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TheVol. LXXVIII No. 18 @thecowl • thecowl.com ProvidenceCowl College March 20, 2014 by James Kirby ’15 Sports Staff OF men’s basketball THE TASTE Ten long years have passed since the Providence College Friars have gone to the Big Dance. Twenty years have gone by since the Friars were Big East Tournament Champions. In Ed Cooley’s seven-year career as a head coach (first five being with Fairfield University) he has yet to get a taste of the NCAA Tournament. All three streaks came to an abrupt and joyful end when the Friars took down Creighton University on VICTORY March 15 to win their second ever Big East Championship title and thus solidifying a place in the coveted field of 68 of the NCAA Tournament with an automatic bid. “It is just a vindicating feeling to know the Providence Friars are Big East Champions. This is something that our school and our city hasn’t seen in a long time so for us to finally bring this home is top of the list,” said an elated Bryce Cotton ’14, who was selected as the MVP of the tournament. The feat of winning three games in three straight days is more impressive considering the team essentially has a six-man rotation. Four Friars, Cotton, LaDontae Henton ’15, Josh Fortune ’16, and Tyler Harris ’16, played every minute of the title game. PHOTO COURTESY OF PC ATHLETICS VICTORY/ Page 22 Dr. Temple Grandin Miss America Reigns Supreme at PC Named as 2014 class by Meaghan Dodson ’17 celebration of diversity.” $45 million each year to finance News Staff After Cuartas’s speech, Davuluri women’s education. Davuluri Commencement ascended the podium. She began by personally received approximately campus events posing a question to the audience: $92,000 throughout her career. She Speaker What do you first think of when you used some of this money to finance hear of the Miss America Pageant? her education at the University of On Tuesday, March 18, 2014 the “PC While many people associate the Michigan (from which she received a Presents: Miss America 2014 Lecture” pageant with high heels and swim degree in brain behavior and cognitive Page 4 was held at 5:30 p.m. in Slavin’s ’64 Hall. suits, Davuluri explained that the science) and plans to use the rest Nina Davuluri, the 2014 winner of the Miss America Organization is actually to support her graduate studies. pageant, visited Providence College built upon four pillars of style, Finally, the 24-year-old achieved and brought with her a completely service, scholarship, and success. success when she became the first different perspective of what it means She attested that even though the Indian woman to win the title of Miss to be crowned “Miss America.” style portion is the one aired on America. In the competition itself, she The event began with an opening television, the other three pillars are performed a classic Indian dance fused speech by Victoria Cuartas ’15, what truly define the organization. with elements of Bollywood moves— who recently won the title of “Miss In terms of service, Miss even though people said Bollywood Providence College” through America is a businesswoman who would “never win.” She affirmed that the Miss RI America Scholarship is responsible for networking with it was important for her to represent her Program. Cuartas is a first-generation various organizations. Davuluri is heritage, and she asserted that it was American citizen whose parents the National Goodwill Ambassador time for the pageant to reach out to a immigrated from Colombia and for Children’s Miracle Network new demographic of American women. Venezuela, and in the competition Hospitals, works with women in Davuluri has struggled to come to she promoted a platform of the STEM (Science, Technology, terms with her identity as an Indian- “Immigration Assimilation: Engineering, and Mathematics) American. She spoke about how the Rhode to the American program, and collaborates with the she grew up in a conservative town Dream.” Cuartas emphasized Department of Education. Davuluri in Oklahoma where people would that culture is a source of emphasized that her role as Miss often ask questions such as “Will you unity—not division—and America is first and foremost a job. have an arranged marriage?” out of she praised the evening Regarding scholarship, the ignorance. She admitted that college as being a “magnificent nonprofit organization gives out AMERICA/ Page 2 UNDERtheHOOD Providence College's Student-Run Newspaper Since 1935 News 2 A&E Portfolio Opinion 6 Kealy Robertson ’16 ranks St. Patrick’s Portfolio welcomes new writer Photography 11 Day parades around the country. Who Ariana Pasquantonio ’16. Check out A&E 13 did it better? New York, Chicago, or her first poem, “414 Saint-Sulpice.” Boston? Portfolio 18 Sports 22 Page 14 Page 18 Page 2 News March 20, 2014 Students Serve over Spring Break stated that the lottery system appeared the world. the administration’s budget. by Kathleen McGinty ’16 the only fair way to select participants. Last week, Fraitzl and her group “Hopefully we’ll be able to send Asst. News Editor The College typically sends 110 were involved in demolition work, more [next year],” she said. “We’re students on Habitat for Humanity flooring, dry walling, and painting going to try, but we can’t guarantee habitat for humanity trips over spring break, with last year’s to rehab a home and make its living anything.” jump to 220 students amounting to the conditions more suitable for an The PC chapter of Habitat for largest collegiate group serving the incoming family. Other groups in Humanity is already looking toward One hundred forty Providence organization. different locations worked from the next year as it hosts a basketball College students traveled across the Despite this year’s curbed ground up, building an entirely new tournament next Saturday, March 29 eastern portion of the United States last participation, students appeared to home. to raise money for future spring break week as part of the College’s annual enjoy their week building homes. According to Fraitzl, the fate of next service trips. Habitat for Humanity spring break “It was a really good trip,” said year’s Habitat for Humanity remains Fraitzl encourages any students service trips. With an applicant pool of Fraitzl, who traveled to Pittsburgh, largely unknown and rests on both the who did not get into a Habitat for approximately 200 students, demand Pa. with her group last week. “I didn’t PC chapter’s fundraising efforts and Humanity trip to reapply next year. for this year’s trips remained relatively hear of anybody who had a bad time. consistent with last year’s 220 student It’s a great cause to be involved with.” participants, but about 60 were turned The Habitat for Humanity spring away from the week of service due to break trips, largely organized by insufficient funding. students on the PC chapter’s executive “We had to scale back the numbers board, including Fraitzl, Laila Ettefagh due to a lack of funding,” said Heidi ’14, Casey Gemas ’14, Meagan Sullivan Fraitzl ’14, the president of the PC ’14, Nick Ackerman ’15, Bryan chapter of the Habitat for Humanity McNamara ’15, Emily Reers ’15, Anna executive board. “We had to do it by a Vecchi ’15, Griffin Young ’15, and lottery system, unfortunately.” Emmy DiRenzo ’16 with oversight and According to Fraitzl, these spring assistance from Father Justin Brophy, break trips receive funding in part O.P., sent nine groups to work on from fundraisers, such as the “Great homebuilding. Grilled Cheese Event” hosted this past These groups, comprised of 10 to fall by the PC chapter of Habitat for 15 students each, scattered across Humanity, and by a $200 fee charged Connecticut, Delaware, New Jersey, to students who participate. The Office and Pennsylvania for the week to help of Mission and Ministry and Campus Habitat for Humanity in achieving its Ministry subsidize the remaining cost mission of eliminating substandard of the service trips not covered by housing. Fraitzl noted that the fundraising or student fees. international, nonprofit organization Fraitzl expressed her struggle with views housing as a human right, and and the difficulty of seeing students according to its website, it has built or willing to spend their week off engaged repaired 800,000 houses and served PHOTO COURTESY OF THE HABITAT FOR HUMANITY OF COASTAL FAIRFIELD COUNTY FACEBOOK PAGE in service turned away. However, she more than four million people around Students participated in service projects like building houses and rehabbing existing homes. When a member of the audience to have full composure 24/7. It’s to inspire the students. America: asked if she ever feels objectified as extremely admirable that Nina has The entire event was sponsored by a woman, Davuluri responded that overcome so many obstacles to get to BMSA, Student Congress, BOP, SMA, Continued from front page she fully embraces her femininity. where she is today.” Student Affairs, and Residence Life. was the first time she was immersed When talking with congressmen and Davuluri also commented upon the After the lecture, Cuartas reflected, in Indian culture, and it was there senators, Davuluri stated, she has the very subjective nature of beauty, saying “Miss America’s visit to PC was a that she became actively involved in advantage of immediately capturing that true beauty starts from within and once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. I am her sorority, student government, and their attention and directing it towards is realized through maturity and the so proud that the BMSA diversity Indian-American organizations. important issues she is addressing.

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