Category: Portfolio

The Last of It 

My last first day of classes, My last move-in at PC, My last summer before college, Have all come and gone. They slipped right past my eyes, As I wiped away the everyday Wear and tear of my mind’s mirror. Like stained fingerprints, Ones that can only be spotted from  the glare of a certain […]

Anna Pomeroy '23

Icebreakers

“We played icebreakers—yes, hell had frozen over.” What my sister once brilliantly said in eight words, I am about to say much more clumsily in five hundred. I’ve been around the PC block a few times, three to be exact, and I consider myself an icebreaker survivor. I’ve been on countless “speed dates,” all of […]

Fiona Clarke '23

A Quick Note

Dear First-Year Providence College Student, If you are receiving this email, it is to inform you of a process you will otherwise be unfamiliar with as a new student. As I am sure you are aware, the dean of Student Affairs, , Dean Sears, is an extremely helpful, enthusiastic, and spirited member of the Providence […]

Kathryn Libertini '23

The Chasm

Trigger Warning: mentions of suicide An acidic taste stung the sores in my throat. I squinted at the nickel bolt as it retracted itself into the chipped woodwork. I watched as my mother dragged herself over the threshold to join me in the dismal, musky study. She donned a modest, unembellished frock. It was the […]

Meg Brodeur '24

7AM

It was 7am when I let you in, not expecting it all to end But it was obvious, like it came in with a marching band The chorus was filled with words we should’ve never said The ruckus echoing off the walls in my head The words hitting me till I bled “Where have you […]

Toni Rendon '24

We Are All Little Fleas

We humans are nothing more than little fleas that give Earth an annoying scratch. People have the habit of believing the world revolves around them. Their dramatics are born in their little suburban homes or in their crappy Subaru cars. Most of the time, the emotional disasters that feel like the sky is falling are […]

Taylor Maguire '24

Listomania

Worst Places To Show Your Parents On Parents Weekend Ray Guz Eaton Street  Communal bathrooms Chad Brown Street Where I failed my civ final  Radcliffe Avenue  Foxy Lady  The middle of the flame where the pee sits Suites  Any freshman male’s dorm

The Cowl Editor

Tiff and Earl

Dear Tiff and Earl,  I just got my first Civ paper prompt, and to say I’m freaking out is an understatement. I haven’t done any of the readings for this class yet and I only have a couple of days until the paper is due. Any advice? Sincerely,  Major Procrastinator Hey Major Procrastinator, Like you, […]

The Cowl Editor

Tik-Talking About Books

How “BookTok” Made Reading Cool Again The power of TikTok has no bounds. Over the past year, TikTok users have created their own book club, full of recommendations and excerpts all to entice viewers to read their own favorite books. The hashtag #booktok has over 73.9 billion views, with that number rising by the second. […]

Liz Keating '24

Rocket

Most people would say that there isn’t anything funny about death or losing a loved one however, when my grandfather passed I ended up inheriting what turned out to be something quite funny. My grandfather used to drive a red 2008 Cadillac, it has four seats and it belongs down in Miami with an eighty-year-old […]

Kate Ward '23