“Dev missed school today.” “He missed it yesterday, too.” “So HE was the bait.” —Julia Zygiel ’19 A jagged smile smirks. Hollowed eyes stare in the dark. It’s a frightful sight. —Marisa Gonzalez ’18 The sky grows foggy Black monsters leave their dark caves To torment again! —Sam Pellman ’20 It was […]
by Julia Zygiel ’19 “We shouldn’t have stopped for that stupid. Freaking. Bike,” Tyler panted between breaths, groaning as his body tried to double up in pain. “Yeah, if I had known it was real and not some ravenous coyote, I definitely wouldn’t have stopped, Tyler!” Dev shouted, miraculously managing to pull off sarcasm […]
by Andrea Traietti ’21 Opinion Staff It has been just under one month since the deadliest shooting by an individual in United States history. The Las Vegas shooting on Oct. 1 left 58 innocent people dead and over 500 wounded. Across the nation, the massacre sparked a wide array of emotions ranging from sadness to […]
by Jonathan Coppe ’18 “What about these?” PJ was pointing to some rocks. The boys had gotten together to play baseball in Conor’s front yard—Conor had a very big front yard. But when Conor’s parents left to go shopping, Conor’s dad had locked the shed that had the baseballs, so now they had to […]
by Kevin Copp ’18 Opinion Staff The role of the media in the American zeitgeist today is impossible to understate. In the age of information, the news sources and outlets that people return to day after day and year after year have the power to shape the deep sociological ideals that form the basis of […]
by Sarah Kelley ’18 Opinion Co-Editor Although the heat of summer was still lingering this past Friday, fall was definitely in the air during Providence College’s annual Pumpkin Fest. This autumnal event sponsored by Student Congress, BMSA, BOP, and Community Partners provided a well-deserved break for many students during midterms week and brought the PC […]
by Hannah Paxton ’19 Asst. Opinion Editor What does it mean to be a young Pakistani woman in 2017? When Malala Yousafzai was shot in the head by a Taliban gunman in 2012, she was one voice of the many who demanded that women be offered an education. Despite this horrific event, she did not […]
by Connor Zimmerman ’20 In class, my professor lectures about some boring equation that he has up on the board. I decide to ignore him and spend the last fifteen minutes taking a nap. As I close my eyes, I come to the place I love—the stage, the lights shining in my face, the […]
by Marla Gagne ’18 Editor-in-Chief As you read this article and look over our newest issue, I will just be getting settled in Dallas, Texas. Like thousands of college journalists from around the country, I, along with four other Cowl editors, will be attending the National College Media Convention. The annual conference is a once-in-a-lifetime […]
By Darren Squillace ’19 News Staff For those who are not musically inclined, or do not keep up with the latest plays and theatrical performances, there has been a lot going on you may not know about in the Smith Center for the Arts. A group of music majors, along with some students who are […]