The Punxsutawney Phil of Friartown by Nicole Patano ’22, Editor-in-Chief In the past 135 years, Punxsutawney Phil and the groundhogs before him have predicted six more weeks of winter 104 times. Feb. 2 of this year was no exception. While we should not allow a prognosticating rodent to determine our seasons (especially when he is […]
Gone, but Not Quite Forgotten Reflecting on a Year Through Photography by Nicole Patano ’22, Editor-in-Chief December is finally here, which means that 2021 is coming to a close. Whether you read that sentence with relief or grief, it’s important to reflect on what has occurred during the past year. It’s times like these that […]
When Was the Last Time You Thanked Yourself? Adopt an Attitude of Self-Gratitude This Thanksgiving Next Thursday, instead of picking up their copies of The Cowl fresh off the press, Providence College students will be picking up forks to eat turkey and pumpkin pie fresh out of the oven. Thanksgiving is the one day […]
Give Yourself a Break Busyness and Business as Usual Can Wait by Nicole Patano ’22 During the first week of the semester, I explained all of the plans I had for The Cowl with childlike naïvaté to Fr. Jordan. After I finished, he said to me, “Let’s talk again in a few weeks.” Now 10 […]
Taking Things As They Come by Nicole Patano ’22 As this issue of The Cowl makes its way onto stands around campus, I will likely be checking into the Marriott—not to quarantine, and not even in Providence. Instead I will be on the other side of the country, 3,000 miles from Providence College, shirking my […]
“What is The Cowl?” Mass Shootings’ Prevalence in American School Culture by Nicole Patano Editor-in-Chief I did not anticipate the number of times students would ask me this question at the Involvement Fair on Sept. 5. Apparently, “Providence College’s student-run newspaper” fell short as a response—who would have thought? At its most fundamental, The Cowl is […]
The Clothes Don’t Make the (Wo)Man Senior Year Offers Us a Chance to Start Over By Nicole Patano ’22 On Saturday, Aug. 28, a day before my scheduled move-in at Providence College, I sat in my room and finally began packing the clothes I would be bringing with me to campus. It wasn’t until […]
A Reflection on My Time at Providence College by Andrea Traietti ’21 Editor-in-Chief Seeing as this is our final issue of The Cowl, this is the final Editor’s Column I will write, marking the end of my tenure as editor-in-chief of The Cowl. I would usually write my Editor’s Columns mid-week, in the midst of […]
Moving Toward Justice by Andrea Traietti ’21 Editor-in-Chief “The arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends toward justice,” said Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. in a speech at the National Cathedral on March 31, 1968. This past Tuesday, we inched a little closer toward justice. That’s because on Tuesday, April 20, […]
Recommitting to Community: Coming Together in the Face of Adversity by Andrea Traietti ’21 Editor-in-Chief This year’s commencement ceremony is going to be held on Hendricken Field right on campus—a COVID-related break from the tradition of graduation at the Dunkin’ Donuts Center downtown. The College announced that to keep the event as small as possible, […]