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Have yourself a good laugh by checking out this year's edition of The Scowl! https://t.co/qPZ5nkUKw8 Creative Non-Fiction | Nov.19, 2021 What a Piece of Work is Man by: Fiona Clarke ’23 by Fiona Clarke ’23 In the summer of 2011, as our house in Michigan was compressed into cardboard boxes and plastic bins, sorted and taped and stacked and chucked into a truck, my sister and I, with great care, selected… Read More Creative Non-Fiction | Nov.18, 2021 Thankful: A DWC Paper by: Aidan Lerner ’22 By: Aidan Lerner ’22 Since the beginning of time when the first man evolved from clay or fish or from apes, there has been higher education (I would assume). Aidan Lerner ’22 is a current student at Providence College who… Read More Creative Non-Fiction | Oct.21, 2021 You Have OCD and Not the One Where You Clean a Bunch of Stuff by: Aidan Lerner ’22 by Aidan Lerner ’22 “There’s poison in your glass.” You want a glass of water. You go get a glass, right? You go to the cabinet and you select a glass. Then, you inspect it carefully. You are looking… Read More Creative Non-Fiction | Oct.07, 2021 Beware the Ides of Career Fair by: Aidan Lerner ’22 by Aidan Lerner ’22 I think the Career Fair would have been a great place to croak. I mean, kick the bucket in a dramatic fashion. I walk in there with the stylish, pressed suit my dad picked out… Read More Creative Non-Fiction | Sep.30, 2021 Parking Passes: But At What Cost? by: Kathryn Libertini ’23 by Kathryn Libertini ’23 This week, when walking through the Fennel parking lot, I witnessed a black Jeep getting towed. Behind it, a student, presumably on the phone with a fellow student, exclaimed, “Bro they’re towing my car right now,… Read More Creative Non-Fiction | Sep.16, 2021 Timeline by: Kate Ward ’23 by Kate Ward ’23 Halfway through my freshman year of college, we were sent home on an extended spring break because of an outbreak of COVID-19 cases. Not long before we were sent home, my friends had been complaining of… Read More Creative Non-Fiction | Sep.16, 2021 Location, Location, Location by: Fiona Clarke ’23 by Fiona Clarke ’23 I hesitate to claim outright that there are questions that are just bad (read: bizarre, intrusive, or just stupid) no matter the asker or of whom they are asked and no matter the time nor the place.… Read More Creative Non-Fiction | Sep.16, 2021 Pigeons and Doves by: Sarah McLaughlin ’23 by Sarah McLaughlin ’23 There are countless bird-related trivia facts I like to spout over the dinner table, during walks to class, or in the delirium of three a.m. roommate conversations, but my favorite might be the fact that there… Read More Creative Non-Fiction | Sep.03, 2021 Armenians and Bad Questions I Sing by: Fiona Clarke '23 A guest may often ask his or her host this question: “Do you have a bathroom?” Some people call this an inane or insane question. I, however, think it’s both perfectly ane and sane. I am suspicious by nature… Read More Creative Non-Fiction | Sep.03, 2021 A Short Composition About the Sun by: Taylor Rogers '24 Like my tiny, overgrown succulents and plants, I naturally lean towards the sun. Sun for me is like water for fish, its harsh rays embracing me in the same way the ocean delicately wraps herself around a fish’s entire… Read More 1 2 3 Next 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 roughly 50 locations on and off-campus. High volume areas include the Slavin Center, Phillips Memorial Library, and the Ruane Center. 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