Category: Editor’s Column

Working Towards ‘Friar Family’

The phrase heard most often on the Providence College campus is probably “Friar Family.” Friar Family means that all students, staff, and faculty are supposed to be welcome and accepted in the community on this campus. And with Spotlight Providence, the first accepted students event for the class of 2023, happening this weekend, the Friar […]

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Remember to Thank Your Educators

As a future educator and current student teacher, I have learned the importance of teaching students skills that go beyond the classroom so that they can apply those skills to various situational moments in life.    Until the bell rings for first period, teachers are permitted to enter the school with their key cards, as […]

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Building a ‘Beloved Community’ at PC

“If we say we are on the road to a beloved community,” Rev. Nontombi Naomi Tutu repeated again and again when she spoke at the second Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Convocation last week. Referencing one of Rev. King’s ideas that was the theme of the entire week, Tutu’s keynote speech emphasized “if” as […]

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Take the Leap: New Year, New Journey

by Abigail Czerniecki ’19 Associate Editor-in-Chief The new year, whether we like it or not, comes with changes and adjustments.  For some, these changes are easy to notice and adapt to. Yet, for others, new routines and journeys may require a roaring alarm in order to awaken the greatness within and embrace a new adventure. […]

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Achievable Goals: the Key to a Happy and Healthy 2019

As we head into the spring semester, it is hard to believe that it is already 2019.  For many people, the new year comes with New Year’s resolutions. Ranging from vowing to go to the gym more or promising ourselves not to leave all of our homework until the night before it is due, most […]

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To the Class of 2019: Pursue Goodness in Final Semester at PC

by Abigail Czerniecki ’19 Associate Editor-in-Chief Whether we like it or not, in just one week we will be second semester seniors. I have been avoiding any conversations, emails, or thoughts about graduation and even about my future plans, but avoiding the concept of graduation does not prolong our time at Providence College. The fall […]

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To the Class of 2019: Pursue Goodness in Final Semester at PC

by Abigail Czerniecki ’19 Associate Editor-in-Chief Whether we like it or not, in just one week we will be second semester seniors. I have been avoiding any conversations, emails, or thoughts about graduation and even about my future plans, but avoiding the concept of graduation does not prolong our time at Providence College. The fall […]

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Engaging in Campus Dialogue

by Taylor Godfrey ’19 Editor-in-Chief During the past  couple weeks, several  meaningful  conversations have taken place on campus. In the past few issues of The Cowl alone, we’ve published articles on the Campus Climate Survey Forum, the emails sent from Father Sicard, O.P., about the clergy sexual abuse crisis, and the new Community Dialogue Inclusion […]

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Staying Politically Active Post-Election

by Taylor Godfrey ’19 Editor-in-Chief Like many Americans, I spent Tuesday night in front of my television, attempting to do homework but really just watching the screen as the results of the midterm elections poured in. It was a long night for anyone watching, but by the time this issue of The Cowl hits stands, […]

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Dedication Determines Success

by Abigail Czerniecki ’19 Associate Editor-in-Chief   With midterms coming to a close, we have a chance to reflect upon our academic success and choices we have made thus far. Midterm season is a stressful time for everyone, but it also gives us the opportunity to be honest with ourselves and either modify or improve […]

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