Category: On-Campus

PC’s Dr. Bing Huang on Asian Art Through VR Games

by: Sara Conway ’21 A&E Staff Dr. Bing Huang, a professor of art & art history, recently sat down with The Cowl to discuss her new course, coming up this spring, entitled ‘Asian Art through VR Games.’ Sara Conway (SC): What inspired you to teach a class based on Virtual Reality? Professor Bing Huang (BH): […]

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Critically Acclaimed Author Russell Banks Speaks at PC

by: Anne DeLello ’20 A&E Staff Russell Banks, a successful and award-winning American author, spoke to an audience of students and faculty at Providence College this past Wednesday about both his fiction writing and poetry. Banks was previously a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for his novel, Lost Memory of Skin. He was also the […]

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Bat Boy: The Musical: Unconventional Story, Relevant Themes

by: Peter Keough ’20 A&E Staff In recent years, Providence College’s Department of Theater, Dance and Film, (TDF) has put on renditions of many well-known plays and musicals for their larger-scale productions. From performances of classics like Our Town, contemporary pieces like Into the Woods, and fan favorites like The Addams Family, TDF has tended […]

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Paint Night: Reflecting on Campus Beauty

BOP Fine Arts Committee Provides Relaxing Night for PC Students by: Anne DeLello ’20 A&E Staff On Friday, September 28, the Board of Programmers’ Fine Arts Committee put on its first event of the year: Paint Night. Mermaid Masterpieces, a business based in Newport, Rhode Island that throws paint parties for groups of all sizes, […]

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Laugh About It: Six Gents Debut

by: Patrick Fuller ’21 A&E Co-Editor Sketch comedy takes the spotlight in popular television programs like Saturday Night Live, Portlandia, and Key & Peele.  However, Providence College has its own sketch comedy group tailored to the controversies and daily realities of the student body.   On Sept. 26, Six Gents, a motley crew of seven […]

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