arnold. Arnold’s work has been featured in several literary and art journals, including Tin House, The Georgia Review, Hyperallergic, and […]

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A Continuing Conversation: The Hispaniola Effect

Students Celebrate Hispanic Heritage in Moore Hall by Anne DeLello ’20 A&E Staff Providence College students gathered in Moore Hall on March 27 to discuss and learn about the Hispaniola Effect. The event was put on by both the Board of Programmers (BOP) and the Afro-Caribbean Association, and it allowed students to share and learn […]

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Exploring Taverns Near Shakespearian Theaters: The Humanities Forum Hosts Br. Jordan Zajac ’04, O.P.

Virtue’s Pour: Taverns In and Around the Shakespearean Theater by Catherine Goldberg ’20 A&E Staff Brother Jordan Zajac ’04, O.P., Providence College alumnus and now Friar, gave a talk at the Humanities Forum on the role of virtue in taverns in Shakespearean plays on Friday, March 29 in the Ruane Center for the Humanities. Brother […]

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