Providence College T e Co SINCEl 1935 thecowl.com w Vol. LXXXII No. 3 September 21, 2017 Stolen Papers, PC Grad Untucks Success Stolen Rights by Ryan Charland '18 to life itself.” He noted that faith and Success did not immediately come A&E Staff morals were a key feature in his to Riccobono following Providence College education, graduation. After leaving ALUMNI and that “the linkage to faith PC in 2001, Riccobono and morals is what makes PC worked in sales at Professors say it all the time: you are exceptional and unique.” GE Healthcare while never really done with Development of Riccobono was a student- he started an MBA at by Sarah Kelley '18 & Hannah Paxton '19 Western Civilization. Chris Riccobono athlete for all four years Columbia University. Opinion Co-Editor & Asst. Opinion Editor ’01, founder of UNTUCKIt, is one of as he played tennis under Riccobono graduated many examples Providence College the guidance of coach Carl from Columbia in 2007 On Campus may use as proof of this statement. LaBranche. Like most student- and started exploring his During St. Dominic Weekend, athletes, Riccobono learned passions. “The motto...of Providence Riccobono encouraged students to personal discipline and drive UNTUCKIt/ Page 14 College is Veritas, truth, and the chase their passions as he shared his under Labranche’s direction. College’s deepest mission is to story with an audience of students and “To be a successful tennis teach its students to love and live alumni in the Arthur F. and Patricia player you need to be in the truth,” said President of Ryan Center for Business Studies. extremely resilient, Providence College, Father Brian Riccobono had two goals as a Friar: persistent, have Shanley, O.P., in a message about to develop the skills necessary for his incredible focus and the College’s mission statement. future career in business and to play hustle, as well as have When over 1,000 copies of The Cowl Division I tennis. Like most students, he a sense of humor to were taken from the stands last was unsure why PC required so many stay sane on the tough Friday, this pursuit of the truth core classes unrelated to his degree days,” Riccobono said, was directly and unrighteously when he could have been dedicating “Coincidentally, these violated. most of his time to his future career. are all the qualities I While the whereabouts of the “At first, I would wonder why directly attribute to papers and the reason for their I needed these liberal arts core my success as an absence are still obscure, we do components when I just wanted entrepreneur.” know that they were missing by to study business and marketing,” Friday afternoon, less than 24 Riccobono said in his presentation. hours after they were distributed. “I would soon learn that [these] were The Department of Public Safety uniquely blended with other subject has been reviewing tapes, but matters. We would be taught to think, no definitive suspect has been ask why, use our faith, and be a moral identified. The confiscation of The person.” Cowl is subject to speculation, as “As an entrepreneur,” he explained, anyone for any reason could have “it’s important to know a little bit of been responsible. COWL/ Page 11 everything. Business and marketing were not in conflict with the Liberal Arts PHOTO COURTESY OF MAGGIE BRANHAM ’18/THE COWL but in harmony and absolutely essential Visiting alumni Chris Ricobon '01 uses his skills from past PC classes to help run his business, UNTUCKIt. "Fund-rager" PC Students Develop Unique Fundraiser by Kelsey Dass '18 organize a relief effort for the victims Opinion Staff of Hurricane Harvey. Katie Rose Marvin ’18, a On Campus management major, deemed their project a huge success. She said, “It was a great event, and definitely Just as the population of students ended up being more of a success at Providence College represents a than we thought. The initial goal was variety of interests—from musicians to raise $2,000 in one week. As a class and athletes, to scientists and we didn’t think it was possible, but philosophers, to party-goers and the senior class proved us wrong. We homebodies—problem solving also ended up raising over $1,000 in one can come in many different forms. night. It was amazing to see our class The variety of students’ passions come together to help the victims of and interests at PC allows for the Hurricane Harvey. Bradley Cafe was opportunity to innovate and to take so supportive and wanted to help in an unconventional approach to any way. We were so appreciative of addressing many issues. their support.” On Sept. 3, several seniors taking This event was far from cookie the course Management 401P cutter, and completely nontraditional Organizational Theory set out on with regards to Providence College a mission. In light of the recent events. With that I question how this hurricanes, these students decided to Catholic-run institution, which does PHOTO COURTESY OF BOSTON MAGAZINE FUNDRAISING/ Page 8 Providence College’s Student-Run Newspaper Since 1935 UNDERTHEHOOD News A&E Sports News 2 Opinion 8 Recap of this year's Read our review Women's club rugby Friar 5k and what of the Gamm's The starts off the season; Photography 12 made it unique. Importance of Being what to expect from A&E 14 Earnest. them going forward. Portfolio 17 Page 4 Page 15 Page 24 Sports 23 Page 2 News September 21, 2017 Mailroom Lines Are Too Long Students Express Frustration on Picking Up Packages at the Mailroom by Daria Purdy ’19 ’19 said, “I have had three packages Assistant News Editor shipped since the semester started, and each time it has taken me half an ON CAMPUS hour to get the package.” She goes on Providence College students have to say, “I have walked to the package expressed their discontentment with room multiple times and turned around the long lines that have been forming because I did not want to wait in line.” at the package room this semester. The lines have been deterring some Many students said that the delays are students from making online purchases. unusual and have wondered whether Taylor Mulhearn ’19 said, “I haven’t a different, more efficient system in the been buying things online because I package room could stop the long lines don’t want to wait in line.” Brianna from forming. O’Shaughnessy ’19 felt a similar Erica Beatey ’19, a package room reluctance. She said, “I was going to employee, describes the system that is get a textbook, but when I saw the line, currently used to process packages. The I decided to get an e-book instead of packages arrive in the morning from the waiting in line. I was willing to pay the trucks and get placed into bins. From extra $6.” there, the packages are scanned and Students have also expressed the box number is matched to the name discontentment with the hours that the Student worker Logan Dooley '19 assists peers in the mailroom. BRIANNA COLETTI’21/THE COWL of the person on the package. Beatey package room is open. Julia Balukonis describes that after around 30 packages, ’20 said, “I have almost no time to go in third week of school is very rare.” has increased, Beatey claims that they emails are sent out to those students between classes and by the time I’m out Sarah Jones ’18, a member of Student have. She said, “We’ve never seen this who have received packages, and this of class for the day, the package room is Congress, feels especially frustrated many packages before. Even though we process is repeated as the packages are already closed.” Olivia D’Elia ’19 said, with the issue. She describes how she expect a huge number at the beginning processed. “The hours are totally inconvenient, has found long lines throughout the of each semester, due to people ordering For the last step of the process, Beatey so I think there would be less clutter if day, even at times when many students their books and supplies, this semester said, “The packages that have been they extended them or opened earlier.” are in class. She said, “I had learned that is especially busy.” processed are then put on a cart, which According to students, the long delays there was no schedule for who works Students will have to wait and see is wheeled over to the shelves. We sort at the package room are something when and once I got to the front I saw if the issue can be resolved throughout the boxes on the shelves according to that have not been experienced in there were only two people working the course of the semester. For now, they the last number of the Friar Box. This years past. Karen Thifault ’19 said, “I with the long line. I feel there needs to should plan for the likely experience process repeats throughout the day.” remember when it used to take me five be a better system where more people of a long wait while picking up their Multiple students have described minutes to get a package freshman are working during the busy hours so packages. incidents with the lines at the package year, and now it takes me 30 minutes people aren’t spending so much time The director of the mailroom was not room that have lead to inconvenience or more to get a package.” D’Elia said, waiting or being late to class.” available for comment.