by Daria Purdy ’19 News Staff As this semester ends, most Providence College seniors will be searching for jobs or preparing for graduate school. But for Michael Gilmor ’17, the coming year will be very different from the experience of his peers. Gilmor is the recipient of the Fulbright Scholarship, and will be spending the […]
by Patrick Healey ’17 News Staff The goal was $100,000 and 1,917 donors. The result? 3,187 donors for a whopping total of $719,580. Last week, students and faculty came together to celebrate Providence College and show their gratitude and support by donating to various causes within the College. Friars Give, as the 24-hour event was […]
by Katie Puzycki ’17 and Jacquelyn Kelley ’17 Editor-in-Chief and Associate Editor-in-Chief You might define native New Yorker Roy Peter Clark as the writing coach of the country. With his expansive background and knowledge in the field, there would be no doubt as to why. Talking to him, you might also find something more, like […]
Honorary degree recipients for the 99th Commencement Exercises include: Barnaby Evans, creator of WaterFire, who will receive an honorary doctorate of fine arts degree; alumna Liz Flynn ’82, recently retired Vice Chairman at Marsh, who will receive an honorary doctorate of business administration degree; senior Rabbi Wayne Franklin of Temple Emanu-El in Providence, co-founder and […]
The Cowl is honored to announce that this year’s Commencement Speaker will be Providence College alum, and internationally known writer and writing coach, Roy Peter Clark ’70. Clark, who earned his BA in English from the College, was the editor of The Alembic, and the managing editor of, and writer for, The Cowl during his time here. Afterward, he attended Stony […]
by Marla Gagne ’18 News Co-Editor Returning from spring break, students walking down Huxley Avenue found themselves blinded by sunlight and staring into an empty space, while Mal Brown students discovered they could see Suites from their windows for the first time. Something seemingly changed over break, but what was it? A row of trees […]
Congress President: Michael Bartels – Class of 2018 To whom it may concern: I’d like to begin by thanking the people who inspired me to run for president. In my three years at PC, I have met many an inspiring soul, the people who seek to do the right thing, at the right time, because […]
BMSA President: Marcie Mai – Class of 2018 BMSA helped me rediscover and accept myself, and showed me what I had to offer to the PC community. Coming from high school, I felt like a scattered puzzle with pieces missing. I didn’t know who I was or who I wanted to be. I had […]
by Gabriella Pisano ’18 News Staff A total of 1,441 terrorist attacks occurred worldwide in 2016. These attacks resulted in 14,356 fatalities. Though it is less than three months into 2017, there have already been 293 attacks with a total of 1,873 fatalities. One of the most recent attacks is attributed to terrorism occurred on […]
Tait Becker ’19 News Staff Among one of the last Big East schools to launch a chapter, Providence College has recently decided to bring back Her Campus. Originally started in 2014 by Ashley Santiago ’17, along with other students, Her Campus is a new online platform for students to share their experiences at PC beyond […]