Editor’s Column

by Sarah McCall ’26 on October 23, 2025

Editor's Column

Hi again Cowl readers. We took a week off, so I hope you didn’t miss us too much. My thoughts this week are still about the future, so I will try to stray from the existential and focus more on the random things I have been thinking about. I just finished another book, and I decided to revive (start actually using) my Goodreads account. I would let you all follow, but I probably will forget about it again. I just started A Little Life, and I have heard mixed reviews, but I am enjoying it so far. I still have approximately 600 pages left, so it will be a while before I can update Goodreads anyway. I may start adding my books for class to Goodreads in the meantime, but also probably not.

I am so excited that SNL is back! I have a few thoughts about this season, but a 500-word limit, so I will list them with no explanation. I miss Ego Nwodim, I don’t like Jane Wickline, I think that Jeremy Culhane will be one of the best on the cast, I am so happy Andrew Dismukes is in every sketch, and Weekend Update has, and will always be, the best part of each episode. I haven’t been watching much TV, but I have been deep into YouTube. I am still obsessed with Gabby Windey, Matt and Bowen, Quen Blackwell, and Caleb Hearon. I have also been listening to a ton of Lorde.

I also am so happy that it is fall and I can break out my sweaters. The only issue with that is I got a new sweater this summer and unfortunately I have to wear it every day, so the rest of my sweaters remain in my closet (what they said about me back in high school). I want to get more sweaters soon, so maybe you will find me in a different outfit for once (probably not). Speaking of clothes, finding a dress for Senior Ring Weekend has been horrific. I have gone through every mini dress on every website and have not liked a single one. Not sure what to do about that, but at the end of the day, it is not my circus nor my monkeys. I do have a new signature scent though! Counting my blessings.

Right now I am figuring out postgrad plans and scared out of my mind, but I am trying to remember to live in the moment and celebrate the little things that are keeping me going. Enjoy the fall in Providence and give yourself space to let go a little. Talk soon.

Editor Column

by Sarah McCall ’26 on October 2, 2025

Editor's Column

Hey Cowl readers, happy fifth week of classes! Or, as I keep reminding myself, the last time I will be in the fifth week of my fall semester at Providence College ever. And I know that sounds way too specific a situation to be sad over, but during everything I have done lately, I have had a voice in the back of my head whispering, “Only a few months left of this.” For some things, I am more than happy to be rid of come May: the walk up to Harkins third floor, seeing Joe’s every day, and the horrible desks in Feinstein. But for the most part, everything is making me sentimental. I am currently writing my last first paper of the year (in case anyone is wondering, it is about how religious and familial guilt were used to encourage temperance in the early 19th century). Not something you would think would be sentimental, but here we are. I am also now finishing decorating my own bedroom off-campus; I never thought I would escape the communal bathrooms and extremely small triples. The time that felt so far away my freshman year is finally here.

There are obviously things to be excited for. Right now my friends and I are picking out our Senior Ring Weekend dresses and planning for Halloween (I am open to any costume ideas, please email editor@thecowl.com). And I am really excited to see where we all end up after graduation. As sad as it is that I might not live with my friends again, I could not be prouder. We have all changed and grown up so much since we first got to PC, and soon we will be in different cities, with different jobs, in different places in life. Each one of us will be following our dreams and carrying with us the memories we made together. I am so grateful that PC gave me my best friends and I am beyond excited for this year together. I love you girls, and thanks for making this place home.

To end on a lighter note, I will list some things that are currently on my mind. I just started watching Hacks on HBO, I just put a new poster on my wall, I finally watered the plant in my room, I still love to jump on my trampoline, and I got a new skirt at Salvation Army. I promise I won’t be so existential next time. CYA!