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 […]
by Meaghan Dodson ’17 News Co-Editor If there is one (maybe hard to accept) fact about college campuses, it is that copious amounts of alcohol are consumed on a weekly basis. The festivities of St. Patrick’s Day are no exception, but this year, off-campus gatherings related to this Irish holiday took a turn for the […]
by Sabrina Guilbeault ’18 Asst. News Editor “More and more police officers is not the solution,” said Major Jack Leyden, executive director of the Office of Safety and Security at Providence College. “We need to come up with a unified way to address safety off -campus.” Since the start of this spring semester, the College […]
by Sarah Gianni ’18 News Staff Donald Trump’s recently released budget proposal calls for a 31 percent cut to the Environmental Protection Agency, reducing funding from $8.1 to $5.7 billion. This potential cut could translate into destructive environmental action such as the halt of community cleanup initiatives or fewer regulations on polluters contaminating the environment. […]
by Sabrina Guilbeault ’18 Asst. News Editor Security After the shooting that occurred off-campus on early Sunday morning, Director of the Office of Safety and Security Jack Leyden, Lieutenant John Dunbar, Director of Emergency Management Koren Kanadanian, and Director of Citizenship and Off-Campus Life Stanley Vieira met with the Congress for a panel discussion […]