The Cowl
Under the Hood Providence College’s Student-Run Newspaper Since 1935 Why the To-Go Boxes Shouldn't Be Seen as an Inconvenience In spring 2022, PC Dining announced its plans for Eco To-Go, a program that allows students to use reusable to-go boxes in Ray instead of wasteful single-use containers. While the initiative is supported by many students, others complained that it is inconvenient ...
The Wedding People: In Professor Alison Espach’s Own Words
4 days ago · The novel The Wedding People exemplifies the hard-hitting questions and nature of the relationships we gravitate towards.It focuses, for better or worse, on the people populating a hotel wedding in Newport, RI. Coming from Providence College’s very own associate professor of English Alison Espach, the events of the novel seem closer than ever in …
Prey: A Thoughtful Reinvention of a Cult Classic
A Thoughtful Reinvention of a Cult Classic. Despite being a cult classic in the genre of slightly campy, ’80s sci-fi action Predator (1987) has always had its challenges with sequels. You would think that making a movie based largely on a handful of very intense people fighting an invisible crab man in an exotic locale would be a relatively straightforward undertaking, but Predator’s ...
About Us – The Cowl
6 days ago · About Us Established in 1935, The Cowl is Providence College’s only student-run newspaper. It boasts six sections and approximately 100 members. Issues are distributed every Thursday evening to main locations on and off campus. High volume areas include the Slavin Center, Phillips Memorial Library, and the Ruane Center. …
Editorials – The Cowl
Oct 29 2022 Feeling Hopeless About Climate Change: Why We Need Climate Optimism. When you look at climate change in the news, it is easy to feel hopeless and discouraged. It is impossible, especially recently, to open your phone without seeing headlines on social media about how the climate crisis has already begun to devastate communities around the world.
Politics – The Cowl
Sep 19, 2024 · Nov 17 2022 Debates and Laughs Required: Hardball and SNL Have a Place in the Current Political Climate. The term “fake news” is frequently used within the context of contemporary American politics. With heightened polarization, news programming often has an underlying bias running through an entire network’s shows.
How the Debate Means Everything and Nothing to the American …
On Sept. 10, 2024, Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump faced each other at the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia for the first time on this campaign trail. Trump had previously debated Biden on June 27—a showdown that proved disastrous for the Biden campaign by confirming many left-leaning voters’ lack of confidence […]
Still “Strange and Unusual” – The Cowl
Sep 19, 2024 · Beetlejuice Beetlejuice, another Tim Burton classic Tim Burton’s Beetlejuice has undoubtedly become a cult classic since its 1988 release (not to mention one of my favorite movies). The film seamlessly combines elements of comedy and horror, bringing a lighthearted element to its eerie undertones. The star-studded cast (including Michael Keaton, Geena Davis, Alec Baldwin, and […]
Sarah McCall ’26 – The Cowl
4 days ago · Sarah McCall ’26. Hosted this week by John Mulaney and featuring musical guest Chappell Roan, episode five of Saturday Night Live’s 50th season was a hit.Airing mere days before a historic election, there was pressure to deliver great sketches and a memorable cold open following the political theme this season’s cold opens have maintained.
Fall Film Festival Releases Capture Oscar Buzz, But Will it Last?
Sep 19, 2024 · In most years, only a few films released in the first half of the calendar year solidify themselves as major Oscar contenders. For the past few years, it seemed as if this precedent of awarding only late-in-the-year releases had been dismantled. 2022’s Best Picture winner CODA was released in August, 2023’s winner Everything Everywhere All at Once had been released in March, and this past ...