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by Sabrina Guilbeault ’18 News Staff The Collaboration of Academic Careers in Higher Education, or faculty COACHE, is a national organization Is After a COACHE survey, which of over 200 national chief officers was the College’s first comprehensive at colleges and universities. The survey related to faculty issues and survey used is a standard survey satisfaction, was administered to developed by COACHE, which the faculty last year, a report was covers nine general topics related recently published that summarizes to faculty satisfaction. According The the findings of the survey, indicating to Harvard University’s definition great dissatisfaction among faculty. of the COACHE survey, it allows “Last year, the faculty took a institutional leaders to know how job-satisfaction survey regarding to create a better place to work and their jobs at Providence College,” has “cultivated a reputation for Faculty said Dr. Fred Drogula, a member of faculty satisfaction survey tools that the COACHE committee at PC. “A are considered best-in-class, offering very large percentage of the faculty much more than locally-derived and participated in the survey, and when other instruments.” the results came out this fall, they “The survey was very sophisticated, showed alarmingly widespread and a committee, chaired by Dr. Maia Happy? and deep dissatisfaction among the Bailey in Biology, was faculty.” COACHE/ Page 2 Friars on Fire by Joey Ciccarello ’16 Tournament. The victory also pushed second half were especially tense Asst. Sports Editor the Friars into the Elite Eight for the for the home crowd. The Anteaters Turning men’s soccer first time in school history, and was had a golden opportunity when the second home victory in as many Bryan Breslin received a cross and For Markus Naglestad ’14RS, it NCAA Tournament games for the put a header on net. However, Friar was a sure thing as soon as the ball left 11th overall seed in the country. goalie Keasel Broome ’14RS was up Smith Hill his foot. While a packed Ray Treacy Naglestad’s goal aside, the game to the task, as he leaped into the air Track held their breath, Naglestad did not lack any suspense. The Friars and punched the ball over the net. calmly slotted a 30-yard free kick past got a chance early in the first half Besides that opportunity, however, UC Irvine goalie Michael Breslin, when Dominik Machado ’17 found Providence locked down the potent Inside Out lifting the Providence College Men’s himself open in the 18-yard box, only UC Irvine offense. Head Coach Craig by Frank Flanagan ’15 Soccer Team to a 1-0 third-round to see his shot strike the crossbar and Stewart praised his defense, noting, “I A&E Staff victory over the Anteaters. bounce out of play. Naglestad and thought we did a good job as a unit, local art “That’s in my range,” Naglestad Fabio Machado ’15 fired wide of closing out space and denying them said of the kick after the game had Breslin’s net in the first half as well, time on the ball.” ​ This past November, Providence College students Michaela Bolotin and the Friars as a whole outshot UC ELITE/ Page 24 ended. “I feel good when I get that ’16 and Grace Twardy ’16 led an chance.” It marked his 10th goal of Irvine nine to three in the first half. effort that brought the Inside Out the season, and his first in the NCAA The opening moments of the Project to Providence. The Inside Out Project is a global community art project in which participants paste a collection of portraits outdoors in hopes of conveying a common community message. The Providence installment ran with the following goal in mind: “To unify the many people who call Smith Hill their home through a public art display.” The project was installed on Saturday, November 22, on the St. Patrick’s Cemetery wall facing Douglas Avenue, though, due to inclement weather and vandalism, was rendered almost completely gone shortly thereafter. “I discovered the project this Photo courtesy of Laura Nagel ‘14 summer, I want to say August,” said Providence College's Student-Run Newspaper Since 1935 Bolotin. From there she sprung into UNDERtheHOOD action. “I posted [the project] in the Photography Opinion Global Studies group on Facebook News 2 and asked ‘Does anyone want to PC sexual assault policies need to be Opinion 6 Describe the semester in 40 bring this to Providence?’” Twardy characters or less more specific almost Photography 10 INSIDE OUT/ Page 13 A&E 13 Page 10 Page 6 Portfolio 16 Sports 20 Page 2 News December 4, 2014 COACHE: Dissatisfaction Among Faculty Continued from front page created to review the data and make satisfaction.” “First and foremost, the are carried out, greater satisfaction partners collaborate to achieve common recommendations to the College faculty was extremely dissatisfied with amongst the faculty could be the result. goals, stronger loyalty and sense of administration to improve the working the leadership and governance of the As the committee said in the end of their worth, and an environment of academic conditions for faculty,” said Drogula. College, but there were also secondary introductory remarks, “The benefits excellence.” PC’s COACHE Committee composed concerns about compensation, health are clear: a sense of community where the report regarding the survey. “Our and family care, and diversity and committee believes the COACHE mentoring,” Drogula said. survey presents a unique window of According to the report, “the largest opportunity to identify serious problems discrepancy in satisfaction between that weaken our capacity to realize the Providence College faculty and faculty College’s vision,” writes the committee. at other COACHE institutions is on “If concerns are not addressed in a timely the matters of senior leadership.” fashion…this opportunity will be lost.” The committee provides a variety of “Since the success of any liberal arts immediate actions to take to improve this, college depends upon the dedication of including faculty representation on the its faculty, the fact that so many of PC's Board of Trustees elected by the Faculty faculty are unhappy with their working Senate, a change in the format in faculty conditions is a serious threat to the meetings to allow genuine discussion, long term success of the College,” said and “efforts to demonstrate appreciation Drogula. “I am hoping that the College of the faculty and its role in the success of administration seizes this opportunity the College through meaningful response to strengthen the College by responding to faculty priorities.” positively to the clearly expressed As for diversity and mentoring, it was concerns of the faculty.” rated as one of the two lowest aspects of The report outlined four areas the College by 17 percent of respondents. that were prioritized as key elements Intermediate actions to make this more to be addressed regarding faculty satisfactory include requiring sensitivity dissatisfaction. According to the report, training to all faculty members, the other areas showed great levels of implementation of measures to bring dissatisfaction, such as tenure and greater transparency to decisions, and promotion. As noted in the previous designing a facility in a central location Cowl article from Nov. 20, recent changes on campus which could serve as a faculty regarding tenure and promotion had lounge of sorts, which would promote been made, and due to the ongoing faculty socialization. efforts, tenure and promotion were not Compensation and health and family outlined in the report. care were two other aspects of the report Instead, the report focused on four where the faculty’s satisfactions were areas where “easily executable changes among the lowest in peer institutions. MORGAN PEKERA ’15 / THE COWL should lead to significant gain in If the changes suggested in the report The most recent Faculty Senate meeting took place on Wednesday in Ruane 105. New Senior Giving Campaign Forgoes Bricks by Kathleen McGinty ’16 of the graduating class are encouraged also detracts from donations, as the currently brainstorming other ideas News Editor to donate to the PC Fund, which College must provide the funds for this for students who donate $100 or more supports and is directed to aspects of upkeep. Schwartz and Levcowich noted to be recognized: through initiation institutional advancement campus where funds are needed the that the Committee kept in mind that into a Young Dominican Society, an most, such as clubs and organizations, Senior Ring Weekend now coincides invitation to an exclusive networking For alumni returning to campus, a campus renovations, financial aid, and with the same year as Commencement, event during St. Dominic Weekend, stroll down memory lane is no longer development of new curricula, or the the increased expenses of which may and even engraving plaques with than the walkway between the Phillips Angel Fund, which offers emergency prevent seniors from donating that $100 donors’ names. Memorial Library and St. Dominic financial aid to students in the midst to be eligible for a brick. Yet Seitz stressed the importance of Chapel. Made up of bricks engraved with of unexpected financial hardship. Gifts The change to the program also not just donations but participation as donor names, the walkway recognizes made to these funds are used in the year comes on the heels of the “Our Moment” well. alumni or seniors who have donated they are received. campaign launch, which launched what “Annual gifts are what set us apart either $250 or $100, respectively, to one The brick program launched in 2009 Seitz called a “group effort” mentality to from other institutions,” she said. of Providence College’s Annual Funds. in tangent with Annual Giving, initially achieving the College’s goal of raising “Participation is just as important as While the installation of the Class of allowing alumni in their reunion year $140 million by 2017. dollars. Small gifts have a big impact 2014’s bricks will reach the chapel and to be recognized with an engraved Schwartz and Levcowich are when everyone participates.” prohibit any new bricks from being brick for their donation of $250 or more, placed in the walkway, that is only part and evolved over time to include not of the reason why seniors will not be only alumni, but also members of the provided the opportunity to receive a senior class who donated $100 or more. brick in their name following a donation However, the program has initiated a to Senior Giving. conversation different than anticipated. “It was a very difficult decision,” said “It became a message about buying Renee Seitz ’09 & ’11G, assistant director a brick,” said Seitz. “We didn’t want of annual giving. “Ultimately it came students to see a tangible item for down to what message are we sending… purchase.” Instead, she hopes that The message we wanted to send this seniors who give will do so to express year is that we welcome all students, all thankfulness for the experiences they seniors to participate in Senior Giving have been provided at PC. because it’s not about that big gift. We In making the decision to transform are just as grateful to those who consider its campaign, members of the Senior that $5 gift.” Giving Committee have been engaged In fact, according to Torie Schwartz in conversation since last semester and ’15 and Jill Levcowich ’15, co-chairs of concluded that the timing was right to Senior Giving, the dollar goal of Senior end the brick program. Giving dropped to $25,000 in total Seitz stated that with reunions donations, while the participation goal is occurring every five years, every set at 65 percent, the highest it has been graduating class has been provided the since the advent of the brick program. chance to participate in the program. According to Seitz, Senior Giving is Similarly, with the ongoing Campus an annual effort to raise awareness and Transformation project, uncertainty heighten the philanthropic support from exists as to where the walkway could the student body. Each year, members continue, and maintenance of the bricks JESS ARTIGLIERE ’17/ THE COWL December 4, 2014 NEWS The Cowl 3

Could Artificial Intelligence End Mankind?

Professor Stephen Hawkins, in an interview for the BBC, has warned that further developments of artificial intelligence could “spell the end of the human race.” The fear of artificial intelligence is its possible ability Bursting to eventually learn by itself and supersede humans. Eventually, artificial intelligence would grow at ever-increasing rates. Similarly, Elon Musk has also warned that artificial intelligence is “our biggest existential the PC Bubble threat.” by David Toro ’16 News Staff A Call for $6 Billion to Help Fight Ebola

After claiming the lives of 6,000 people, Ebola has not stopped terrifying people on a global scale. Recently, the new headlines have subsided with apocalyptic visions. However, the fight is still on, and Obama wants $6 billion to help nurses, doctors, and charity organizations that risk their lives to contain the deadly virus.

Brown’s Stepfather Under Investigation Russia Warns of 2015 Recession Upon a previous forecasting for an increase of 1.2 percent in Russia’s Before Thanksgiving break, Darren Wilson, the Officer who shot economy in 2015, the Economic Dev. Ministry has estimated a decrease Michael Brown to death, was not indicted by the grand jury in Ferguson, of 0.8 percent next year. The fact that Russia relies heavily on oil and tax Missouri. Upon all the unrest around the country, Michael Brown’s revenues makes the country extremely sensitive to price movements. Oil stepfather is now under investigation for possibly inciting a riot. An prices keep going down, and they keep hurting Russia as a result. In the online video reveals Louis Head, Brown’s stepfather, standing on a event that the price of oil decreases to $60 a barrel, GDP will decline from platform shouting violent encouragements at an already heated crowd. 3.5 percent to 4 percent next year.

Congress Updates PC Athletes Network by Emily Marzo ’16 did not view the school as a problem, by Nicole Lania ’15 News Staff but as an opportunity to improve the News Staff lives of the students, the school, and career education center the community. She implemented student congress expectations and instituted additional On October 23, 2014, Yvette Boisclair AP and honors programs. She taught her ’84 and Mark Mandell sponsored the fifth students what she learned at PC, “reach Congress opened with the announcement of the loss of a member annual Student-Athlete Career Night here for the stars.” of the PC community. Siobhán Ross, who worked as the Sakai at Providence College. The event was Harrity reminisced of her collegiate administrator for the College, passed away last week. A memorial will an intimate dinner in ’64 Hall. Athletic basketball career. Before every game, the be held at 11:35 a.m. on Friday in St. Dominic Chapel. Director Bob Driscoll opened the event coach gave a pre-game talk that inspired and Father James Cuddy, O.P., began the and motivated the team to beat their night with a prayer and few laughs. opponents, no matter what the other The Classes of 2015 and 2016 announced upcoming events. The Mark Mandell, one of the most team was ranked or how intimidating Class of 2015 announced a senior night on Friday, December 5, in influential lawyers around, was humbly their stats were. Harrity took this pre- McPhail’s. The event begins at 10 p.m. The Class of 2016 announced introduced and greeted the night. game pep talk and applied it to her an End of the Semester Sendoff, also occurring in McPhail’s. Although not an athlete now, he was school. The students needed to feel that once a wrestler and baseball player. He inspiration to know and feel like they This Friday beginning at 6 p.m. there will be a Holiday Film Festival said that he believed his job was to help could overcome any obstacle. Through in McPhail’s. The event is still open to submissions from students. others out and the best advice he is able the help of donors and meticulous to give is to pay it forward. He wished planning, Harrity arranged for the Campus Ministry will be hosting two events this weekend: Jingle all the best of luck with the night and the students to have extraordinary guest Bell Bash, where Santa Claus may make an appearance, and Lessons athletes’ futures as he handed back the speakers come talk to the students and and Carols will also occur, with an accompanying live stream. microphone to Bob Driscoll. inspire them. This is what helped build Driscoll gave a warm welcome to what she calls “the culture of success” keynote speaker and fellow Friar of the at her school. She said that the values in Three pieces of legislation were passed. The first is the creation of Class of 1987, Dr. Sheila Harrity. Harrity basketball and Providence College have the Classics Society that will serve the social and education pursuits played for the women’s basketball team helped her determine her purpose in life of students interested in classics. The second is the approval of the here at Providence and earned her degree and have the values needed in order to internal voting policy of BOP. BOP strives to legitimize and control the in social work. This year, Harrity was make a difference. Harrity wrapped up process of voting through this piece of legislation. Tangential to this recognized as the 2014 National Principal her speech by giving advice that she says piece of legislation was an amendment that would change who the of the Year. Harrity said her journey may seem cheesy, “If you follow your active and thereby voting members of Congress are. This amendment began here at Providence College, where passion, you’ll never work a day in your removes BOP members from voting in Congress meetings, allowing a she learned the importance of values, life.” separation between the two entities and for Congress to provide more developed her character, and built her After Harrity spoke, the conversations oversight to clubs. strong faith. began. Every table had both students and After graduation, Harrity worked professionals sitting side by side based as a parole officer, but quickly realized on career interests. Halfway through One piece of new business was proposed. Michael Hagan ’15 her love for education. She returned to the evening the professionals switched introduced legislation to provide 10 more hydration stations in dorms school to earn her master’s in education. in order for students to maximize around campus. This legislation was brought forward with the support In 2006, Dr. Harrity was handpicked to conversations and expertise of the of the “Think Outside the Bottle” campaign. This organization will be the principal at Worchester Technical professionals. Guests included leaders in continue to propose batches of 10 hydration stations until the campus High School, one of the oldest vocational sports marketing, education, non-profit, has met their goal. schools in the nation as well as the lowest finance, law, real estate, sales, health care, performing high school. In this job, she and many others fields.

Providence College Student Congress meets every Tuesday at 5:30 p.m. in the Slavin Soft Lounge.

Meetings are open to the public! ELYSE BUTTERWORTH ’15 / THE COWL Student-athletes network with professionals seated at their table. 4 The Cowl NEWS December 4, 2014 A World Without Hate by Marla Gagne ’18 family and fiancé back home, as well was executed, he denounced his someone else is like “you take poison, News Staff as his dreams that had not yet been actions, asked for forgiveness, and but want the other person to die.” He fulfilled. He prayed to God, begging, referred to Bhuiyan as his brother. chose to forgive so that he could let go campus events “Please don’t take me.” Bhuiyan had Although Bhuiyan’s family and many of the anger and suffering, and finally not accomplished anything yet, but others have supported Bhuiyan’s fulfill his American Dream. promised he would if he survived. decision of forgiveness, others heavily With a mindset of acceptance September 21, 2001 was a normal Shortly after, he passed out. criticized his decision. Opposers and forgiveness, Bhuiyan leads the day for Rais Bhuiyan, a Bangladeshi Bhuiyan woke up and survived the argued that Stroman was not worthy campaign of “World Without Hate.” American. He worked his shift shooting, something that could not be of forgiveness, that murder needs to be He preaches exposure to other people, manning the counter of a local said for two other victims of Stroman’s justified, and even that Stroman was a willingness to connect to others convenience store in Texas. The day shootings. Although he was grateful not a truly changed, repentant man. despite opposition, and forgiveness. was running smoothly until a white and blessed to be alive, Bhuiyan faced After the shooting, Bhuiyan heavily Bhuiyan encourages stepping outside man walked in with a loaded shotgun. a new nightmare; he had no health researched and pondered his decisions of our comfort zones and moving past Bhuiyan immediately opened the cash insurance or money for his growing as a victim. He could ask for equal our homogenous tendencies. To rid the register and begged the man not to health expenses. He had no family in justice, ask for loss of compensation, world of discrimination and violence, shoot, thinking this was similar to a America, and upon hearing the news or forgive and move on with his life. we must first look at ourselves. robbery he had previously experienced. of the shooting, his father suffered a As Bhuiyan thought about his options, Bhuiyan’s final goal? He wants to However, the gunman Mark Stroman, stroke. After the shooting, Bhuiyan he realized that wishing harm on “transform the human heart.” had no desire for money. Stroman underwent many surgeries, but still simply asked Bhuiyan where he lost vision in one eye. Unable to work, was from, and before Bhuiyan could he lost his home and was in constant answer, Stroman shot Bhuiyan in the fear of his accumulating debt. He face. could not travel back home and was On Wednesday, November 19, no longer with his fiancé. Bhuiyan Bhuiyan visited Providence College was still haunted by memories of the to present “World Without Hate.” shooting, and was afraid to leave the Bhuiyan was raised in Bangladesh house. He had the terrifying realization with a good education as he studied to that anyone could hate him or attack be a pilot. He eventually left his home him because of his appearance. country for the United States, hoping Bhuiyan suffered emotionally to gain a higher education and live the and physically. Many would expect “American Dream.” But this dream him to hate Stroman, who was on was short-lived, and America was not a mission of “hunting Arabs” after what he had imagined. Bhuiyan stated, the 9/11 attacks. But as Bhuiyan tried “I never thought in the U.S. [I] would to readapt and create a new life, he be robbed.” remembered his promise to God—to Immediately after the shot, Bhuiyan do something meaningful if he lived. felt like a “billion bees [were] stinging With the mindset of forgiveness and [his] face.” He felt like he was dying his promise to God, Bhuiyan embarked and could not stay in the convenience on a mission to save Stroman’s life. store, where Stroman would surely Bhuiyan campaigned with the support shoot him again. He ran to the of other organizations, and fought to barbershop next door and begged have Stroman face life in prison instead for someone to call 911. As he waited of the death penalty. Bhuiyan was ANDREW KONNERTH ’17 / THE COWL for the ambulance to come, Bhuiyan focused on a mission of forgiveness recited the Koran. He thought of his and betterment. Even though Stroman After being held at gunpoint and shot days after 9/11, Bhuiyan calls for forgiveness and openness. Of Arms and a Man I Sing seeing community readings during community with the present. He affirmed that these marathons are by Meaghan Dodson ’17 graduate school, but these readings Next semester’s Dante Marathon is an element unique to one’s educational News Staff were often club events attended already in the works. Smith is currently experience, as they train students in by half a dozen people. Smith was in discussion with certain groups to get oral proficiency and contribute to campus events seeking something on a much larger some of Dante’s Inferno read in Italian. their intellectual development. Smith scale. He decided to reach out to Dr. Segments of the most recent marathon summarized, “The liberal arts is the If there is one thing that bonds Vance Morgan, the Director of the were read in Latin, as Meghan Lescault heart of what we do here; it is what sets the Providence College community Development of Western Civilization ’16 of the PC Classics Club and Dr. us apart. Civ teaches students how to together, it would be Civ. More program. Together, they sent the idea Christopher Parrott of the English read critically and think broadly, how formally known as Development of to the DWC Advisory Council and department began and finished the to research and write, and how we, as Western Civilization, Civ is taken by then began to plan the first marathon. Aeneid in Virgil’s native tongue. individuals, fit into the trajectory of every student at PC and taught by a The Milton Marathon was held last Smith concluded by examining the human history.” sizable number of the faculty. Thus, May, coinciding with the freshmen’s value of the Civ program as a whole. when people casually drop the name reading of John Milton’s Paradise Milton, Virgil, or Dante, everyone Lost. Smith reveals that the greatest knows exactly what they are talking challenge was getting the word out about. to students and faculty. He worked Dr. Steven Smith of the history with his seminar students to plan the department sought to make the most event, and then got the Civ teachers on of this collective knowledge. The Virgil board. Smith and his fellow professors Marathon, coming in on the heels circulated sign-up sheets and offered of last semester’s successful Milton extra credits to entice students to go, Marathon, took place on Thursday, and the marathon was attended by November 20, in the Ruane Great approximately 250 people. Room. Over 400 students and faculty Smith stressed that this event is participated in the 10.5 hour reading a unique way in which to celebrate of Virgil’s Aeneid. Whether simply Civ. The building of Ruane, Smith listening to the epic poem, or actually said, shows the College’s renewed reading it themselves, students and commitment to the liberal arts and faculty were able to bring this poet’s is “our stake in the ground” of the celebrated verses to the PC community. College’s history. Civ is a part of the The idea for these marathons PC identity, and thus Smith intends to came to Smith last December. He was continue these marathons as long as sitting in the Great Room, admiring there is interest. the beautiful space and reflecting on Many of these ancient works were the revamped Civ program, when meant to be read at loud, Smith stated. he thought—why not make the most Epic poems such as the Iliad and of these new developments? Why Odyssey were performed by traveling not have a campus-wide reading of poets, who passed along these stories primary Civ texts? from one generation to the next. Smith Smith asked around and found out emphasized the idea that, by keeping that an event such as this had never this tradition alive today, there is a SARAH VIENS ’17 / THE COWL been attempted at PC. He remembers sense of continuity with the past and Over 400 students and faculty take turns reciting Virgil’s The Aeneid, taking 10.5 hours. December 4, 2014 ADVERTISEMENT The Cowl 5 GRAD INFO SESSION ursday, January 29, 2015 — 5 P.M. global

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by Christina Moazed ’15 Opinion Staff

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It’s almost the New Year resolution season. Better yet, it should be called making-promises-and-breaking-them season. Only 8 percent of people actually complete their resolutions, according to a study reported by Forbes. Of the 50 percent of Americans that establish resolutions, one in three ditch their vows by the end of January. As college students, how should we deal with our challenges and conquer them in the New Year? Well, ironically, students are more likely to talk about their problems instead of fixing them. But wait. Doesn’t talking about our problems actually help our problems? Does it make them disappear? Poof. They’re gone. No, it doesn’t. Have you ever heard of the saying that words speak louder than actions? You probably haven’t. But why is it so common for people to resort to talking about their issues instead of actually solving them? In 2014, merely 14 percent of people over the age of 50 achieved their resolutions, as reported by Statistic PHOTO COURTESY OF HEALTHTALK.UMN.EDU Brain. Additionally, 24 percent of individuals never succeed and fail Post. But weight-loss is something that make change and achieve their long external distractions diminished the each year on their resolutions. requires making the right decisions. If anticipated goals, but continue with importance of inner reflection: “Health So what’s the big issue that people we know that the weight-loss formula their habits and thus become frustrated brings a freedom very few realize, until fail to realize every year? Talking, requires eating healthy and going to and agitated, why does this endless they no longer have it.” waiting, and complaining, as opposed the gym on a consistent basis, why cycle continue year after year? It takes Why is this cycle so common, yet so to getting up, acting and doing. are Americans struggling to make three weeks for repeated actions to simple to break? Because we have lost Instead of talking, look inward. You these decisions and thus resorting to become a habit. Three weeks. sight of our inner voice and have let it know what you have to do to achieve complaining? We become overwhelmed with the become drowned out by the constant your goals. Deep thought and serenity Albert Einstein once said, “We can’t change required by our resolutions, external noise, advertisements, and will get the job done, and maybe a solve problems by using the same kind look to others and forget the clear set of pressures. limited amount of consultation from of thinking we used when we created decisions necessary to actually achieve Don’t lose hope. Those who make an experienced elder. them.” As defined by basic psychology our goals. We express our frustrations resolutions are 10 times more likely to The most common, thought-about, concepts, complaining is a result and groan, look to false advertisements, succeed with their goals. Start thinking and painstaking resolution that has been of frustration and dissatisfaction, and are left where we started off. about your resolutions now. And don’t at the top of the list of most Americans regardless of whether or not the results Ironically, the number one regret of talk about them. Just do them. is weight-loss. Unsurprisingly, one in were within or beyond the individual’s older people, as reported by Huffington 2.8 (35.6 percent) of adults in the US power. Post, is not living a life true to oneself are obese, as reported by Huffington If individuals set resolutions to but for others. An elder reflects on how PC Sexual Assault Policies Too Vague by Edward Walrod ’16 Opinion Staff times, vague and, as a result, fail to combat these Likewise, who are you to say that there are other issues as effectively as they potentially could. The motivations regarding such a traumatic and serious College does say that there is a zero tolerance policy event in the victim's life? The accused can't just be CAMPUS on such crimes and that they will be dealt with in that free to do what they want just because in the moment manner. This is great. The issue is that the process to of the crime there were no witnesses. This is why Events in the past few years have shown just about reach resolution is horribly diluted. Providence College has to lead the charge and start everyone what we, as students, often fear the most. Everyone deserves to be defended, including the defining such issues and figuring out such nuances. Our colleges have horribly vague, outdated, and accused. The issue is how they are to be defended. There will be mistakes. There will be times where the unclear sexual harassment or assault policies that The accuser must confront the accused in front of community is seemingly torn apart. But for the sake further isolate the victim of unwanted actions. an administrative official in order for the college to of a brighter and safer future, the undertaking has to Some of you may know Emma Sulkowicz, a begin action. While the accused should know who be done. Columbia University student who has been carrying is accusing them, is it fair to make the accuser in The first step is to remove this ridiculous her mattress around to all of her classes in protest this situation face their alleged abuser? What if the requirement of party confrontation before the of Columbia's handling of her case. She was sexually emotional trauma is too great in the moment or process can move forward. You can either talk to the assaulted by a friend, made to confront him, and he the accuser feels inherently unsafe even under the administration separately first and then at a later simply said, "It was consensual." Because there were administration's watchful eye? Quite a few rapes point in time, potentially have the two parties present no witnesses or physical evidence to suggest anything and assaults do not go reported out of the fear that their stories at concurrent moments to officials. different, her case was thrown out and her abuser no action will be taken. A spectacle such as this will Second is to remove the vagueness of the remains at Columbia University. Unfortunately, only create more hostility and emotional insecurity definitions of "intoxication." While the school agrees her story is not unique. Such outdated and victim for the victim. that intoxication automatically disqualifies legitimate isolating policies are present in many schools across Second is the issue of evidence. Here is where the consent it does not define the level of intoxication the country. issue gets hugely sensitive. Often a victim will have or the characteristics needed to be qualified as Providence College has to face an unpleasant yet no physical evidence or even eyewitnesses. What something similar. The rest is for someone far smarter extremely important truth, which is that its own then? You can't just convict someone when there is than me (come on guys, I am a dumb, hungry, and policies on sexual assault and harassment are, at no proof. What if the accuser has other motivations? tired junior) to address. December 4, 2014 OPINION The Cowl 7 Black Friday Shopping Is Overrated Find a More Valuable Way to Spend the Day Off

by Wesley Trask ’16 not lower, price. For those who must Opinion Staff do some shopping, the convenience of online retailers should certainly be SOCIETY enough to satisfy them. From the comfort of my laptop, I found deals without ever having to Seeing one’s family is a real pain. camp out in front of a store or push On holidays such as Thanksgiving, through mobs of eager shoppers. that is a universally known truth. This freed up the rest of my day Now, I’m all for wanting to get away for something much more fun than from your family as soon as the scoping out bargains: the annual Black holiday is over, but going shopping is Friday Boston Bruins hockey game. the wrong way to do it. Black Friday, Now, many years ago the Bruins one of the biggest shopping days of the figured out that their fan base would year, was already crazy enough during generally be more interested in watching the past few years. The day has just a hockey game during their day off after become ridiculous. Maybe I just don’t Thanksgiving than to go shopping, and get it, but 20 percent off of a TV is not a tradition of matinée games on the something I would consider worth a 4 last Friday of November was born. The a.m. wakeup to go fight off crowds at game is no longer during the afternoon a Best Buy. (way to go, NBC Sports! Great job killing For years, Black Friday began on, a local tradition), but along with around well, Friday. Stores opened bright 18,000 other fans, I enjoyed watching an and early at 6 a.m. to let the masses overtime victory for the home team and mindlessly buy “deals” (off of inflated letting the folks from Winnipeg know prices). Eventually, 6 a.m. became that Canada sucks (eh?). 5 a.m., which became 4 a.m., which Okay, maybe this isn’t everybody’s became midnight. cup of tea, but I’m sure there are This year, several stores opened something everyone would rather on Thanksgiving night across the spend a valuable day off from school nation, except in those few states or work doing than shopping. Whether decent enough to prohibit them by it be watching sports, or going to a bar law (thanks again, Commonwealth with friends, or even (ugh) spending of Massachusetts!). Naturally, people more time with one’s family, there’s flocked to the stores, camping out all many more enjoyable things to of Thanksgiving Day to make sure be done in lieu of shopping. they got themselves the newest Elmo Even if you’re one of those doll (side note, these things now hug who enjoys shopping you back. Next thing you know, they’ll (double ugh), there be doing our taxes, and from there it has to be something won’t be long until they’re ruling us you would rather all). The whole exercise just seems be doing the like an incredible waste of time for day after everyone involved. Thanksgiving First and foremost, any savings one than wasting may incur by shopping on Black Friday the day at can be offset by shopping online. Sites some mall. like Amazon ran Black Friday deals during the entire Thanksgiving week through Cyber Monday. If there was something you absolutely had to get from Target, chances are Amazon had the same thing for the same, if PHOTOS COURTESY OF TUSCANBRICKOVENPIZZA.COM AND FOODIE LOVES FITNESS.COM Do You Want Your Voice to Be Heard? Send Guest Opinions and Letters to the Editor to [email protected] 8 The Cowl OPINION December 4, 2014 Providence College’s Student-Run Newspaper Since 1935 Publisher: Kristine Goodwin Co-publisher: Dr. Steven A. 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SARAH VIENS ’17/ THE COWL ABOVE: Strictly Speaking, Providence College’s only co-ed a cappella group, entertains the crowd of family and friends at the annual Fall A Cappella Concert, also featuring Special Guest and Anaclastic. LEFT: Ringing in the holiday season, members of the PC community watch the College’s annual tree lighting on Slavin Lawn, featuring refreshments, festive crafts, and performances from the A Cappella Club and the Footprints Gospel Choir. BELOW LEFT: To relieve stress before finals and make some new friends, young men and women from Raymond Hall and McDermott Hall get to know each other via “speed-friending.” BELOW RIGHT: The college’s Hunt-Cavanagh Gallery holds an opening reception for the work of Helsinki- based artists Valpuri Kylmanen and Ari Pelkonen in their United States debut, which will run at PC until January 17, 2015.

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ANDREW KONNERTH ’17/ THE COWL JESSICA ARTIGLIERE ’17/ THE COWL Photos Compiled by Morgan Pekera ’15, Photo Editor 12 The Cowl PHOTOGRAPHY December 4, 2014

ELYSE BUTTERWORTH ’15/ THE COWL ABOVE: Students strut down the runway as part of Motherland Dance Group’s second annual fashion show “Threads of the Motherland,” which features clothes created by local African designers. LEFT: To learn more about Asian culture, the Asian American Club sponsors Gamesanity, a night of fun games and traditional Asian pastimes. BOTTOM LEFT: PC for Life and Campus Ministry host a night with the Sisters for Life to discuss the culture and charism of life. BOTTOM RIGHT: Simply Healthy, Sodexo, and Student Activities co-sponsor Things for Thursday, where students create their own healthy cookbook while snacking on trail mix. BELOW: The Dirigo Leadership Honor Society holds a bake sale to raise money for the Santa Shop Toy Drive, which purchases toys and gifts for the boys of the San Miguel School in Providence.

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Twardy almost immediately responded, expressing her support and willingness to become involved. The two students campaigned to bring the project to Providence, walking around Smith Hill and inviting local business patrons and PC students to become involved. Patrons were most inclined to participate when Bolotin and Twardy approached them with the camera and asked bluntly, “Do you want to be involved?” In total, the two project leaders solicited 49 portraits, split almost evenly: half community members, and half PC students, with maybe one or two more community members. Though the project was vandalized shortly after the installment, both Bolotin and Twardy consider the project a success. “We had so much positive feedback when we were pasting them [the portraits]. I would have loved to see how much more conversation would have ensued amongst people that didn’t drive past that day,” said Bolotin, “But I am very pleased with all the people who did drive past and said, ‘Thank you, this community needs art.’” The project, which was just as much about bringing art to the community as it was breaking borders between the Smith Hill PHOTO COURTESY OF Michaela Bolotin ’16 community and PC students, was a stories, and make a book,” said space; We are a group of individuals and hope that after the first year’s success despite its short life. Bolotin Bolotin. “Our theme for that would that form a diverse community; We trial run and gained experience in and Twardy already have plans to be migration,” Twardy said. “We live on different streets; We come community organizing that next bring the project back to Providence all ended up in Providence, and from different places; But, together, year will be even more successful. next year, only on a larger scale. Next there is so much diversity and so we are Smith Hill.” The mission Pictures of the installment and year the hope is to bring the project many stories that could be told.” itself speaks volumes to the project more information on the project citywide, with multiple installments With the following mission leaders’ integrity, as well as the and the participants can be found around Providence. Furthermore, the statement in mind, the project integrity of the project itself. Bolotin on the project website: http:// two hope to document the process. gained traction: “We are not and Twardy both encourage stronger insideoutprovidence.weebly.com. “We want to document all of the separate communities living in one student involvement next year, Local Music Spotlight: loaded word” when of their first album helped Romanzi adds that doing Ghost Boy,” one of the speaking about musical the trio solidify their unplugged sessions four songs on the EP. genres, given its broad work. Eat Crepes has “makes you a better Eat Crepes’s music can Eat Crepes nature. Eat Crepes tend also performed at several musician.” be found on Spotify and by Ryan Cox ’18 synthesized a very easy to consider themselves Providence Hoot open Eat Crepes’ upcoming iTunes. Eat Crepes can A&E Staff plan to follow for life, synth pop or electro-pop, mic nights. In the same EP is titled Amaroq, and also be found on Twitter which was ‘F*** b******, and cite artists Foster interview with WBRU, will come out Dec. 21. (@HowToEatCrepes) and MUSIC eat crepes,’ but we the People and Depeche Haronian states, “I feel They released a music on Facebook. couldn’t quite fit those Mode as being lyrical like [Let Them Eat Crepes] video for “Technophobic Three high school first two words in there, and musical influences. really cemented our friends, now college so we slashed them out.” “You Complete The identity as a band because freshmen, are quickly In just the past year alone, Circuit” was their first we were all in school and making a name for Eat Crepes has released single, which debuted we didn’t really have themselves in the Rhode a full album entitled Let with a music video in the time to play out much. Island music scene. Them Eat Crepes, and summer of 2013, and was We would do open mic- Eat Crepes, comprised has plans for an EP to be inspired by a Halloween style things but we didn’t of Dane Granja, Matt released this December. costume that Granja had really have time to go Haronian, and Sherry In their most recent created. “What if we out and gig, so recording Romanzi, is a music “Home BRU’d Sessions” made a music video about something is sort of in group that formed in that focused on Eat this?” Granja explains. lieu of that.” Besides 2013. Beginning as a Crepes, WBRU describes “What would it be about? their electronic-based project between Granja the band as “a band So we made it about a work, Eat Crepes has also and Haronian, Haronian that wholeheartedly robot falling in love with performed as an acoustic introduced Romanzi embraces the DIY nature a blender.” The music act, which, according to to the group after of the Providence music video for “You Complete the band, does not change having worked with her scene.” In terms of a The Circuit” can be found their approach toward separately in the past. definitive genre, all on YouTube. making music. According The name came from a three members like to Despite only forming to Haronian, “Sometimes conversation between consider themselves as in 2013, Eat Crepes has we’re forced to do Granja and Haronian; not quite fitting into one risen to fame mostly things differently just in an interview with single mold. They have through the promotion because we don’t have local radio station been considered a pop and support of friends the same equipment… WBRU, Granja recalls, group, but Haronian and family, and the we’ve tried to arrange “Matt [Haronian] had considers pop to be “a recording and production things differently.” PHOTO COURTESY OF Eat Crepes 14 The Cowl ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT December 4, 2014 Black (Vinyl) Friday: Savings on Records of All Kinds

by Dan Gagnon ’15 A&E Staff MUSIC

Record Store Day, the pro-vinyl organization that runs the annual event of the same name in April, has organized special vinyl releases from major music artists to coincide with the Christmas shopping season. These special albums were released on Black Friday and will be sold throughout the Christmas season, or until the limited runs sell out. Several record stores in Providence are participating in this event, including Newbury Comics at the Providence Place Mall, and Kangaroo CDs & Tapes in North Providence, both of which are close to PC. Armageddon Shop on Federal Hill and What Cheer? Records off of Thayer Street are also taking part. Here are five noteworthy releases: Live MCMXCIII—The Velvet Underground PHOTO COURTESY OF galleryship.com These recordings are from the Velvet released for the first time on vinyl. The Ronnie James Dio’s greatest hits by The Pixies, No Doubt, and Kanye West. Underground’s three-night residence record is an eclectic selection of songs of major artists, and live recordings of Children may not be “Young Forever,” at L’Olympia in Paris, France, during different genres, and was produced by Dio himself. Side A includes “Neon but they will be sure to enjoy this their 1993 reunion tour. The 1993 tour T. Bone Burnett. Notable tracks include: Knights” performed by Anthrax, album. was the first with the original members Kenny Rogers’s “Just Dropped In (To “Rainbow In The Dark” performed Morrissey Curates The Ramones— of the group since 1968, and also the last See What Condition My Condition Was by Corey Taylor of Slipknot and The Ramones due to the death of Sterling Morrison In),” Bob Dylan’s “The Man in Me,” Stone Sour, and “Straight Through Morrissey is known for being a in 1995. This is the first time Live “Glück das mir verblieb” performed The Heart” performed by Halestorm. temperamental and opinionated artist, MCMXCIII has been released on vinyl, by the Österreichischer Rundfunk Side B includes live versions of Dio so naturally he was never satisfied and it includes many of the group’s Orchestra, and a cover of the Rolling performing the same songs. with any of the multitude of Ramones’ biggest original hits, such as “Venus Stones’ “Dead Flowers.” It is an album Lullaby Renditions of Jay Z— compilation albums that have been in Furs,” “Sweet Jane,” and “Femme that will really tie the room together. Rockabye Baby! released. For this album, Morrissey Fatale.” These live recordings are more Dio and Friends Stand Up and Shout This is the perfect gift for a friend compiled his favorite Ramones songs significant in the wake of guitarist and For Cancer—Ronnie James Dio/Dio & or family member with young kids! in memory of Tommy Ramone, who vocalist Lou Reed’s death last year, and Friends Mellow versions of Jay Z’s biggest hits passed away in July. The album focuses the official disbanding of the Velvet This album is in memory of the late performed on xylophones and bells are on hits from early in the Ramones’ career Underground. heavy metal musician Ronnie James sure to help young children fall asleep. and includes “Teenage Lobotomy,” The Big Lebowski—Various Artists Dio and is a fundraiser for The Ronnie Rockabye Baby! has released over 50 “Sheena is a Punk Rocker,” “Rock ‘n’ The soundtrack to the cult-classic James Dio Stand Up and Shout Cancer albums including lullaby covers of Roll High School,” and “Blitzkrieg 1998 Coen brothers’ movie has been Fund. The record features covers of songs by Nine Inch Nails, The Clash, Bop.” Explore Providence: Holiday Events

roll. The last Saturday of the Holiday get selected to win. by Periklis Fokaidis ’17 movies curated by Movies On The A&E Staff Block. Movies On The Block is an Social, Dec. 20, will be a last-minute These events are put together organization that puts together shopping day. On this day there will by community-minded people that LOCAL outdoor movie screenings in be a large variety of things to do and would like to see everyone’s holiday downtown Providence. Films are things for sale. needs met. They seek to build a space The city of Providence has much to primarily screened throughout the Additionally, Downcity, the where one can celebrate the holidays offer to a student longing for his or her spring and summer months, however, organization responsible for holding before the holidays. Overall, the winter break. There are a multitude there are special holiday screenings the Holiday Social, will be doing a event serves as an excellent mode of of activities to immerse oneself in, taking place during the holiday $200 give-away each Saturday. All community gathering, and enables the restaurants to eat at, and places to season for all of those in attendance at one has to do is take a picture of people of Providence to come together shop, however, there is one event the holiday Socials. Past movies that something off of their wish list and and partake in holiday festivities as that takes place during the weeks have been screened during the past approaching the holiday season that is few weeks leading up to the holidays a hybrid of all of the aforementioned included Rudolph, A Christmas Story, activities. These events are called and Frosty The Snowman. holiday socials, which began on Nov. These events all include similar 19 and continue until Dec. 20. things, like food vendors, clothing Holiday socials appeal to almost vendors, etc. However, each weekend every age bracket. There are “write there is a different theme for the a letter to Santa” stands, movie Holiday social. The theme for this showings, food carts, and clothing past Saturday was small businesses. vendors present at each of the events. For this theme, small businesses from There are three more weekends to do near and far gathered in downtown so: the 6th, 13th, and 20th of December Providence to promote their products are the final three days to take part in and help make the experience that the holiday festivities. much more enjoyable for all those in Businesses that have been present in attendance. This coming Saturday, the past are Tallulah’s Tacos, Tricycle the theme is theater. There will be live Ice Cream, and Humble Pie. Each performances of The Nutcracker by of these businesses offers delicious dancers from the Festival Ballet. The meals and desserts on site, in order to Saturday following that, Dec. 13, will sustain the best environment possible be a Holiday Rock and Roll Yard Sale. for each of the attendees at this event. There will be sales of vinyl records, In addition, the movie showings record players, vintage clothing, consist of a selection of holiday and, essentially, all things rock and PHOTO COURTESY OF gcpvd.com December, 4 2014 ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT The Cowl 15 The Best Looks for Your Winter Wardrobe

by Isabella Goldstein ’17 A&E Staff FASHION Friar Fashion here, your on-campus source for all of the latest fashion news and trends that can easily be incorporated into a college wardrobe. Entering the first week of December, the brutally cold winters of New England will soon be approaching, which means it is time to prepare for a new season of fashion. Luckily, stylists and designers have revealed the most chic and fashionable essentials that will get you Friars through this winter. A statement coat could possibly be the most important piece for the 2014 through 2015 winter season. Designer Dries Van Noten recently claimed, “They can be instrumental in helping to define the overall silhouette of a collection.” Therefore, in order to perfect one’s look, get a killer coat, a piece that is equally essential for men. Eric Jennings, vice president of Saks Fifth Avenue’s department of menswear, recently stated, “This was the season of the statement topcoat.” And so it appears a topcoat works as a perfect transition coat from fall to PHOTO COURTESY OF meagansmoda.com PHOTO COURTESY OF pinterest.com PHOTO COURTESY OF i.ebayimg.com winter for men. different. Say goodbye to your leather, Pucci runways, which featured both this trend and have been spotted all The majority of males, however, may and make room for suede. Designers the designers’ autumn and winter over the world wearing turtlenecks, have a harder time applying the trend like Derek Lam, Jason Wu, Michael collections. Even though a full-on even just this past week. of a mid skirt to their winter wardrobe. Kors, Altuzarra, Gucci, Chloé, and blizzard has not yet hit the Providence Follow in the footsteps of designer The mid skirt first appeared in the Loewe have recently featured this area, knee-high boots are still a go and runways, and you Friars will have a 1970s in effort to subdue the flower fabric all over their collection shows. will be throughout the winter season. good handle on the winter trends. Just power ’60s with a sleeker look. Now Its popularity is due to its versatility. And lastly, do not forget a as the weather is constantly changing the streets are currently full of people Stylists claim suede is both light enough chunky black turtleneck to complete in New England, fashion is constantly such as fashion blogger and socialite for a mild fall day and thin enough to the ultimate winter look. With its shifting as well; therefore, Friar Fashion Olivia Palermo, a fashion blogger and layer with woolens in the winter. versatility, easiness, and comfort, a will continue to update the campus socialite, sporting this type of skirt first In addition to suede, knee-high turtleneck is yet another statement on the most recent trends and news inspired by the runway. boots are currently exploding in the piece that has proved it can virtually of the fashion world. And remember: In fact, it is quite clear designers fashion world of footwear. In fact, be worn with anything. From Kate whether you are wearing a casual outfit make explicit statements on the knee-high boots were seen on almost Moss to Kim Kardashian, models and or glamorous dress, Friar Fashion says runways, and this season is no every model in the Chanel and Emilio celebrities alike have recently taken to always be fashion forward! Gyllenhaal’s New Dark Role

by Mike Humphreys ’15 film the police saving a woman from Cinematographer Robert Elswit, the acquisition of news, Elswit makes A&E Staff a burning car that Bloom became whose past credits include There Will the film seem almost like a real life infatuated with the lifestyle of being a Be Blood and Good Night, and Good Luck, documentary of Bloom instead of a MUSIC nightcrawler. After this experience he turns the vacation destination of Los made up fantasy. immediately trades in a stolen racing Angeles into a beautifully gloomy city Littered with numerous instances of In today’s fast-paced society, video bicycle for a pawnshop camcorder and of chaos. Shot both digitally and with dark humor, Nightcrawler satirizes the news footage is almost instantaneously police scanner. film, he captures sleek images of the American come-up story and today’s streaming on television or through an Bloom gets his first break in the city as Bloom speeds to crime scenes fast-paced journalism by showing that iPhone. Dan Gilroy’s heart-twisting nightcrawling business when he comes in his recently purchased red Dodge blood and gore equate to cold hard thriller Nightcrawler shows the darker upon a man seriously injured in a car Challenger. As a movie focused on cash. side of the business behind gaining high-jacking. Pushing aside all moral the graphic images of car accidents, boundaries, Bloom walks past Loder murders, and other gory incidents into the scene of the ongoing incident through the eyes of a sociopathic, to attain better footage. Practically freelance video-journalist. interrupting the paramedics who are Like his dark and suspenseful assisting the man bleeding out from leads in Donnie Darko and Zodiac, Jake his injuries, Bloom keeps recording Gyllenhaal once again evokes a sense until he has the shot he needs. of fear from the audience in his lead Bloom sells his footage to local TV role as Lou Bloom, a loner cameraman producer Nina Romina (Rene Russo), who is desperate for work. Losing who is desperate for extreme material 30 pounds for the film, Gyllenhaal in order to get her late night ratings takes on a ghostly form as he sneaks up. Turning mayhem into dollar signs, through the night in order to capture Bloom exploits his lack of concern for his footage. the well-being of the people involved To encapsulate the personality of in his work. A fan of Bloom’s work, Bloom, the story begins before he Romina tells Bloom that her ideal becomes a freelance video journalist. footage would be “a screaming Previously Bloom survived through woman, running down the road, with low-life thievery, selling chain link her throat cut.” Gaining momentum in fences and pothole covers to a local his career, Bloom begins to manipulate scrapyard. It was not until he pulled the scenes of accidents before help over on the side of the highway and arrives to better the drama of his witnessed Joe Loder (Bill Paxton) footage. PHOTO COURTESY OF yahoo.com Page 16 Portfolio December 4, 2014

Gray Fury by Joseph Ahart ’18 all the same. I made my way inside “Charlie?? Charlie!” diminishing the hope of escape. The Portfolio Staff McDermott Hall as quietly as possible. “They’re surrounding me! There’s squirrels covered the room like a soft, You could never tell when they were too many! AHHHHHH—" terrible blanket of doom. Charlie sat to fiction lurking around a dark corner, or "Charlie, do you read?!” I repeated my left, eyes wide open and breathing hiding in a vent. The door swung open the message louder and louder, and heavily. They came during the night. with ease, revealing a dark, dusty the next thing I knew I was screaming “Charlie, you speak squirrel,” I Nobody could have guessed that it stairwell. The smell was the first thing his name into the radio. A loud crash whispered, “What are they saying?” would happen in their lifetime, but that I noticed; the heavy musk smelled rang behind me, and once again I “They’re deciding our fate,” it did nonetheless. It had been two almost of pine. That smell was usually froze. This time I saw it; it was a larger Charlie said, “Whether to eat us or set months since the uprising, winter was an indicator of a major colony, so I took one, its gray bushy tail flicking in the us free for a message.” here, and the campus, which once out my bat and headed in with caution. frozen air, with black eyes piercing After he said that, an older, plump contained such lively potential of the The basement floor was clear, so my soul. With a loud cry, the squirrel squirrel approached me. His battle future, was now a barren wasteland. I made my way up each level. The leaped into the air and landed on my scars and extra bushy tail indicated After all, everything started right here. ruins of the old building gave me a chest. It tried to burrow its way into that he was the leader of the army. He I double checked all of my sad feeling in my heart, knowing that my jacket, causing shards of cloth to strode over to me and climbed on my equipment; my net, motion detector, this was once home to such happy fall from my body. I managed to grab it lap, never breaking eye contact with and baton were all in good condition, memories for students discovering by the tail and throw it across the hall. me. thankfully. Our equipment was cheap, who they were and what they wanted I began sprinting toward the library “What do you want?” I asked with useless, and not very effective against to be. Now it was only a home to these where Charlie was last seen, though a shaky voice. Silence followed for a our enemy. Nonetheless, we had to horrid, heartless creatures. Still, none in the back of my mind I knew he was long period, until the he chattered his deal with what was in our possession. were found in the hall, which was already dead. little teeth in response. Our "armor" was nothing but thick strange. I managed to get outside where the “Charlie, what did he say?” jackets, and when these things were “McDermott’s all clear. Something’s blizzard had picked up. Before I could “He wishes to send a message: the upon you, not even all the jackets in not right, Charlie. I’m going to check react, a squirrel jumped onto my pants, age of man is coming to an end, and the world could save you. Aquinas next.” biting at my knees. I screamed in both Squirreltopia will rise. All hail King “Charlie, what’s your status?” I There was no response from Charlie. fury and pain, grabbing the squirrel by Fluff. All hail the Gray Fury.” spoke in the microphone. “Charlie do you read me?” the paw and flinging it into the frozen “Ruane is all clear, sir. I’m going to “Be…quiet…” Charlie whispered storm. Behind me a large group of head to the library now.” into the radio. My heart sank, and squirrels emerged from the large tree, “Roger that.” I began to sweat. I gripped my bat and that was the last thing I remember. Alpha team was the best of the best; tighter, and began to head out the hall I woke up inside a large room, which ever since the uprising began, their when I heard some scampering in the I quickly realized was one of the old team had more successful missions vents. I froze in my tracks, looking in lecture halls. The squirrels had turned than any other team combined. We the direction of the noise. Out of the it into a shrine where armies gathered are humanity's last hope. It is a heavy cold silence the radio went off with and hatched plots. I was bound burden to carry, but our responsibility, Charlie screaming. to a chair by a thick rope, quickly Photo courtesy of victorward 17 The Cowl PORTFOLIO December 4, 2014 Conversion by Jonathan Coppe ’18 Portfolio Staff

poetry

Though darkness once deceived my mind O miracle of miracles! To fetter down my soul To be a slave set free! True Light my bondage did unbind From cursed balls and weighty chains To show Itself in full. I did not know to be!

For how shall darkness combat light? Now to a long and blessed road It cannot hold its own! A calling beckons me, But with wiles for its lack of might, To return to darkness' prison house It would keep the soul alone So all men may be free. Within a cell of dark and shade May truth protect my every word Where lies could whisper 'true' And true love guide my feet! To have a malice ready made That every pris'ner here interred Against the truth it knew. May cry out and be freed!

But Faithful Truth will hear the cries O miracle of miracles! Of every wailing soul To be the slaves set free, And break the stronghold where it lies From cursed balls and weighty chains So it may be made whole. They do not know to be. And thus I wailed, though I was blind In all iniquity Still me my Savior came to find And make me truly free

I Am Not That Guy

by Paul Francisco ’15 party at his house tonight. You should “Hurry up. Throw on a polo shirt, when you heard that. You still have a Portfolio Staff totally come!” grab a pair of jeans, wear the classic thing for her don’t you?” Well, shit. I am going to be forced Chuck Taylors, and let’s live it up like “Of course I do. She's the one that fiction to say that I will go, aren’t I? Dammit. high school again!” Will yelled, wearing got away.” I really don’t want to see all those a backpack that was probably filled with “Hottest ginger I know.” “Oh. Goodness. Look who just came hooligans again. some magic juice. “She sure is. Looks like we are here. back from the dead!” A voice inquired “So what do you say, Ryan? “Don’t try and dress me. I will wear I don’t know why you wanted to drive from the door. Are you going to come?” Will said, whatever I want, you jerk,” I said. Of when Max literally lives three blocks Oh please, Lord. What did I do to grabbing a bag of chips. course that was what he was going to away from me.” I said, parking my car deserve this? I just wanted a sandwich. “Hey boss, your special is ready. wear. I didn’t stray from the classics. I down the street from Max’s house. All I wanted was the special. That great Sandwich and a drink, that is $8.50.” wore similar clothes everyday and Will “So you going to talk to her tonight?” deliciousness of chicken cutlets, bacon, “Thanks, Jimmy. See you next knew that about me. I got ready pretty Will asked, tossing Ryan a bottle from cheese, hot sauce, lettuce, and tomato time.” I said, paying and grabbing my quickly and walked out the door. Eff his bag. on a slightly toasted wedge. That is food. “I am not sure, Will. I haven’t this, man. I don’t want to be at a party “You know I am not that kind of literally the only thing I wanted today, talked to any of you guys in forever. right now. I just want to lay in bed guy.” I said, catching the bottle and and you just had to send this guy into It would be weird if I just showed up watching something on Netflix. Damn opening it. my life again. to a party. There is some bad blood you, Will. “So what you are saying is that if “Hey! What’s up, Will? Long time with some people in town.” “There he is. Look at this great she just somehow is thrown into your no see.” I said, giving him the typical “What are you talking about? looking guy,” Will said, chugging the arms you aren’t going to try and kiss bro hug. Everyone loves you. You are one of rest of his can of juice and tossing it in her? YOU HAVE LIKED THIS GIRL “Damn right, long time no see. the few people that actually can do the neighbors recycling bin. FOR SEVEN YEARS, RY!” You literally dropped off the face of something like just show up to a party “Good for you. At least you recycle. “I am not that guy!” the planet when you went to college. with people you haven’t talked to in a So who is going to be at this thing “You are starting to sound like a I don’t see you playing video games while,” Will said, getting a drink. tonight anyway?” I asked, getting into little girl. Come on bro. This is your anymore, you hardly ever respond to “I'm not sure. Text me later and my car. chance!” messages in the group chat, but when I'll see what’s up,” I said, leaving the “Oh you know. The usual: Sean, “Shut up dude. This is definitely you do, you are hilarious as always,” deli. Mike, Andre, Taylor, Taylor, Taylor, not going to be the last time I say this Will said, ordering his sandwich. Will “Yeah, no doubt. Hopefully see Alexa, Victoria, and Jackie.” Will said, tonight. I am not that guy. Never have was one of my best friends growing you tonight, Ry. It has been too long,” putting on his seatbelt. been. Never will be.” up. We have known each other since Will said. “You can put the seat back you tall, kindergarten. It was 9 p.m. when I got a text from lanky beanstalk,” I said, pulling out of “Yeah, you know how it is sometimes. Will. Come on. I really thought he the driveway. I am working at camp again, and I am would forget about this. I looked at “Don’t be mad because you aren’t just exhausted a majority of the time,” I my phone and read the text from Will. 6’8.” Oh and Katie.” When Will said that said, grabbing an Arnold Palmer from “Come on. Let’s go. Come for a little last name, my face lit up. the refrigerator. bit. I am outside of your house.” I got “Wait. Katie is going to be there. That “Yeah, I get you. Hey! What are out of bed, looked out my window, Katie?” you doing tonight? Max is throwing a and there stood the beanstalk Will. “I knew you were going to be excited December 4, 2014 PORTFOLIO The Cowl 18 Fast Fiction Moonlight Lullaby Here's the deal: 25 words or less. One title. by Justin Fernandez ’15 An entire story. Portfolio Editor poetry

Get Reading! Empty out the words repeating, Empty out your heart that’s beating. Lay your head inside my chest, and Forget all the air you’re breathing.

Undertow Sleep now darling, close your eyes. Dream sweet dreams thoughout the night. by Ariana Pasquantonio '16 Days go by and still you lie Portfolio Staff Wide-awake until sunrise. Leave your worried mind aside, Rest your head in mommy’s hide. I felt it—the thrill of the tide coaxing me out, out, the sand Now the sun retreats tonight, slipping from under my feet—but I couldn’t look back. And the moon reveals its might.

Empty out the words repeating, And Where Do You Live? Empty out your heart that’s beating. Lay your head inside my chest, and by Branan Durbin '16 Forget all the air you’re breathing. Portfolio Staff Come now, darling, please don’t cry Mama’s here now right beside. Old, sparkling eyes ask, Will a kiss goodnight suffice? "¿Y tú, donde vives?" One, or two, or three tonight? Her shocked daughter's lips Rest inside my hollow arms respond, "Mom, it's me." For you need not be alarmed. Empty eyes lie, Drift into eternal sleep, "I'm only kidding." There’s no need to live or breathe. (Both know otherwise.) Nothing grows and nothing breathes In the dreams you dream, my son. Shades In those dreams you lie forever. In those dreams you die together. by Jose Martinez '16 Portfolio Staff Empty out the words repeating, Empty out your heart that’s beating. Lay your head inside my chest, and I just hope that one day, you’ll come to understand that Forget all the air you’re breathing. your need to be so complex makes you unlikeable and unapproachable. Stupid Rubik’s Cube. Sleep now, darling, dream those dreams. Dream eternal dreams in peace.

PHOTO COURTESY OF EDUDUDAS Zoey

By D.J. Burke '15 Portfolio Staff

On the third day of Christmas, my true love gave to me, three big, wet kisses, two furry paws, and one Wonder like on Instagram. by Kate Jorgensen ’15 Portfolio Staff

poetry

In piercing sunlight, drab-brown feathers give Off hints of gold, and I am struck by awe To see a sign of wonder’s presence here. The birdling’s wings half-flap, and all undone, You kneel beside me. We are children, blest With gifts of grandeur, gifts of His great grandeur, So struck by being, full of joy to be, That my heart might break for love, for hope Of what a little bird might signify; And still, I look to you, to find in you, The mystery that we call holiness, In saints who see beyond our pale, blank faces. So when you knelt beside me like a boy, I catch a glint of worth past knowing, gleams Of something I cannot tell, but in silence. For here is peace, and only peace, as I Have never seen, nor ever felt before.

PHOTO COURTESY OF BILLY ALEXANDER PHOTO COURTESY OF HQCELO 19 The Cowl PORTFOLIO December 4, 2014 Listomania I've Got a Pocket, Got a Pocket Full of ______

Moonshine

Ebola

Sand

Nails and Salt

Spiders

Anxiety

Abigail Sawyer, or Hatori Hanzo as we like to call her here in the Cowl office, Disgruntled Otters was trained by Shoalin monks growing up. Upon completing her training, she defeated Bruce Wayne in a sparring battle, and was allowed to travel to Japan. Tater Tots Her martial-art prowess granted her acceptance into the prestigious Ashura Samurai Academy. There she learned the sacred art of Bushido from Master Miyagi. However, as adept as she was in the art of martial art and samurai Postcards from Shelby, Ohio combat, Abigail's passions lay elsewhere, for the relentless, brutal nature of combat desensitized one's identity. To Abigail, painting, drawing, and sculpture were her true passions. Candy for Strangers Upon her request, Mr. Miyagi taught her all he knew of Art. She had to learn how to paint with an anvil strapped to her wrist, destroy a mosaic and remake Vegetables I Didn't Want to Eat it (perfectly), mop a floor with a paintbrush, and master every Manga form in existence. This training was no doubt strenous, but nonetheless worth it. In 2012 she was able to gain admission to Providence College for her artistic skill. Gravy That I Do Want to Eat Recently, she was employed as the Portfolio section's illustrator, as well as the Cowl office security guard (in process). If you see our dear illustrator, talk Art with her, she loves it! However, be wary of ever challenging this skilled warrior to a thumb wrestle!

Making PC an emotionally stable place one Tiffany & Earl letter at a time

Darling Annie, Dear Nerd,

This week... Ramona Pinot Grigio. Barefoot Pink Moscato. Who even studies for finals? Who even studies for Twisted Chardonnay. Yellowtail Merlot. Franzia finals THIS early!? Clearly, my little nerdy friend, you Refreshing White. Pour a glass. Or two. Or three. Or are doing college wrong. You see, finals (like all great conspiracies) don't Dear Tiffany and Earl, slap the bag…and drink. It's Turtle Time. This is the studying of cultured folk. exist. They are merely an opportunity for professors to grade you according to how much they like you. Now that Thanksgiving break is Drink drank drunk. Since you probably have never even skipped a over, finals are approaching quickly. class, and have gone to every single office hour this I've never had a college final before; XOXO semester, I have no doubt that all you need to do how soon should I start studying? is show up to the exam, write some nonsense, and get an A+. For a student like you, no real studying is Sincerely, necessary. You've got it made. (Overachieving) Annie So here's what you want to do: take a shot, take another shot, and go enjoy a night at Whiskey Republic. Rumor has it they have a great DJ playing tonight (at this point Earl would like to remind all readers to drink responsibly). Here's to finals!

Disclaimer The Tiffany & Earl feature is a satirized account of Providence College. Both the question and answers are purely works of fiction. Tiffany & Earl are anti-heroes whose comments ultimately satirize the stereotypes they each represent. 20 The Cowl SPORTS December 4, 2014 Friars Narrowly Miss the Top 25 Men's Basketball Just Misses Coaches Rankings After Loss to #1 Kentucky

PHOTO COURTESY OF UKBASKETBALLLIVE.COM by Jeff Williams ’17 the building with an 88-51 victory. Friars. Trailing 66-58 with five minutes 72-66 triumph. Sports Staff Two Atlantic Coast Conference foes left, Henton keyed a huge comeback, The Friars traveled to Rupp Arena provided the Friars with their first scoring nine points and knocking to face the Kentucky Wildcats in men's basketball major tests on the weekend of Nov. down the winning two free throws to what may be one of the toughest 22-23 at the Mohegan Sun Arena in help his team prevail, 75-74, and win tests in team history. UK boasts nine Since 2004, much has changed the Basketball Hall of Fame Tip-Off the Dave Gavitt Cup. His career day McDonald’s All-Americans and is the at Providence College. The Ruane Tournament. The Saturday game (38 points) along with Tyler Harris near-consensus number 1. The Friars Center certainly did not exist—Moore pitted the Friars against the Florida ’16’s 17 proved too much for the men were able to hang in there for much of Hall was the center of DWC. The State Seminoles. While their football from South Bend. The next day, the the game, leading for much of the first Concannon Fitness Center did not team has been flexing muscle for the Friars found themselves ranked and half and trailing just 26-22 at the break. yet grace the campus, the St. Dominic past two years, the Friars showed that Henton was honored as the Big East Even with 10 minutes left in the game, Chapel was a new development, and the Men’s Basketball Team has some Player of the Week. Providence only trailed 35-29. But the Ray Treacy Track was a long way catching up to do. Providence scored The Yale Bulldogs were a thorn in after that, the floodgates opened. The from construction. At the end of the the first 11 points and led 18-5 midway the Friars’ side last season, holding the Wildcats finished on a 23-9 run to win 2003-04 college basketball season, the through the first half. Henton scored hosts to a two point win. They traveled 58-38 and end the Friar winning streak. Friars were ranked number 21/19, 24 points and grabbed 10 rebounds, to Providence on Friday, November 28 Henton was limited to three points, and entered a decade-long drought. while Dunn scored 15 and dished to face a suddenly shorthanded team— and despite the best efforts of Harris This ended on Nov. 24, when the USA nine assists. Jalen Lindsey ’18 was the both Dunn and Lindsey were scratched and Carson Desrosiers ’14RS (ten Today Coaches Poll ranked Providence breakout performer, scoring 15 on five after injuring an ankle in the previous points apiece), and the return of Dunn number 25. three-pointers. The Friars won 80-54 to game. After struggling initially, they and Lindsey, they were completely After opening with wins over catapult themselves into the title game. finally settled down in time to lead by outclassed athletically. Albany and Binghamton, the Friars Awaiting them the next day were seven at halftime and gain a 10 point Despite the disappointing road gave Navy a crushing blow on Nov. 20. the Notre Dame Fighting Irish. A lead with ten minutes to play. But Yale trip, PC fans should look forward to The scoring clinic was led by LaDontae former Big East team (the last meeting went on an 11-2 run to cut the lead to further accomplishments, considering Henton ’15’s 22 points while Ben was a 71-54 Friar victory at the Dunk in just three with 21 seconds left. After a last year’s late season success. A trip Bentil ’18 added 18 and Kris Dunn ’17 February 2013), Notre Dame provided Henton free throw, the Bulldogs still to Boston College beckons on Friday, came three rebounds short of a triple- a stiff test, keeping the game close had an opportunity, but a missed three followed by home games against double. With a 32-8 second half run, throughout. Unfortunately for the was rebounded by Kyron Cartwright Brown, Rhode Island, and Stony Brook Providence ran the Midshipmen out of Irish, Henton could not miss for the ’18, who sank two freebies to seal the next week. Athlete of the Week: Catherine Zimmerman by Brent Bauerle '16 Sports Staff or midfielders having to be playmakers all over the field. We all embrace the women's soccer pressure that comes with our position, but at the end of the day we are there On a team known for its defensive to go out and play the game we love. prowess, Catherine Zimmerman ’16 stood out as the gasoline that not only B: Regarding your stellar play this lit up the opposition, but sparked season, which of your individual the otherwise fledgling Providence performances from this year College Women’s Soccer Team’s really stood out to you? offense. Zimmerman paced the team with 11 goals and five assists, for a C: The Butler game stands out to grand total of 27 points that led the me the most, not just because of the team by more than 20 points over goals scored, but also because of the the next most productive player. team’s celebration after each one. It 2014 marks the second year in a row was so exciting and fun to celebrate that Zimmerman has led the Friars that victory because everyone, from in goals and points, and she only the players on the bench to those on added to those accomplishments with the field, was a part of why we won a dose of off-field acclaim when she that game. It was great to witness our was named to the Big East Honor hard work pay off in a victory of that Roll earlier in the season. Though her fashion (comeback win in OT) and PHOTO COURTESY OF JILL MULLANY team failed to qualify for the NCAA celebrate as a team. C: Although I don’t listen to it before C: Surfing tournament, Zimmerman’s individual every game my favorite pump up song performance was impressive, and B: As only a junior, you have another and one that most people wouldn’t B: Civ: love it or hate it? with a highly anticipated senior year to add to what has already been expect is Baba O’Reilly by The Who. season on the horizon, it is safe to a successful career. What are you My dad used to blast it in the car before C: Hate it expect more of the same from the looking to do personally to improve my games growing up so not only is it Friars offensive catalyst. going into next year? a pump up, but it means a lot to me. B: Favorite book?

Brent: You led the team this year in C: During play, I hope to become B: Do you have a favorite soccer C: The Hunger Games goals by a wide margin. Did you ever smarter and more dangerous within team (besides Providence, of course)? feel that you were under an undue my runs and with my back to goal. In If so, why that team? B: Worst movie you have ever seen? amount of pressure to produce, or did addition, I really want to improve and you just go out and play your game? perfect my finishing ability. Off the C: Barcelona because of their quick C: Black Swan field, I just hope to be a leader and pace, ability to pass around teams, Catherine: I think every player feels someone the younger girls can look up and goal scoring ability. In addition, I B: If you could do one thing at PC pressure to do their job on the field. to as a player and person. believe that Messi is the most talented before you graduate, what would it be? My job happens to be to score goals and respectable player in the world. and make plays, but that doesn’t mean B: What is your favorite pump C: Study abroad it’s any more pressure than a goalie up song for a game? Is there a song B: If you could translate your having to make saves, defenders on your pre-game playlist that most soccer skill to any other skill (singing, having to keep players from shooting, people wouldn’t expect? dancing, etc.) what would it be? December 4, 2014 SPORTS The Cowl 21 The Future Runs Deep Men's and Women's Cross Country Finish 13th at Nationals

PHOTO COURTESY OF LAURA NAGEL '14 by Brannon Walker-Hodges ’16 “We prepared for the meet by This idea draws much parallel to way point. They pushed themselves Sports Staff keeping our goal in mind—finishing the success of our Men’s Basketball to pass their competitors in order to top-20 as a team and running to the and Men’s Soccer Programs, both of place within the top-40 of individual cross country best of our ability,” Rocha said when whom have won Big East tournament performances, earning All-American asked about the teams’ approach. The championships in 2014. This year, honors. Coach Ray Treacy has much to women's team is comfortable and there are many positives to take away Coach Treacy noted the valiant be proud of and look forward to used to success as a whole. Last year from the results of the women’s team. efforts that the men’s team put forth regarding his Providence College as a freshman, Rocha was a part of the Coach Ray Treacy’s quote to Friars. during the race. “The men fought Men’s and Women’s Cross Country 2013 Women’s Cross Country National com reiterate how proud he is of his really well, having two All-Americans Teams. On Nov. 22, both the men's and Championship team that shocked the women’s team. “It will be exciting to in Shane and Ben,” Coach Treacy women’s teams placed 13th overall in college cross country world. While see what the future brings over the told Friars.com. The losses of Quinn their respective NCAA Cross Country some college teams might regress and next two years with this team, bringing and Connor will be felt immediately Championships. The championship lose talented athletes due to graduation Sarah [Collins] back too,” Coach when these two gentleman graduate. took place at the LaVern Gibson and other factors, the women’s core Treacy proclaims. However, there is much talent on this Championship Cross-Country Course talent is centered around Rocha and The men’s cross country team also team that will keep them competitive. in Terre Haute, Indiana, which extends other young Friars who have at least had a strong showing at the NCAA Brendan Sullivan ’16 and Julian Oakley to 6 kilometers. one whole year to compete. This Championships in Terre Haute. As ’16 will be looked to to carry the torch For the women’s cross country includes Katie Lembo ’18 and Lauren stated by Friars.com, the men’s team and lead, keeping the Friars relevant. team, it was an impressive showing. Mullins ’16, who finished within finished with a total of 393 points to Coach Treacy seems to have the right According to Friars.com, the 23rd the top-100 of the NCAA National place 13th overall. This marks their mindset to have both the men’s and nationally ranked Friars team finished Championships. Rocha is very excited highest-placed finish in a race since women’s teams remain relevant in with 401 points out of 31 other teams. to be a part of a successful program 2006 when they placed ninth. The lead college cross country. Rocha highlights There was some skepticism among that has high expectations. man for the Friars was senior Shane why Coach Treacy is regarded as critics that the youth and inexperience “To compete at a high level like Quinn ’15, who finished 26th overall one of the best college cross country of the women’s team would hinder this, we all have to be focused but at with a time of 30:45:1. Quinn has the coaches in the nation. their success. However, they exceeded the same time have fun while we are highest placed finish by a Friar in the “Ray has influenced us as student- expectations. Leading the way for the out there!” Rocha states. Bringing the NCAA Cross Country championships athletes by teaching us the values and Friars was Catarina Rocha ’17, who national championship last year to since Lee Carey ’13 finished 24th overall the rewards of complete commitment finished 33rd overall with a time of Friartown is a testament to the effort in 2010. Ben Connor ’15 also finished and professionalism in the sport,” 20:38.4, performing well enough to that Providence College athletics puts strong in the race, placing 30th overall. said Rocha. It is these values that will earn All-American honors. Rocha into recruiting motivated and talented Both men really turned it on during propel the cross country teams to describes that both teams performed student-athletes that buy into a vision the second half of the 10k race. Quinn more top finishes and championship strongly due to their focus on their of collective teamwork and attention and Connor found themselves placed qualifications. goals and preparation. to detail in order to achieve success. 63rd and 84th respectively at the half- Friar Golf Drives Into the Top Five at National Club Championships

by DJ Anderson ’16 individual score of 74. Ferullo came improvement over the past few years Sports Editor in 10th place overall at the event. Pat is a great sign for the future. O’Brien ’15, Joey DeChirico ’17, and This event marks the conclusion of club golf Mike Nowosadko ’16 were the next the team’s fall season, but they will best friar finishers. They tied for 31st be back on the course very shortly to A national top five finish is no place with scores of 77. Mike Hanley open their spring season. As Dechirico small feat in any sport. It requires ’15 came in 46th with a score of 78, put it, “The outlook for the Spring is a consistency of excellence and while Dave Szewczul ’17, Pat Hannon great now that we know for sure that allows nearly no room for error. The ’17, and Mike Pierard ’15 finished in we have what it takes to win a national Providence College Club Golf Team 61st, 128th, and 155th respectively. championship, it all comes down to achieved this feat at the Dancing The top five finish is an improvement how well we prepare. The team will Rabbit Golf Club on Nov. 15 and 16. from the team’s performance at last leave this preparation up to Head The team put together a very balanced year’s national club championships, Coach John Conley, who has worked performance, notching a score of 383. where they finished just outside the tirelessly to bring the program to This score was good enough to earn the top 10. DeChirico spoke of the team’s where it currently stands. team fifth place, and only put them 13 improvement, “I think as a team strokes back from Clemson University, we played better this year than last the overall event winner. year because all eight guys put up As always, Captain Jamie Ferullo respectable scores." The team’s steady ’15 led the charge, shooting an PHOTO COURTESY OF JOEY DECHIRICO '17 22 The Cowl SPORTS December 4, 2014 Sisson Strikes Again Which College Basketball by Nate Svogun ’16 In her junior season, Sisson Conference is the Strongest Sports Staff picked up where she left off, earning first team All-America track & field honors in cross country and Big East ACC outdoor track. She was also named The PC Women’s Cross Country Remember last year when everyone Sometimes in our conversation on Program has enjoyed remarkable to the All-American second team for indoor track. was saying the Big East had lost its sports, we overlook the obvious in success on the national level over mojo? Well, it looks as if they have searching for the next great hot take. Well, the past two years. Of course, a Last year, Sisson played a pivotal role in guiding the cross country managed to get it back, as the conference when talking about college basketball this victory at last season’s national is off to a hot start to 2014. In fact, with season, there is not a take to be made; the championship has been the team to a national championship. She submitted first place finishes just under a month of play, the Big best conference, both on paper and on crowning achievement for the team. East is the best conference, record-wise. the hardwood, is the murderer’s row that But more recently, an individual in the Stony Brook Meet, the Boston College Invitational, and the Big Much like any other major conference, constitutes the Atlantic Coast Conference. PC runner showed that, when it many of those early games were against Sporting two teams in the top five comes to competing at a national East Championships. Highly talented both on and off the track, “lesser” opponents, but there are (Duke and Louisville, both national title level, Providence athletes are more certainly standout performances that are contenders), three in the top 15, and an than up for the challenge. Sisson was also named the Big East Female Scholar Athlete of the Year beginning to prove why the Big East is insane seven out of the top 25, the ACC On Nov. 16, PC graduate the best conference in college basketball. is top to bottom the best conference in student Emily Sisson submitted a in her senior season. Recent achievements certainly For one, the Big East is the most America, and it might not even be close. second-place overall finish at the well-rounded conference from top to In analyzing the greatness that is this US 12km national championship point to another outstanding year for this nine-time All-American. bottom. With the exception of DePaul, year’s ACC, it is almost a case of pick your in Alexandria, Virginia. Sisson every team is a threat. There are very poison: Duke and UNC can run almost finished the course with a time of With Sisson back for this year’s upcoming indoor and outdoor few, if any, conferences that can boast any team out of the gym, Louisville will 38:20, only 13 seconds behind the that. One that arguably can is the ACC, suffocate your offense with Rick Pitino’s winner, Molly Huddle. Huddle, a track seasons, PC looks to once again compete at the national level. against which the Big East is notably 4-0. trademark full-court pressure unless you current American record holder in The ACC may individually have better have a one-man press breaker at point the 5,000-meter, also happens to be teams, but the better overall conference guard, and while Virginia may make the coached by PC’s own Ray Treacy. is the Big East. Villanova, Georgetown, game look like how it was played before “I felt really good throughout Creighton, Providence, Butler, and Seton the shot clock era, their defense is about as the race. I’m so happy to have Hall all have already had impressive easy to score on as getting water out of a finished second to Molly since we performances. Butler, who was picked rock. both have Ray as our coach,” Sisson to finish seventh out of the ten Big East That may be the most impressive thing told Friars.com. “It was great to teams, knocked off arguably the best about the ACC this year; the conference go 1-2 in the race. I really enjoyed team in the ACC, then-fifth ranked UNC. has a quality representative of nearly everything about the experience.” Some may argue that if the season every mainstream style of play, and has Sisson has proven herself to ended today there would be six Big East such a bevy of talent that, in reality, any be one of the best long-distance teams in the tournament. Again, with of these teams could switch up their game runners in the country since she just three weeks in that doesn’t mean plan tomorrow and still beat most any transferred to PC after a one-year much. But if the Big East continues to team by double digits. Add to that the stint at the University of Wisconsin pick up quality out of conference wins, it sheer dominance of individual talents in 2011. Sisson started her career seems the conference will have a number such as Duke’s Jahlil Okafor or Louisville’s here at PC in a convincing of teams dancing in March, which is Montrezl Harrell, and you have a recipe fashion, placing fourth overall at where we truly get to see which is the for success – or disaster, if you are a fan of the 2011 Big East Cross Country best conference. any conference besides the ACC. Championships and earning second team All-America honors -James Kirby '15 -Brent Bauerle '16 in indoor track in the 2011-2012 season. She finished the year off by placing first in the 5,000-meter at the 2012 Big East Outdoor Track Championships, earning first team All-America honors. Sisson also competed in the 5,000-meter race at the US Track and Field Olympic Trials in Eugene, Oregon, placing 12th overall. PHOTO COURTESY OF RUNBLOGRUN.COM PHOTO COURTESY OF NYPOST.COM PHOTO COURTESY OF ZIMBIO.COM Athlete in Friar History: Billy Donovan by Gretta Schultz ’17 He did not enjoy being Marshall teams compiled Orlando Magic. Sports Staff a stock broker and soon a 35-20 record over two He soon changed his started making moves to seasons. mind, and was released column get back to basketball. He In 1996, the University to return to Florida. reached out to Pitino for of Florida's Basketball Although they lost all Billy Donovan is one was also named to the advice. Donovan became Coach Lon Kruger five starters, the Gators of only four players to 1987 All-Big East first a graduate assistant at the resigned and Donovan surprised people with make an appearance in team his senior year and University of Kentucky accepted a six-year Donovan’s 10th straight the NCAA Final Four and was an honorable All- under Pitino in 1989. contract. Donovan’s first 20 win season. Donovan then go on to win a NCAA American. Pitino later After only one season, two seasons at Florida recorded his 400th career Championship as a coach. stated, “I’ve never in my Donovan was promoted were his only two losing victory at the University As a player at Providence, life had anyone work to assistant coach and seasons of his coaching of Florida on January 19, Donovan only averaged as hard to improve as he served as Pitino’s career. Until Donovan, 2013, with the defeat of two points per game Donovan.” top assistant during Florida had only had the Missouri Tigers. during his freshman year, After playing for Kentucky’s 1993 Final fleeting success, but under Donovan remains and three as a sophomore. Providence, Donovan Four run, and he helped Donovan the basketball the coach of the Florida Under the former New was drafted to the Utah recruit the members of program thrived. Gators and has been York Knicks assistant Jazz but was cut before Kentucky’s 1996 national In the 2005-06 season, chosen to be the head Rick Pitino, Donovan the regular season began. championship team. Donovan’s sophomore- coach for USA Basketball flourished and saw more He then signed with the Donovan’s association led Gator squad on three occasions. playing time. Pitino’s Wyoming Wildcatters. with Pitino and accomplished 17 straight Some commentators strategy stressed the three Pitino left the Friars after Kentucky’s success wins. The Gators placed have suggested that he point shot on offense and their Final Four run and earned him an offer second at the end of the should succeed Mike full-court press defense. returned to the Knicks. to become the head season. The team came Krzyzewski as the head The fans soon dubbed Donovan was reunited basketball coach at together to defeat major coach of the United States Donavan “Billy the Kid,” with Pitino in 1987 where Marshall University. rivals for the school’s men’s national basketball and he averaged 15.1 he signed a one-year Upon accepting the first NCAA basketball team at the 2020 Summer points per game his junior contract with the Knicks position Donovan title. The Gators defeated Olympics. year, and 20.6 his senior as a reserve guard. became the youngest Ohio State the following year. He led the Friars The Knicks waived head coach in Division I of season for back to back to the 1987 Final Four Donovan in March 1988, the NCAA. At Marshall, championships. After and earned Southeast and he accepted a job Donovan installed the his success in Florida, Regional Most Valuable offer from a Wall Street same fast pace game Donovan made a move to Player honors. Donovan investment banking firm. play as Pitino. Donovan’s be the head coach for the

PHOTO COURTESY OF LISTOFSPORTS.COM December 4, 2014 SPORTS The Cowl 23 Friars on Fire Men's Hockey Caps off Three Game Win Streak with 1-0 Victory over BC

Ross Mauermann '15 scoring the lone goal in the Boston College game. PHOTO COURTESY OF PC ATHLETICS/CHRIS EMERSON by Veronica Lippert '15 opportunities, an active streak of for the Friars. PC showed their depth season and numerous scoring chances, Sports Staff almost a month. Without a doubt, against Army, with all four lines Mauermann had little to show for it the star on the offensive end of PC’s contributing chances and eight different outside a couple. The game-winner men's hockey resurgence has been Trevor Mingoia players recording points. The only against BC was officially his first of the ’16, with seven points in as many multi-point night went to Mingoia, who season, as his only other goal came off Through what was a very tough games, three of them game-winning recorded the goal that would prove to a wraparound in an exhibition game. opening month on the Friars’ schedule, goals. be the game-winner and an assist on PC goalies are on a two week streak the Providence College Men's Hockey At UNH, Providence had their Providence’s second goal. The other two for Hockey East Defensive Player of the Team has struggled to remain .500 first game postponed due to ice goals were tallied by John Gilmour ’16 Week honors, Ellis for his performance and has begun to tumble down the conditions. On Saturday, they started and Brandon Tanev ’16, the first of the against New Hampshire and Gillies for rankings. From their position at third backup goaltender Nick Ellis ’17 in season for both. Gilmour's goal was also his back-to-back shutouts and 43-save to start the season, Providence entered net, but the Friars’ defense did not a power play tally, a facet of the game performance against BC. Providence a series against UNH ranked 19th miss a beat. Ellis proved himself more in which Providence has had significant has also begun to climb back up the in the country. They appear to have than capable, stopping 29 shots in the trouble producing. national rankings, now at no. 16 in the righted the ship, though, with defense 1-0 win. The game’s only goal came On Saturday against BC, Gillies latest USCHO poll. Next the Friars face key to their three straight wins, all of from Mingoia, when he put a one- showed why he is considered one of a Northeastern team that appears to them shutouts. The three consecutive timer from the slot past the Wildcats’ the best goalies in the NCAA, turning be on a turnaround of their own after shutouts are a first in program history, goaltender. aside all 43 shots he faced from a star- going 3-1 in their last four, including and the Friars’ combined shutout Providence faced a short studded Eagles team. The lone Friar a toppling of then-third-ranked streak is at 221:24. turnaround in their game against goal came late in the third period Minnesota. Their penalty kill has come back to Army last Tuesday, but they came when Ross Mauermann ’15 scored off form after some early struggles. The out firing. Jon Gillies ’16 returned a rebound. Despite being a consistent Friar PK has killed off 29 consecutive in net and posted another shutout presence on the ice for Providence all

Noel Acciari '15 laying a hit on a Boston College player. PHOTO COURTESY OF PC ATHLETICS/CHRIS EMERSON Kevin Rooney '16 competing for a puck during a face off. PHOTO COURTESY OF PC ATHLETICS/CHRIS EMERSON Page 24 Sports December 4, 2014 Remembering an Incredible Career A Tribute to Friar Field Hockey Star Daniella Bernasconi by Sarah Wacik ’15 Sports Staff

field hockey Mental toughness, confidence, and dominance. These are some of the key words that one could use to describe Daniella Bernasconi ’15 of the Providence College Women’s Field Hockey Team. The senior forward from Hopewell Junction, New York ,has played an important role in much of the Friars' successes during her four years at the school. In 72 games, Bernasconi has recorded 39 goals and eight assists for the Friars. As a freshman, the talented forward became a staple in the starting lineup and led the team in scoring with five goals, with her first collegiate goal coming against Pacific in early September. In 2012, Bernasconi continued to be a major force for the offense and even stepped up for the Friars in a critical spot late in the season. In a game against Rutgers in mid-October, she delivered the game- winning goal in a 2-1 victory that Bernasconi (right) fighting for the ball. PHOTO COURTESY OF JENNIFER RYNEARSON clinched the team’s berth in the Big we had a chance to upset this skilled, reflected on her long, successful huge part of my life and has affected East Field Hockey Championship. ranked team,” she commented. “Even career in a Providence uniform. The me greatly as a person.” This game is one that especially brings though that was my last field hockey senior explained, “I will miss the Bernasconi is definitely thankful back great memories for Bernasconi game that I will ever play, I can say I family atmosphere. I’ll never forget for all those who supported her when she looks back on her collegiate have no regrets because we played my years at PC not only because of career through guidance, words of career. “The feeling of winning that with heart and I gave it everything I field hockey but also because of the encouragement, and other means. “It game was such an experience that no had.” hard work, dedication, and fun that was such an incredible opportunity one on that team will ever forget,” she During her collegiate career, she I’ve had working with my teammates. to be a member of this program. I said. was also recognized for her excellent In the end, everything was more can’t thank my coaches enough for During her junior season, Bernasconi play on multiple occasions. Providence rewarding because it was done with believing in me and knowing that was the top offensive performer for presented her with the 2013 Mountain my closest friends.” Bernasconi has so I had the ability to get better and PC with 32 points, 15 goals, and four Climber Award for her efforts and many memories from her four years better every day. I also have to give game-winning goals. Her dominance growth with the team. In 2013 and in Providence, moments from games, a huge thanks to my teammates for also ranked her among the Big East’s 2014, Bernasconi earned All-Big East practices, or team road trips. “It’s all the moments that we have shared best players as she finished tied for team honors and NFHCA Division I the moments that are so funny and together.” It is clear that the Providence second in goals and game-winning All-Northeast Region team. When she crazy with the team that only we can College field hockey program can also goals. The forward notched her first learned of her appointment to the All- understand, but those are some of my be thankful for Daniella Bernasconi, two collegiate hat tricks against Holy Big East first team this year, Bernasconi favorite memories.” whose dedication, determination, and Cross and Brown. This season, she was happy that others recognized her In the near future, Bernasconi contributions have helped the team be notched 15 goals and six assists in all 20 dedication and desire to constantly intends to stay involved with field successful during her four-year career. games and helped the team reach the progress throughout her career. “It’s hockey. Currently, she helps to coach Big East semi-finals. In this matchup, definitely rewarding, knowing that I a field hockey program called “Lead Providence opposed UConn in an have worked so hard and put so much the Way,” which provides training exciting and tough game. The Friars effort into improving my game with to younger female players from 5th jumped out to the lead in the second every practice, run, lift, or game,” said to 12th grade. “Helping these girls half, thanks to a goal by Bernasconi, but Bernasconi. “The progress that I have improve their skills is very rewarding. fell to the Huskies in the end by a score made over the years has really proved That is why down the line I would of 2-1. “When we got the first goal, my dedication for this program.” love to stay involved with field hockey it was the best feeling knowing that After her final game, Bernasconi by coaching. Field hockey has been a lead. The younger Machado was at it again in the 79th minute, when he beat Cleveland to the ball at the Elite: top of the box and calmy booted Continued from front page the ball into the back of the net. The lockdown defensive unit After his second goal of the night, of Rob Bialy ’15, Brandon Adler Machado ran towards the corner of ’15, Thomas Ballenthin ’15, and the turf, pointed to the Providence Jeff Kilday ’15 backed Broome logo on his jersey, and helped admirably, and pushed the Friars’ further the frenzy at Ray Treacy shutout streak to two whole Track. games. As for the Elite Eight, the The Friars’ second round Friars will travel to East Lansing, matchup was much less tense, as Michigan, on Saturday, December they used a huge second half to 6, for a date with the third-seeded defeat Dartmouth by a score of Spartans of Michigan State. 3-0. After a scoreless first half, the While it is the biggest stage and Friars broke through just three the biggest test for the Friars in minutes into the second half. program history, Stewart and Phil Towler ’15 slipped a pass to the Friars maintain that the goal Kilday, who slid the ball across remains the same: win and move the box, where Mac Steeves ’18 on. As Stewart said after the redirected past Big Green keeper third round victory, “The goal Stefan Cleveland and into the net. right now is to win a National Just eight minutes later, Dominik Championship.” Machado redirected a Ballenthin cross into the net to double the

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