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he owl T C EST. 1935 Vol. LXVIII No. 19 www.TheCowl.com • Providence College • Providence, R.I. February 26, 2004 Columnist discusses Archbishop to Church’s role in address 2004 Graduating Class American politics said that Catholics are By Keith E.Carr ’04 split between the two News Editor main political parties The commencement speaker more equally than many is often as memorable as the other large religious graduation exercise itself. At groups. Dionne sug­ times, the message of the gested that Catholics are distinguished drawn to one party or another depending on CAMPUS speaker is seared NEWS into the mind of which aspects of the faith they hold most important. the graduating Republicans, focusing on audience and remains as JOE R A HO '05/The Cowl family, cannot see how relevant, even years after By Jennifer Jarvis ’07 Democrats support discarding the cap and gown. News Staff positions contrary to This year’s speaker is the Most Rev. Sean Patrick The Honors Depart Catholic teaching, re PHOTO ILLUSTRATION BY TRACY DONADIO ’06/The Cowl O’Malley, O.F.M., Cap., the ment held their second garding abortion and gay archbishop of the Archdiocese annual honors lecture on marriage. The Democrats of Boston. He will speak at the Monday, Feb. 23, at 4:30 feel that their conservative College’s Eighty-Sixth p.m. in the counterparts disregard the Help wanted Commencement Exercises on LECTURE Fienstien poor by supporting tax cuts and reduced social by Megan Comerford ’06 volunteer and non­ added that seniors Sunday, May 16. profit work, and even “have to get their own Last July, Bishop O’Malley Conference room spending. Senior News Staff graduate school. “We personal act together.” was installed as Boston’s sixth welcoming Washington According to Dionne, s Commence see a good two-thirds of “Our role is educa archbishop. He has been the Post columnist Eugene J. even gender is a factor in ment Day rapid the [senior] class,” said tional, so our services bishop of Palm Beach, Fla., Fall Dionne, Jr. as he gave his how Catholics vote. As ly approaches, John McGrath, Director come in line with that. River, Mass., and was at one lecture entitled, “One far as younger people are Amembers of the Classof Career Services for We want to make sure time the bishop of St. Thomas Electorate Under God.” concerned, Catholics tend of 2004 are in the Seniors. that students are leaving in the American Virgin Islands. The event was sponsored to be more traditional than process of finding jobs Career Services for here with a focus and Bishop O’Malley replaced by Honors alumni and their peers. However, for their post Seniors prepares with the skills...all the Bernard Cardinal Law, who was drew a crowd of nearly young Catholic men tend graduation lives. The students for the job nuts and bolts that go forced to resign in December 200. Dionne received his to be more conservative, Office of Career search, providing them into the job search,” 2002 after widespread criticism undergraduate degree at while young Catholic Services at Providence with the appropriate said Linda Ernst, and allegations that Law Harvard University, was a women more often lean College offers a knowledge, access to Assistant Director of mishandled charges of sexual Rhodes Scholar, and towards the left, accord number of services career opportunities, Career Services for abuse among the clergy. Bishop earned his Ph.D. from ing to Dionne. aimed at helping and advisement. Seniors and Re­ O’Malley has a history of Oxford University, and Neither party con graduating seniors “There is sometimes cruitment Coordinator. cleaning up after scandal and currently is a professor at forms perfectly to all the achieve success in their an assumption that Career Services for has been widely seen as a Georgetown University beliefs of Catholicism. search for employment. someone shows up in Seniors utilizes a positive influence on the and a Senior Fellow at the These discrepancies could Catering not only to senior year and then system of steps by troubled Boston archdiocese. In Brookings Institution. lead to discomfort within students interested in they’re ready to be which they educate Fall River, Mass, he was Dionne’s lecture cov one’s party, but this would the field of business, inserted into a job, but seniors, teaching them responsible for enacting new ered two main topics. The not necessarily be a bad thing, stressed Dionne. Career Services also in reality that’s nowhere first to focus on their policies against sexual abuse first was the role of has programs for those near what happens,” after Rev. John Porter pleaded Catholics in politics. He LECTURE/Page 7 interested in education, said McGrath, who JOB SEARCH/Page 5 guilty to molesting 28 children. O’Malley worked closely with the victims and earned respect in the community. Student Congress presidential race begins O’Malley is a Capuchin Friar, an order dedicated to following in the tradition of St. Catrambone said, “I think that Francis of Assisi. He was By Keith E. Carr ’04 we have a good amount of ordained a priest of the Order News Editor power, but I think that it is of Friars Minor Capuchin on There are no political parties, safeguarded and overseen by Aug. 29, 1970. He is known as special interests, campaign Father [Rev. J. Stuart McPhail, a collector of fountain pens, a managers or staFFs. There are O.P., Vice President for Student lover of books, and a man no fundraisers or rallies or Services], That is not neces­ versed in some five foreign invective sarily a bad thing.” According languages—including fluency STUDENT charged web- to Doherty, “In the Mission in Spanish and Portuguese CONGRESS sites. There is, Statement [of the College] that which he earned his doctorate however, plen­ is how Congress appears, but in from Catholic University of ty of gumption and drive, and Congress could definitely try to America. this year’s candidates for be more independent than it is In 1998, O’Malley was Student Congress President are now.” appointed by Pope John Paul II lacking in neither. KRISTIN ELLIS ’05/The Cowl Both candidates noted that to the Synod of Bishops for Next Wednesday, March 3, Left to right: George Catrambone ’05 and Patrick Doherty change is difficult and that one Oceania and has also served as presidential hopefuls George ’05 both hope to be the next President of Student Congress. must be pragmatic in apostolic visitor for several Catrambone ’05 and Patrick approaching controversial seminaries in Central America Doherty ’05 will square off in issues. “You have to work and the Caribbean. an election that will define the greater funding for performer for the yearly within the system to achieve O’Malley is also a member direction of the College’s organizations such as Board of concert.” Doherty also said that change. Some of the more of the National Conference of Student Congress for the next Multicultural StudentAFFairs he would like for Congress to radical ideas of the past are not Catholic Bishops and the United year. (BMSA) and Pastoral Service sponsor a little league team, in often able to be implemented. States Catholic Conference, Both candidates are anxious Organization (PSO),” said order to “enhance the College’s I’m really seeking reform from where he serves as chairman on and enthusiastic. In an Catrambone. Doherty, who public image.” the inside out of Congress,” said their Committee of Consecrated interview with The Cowl, hails from Abington, Mass., Responding to the com­ Catrambone. According to Life. Catrambone, a native of Wall, would “like to see a separate monly held assumption that Doherty, “The way PC works, N.J., said that allocations are an Entertainment Committee as a Congress is powerless and if you try to go for the wall, Thanks to The Spectrum for area that could stand for some part of Congress that would subject to a controlling contributing to this article. improvement. “I’d like to see work like JRW Core to select a administration presence, CONGRESS/Page 7 A&E ► COMMENTARY ► INDEX ► Arts & Entertainment.......13 Stephanie Smith ’06 dissects the mystery and The Cowl announces its official endorsement Campus Calendar. .2 Portfolio...........................18 World................... .8 Roving.............................21 the ‘passion’ surrounding Mel Gibson’s latest for the position of Executive President of Week in Review.... ..9 PC Scoreboard.............. 22 motion picture. Student Congress. Commentary........ 10 Sports................Back Page PAGE 13 PAGE 11 4 The Cowl News February 26,2004 Treasurers race for office, secretary walks By Stephanie Barkus ’05 Asst. News Editor Right: left to right, Zachary On Wednesday, March 3, Providence McBride ’05 and Shawna College students will cast their vote for Steadman ’05, are both the members of the Student Congress running for treasurer of Executive Board. On the ballot, they will Student Congress. Below see two candidates for right: Caitlin Mullen ’05, STUDENT treasurer, and only who has been secretary of CONGRESS one for secretary. her class for three years, is Shawna Steadman running unopposed for the ’05 and Zachary McBride ’05 are position of secretary. running for the position of treasurer, Students can vote for the while Caitlin Mullen ’05 is running candidates on Wednesday, unopposed for secretary. March 3 in Raymond Steadman, a biology major, is Cafeteria and Slavin Center. currently a member of Congress as a representative of the Class of 2005. Though this was her first year on Congress, Steadman was involved with would be for Congress to have more experience in finance makes the position student government in high school, student involvement. “I want to work of treasurer the best fit for him.

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