by Alyssa Cohen ’21 Opinion Staff Have you ever heard students at Providence College refer to their degree as simply a means by which they expect to make money? Are you one of those students? This idea is a common misunderstanding of what college education should mean to the American people, and can be linked […]
by Emily Ball ’22 Opinion Staff In terms of a normal weekend at Providence College, one can expect a typical routine involving hanging out with friends, exploring the city, grabbing a bite to eat, and other little excursions. Although these typical weekends are very entertaining in and of themselves, school dances and other […]
Cherishing Our Grandparents Over break, many students spent most of their time with family. After all, what is break for, if not that? While this may not ring true for all, many were able to connect with their grandparents over holiday meals or perhaps meet with an elderly relative or friend. Whether family or […]
NO by Savannah Plaisted ’21 Opinion Co-Editor The recent death of Kobe Bryant is, of course, tragic and untimely. His face and highlights from his career were plastered across the internet for days afterwards, as people of all walks of life grieved him and the eight people that died along with him. The […]
An International Student’s Perspective on the Programs and Services Offered by Erin Garvey ’22 Opinion Staff When we think about the college application process, it can be very stressful, but most students do not have to worry about transitioning into and accepting new cultures. For international students, their college experience may involve culture […]
by Julia McCoy ’22 Opinion Staff Why is this country afraid of female leadership, especially considering our population is rather evenly split? Even with the record numbers of women in Congress, the House of Representatives is still only 23.2 percent female and the Senate is 25 percent female. While numbers are increasing in the […]
by Margaret Scales ’23 Opinion Staff College websites and advertisements often publicize their student-faculty ratios, flaunting how small their class settings are. Although these intimate environments are beneficial in theory, are they really what college students want? At Providence College, the Development of Western Civilization program—better known as “Civ” amongst students and faculty […]
by Savannah Plaisted ’21 Opinion Co-Editor Have you ever taken a class with a professor that required you to purchase a book they authored? Has this seemed problematic to you? As students that pay thousands upon thousands of dollars in tuition, that in turn pay for the salaries of these professors, does it seem […]
by Andrea Traietti ’21 Opinion Co-Editor If you are in a position where you can truthfully say “politics just don’t interest me,” or “I just don’t really care about politics,” then you are lucky. You are lucky because you have the privilege of not having to worry about how decisions made in Washington, D.C., […]
by Savannah Plaisted ’21 Opinion Co-Editor Do you feel safe on Providence College’s campus? Would you feel safer if some of the officers at PC were armed? According to a poll run by The Cowl’s opinion section last semester, 72 percent of students that answered said they would not feel safer with armed […]