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Vol.The LXXVII No. 6 @thecowl • thecowl.com ProvidenceC College wlOctober 18, 2012 Dr. Kahane David Gergen Speaks at PC Blends by Kathleen McGinty ’16 News Staff Sports and Campus Events Economics at PC by Kathleen McGinty ’16 Rolling out a narrow, black carpet News Staff and dimming the lights in the Peterson Center, Providence College took on Feature Professor a red-carpet feel Friday, October 12 to welcome David Gergen, a senior As the developer and professor political analyst for CNN and a of Providence College’s own sports professor of public service at Harvard’s economics course and the chief editor of Kennedy School. the Journal of Sports Economics, Dr. Leo Speaking on “How Business and Kahane would appear to be an avid, Economic Issues are Shaping the 2012 SAADIA AHMAD ’14 / THE COWL devout sports fan. Yet, ironically, that David Gergen discusses the role of business and economics in the Presidential election. Presidential Race,” Gergen discussed assumption is false. the outlook of November’s presidential science major. “[Gergen]’s the ideal Gergen, the Federal Reserve voted “I’m not a sports nut,” said Kahane. election from an economic point of person to talk to about something in favor of QE3, a decision that has “A lot of my colleagues who would call view in a question-and-answer style like this.” it buying more mortgage securities themselves sports economists follow all forum. The event, organized by seniors Invited to impart his input and and could very well create more jobs the box scores and know the results of Patrick Bonner, Jason Elliot, Mike opinions, Gergen responded to as well as lower interest rates. Such all the latest games and can spout out all Englert, Meredith Maher, and Eliza students’ questions regarding the an act, in Gergen’s opinion, gives sorts of statistics for players in various Mandzik, was meant to facilitate the PC impact of certain economic policies stockholders more of an incentive to sports. I’m not that kind of person.” community’s exploration of important on the upcoming election. Elliot and enter the stock market and can give While Kahane’s fanaticism may questions about the election, according Bonner were the first to inquire, with President Obama what he called a not match that of his students or to Maher. Elliot asking Gergen whether or not “lift” for the upcoming election. his colleagues, his interest in sports “The economy is a big issue in the he thinks QE3 will have a significant Gergen was also questioned about economics roots itself in the fact that election,” noted Mandzik, a political impact on the election. According to GERGEN / Page 4 the sports industry provides valuable information for understanding general economics principles, a lesson that he learned after several trials and PC Lifestyle&Fashion: tribulations. Kahane, now a professor of economics at the College, admitted that his path to economics was not a direct PC Students Start Popular Lifestyle Blog one. During his undergraduate career by Kathleen Sullivan ’14 The blog features certain weekly posts at the University of California, Berkeley, Senior News Writer like Work Out Wednesdays and Thayer Kahane bounced from a chemistry Street Thursdays. On Wednesdays, major to a linguistics major to, finally, Clubs and Organizations bloggers provide information concerning an economics major. fitness with YouTube workout videos or “I couldn’t get into a French class so Amidst the social media frenzy where on campus to exercise. One post I took an economics course because it that seems to be permeating every featured the pool here at PC, including was satisfying one of my requirements,” organization at Providence College, the hours of operation and a number of Kahane said, “and that was it for the PC Lifestyle&Fashion blog sets a different activities to do in the pool to stay me…I realized that [economics] was a model for the rest to follow. In order in shape. Thayer Street Thursdays follow marriage of skills and ideas that I was to stay up to date with all that is a different idea, focusing each week on a interested in, that best suited me.” essential for PC students, students different place to eat in that area. After graduating from UC Berkley should read and follow the blog Some posts display familiar places as an economics major and a social by “liking” the Facebook page or like LaSalle Bakery, and others include science field major, which combined following the page on Tumblr. pictures from popular off-campus Kahane’s interests in the social sciences This blog branches out past the activities like the golf party. The blog of economics, psychology, and political gates of the College to provide a way for also features students who stand out for science, he completed his graduate students to keep informed about what is their fashion sense, groups on campus work at Columbia University in New going on in Providence and throughout to promote events, and sports teams York City in 1991 with a Ph.D in Rhode Island. Danielle Lockhart encouraging fan support. There is even economics. ’14, the founder of the blog, states, a post that gives students information on Just as Kahane’s curiosity in “PC Lifestyle&Fashion is a student the importance of voting and resources economics peaked during his organization and online blog focused for how to register or file for an absentee undergraduate career, his interest in on creating awareness of Providence ballot. sports economics evolved while writing College fashion, food, athletics, social The range of topics on this blog his first sports economics paper. life, and activities and events within is nothing short of impressive, and “My interest was in trying to the Rhode Island area.” Lockhart explains, “We like to think understand an economic question long Scrolling through the blog, students of ourselves as the ‘show-and-tell’ ago in my very first sports economics will find posts about everything from version of current events at PC.” paper that I worked on,” Kahane events like Late Night Madness, to PC Lifestyle&Fashion is not bogged remembered. “[I] was struggling popular restaurants, to fashion updates. FASHION / Page 5 KAHANE / Page 5 UNDERtheHOOD Providence College's Student-Run Newspaper Since 1935 News 3 World Commentary A&E World 6 PC students Writer attends Life in Commentary Check out all the 9 winners of this serve a Color in Providence! Photography 14 year’s Noble Prizes! community in A&E 16 need. Portfolio 21 Page 6 Page 9 Page 16 Sports 25 2 The Cowl October 18, 2012 Providence College’s Student-Run Newspaper Since 1935 Yes, Your Vote Counts Publisher: Kristine Goodwin The fall season is not only a time for apple picking and pumpkin Co-Publisher: Dr. Steven Sears flavored coffee; it is the time to gear up in the ol’ red, white, and Advisor: Mr. Richard F. Kless blue to support the political candidate of your liking. As citizens of the United States, we all have the opportunity to choose a candidate Desk Editor-in-Chief: Arman Oganisian ’13 who advances our economic and social beliefs. While many people Associate Editor-in-Chief: Dara Plath ’13 fall somewhere in between liberal and conservative principles (such as yours truly), our country has entrusted our political Managing Editor: Michael Rose ’13 dogmas into a two-party system: Democrats and Republicans. News Editor: Christine Rousselle ’13 This editorial is not here to remind you that a presidential Asst. News Editor: Andres Taborda ’15 election is right around the proverbial corner. Rather, we are here to convince you of the importance of your vote. As college students, World Editor: Andrew Gellert ’13 Asst. World Editor: Kayla Fernandes ’14 we are burdened with the responsibility of paying off student loans, finding jobs in a difficult economy, and starting a life outside Commentary Editor: Genevieve Ilg ’14 the college bubble. For us seniors polishing off our resumes to be Asst. 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BOP aired the presidential debate in McPhail’s, and Head Copy Editor: Cassandra Santoro ’13 the School of Business appointed CNN analyst David Gergen to Asst. Head Copy Editor: Courtney Buohl ’15 explain how economics will affect the campaigns of each candidate. Copy Editors: Sabrina Abballe ’13, Andrew Butler ’16, Emily Davey ’15, Kelsey While these events help publicize the ideologies of Barack MacKinnon ’14, Gabriella Nigro ’16, Madi Short ’14, Diana Vlavianos ’15, Monica Obama and Mitt Romney, it is ultimately up to each individual White ’13, Olivia Winslow ’16 to decide where on the political spectrum he or she stands. Webmaster: Fabian Bustos ’15 It doesn’t matter if you are a Democrat or Republican; whether you are pro-gay marriage or pro-life; support big government or favor laissez-faire economics.

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