by Marla Gagne ’18 Editor-in-Chief Dallas, Texas, is home to BBQ, football, cowboy hats, and…journalism? This week on pages 12 and 13 you will find a dose of Dallas as Cowl editors highlight the best parts of the Associated Collegiate Press/College Media Association’s Fall National Media Convention. Two weeks ago, five Cowl editors boarded a […]
by Marla Gagne ’18 Editor-in-Chief As you read this article and look over our newest issue, I will just be getting settled in Dallas, Texas. Like thousands of college journalists from around the country, I, along with four other Cowl editors, will be attending the National College Media Convention. The annual conference is a once-in-a-lifetime […]
by Paige Calabrese ’18 Associate Editor-in-Chief Here in the United States in the third week of October, we are in the midst of Emotional Wellness Month and National Depression Education & Awareness Month. Although it is always important to reflect on mental and emotional health, this month is an opportune time to check in and […]
by Marla Gagne ’18 Editor-in-Chief On Monday morning, most of us woke up to a long list of CNN messages on our phones recalling the events of a mass shooting in Las Vegas: “At least 50 dead and more than 200 injured.” Soon we would be informed that 64-year-old Stephen Paddock opened fire on a […]
Paige Calabrese ’18 Associate Editor-in-Chief Another weekend has come and gone here at Providence College, and with it went SRW, or Senior Ring Weekend. Each fall, seniors eagerly anticipate the full weekend of events leading up to receiving our class rings: Special Events Night on Friday, Formal Night on Saturday, and mass on Sunday […]
by Marla Gagne ’18 Editor-in-Chief Dear Providence College Community, Friday afternoon, Paige and I, along with most of our staff, were wrapping up after a long week. After a few hours of work and class, we were ready to head home and enjoy the weekend. But as I started to leave the library, I got […]
Paige Calabrese ’18 Associate Editor-in-Chief After the successful release of our first issue on Thursday, August 30, my associate Marla and I are ready to take on the year and continue the great Cowl tradition of reporting the news to the Providence College community! The hectic initial weeks of the semester consisted of getting to […]
by Marla Gagne ’18 Editor-in-Chief Whoever said “If you love something, set it free,” clearly does not know our feelings about the Class of 2017. They are vibrant and hilarious, intelligent and funny, loving and inspirational. And their best attribute? They work for The Cowl. As commencement approaches, our Cowl staff is slowly coming to […]
by Editor-in-Chief Katie Puzycki ’17 and Associate Editor-in-Chief Jacquelyn Kelley ’17 With our penultimate Cowl underway, it is time for us to start our long list of goodbyes. Fortunately, we will have more time to prepare these for our Swan Songs in next week’s Commencement issue, but for now, we’d like to begin by saying […]
by Jacquelyn Kelley ’17 Associate Editor-in-Chief When will we learn? It was only two years ago that a former Editor-in-Chief of The Cowl, Mason Sciotti ’15, wrote a column condemning aggressive and destructive behavior at off-campus parties. At the time, he was addressing the serious injury of Providence Police Officer Michael Clary, who was […]