by Katherine Torok ’20 Associate Editor-in-Chief One of my favorite Providence College memories to date happened my sophomore year on February 14, 2018 at the Dunkin’ Donuts Center: the Men’s Basketball team defeated Villanova University 76-71. We stormed the court clad in black, white, and pink PC gear. Junior year, the Friars hosted the […]
by Kerry Torpey ’20 Editor-in-Chief Over winter break, I had the privilege of participating in the 9th annual PC in Hollywood trip. Alongside my fellow classmates and under the guidance of Father Kenneth Gumbert O.P., Patti Goff, and Paul Calle, we traveled throughout the City of Angels, meeting and networking with several alumni working in […]
by Katherine Torok ’20 Associate Editor-in-Chief It is tradition in the Cowl office to hang up each issue’s front page on top of the previous year’s. Thus, when Kerry and I stepped foot in the office in August, we saw a wall filled entirely of 2018-2019 front pages. However, as the semester went on, we […]
by Kerry Torpey ’20 Editor-in-Chief As Thanksgiving break quickly approaches, students and staff are eager to step outside the Providence College bubble to celebrate with friends and family. Whether it be watching the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade with your siblings or going to the local football game, many of us have our own traditions signifying […]
When I chat with prospective students and their parents in the Office of Admissions, parents often ask how students on campus handle controversial issues or views; whether our student body is open to conversation. When answering this question, I typically start off by emphasizing Providence College’s Catholic values and how some students hold certain views […]
by Kerry Torpey ’20 Editor-in-Chief In this week’s Cowl, there is a feature spread on the National College Media Convention, which several editorial staff members attended last weekend. This year, the convention was held at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in Washington, D.C. For as long as I can remember, I have always wanted to go […]
by Katherine Torok ’20 Editor-in-Chief I fell in love with journalism my senior year of high school thanks to my journalism teacher, Evan Madin. I never wrote for our school’s paper, so this was the first time I stepped away from writing traditional English essays and learned how to write journalistic feature articles. It […]
by Kerry Torpey ’20 Editor-in-Chief While attending Morehouse College, Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., penned an article called “The Purpose of Education” for their student-run newspaper, the Maroon Tiger. “The function of education,” he said, “is to teach one to think intensively and to think critically…Intelligence plus character—that is the goal of true education.” […]
by Katherine Torok ’20 Associate Editor-in-Chief Before the Men’s Ice Hockey game on Oct. 5, my friend Veronica Bohl ’20 and I were suddenly put in charge of distributing Chick-fil-A sandwiches to all students who were attending the game. Neither of us planned on doing this, but we shortly found ourselves surrounded by hundreds of […]
by Kerry Torpey ’20 Editor-in-Chief This weekend, Providence College will be filled with hundreds of families, friends, fans, and alumni as we gather together to celebrate Homecoming Weekend. Advertised as being for “the entire Friar Family,” the weekend is packed. Whether it be running in the Friar 5K or enjoying Late Night Madness, which for […]