TheVol. LXXX No. 18 @thecowl • thecowl.com Celebrating 80 Years CowlProvidence College March 10, 2016 of Publication Fitness Center Modifies Existing Dress Code by Sabrina Guilbeault ’18 Fitness Center, spoke to Student Time to Let Asst. News Editor Congress Tuesday night to welcome open dialogue with students and dress code emphasize that the Fitness Center the Month of has heard student concerns. Since By the time Providence College the opening of the Fitness Center students made their way back to eight years ago, policies regarding a Madness Begin campus from spring break, news had dress code have always been in place; spread regarding the implementation however, the dress code described in by Brannon Walker-Hodges ’16 Sports Staff of a dress code at Concannon Fitness the flyer was a modified version of Center that would start on Monday, the policy that had already existed. men’s basketball March 14. The information surfaced Students will see no change in after a flyer was displayed outside the enforcement of a dress code this the Fitness Center and was spread coming Monday, as the Fitness Center Throughout the entire college via social media. Staff wishes to keep the dialogue open basketball season, there has been a The flyer pictured examples of and clear any miscommunication lot of parity and many unexpected “encouraged” and “prohibited” regarding the dress code’s intent. At storylines. The overall theme of attire to ensure “safety, comfort, and Congress, Laprey stated that even if the season has been dominated equipment maintenance.” The flyer enforcement was to begin, the Fitness by ever-changing No. 1 teams, used language such as “appropriate” Center Staff would never have taken seniors anointed as the best and “non-revealing,” which resulted the approach of throwing students players, and silly, choreographed in negative backlash from students out of the gym. PHOTO COURTESY OF THEODYSSEY.COM bench celebrations. Now, we are as rumors spread as to why the dress The Cowl is in communication its policies will appear in next week’s entering the most exciting time code was being implemented. with the Fitness Center Staff, and an issue. ​ of the season. March Madness Ed Laprey, director of the article regarding the dress code and is in full effect with conference tournaments underway, leading up to the NCAA Tournament. The Providence College Men’s Basketball Team has had a successful regular season. The Friars are one of four, potentially five, Big East teams slated to represent the conference in the NCAA Tournament. This draws a lot of interest to the Big East PHOTO COURTESY OF NIKE.COM PHOTO COURTESY OF LOGOK.COM PHOTO COURTESY OF WARRIORTRADINGNEWS.COM PHOTO COURTESY OF TOMORROWPRODUCTS.COM Conference Tournament, which started on Wednesday, March 9 at Madison Square Garden in New Habitat Volunteers Build More Than Just Homes York City. The team that wins the Big East Tournament receives an automatic NCAA Tournament by Marla Gagne ’18 bid. News Co-Editor BIG EAST/ Page 23 campus

This past spring break, approximately 130 Providence College students volunteered to travel throughout the East Coast to build homes with Habitat for Humanity. Habitat’s goal is not only to build houses, but to also build hope and community. Be it Kittanning, Pennsylvania or Bridgeport, Connecticut, PC students joined community members and organizers to build affordable housing for low- PHOTO COURTESY OF CUMBERLANDHABITAT.ORG income families. PC sent approximately 130 students across the eastern seaboard to build houses, hope, and Emily DiRenzo ’16, president of the community with Habitat for Humanity during spring break last week. PC chapter of Habitat for Humanity and team leader of the group that first job as a freshman on a Habitat hours driving to Mechanicsville and traveled to Mechanicsville, Virginia, trip was to finish the shingling of a slept and ate all meals in a church explained how much of an impact the roof. “To be able to shingle the roof basement for the week. “I didn’t feel program made on her life at PC. Her this year really brought everything like I gave up a week,” she said. “I team’s goal during the break was to full circle.” gained one of my best weeks ever at roof a house. “To see it when it was “Everyone on the site was blown PC.” PHOTO COURTESY OF TWITTER.COM finished was an incredible feeling, away that we gave up our break,” HABITAT/ Page 2 The Men’s Basketball Team recently arrived and we all just looked at each other said Claire Beatty ’17. Along with in Manhattan for Big East Tournament play and high-fived,” said DiRenzo, whose the rest of her group, Beatty spent 22 March 9-12. UNDERtheHOOD Providence College's Student-Run Newspaper Since 1935 Portfolio Opinion News News 2 Opinion 7 Do the post-spring break blues How have the common practices This past Monday, Presi- Photo 11 have you down? This week’s of mockery and insults impacted dent Father Brian Shan- Listomania on Spring our culture? Matt Tinsley ’16 ley, O.P., publicized his A&E 13 Break Expectations vs. offers his persective as it relates response to students’ Portfolio 18 Reality may lift your to the human person. demands for Sports 23 spirits. change. Page 20 Page 9 Page 3 Page 2 News March 10, 2016 Huxley Avenue Will Close in Coming Months One of Many Projects Taking Place for PC’s Upcoming Centennial prior weeks to accommodate “construction $7.75 million will be used to create the traffic program so it will continue after we declare by Marla Gagne ’18 and utility work.” When students return circle, gateways, and pedestrian walkways. the Campus Transformation complete.” News Co-Editor for the fall semester, they will see a whole The “Huxley Way” project is part of The School of Business is currently new version of Huxley Avenue PC’s “Campus Transformation,” a series under construction and running on time for Campus Transformation The College has released videos on of construction projects and renovations. the early 2017 deadline. The steel structure Vimeo that showcase changes for the area. These projects are funded by “Our Moment: is being installed and should be done in a The grass may not always be greener on Vehicular traffic will be moved away from Campaign for Providence College,” which month. the other side, but it may be greener in the the back of Raymond Hall and instead has raised $136.9 of its $140 million goal. Finally, students will also return in the middle. Under the “Huxley Way” project, will be focused on a roundabout in front The “Campus Transformation” already fall to see work being done on Albertus Providence College will close its portion of the Arthur and Patricia Ryan Center for includes work done on the School of Magnus Hall and Moore Hall. Starting over of Huxley Avenue, from Eaton Street to Business Studies’ front lawn. There will also Business, Chapey Field at Anderson the summer Albertus Magnus will have Ventura Avenue, to unite the West and East be a PC gateway sign and lower cascade Stadium, a new softball field, a new parking utilities relocated, improvements made and sides of the campus with a new pedestrian piazza. garage, and tennis courts. foundation installed, and 35,000 square walkway. The new pathway connecting the two In addition to these projects, the school feet added facing Ruane. Sweeney said, Originally purchased in December sides of campus will feature landscaping, is also continuing renovation on residence “Once the addition is occupied, renovation 2012, PC has been working on a plan for benches, and sculptures to create a new halls. Sweeney said Bedford, Cunningham, of spaces will occur in phases which will a few years to close Huxley Avenue. In outdoor space. The Huxley Avenue and DiTraglia, Mal Brown, Fennell, and allow the building to be fully functional an email to students, faculty, and staff, Eaton Street intersection will be closed to Raymond Hall will receive wireless during the academic year and allow for College President Father Brian Shanley, traffic, but there will be a new entranceway upgrades throughout the summer during research work in the summer.” Moore will O.P., publicly announced Huxley’s for students coming from the southeast. the final phase of the project. “The College be transformed into a multicultural center closing and said, “The College ultimately The current RIPTA stop located on is currently planning for the complete over the next two years with a $1 million decided that closing its portion of Huxley Huxley will be relocated for the summer renovation of Aquinas Hall,” said Sweeney. budget, and students will contribute to the Avenue to vehicular traffic and turning and information regarding its new This will be done in phases throughout design process. it into a pedestrian walkway would best destination will be released in the coming various summers but is still in the design As PC approaches Fall 2016, facilities, achieve the goal of unifying the campus months. In the fall, Students will find a new phase. from walkways to dorms to learning centers, while providing the highest level of safety bus stop and shelter moved about 200 feet Sweeney also said, “The improvements will be greatly transformed to celebrate 100 and security for members of the College to the north of Huxley Avenue to the residence halls started in 2010, years of PC history and tradition. community.” In recent years, pedestrians John Sweeney, the senior vice president actually before the Transformation have been hit by cars on Huxley Avenue. for finance and business/CFO, said most movement started, but it is now a critical The street is set to close between May 16 work for the $2 million Huxley project will part of campus improvements. Yet, and June 1, but may be closed a few days in take place during the summer. Another updating residence halls is a continuous Habitat: PC Students Dedicate Their Spring Break to Service Continued from front page “The friendships we’ve formed word to their home already and are back works out all transportation details. “I definitely enhanced the experience,” to help out, all of them are incredible and work closely with our Campus Minister, This past spring break, approximately said Kyle Fitzsimons ’18, whose team has all of them change you,” said DiRenzo. Bob Pfunder, and together we would meet 130 Providence College students already gone to breakfast together at Papa “Building those relationships was so every week to work on all that needed to volunteered to travel throughout the Paulie’s since arriving back on campus. cool,” said Megan Manning ’18, who was be done,” DiRenzo said. “The goal is to East Coast to build homes with Habitat “What we did back on the site is a direct responsible for finishing the flooring of a send 130-140 students on a spring break for Humanity. Habitat’s goal is not correlation of what we do here at PC,” house. “Getting to know them and what trip so anything and everything that is only to build houses, but to also build Fitzsimons said. “We’re a Friar Family, their lives are like was such a positive involved with that was my responsibility hope and community. Be it Kittanning, and although Habitat made an impact on experience.” She went on to explain that and joy.” Pennsylvania or Bridgeport, Connecticut, us, we are also leaving our own impact on on the last day her group painted the According to DiRenzo, PC often PC students joined community members the program.” entirety of the interior of the house with sends out the largest group of student and organizers to build affordable “It’s hard to sit down and explain it the family. “After working on different volunteers each year, providing 140 spots housing for low-income families. all, because there were so many little sites all week, coming together as one for students to do service and make a Emily DiRenzo ’16, president of the life changing aspects of it all that just group was so much fun.” difference. “I find that a lot of students PC chapter of Habitat for Humanity and made it so amazing,” said Katherine According to DiRenzo, planning for sign up not really knowing what the week team leader of the group that traveled to Agugliaro ’19. “As a freshman, having the trips start in September. The Executive will be like or what it will do for them,” Mechanicsville, Virginia, explained how so many upperclassmen being so helpful Board hosts info sessions, hands out she said. “When they come back, it has much of an impact the program made on and not treating me any differently and reads through applications, selects helped them see difference, appreciate her life at PC. Her team’s goal during the as someone four years younger was leaders, selects the sites, places all of life, mature as a person, gain friendships, break was to roof a house. “To see it when incredible.” Agugliaro explained that the participants in their sites, hosts learn skills, and make them that much it was finished was an incredible feeling, going on Habitat gave her a foundation fundraisers, plans programming, and stronger.” and we all just looked at each other and of friendships with people she can now high-fived,” said DiRenzo, whose first talk to about school, life, and all things in job as a freshman on a Habitat trip was to between. “It’s different than Orientation, finish the shingling of a roof. “To be able because everyone wants to be there,” she to shingle the roof this year really brought said. everything full circle.” Prior to going on the trip, there were “Everyone on the site was blown programming events for the teams to away that we gave up our break,” said get to know one another and bond. Claire Beatty ’17. Along with the rest of Fitzsimons explained how everyone went her group, Beatty spent 22 hours driving out of their way to learn more about one to Mechanicsville and slept and ate all another and explained that she made meals in a church basement for the week. friends with people she never would “I didn’t feel like I gave up a week,” she have expected to. “People realized they said. “I gained one of my best weeks ever only had a week, and did all they could to at PC.” make the most of it,” she said. The connections and bonds formed “When it came down to it, before the during Habitat were a favorite aspect trip I almost wasn’t going to go,” said for a majority of the student volunteers. Caitlin Costello ’18. With midterms, “Working side-by-side, learning work, and everything that was piled completely new skills and being outside onto students before the break, leaving of your comfort zone together bonds us,” for a week of service seemed more like said DiRenzo. She also explained that a daunting task than a life-changing working with the project manager on site experience. “I’m so glad I went, and I can’t and community volunteers also enhances express how amazing the week was.” the experience. “[They] come day in and Another special part of Habitat for day out talking to you, teaching you, Humanity is that often times, volunteers being nothing but patient and kind while will work alongside the families who will you slowly try to figure out which way end up living in the house. “Whether they PHOTO COURTESY OF MEGAN MANNING ’18 the plank of wood should face when are about to move into the house you’re PC volunteers pause from painting for a smile in Bridgeport, Connecticut. you’re using a power saw,” she said. working on or they have moved in one PHOTO COURTESY OF HABITAT.ORG March 10, 2016 NEWS The Cowl 3 Comprehensive Diversity Reform Found in President’s Response to Campus

by Zak Harvey ’16 response in the sense that these are The eight pages of reforms and the teaching faculty in the Civ program News Staff answers that we have heard from him solutions that Fr. Shanley proposed on and trust in them to fulfill the Core before. After reading and re-reading March 7 express his commitment to Objectives. On Campus the response we are left with many the students, faculty, and culture of an One of the most noteworthy reforms questions regarding his plans to deliver institution that means so very much includes the redefined role of Dean Over the course of the past academic progress with all deliberate speed and to to each and every one of us. When Rafael Zapata, the College’s chief year, students at Providence College create a system of accountability.” asked about the process of drafting the diversity officer. Dean Zapata will begin have seen a debate unfold on campus By virtue of the debate on campus response to the student’s demands, Fr. reporting directly to Fr. Shanley as a unlike anything in the College’s history. there has been a tension between a Shanley said, “I did my best to respond part of the President’s cabinet. Talking It has become increasingly clear that few student groups and those at the and to try and chart a course forward for about the change Fr. Shanley elaborated, beneath the surface there has been helm of the institution. Fr. Shanley the College.” He went on to say, “The “I think Rafael will be [crucial] as we a turbulent undertow that has now stated, “I firmly believe one of the goals only way for us to move forward as a transition to a more vigorous pursuit of completely engulfed the conversation of a campus is robust discussion of community is [by way] of dialogue…For diversity and inclusion…Continuity is on campus. The debate in reference is controversial points of view, [which] is us as a campus the discussion needs to important right now, Rafael has many that of the series of conflicts stemming part of the educational message of the be campus wide and everyone needs a bridges with people and [has] their trust, from the debate on campus diversity. College. I laud students that want to voice in how we go forward.” including mine.” Beginning in November to as speak out in what they firmly believe Again, Fr. Shanley expressed his In the Development of Western recently as late February, there have in.” The College’s President and the gratitude for “students pushing the Civilization program, each and every been solidarity marches, protests, sit- administration encourage student input [debate as] it has focused on race like we student learns of the homeward journey ins, and meetings attempting to help and look forward to engaging in debates have never been before.” Subsequent to of Odysseus. As the interview with Fr. resolve and address the frustrations on crucial issues. the student sit-in within the Presidential Shanley concluded it became clear that presented by both students and faculty It is imperative to name a few of the Suite in Harkins Hall, Fr. Shanley the College finds itself in a position on campus. As of Monday, March 7, solutions that Fr. Shanley proposed: and his cabinet have reached out to somewhat similar to that of Odysseus: President Father Brian Shanley, O.P., increased diversity training by faculty, administrators, faculty, and students to a journey that is homeward bound. and his administration have presented committing new resources to curriculum find the best way to address the problems The College’s centennial is quickly otherwise unprecedented reforms diversity, hiring of diverse faculty, on-campus. Fr. Shanley attended a approaching and as Fr. Shanley notes, on diversity in the College’s 100 year a complete release of the Campus forum on diversity in ’64 Hall with more the College is in some respects returning history. Fr. Shanley recently sat down Climate report, researching the creation than 200 in attendance to field questions to its roots. Fr. Shanley concludes, “[Our with The Cowl to talk about the progress of the Center for the study of the Black regarding diversity. country] is becoming more diverse that has been made, the plan he and his Diaspora, a $1 million commitment to The Development of Western everyday. Providence College needs to administration will implement, and the the renovation of Moore Hall, redefining Civilization program has been a point serve the students who are coming to us road going forward. Dean Rafael Zapata’s position to report of contention for students and faculty and they are going to be more diverse. In the Providence Journal there are directly to the president, and many throughout the course of this debate. We were founded to be a place of newly published articles in light of more. When asked about the program and its opportunity for first generation college Fr. Shanley’s response titled, “Racism In Fr. Shanley’s campus-wide role on campus Fr. Shanley responded, students. This is our sweet spot, back at PC: Shanley Issues Response, but response he quoted Martin Luther King “Civ has been debatable since day one. to where we started, and this is where Student Group Disappointed.” In the Jr., saying in part, “A genuine leader [The program] is about studying our we are going to focus going forward.” article students are cited saying, “It is not a searcher for consensus, but a flaws, knowing ourselves, [and studying] Through the tempest of campus debate, is disappointing because when we molder of consensus.” As Fr. Shanley development of Western civilization as it the administration moving forward left his office after our 13 [hour] sit- acknowledges, dialogue may be slower has evolved…What we are committed to has recommitted itself to progress, in, we had the understanding that he than a demand-response method, but on an ongoing basis is to fulfill objectives opportunity, and, above all, hope. would produce a ‘substantive plan’ one must cede that for meaningful set for Civ.” Fr. Shanley also noted that towards each of the demands, but what change to be enacted one must consider we as an institution have to have faith in we received was a largely repetitive all voices in the campus community. the expertise and academic freedom of Board of Representatives Respond to Fr. Shanley Student Leaders Continue to Ask for Change and Progress

by Sabrina Guilbeault ’18 Shanley in his emailed response. “Many training, such as that regarding cultural President Shanley to sign a formal News Co-Editor feel that the Administration and I have sensitivity, for new faculty. The plan agreement, that compelled him to make student response not done enough to demonstrate a also includes the transformation of substantial progress on the Demands for serious commitment to addressing Moore Hall into a multicultural center, Redress,” said the Board, who organized On the afternoon of Monday, March problems of racism, and that too much which will cost $1 million over the next and executed the protest. “During the 7, the Providence College community time has been spent on dialogue rather two years. A promise was also made negotiation segment of the sit-in, all of received a message from President than on demonstrable action.” to maintain a 20 percent rate for faculty the students came together as a Friar Father Brian Shanley, O.P., in the form Shanley did address each of the of color. Shanley’s response to these Family, and created a document that Fr. of an email. This email contained the demands in his email as promised, demands came after the occupation of the Shanley agreed upon in writing.” president’s response to the Demands however the Board of Representatives President’s office on Tuesday, February At the end of his response, Fr. Shanley of Redress in Response to Racism and find that it is lacking. “No measurable 16 starting at 8:30 a.m. “Father Shanley stated, “The campus community is Anti-Blackness at Providence College, components were put into Fr. Shanley’s has continued to ignore the problems of passionately committed to developing which was written by the Board of response, and the language was the marginalized communities that exist and sustaining an environment that is Representatives, a group of student carefully chosen to deny the need for at Providence College via political jargon more equitable, diverse, and inclusive,” leaders on campus who are committed specific changes,” the Board stated. and outright resistance to change,” said and renewed his own commitment to to working toward a vision of inclusivity The plan of action that was stated in the Board. continuous action with faculty, staff, and at the College. Shanley’s response includes mandatory “The purpose of our sit-in was for students. The Board of Representatives consists of students from the N.A.A.C.P. Providence College Chapter, SOAR, Brotherhood, Afro-am, and Women Empowered. “The response that Fr. Shanley issued on March 7, in order to address systemic racism and other oppressive actions taken against faculty and students, was merely that,” said the Board of Representatives in a statement to The Cowl. “Although we appreciate the time and effort put into Fr. Shanley’s response, we were hoping for a plan of action rather than a response to our positive efforts.” “Some of the anger and frustration on our campus is caused by a perceived lack of substantive progress on the student demands and recommendations that were first brought to the administration and the faculty in November,” said PHOTO COURTESY OF PROVIDENCE.EDU 4 The Cowl NEWS March 10, 2016

Turkish Newspaper Zaman Taken Bursting Over By Government Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his government have taken over the Zaman newspaper. Zaman was the biggest newspaper in the PC Bubble Turkey, with a circulation that reached approximately 650,000. Due to the recent the takeover, Zaman will not be run by administrators. The by David Toro ’16 government has given no explanation. It is thought that Zaman is closely News Staff linked to the Hizmet movement that seeks to overthrow Erdogan’s government. Protesters in favor of free press were targeted with rubber bullets as well as tear gas. The government now plans to wipe the newspaper’s online archive. The European Union has not released any major statement on the matter. No Tsunami after Earthquake in Indonesia Last week a 7.8 magnitude earthquake was recorded 500 miles southwest of Padang in Sumatra at a depth of 15 miles. The earthquake had originally been recorded at an 8.3 magnitude, which spread fear because of the devastating 9.1 magnitude earthquake that hit the island in 2004 and caused 220,000 deaths. Tsunami warnings have been lifted after a few days with no significant readings. Many of the buoys that measure wave movement in key earthquake areas are broken, which Cancer Vaccine is Tested in Britain render tsunami predictions useless. However, Thailand’s National Disaster Warning Center has lifted its tsunami warning because no Kelly Potter is a 35-year-old British woman with stage four cervical impact has been detected. cancer who has been accepted into what could be a new ground breaking cancer treatment. The new vaccine will stimulate the immune system to destroy tumors in different parts of the body. Potter is a good candidate for the study because her cancer has unfortunately spread to several parts Worst Drought in Middle East in 90 Years of her body, including her liver and lungs. Doctors have also determined Scientists have been studying tree rings in Cyprus, Israel, Jordan, that a low dose of chemotherapy will help the immune system so that it Lebanon, Syria, and Turkey to determine previous drought history in does not attack the body’s own cells. Potter is excited to be part of this order to compare to current conditions. The drought in the Middle East study as it could not only cure her cancer but potentially develop a cure from 1998 to 2012 was not only longer than usual but was also significantly for the rest of the world. drier. The worst drought prior to this one is estimated to have been in 1100. If the Middle East is suffering a drought now, it is likely that the entire Mediterranean will suffer a drought as well. Climate scientists have determined that as a result of climate change and human emissions the Mediterranean will dry up in the future.

Club Spotlight: Asian American Club Congress Updates Exploring and Celebrating Culture by Marla Gagne ’18 by Sarah Gianni ’18 News Co-Editor New Year celebration, ImaginAsian, News Staff and Maki Your Own Sushi,” said Shirai. student congress “One event that we have coming up on club spotlight March 19 is the screening of “Spirited Away,” a movie from Japan’s studio Gym Dress Code Many of the clubs and organizations Ghibli,” he said. The movie will begin Student Congress hosted special guest speaker, Ed Laprey, at Providence College are geared at 7:30 p.m. in the Slavin Unity Center, coordinator of the gym, to address concerns over the new dress code toward the celebration of cultures and with snacks and drinks provided. policy in the gym. Laprey said the “new policy,” which prohibits nationalities from around the world. Currently, the Asian American Club select clothing in the gym, is actually not new. He argued that dress Among one of the first ethnic-based consists of about 30 members, but is codes are typical of all facilities and are made to protect the longevity clubs at PC is the Asian American Club, always looking to expand. “Anyone of the machines. The dress code has raised controversy among the an organization that reaches back to who is interested in joining can come student body. Laprey said he is open to communicating and receiving the late ’80s. Executive board member to our bi-weekly meetings or email any feedback from students moving forward. Brittany Price ’18 said that she has member of the Executive Board,” said felt support and comfort within the Shirai. Meetings are held every other Role of Class President and Treasurer club since she first joined during her Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. in the Slavin Unity Student Congress passed changes regarding the presidential role freshman year. “The Asian American Center, with the next meeting occurring on SRW Core and Commencement Core. The president shall: club has allowed me to explore and on March 15. “I was instantly provided -“Serve as the co-chair of class committees and assist in the celebrate myself and my culture through with a group of role models upon joining selection process of said committees (i.e.: Senior Ring Weekend and meetings, events, friendships, and tons the Asian American Club, and hope to Commencement Core Committees).” of free food,” she said. Kent Shirai continue my leadership for the duration -“The President of the sophomore class will not remain on Senior ’16, president of Asian American club, of my time at PC,” said Price. All who Ring Weekend Core if not reelected for junior year.” expanded on the events that are in the are eager to explore a new culture or -“The President of the junior class must remain on Senior Ring works, as well as ones that have already enhance their understanding of their Weekend Core until the event senior year; if he/she loses the election occurred on campus. “Some of the own are encouraged to participate. going into senior year or chooses to not run he/she will remain on events we hold annually are the Lunar the Core.” -“If the President of the junior class is not reelected for senior year he/she will not serve on Commencement Core; the elected senior class president will serve as Commencement Core co-chair.”

Similar legislation was also enacted regarding the Treasurer position.

PHOTO COURTESY OF BRITTANY PRICE ’18 Members of the Asian American Club run popular campus events such as “Maki Your Own Sushi.” March 10, 2016 NEWS The Cowl 5 Liberal Honors Program Takes 80 to Ireland Students and Staff explore Irleand’s Dublin and Killarney

by Daria Purdy ’19 bays. Jenna LaChapelle ’19, a participant News Staff of the trip, said of western Ireland, “I across the atlantic absolutely loved the old fashioned horse ride through Killarney National Park, and the views on the Ring of Kerry were This spring break, the Liberal Arts the most amazing I have ever seen. I am Honors Program took a group of 80 ready to go back!” students to Ireland. The trip is an annual The trip was organized through tradition for the program; honors Go Ahead Tours, which provided students travel to locations in Europe an itinerary and two tour guides for in order to supplement their learning the students. “I really loved the tour in their Development of Western guides,” said Brigid Walshe ’19. “They Civilization classes. This year, Dr. made the trip even more memorable Stephen Lynch, Dr. Suzanne Fournier, and they were there to make sure Dr. Despina Prassas, and Dr. Karen everything went perfectly. Plus, they Holland accompanied the students on were a married couple, which made it their trip. even cuter!” The trip began with a five night stay The trip supplements the in Ireland’s capital city of Dublin. The Development of Western Civilization stay involved sight-seeing tours and classes by allowing the students to Students enjoy themselves at Dublin’s Oldest Pub, the Brazen Head. PHOTO COURTESY OF ALLY LOUNGO ’18 excursions to local sights around Dublin, actually visit the places they have read including the ancient monastery at about in their classes. The trip also Glendalough and the castles at Malahide helps the students to experience and and Howth. The students also enjoyed appreciate other cultures. Regarding the restaurants, historical sights, and the educational value of the trip, Jaclyn green parks of Dublin. They explored Fleener ’17 said, “The trip also benefits Trinity College and saw an Irish play, all Providence College students by Juno and the Paycock by Sean O’Casey, at acting as an example of how to use your a local theater. college education to approach the rest After the stay in Dublin, the group of the world. We need to understand undertook a three hour road trip to the different cultures, and this comes western coast of Ireland and the city from appreciation of history, the arts, of Killarney. In Killarney, the students sports, food, language, and tradition, drove around the legendary Ring of all of which are integrated into these Kerry, a scenic drive that allowed the educational trips. It is about both having students to take in views of western the experience and continuing to learn Ireland’s spectacular mountains and about the world around you.”

PHOTO COURTESY OF BETHANY FRANKLIE ’18 PHOTO COURTESY OF MARLENA FORRESTER ’18 Students were given the chance to visit the Emerald Isles while on the trip. Marlena Forrester ’18 poses in front of the Ring of Kerry while in Ireland. Bake Sale Raises Money and Awareness of Gender Inequality Women Will Fights the Pay Gap through Cookies for a Cause

by Patrick Lovett ’17 course of her career a woman working News Staff full-time in the U.S. will lose $431,000 events because of the wage gap.” Pointing out the numerous posters, If you were walking through the Gardner said, “Educating on gender Slavin Center this Monday, March 7, inequality is especially relevant for 60 chances are you saw a table offering percent of this school, but for the guys baked goods for sale—with rather too, it’s important to be educated on the discriminatory prices attatched. Women real challenges facing women.” were pleased to see they could buy a few As a senior, Gardner was also quick cookies or a cupcake for 77 cents. Men, to note how the reality of gender however, had to pay a little more: a full inequality is rapidly approaching her dollar for the same items. fellow classmates. “For women that Through these baked goods, will be graduating and entering the Providence College’s Women Will club workplace in a short time,” she said, was able to demonstrate the similar— “these numbers will become a reality.” and far more serious—issue of the wage By the end of the day, Women Will gap. Females earn 77 cents on the male member Kristen Rezuke ’18 positively dollar, a disheartening statistic that reported, “The bake sale went really Women Will hopes to change by raising well. We made a decent amount on the awareness and money. day and a lot of people that came said Colleen Gardner ’16, Women Will they learned from it.” president, explained, “Through this This is not, by any stretch, the first event, we hope to not only educate event Women Will has put on. Yet, PC students, but also raise money for despite the club’s prevalence and The Wage Project, an organization that its numerous members, Gardner helps to educate women and provide acknowledged that it is a lesser-known them with skills to compete in the male- group on campus. “Somehow,” she dominated working world.” said, “we still fly under the radar.” In addition to the lesson taught by the Those interested in women’s issues varying prices for baked goods, posters and participating in future events like surrounding the bake sale demonstrated this are encouraged to join Women gender inequality through facts and Will. Club meetings are at 8 p.m. on figures from the working world. For Wednesdays in Feinstein 403. instance, one poster read, “Over the KRISTINA HO ’18/ THECOWL Members of Women Will sold baked goods in the Slavin Atrium to raise pay gap awareness. PHOTO COURTESY OF WASHINGTONPOST.COM 6 The Cowl ADVERTISEMENT March 10, 2016

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by Edward Walrod ’16 for the betterment of his field and its many Roman Emperors were African, rich, white males. Diversity seeks Opinion Staff students. That is why all arguments not Italian, and, depending on which to bring in different perspectives must be framed as such: What furthers professor you took, DWC gave you a from those who have traditionally diversity our students and our fields of study very apologetic view of Bartolomé De defined the parameters of holding in order to discern our truth? It is Las Casas (who begged for the end of power or influence. Under this If you are like me, you come from by this standard that I truly believe Native American slavery in favor of definition, learning about pagan a mixed background of eastern and DWC is fantastic. It seeks to equip African slavery). Vikings may qualify as history but is western cultures. I was born and, for a students with previously unknown or DWC in its current form cannot of questionable diversity in the larger time, lived in Seoul, South Korea,with unexplored knowledge and concepts equip us to seek the truth in its entirety context. As for the accusation of a my Korean mother and my white, in order to understand ourselves and because it does not acknowledge the politically motivated faculty Senate, I American father. Part of my eastern apply it to our fields of study in our truth in its entirety. The benefits of a believe the purpose of that statement heritage was heavily influenced search for truth. more diverse understanding of other was to undermine the core of faculty by the Confucian-Judeo-Christian Yet the further I progressed in my civilizations and their interactions members who stand with students principles that both my parents tried college studies, the more I realized with the West is not only to the in seeing curriculum issues. This their very hardest to instill in me. how lacking DWC was. Much of Dr. benefit of us “narcissistic campus also vastly undermines professors One such principle was near absolute Esolen’s article and other opponents of diversity activists”; rather it is for the whose area of study is not in Western obedience to your elders, such as curriculum changes use the argument betterment and further understanding thought or civilization. parents, grandparents, teachers, that there is already so much to learn of Western civilization itself. We I do want to remind everyone of peers, and professors. To question or that adding in Eastern, African, and cannot understand the foundations this, though. The arguments made even spark debate with a professor other civilizations would further of the West without knowledge of its should not be whether diversity is of would, in my eyes, cause extreme dilute and take away from the current interactions and cultural adaptions value. They should instead focus on dishonor to both me and the professor course’s already stretched resources. from Eastern, African, and “New how to best achieve diversity here at in question. Thank you to my peers at Dr. Esolen is right insofar as adding World”civilizations. We fail to PC in a manner in which all students Providence College who taught me other civilizations may indeed stretch understand our western foundations feel welcomed, safe, and included. that questioning is fine and should be limited time further, but under that because we do not know how they Step one is to teach all of our histories encouraged—which is why, in light of standard, why learn anything in DWC formed. and how they interact in hopes of criticism I know I will receive from my if it is so incomplete to begin with? The article further demonizes the further understanding what truths are peers and academics alike, I would DWC lacks depth not because we can’t calls for greater curriculum diversity relevant to this continued discourse. like to examine Dr. Anthony Esolen’s dissect every minute detail of Kant (no by pointing out that said activists recent article regarding proposed one ever has); it lacks understanding hold double standards as to what curriculum changes to DWC in light because it currently does not work in constitutes diversity (a Latino writer of recent protests. tandem with how its own philosophies in the U.S. is considered proficient, This shouldn’t be taken as an developed. Only after examining but the old pagans of western Europe attack on Dr. Esolen. Certainly he is Eastern and African philosophies can are not). The difference is that the a professor of great expertise whose one truly understand works such as majority of what we learn is from those primary concern does seem to be Aristotle. DWC doesn’t teach you that who have traditionally held power: PHOTOS COURTESY OF WORDPRESS.COM An Alternative Spring Break Why You Should Build Instead of Beach

by Francis Hannon ’17 contentment that only comes through knowing you Guest Writer have done something worthwhile with your day, which we could not have gotten from a leisurely day spring break spent at home. While students choose to go on Habitat trips for Each year, Providence College teams with a variety of reasons, all seem to come away from the Habitat for Humanity to participate in the Collegiate trip with a few common sentiments. Megan Yaeger Challenge, a nationwide movement in which ’19 described her desire to go on the trip by saying, “I universities across the country send students to wanted to take the opportunity to meet new people work with Habitat for Humanity during their spring from PC while making an impact on the community.” break. This year, Providence College sent 12 groups She described her experience on the trip by saying, of 10-15 people, a showing that compares closely in “I absolutely loved my week spent in Kittanning and size to universities with much larger populations, can’t wait to continue with Habitat next year. It was which club President Emily DiRenzo ’16 says awesome to see how the group of us could come “should be surprising, but makes total sense after together to accomplish so much and create amazing witnessing the dedication and passion that all of us new friendships on the way.” Yaeger’s commentary at PC have to help and serve others.” With help and reflects some of the commonalities students often coordination of Campus Ministry, the Providence feel in going on Habitat trips. Students experience a College chapter of Habitat for Humanity provides sense of satisfaction that, in a very small way, they students the opportunity to go out and do some personally helped someone else. Their physical work on the house had an actual, measurable impact in Megan Yaeger ’19 and Annie Butler ’19 pose during demolition. meaningful service while bonding with peers whom they may have never met otherwise. making someone’s life better, regardless of how I had the pleasure of taking the trip this year, and small it seems on a larger scale. Another benefit as spent a week in Kittanning, Pennsylvania, working Yaeger describes, is the bond students form with their on refurbishing a house for a family to eventually peers through shared service. In just a week, they move into. My group stayed in a local church, and experience these feelings intimately, and return to had all of our meals generously prepared for us by school with more friends at PC than they had when the local affiliate working for Habitat for Humanity, they departed. as well as a host of local churches. Each day, after a Habitat for Humanity is not a week on the beach long workday, we were received by kind and joyful or in bed; it requires work over spring break. But it hosts in churches across the town who had taken has rewards which are unique and perhaps more the time to cook for us. It was moving to be received meaningful than some of the things you could with this immense generosity, being welcomed into be doing over spring break. I am just glad to have the town with open arms. Each evening, we would had this opportunity, and I hope others will also go back to our temporary home tired but satisfied, consider this trip for the future if they are looking for and reminisce with our new friends about how something different to do during their spring break. Kittanning group first enters the house and realizes that there’s the day had gone. Though we were tired and not a long way to go. sleeping at home in our beds, there was a feeling of PHOTOS COURTESY OF LIV D’ELIA ’19 8 The Cowl OPINION March 10, 2016 London Town Friar A Different Approach to Education

by Carolyn Walsh ’17 coursework and exams will count of a typical British classroom, but Although education style might Asst. Opinion Editor for 100 percent of my grade in all of working toward only one assignment not be a language universally shared study abroad my classes. In general, though, I have helps to further strengthen analytical between the U.S. and the U.K., I know learned that the Brits seem to have and critical thinking skills. Having been I am lucky I get to experience some of a distinctive approach to education immersed in the U.K. system for nearly the best of what both countries have As I write this, it is hard to believe altogether. two months, I feel that it does have a to offer. that I am already nearly two months The U.K. education system is lot of advantages. Rather than feeling into my semester abroad in London. known for emphasizing depth over overwhelmed by non-stop work, I The city is starting to feel like breadth. As students rarely take feel that I have more time to absorb home, somewhere I feel completely classes outside of their majors, there my readings. Also, the emphasis on comfortable and confident belonging. is more opportunity for acquiring independent study has challenged me Coming to this midway point in my deeper knowledge of a chosen subject. to be more self-motivated. experience abroad has provided me Academic life is highly independent: With those advantages, I also feel with an opportunity to reflect on what students’ one job is to do the required that there are some disadvantages I have come to learn from living the life reading and there really isn’t anybody as well. Having your grade defined of a university student in London. Last checking to see if they did or not. The by one essay or exam seems a bit week, as the students of Providence idea of one exam or one essay counting intimidating. More so, being locked College enjoyed their spring break and for your entire grade revolves around into taking classes only toward your got their tan on, across the pond it was this standard of self-independence and field of study squanders the chance “reading week” at my university. reflection. Constant assessments like of experiencing a diverse and creative Even though I had no classes, my quizzes and projects are not features education. professors made it clear that this week was not just a break: it was meant to allow us students time to catch up on required reading and to start preparing for end of term coursework and exams. As much as I loathe the pressure and stress of semester finals at Providence College, I did not realize just how different it would be at a U.K. university. One difference is that my

PHOTO COURTESY OF GETYOURGUIDE.COM Activism Across The Pond Americans Should Be Aware of International Politics presidential primaries underway. But that parliamentary elections had just by Sarah Kelley ’18 a student from Dublin began to talk Opinion Staff about Chris Christie and his political on the other hand, these Irish students’ recently taken place, nor did I know views. The Irish students even political knowledge was not limited to any major Irish political figures or spring break mentioned Donald Trump’s name their own country. even the leading political parties of the during our discussion of possible In recognizing various American country. And amongst other students After spending a week abroad in presidential candidates. political figures and their parties, on the trip, I don’t believe I am alone in Ireland with Providence College for Should I have been so amazed by and in questioning their views and admitting this. spring break, I came back to campus how knowledgeable the Irish students platforms, the young Irish people Perhaps I am biased or misguided in awe of everything I had seen and were about American politics? I met that first night in Dublin in saying this, but the young Irish experienced. From the rich history students we met truly did seem so of Dublin and the natural scenes of much more politically knowledgeable Glendalough and Killarney to the and active–not because they were so scenic views around the Ring of Kerry, passionately involved in their own the Emerald Isle definitely amazed me national politics, but because they with everything it had to offer. had such a strong grasp of the current Yet amidst the sightseeing and state of American political affairs as super-touristy photo-taking, I was also well. This discovery of Irish students’ amazed by how much more politically political knowledge not only provided active and involved the young people another aspect of Irish culture that of Ireland seem to be compared to me amazed me, but also made me question and other PC students. our own culture in terms of what sort During our first night in Dublin of political knowledge we value more while walking around the city, not than others. only were Irish students vocally While I cannot deny the importance discussing their own politics (with the of having a strong grasp of the state of recent parliamentary elections having our own political affairs, maybe some of just taken place)—they also began us can learn something from these Irish discussing with PC students (once they students in recognizing the value in realized we were from the States) the understanding other countries’ politics state of American political affairs. as well. Not only should we value the After being asked where we were PHOTO COURTESY OF WORDPRESS.COM importance of being politically active from, a friend of mine answered within our own nation, but we should Vermont. Immediately the Dublin Maybe, maybe not. On the one hand, seemed to possess a broader political also begin to foster a greater awareness students who we were talking to cried, they demonstrated an active and eager understanding than many of my fellow of politics abroad as well. “Berniee Saaanders!” and began asking involvement within the political affairs PC students. about the politician and his platform. of their own country–something that Although I can say that I try to keep Similarly, when another PC student most young people in the U.S. would up with our own national politics, answered she was from New Jersey, agree is a necessity, especially with the while visiting Ireland I had no clue March 10, 2016 COMMENTARYOPINION The Cowl 9 Taunting Rhetoric Takes Over Media Distracts During Presidential Race by Matt Tinsley ’16 Opinion Staff politics

“Donald [Trump] is not going to make America great again; he’s going to make America orange!” joked Senator Marco Rubio to a laughing crowd in Virginia last week. Rubio was, of course, referring to Trump’s spray tan, which has turned the Republican candidate’s complexion a tinge of orange. Such childish and lowbrow humor, heard mostly in schoolyards at recess, has certainly found a home in our culture today. While taunting and name-calling are hardly new phenomena, they seem more common and widespread than ever before. We find insulting discourse exchanged between our athletes, musicians, and now, sadly, our presidential candidates. This article asks, what role ought mockery play in our culture? If insults and put-downs are more public and common than ever, what might that say about our attitudes as a PHOTO COURTESY OF IMAGES.VICE.COM people? calling his tough-guy persona “fake” West interrupted Swift during her and integrity, speaking about the Consider a few recent examples of since he coaches kids’ Jui Jitzu and acceptance speech. Swift fired back hand-size of competing nominees. mindless name-calling and taunting enjoys biking as a hobby—the crowd at West during the Grammy’s this The effect of this name-bashing is in our culture. Two mixed martial arts went wild. McGregor also poked fun past month, suggesting that the that the candidates become more like fighters, Connor McGregor and Nate at Diaz’s “low” income, which was rapper’s claim was false, self-serving, celebrities, comedians, entertainers— Diaz, fought this past Saturday night in nearly $40,000 for his last fight. None and, perhaps, misogynistic. Though the attention is on their humor and what was a record-breaking night for of this mockery has anything to do this exchange of insults is entirely showmanship, and not their policies. the Ultimate Fighting Championship. with their professions as fighters, irrelevant to their artistry and talents While argumentation and disputation Millions of fans tuned in to watch the yet still we see name-bashing and as musicians, it seemed to dominate are critical for progress, they must fight, and millions were paid to each taunting. the most popular headline from the not be reduced down to a mindless fighter at the night’s end. The insults In his most recent album, The Life awards show. exchange of jabs and put-downs. The exchanged by McGregor and Diaz of Pablo, rapper Kanye West takes aim And now, we find similar taunting stakes, namely the welfare of our in the weeks leading up to the fight at Taylor Swift. West claims that Swift and slandering in the rhetoric of our country, are simply too high for us to doubtlessly contributed to the record owes her success and notoriety to him, presidential race. We have candidates, be distracted in this presidential race. viewership. At a press conference in namely because of the famous incident who are expected to lead our nation Las Vegas, McGregor insulted Diaz, at the VMA Awards in 2009, in which and set an example of professionalism The Effectiveness of the Facebook Politician No Post Can Replace The Vote by Daniel Barton ’18 Another big issue with this Opinion Staff phenomenon is that some young individuals take their ability and politcs willingness to express their feelings toward certain candidates as a Every four years, when the replacement for giving them their presidential elections come around, vote. People can litter their friends’ Americans everywhere look to any Facebook News Feeds with videos and and all available resources in order to memes that compare Donald Trump to decide which candidate deserves their Hitler or call Hillary Clinton a rotten vote. Traditionally, those resources liar all they want, but there is simply were limited to media outlets such as no replacement for getting out there newspapers and TV, resulting in most and voting come election day. people being relatively private about “I go to school in a different state” their views beyond a simple yard sign or “My vote will never count” are or bumper sticker. With the outbreak common excuses given by these of social media outlets, particularly Facebook politicians, but setting up Facebook, people, especially young an absentee ballot is definitely not as college-aged adults, are getting more time consuming as finding a picture and more public and are seemingly that perfectly describes how you and becoming more and more active in Bernie Sanders both share the same their political beliefs. Is this a good views on immigration. thing? The political climate is heating up Sure, young people becoming more again, and a lot of things are expected politically active is promising for the to change in Washington come next future of our outstanding nation, but year. One thing that is guaranteed is using social media as a source really not to change, though, is the fact that the best means by which this increase Facebook shares and pictures about in activity should be achieved? For “what the Second Amendment means example, while cable news stations PHOTO COURTESY OF AMAZONAWS.COM to you” will never actually count for such as FOX, NBC, and CNN are more often than not, is a feeble, shaky follow various pages and people that anything on election day. accused of being wildly biased, there attack on the opposing parties’ views. only strictly agree with their views. Showing support for your candidate is no denying that a privately run This new aged version of political This puts the next generation of future is great, but it means nothing if you Facebook page that claims a political activism leads to young people’s minds politicians in a tough spot in regards are not actually casting your vote for agenda is free to exhibit much more getting too drawn in to one side of an to dealing with one of Washington them, so put your phone down, put bias with fewer credible sources that issue; they lack a good understanding of DC’s biggest problems: bridging the your computer away, and get out there must back them up. This results in the certain issues as a whole. For example, wide gap between parties and their and vote! spread of one-sided information that, a Facebook user could, and often does, corresponding beliefs. March 10, 2016 OPINION The Cowl 10 Providence College’s Student-Run Newspaper Since 1935 With Great Power Comes Great Transitions Publisher: Kristine Goodwin Co-Publisher: Dr. Steven A. Sears the politics, and I always emphasize what good is a paper if it does not get by Gabriella Nigro ’16 Advisor: Richard F. Kless the jarring amount of time left in the kids talking? I mean, that’s why we Associate Editor-in-Chief semester. I have successfully created publish pieces on Clinton v. Trump, Graduate Assistant: Joseph Flynn ‘15 the perfect algorithm to whip up my am I right? Editor-in-Chief: Kathleen McGinty ’16 EDITOR’S COLUMN bi-publication pieces in no time on Kidding… Wednesday afternoons. And as this year wraps up with a Associate Editor-in-Chief: Gabriella I start every editorial in exactly the It is therapeutic, in a way, to sit whopping seven more weeks until the Nigro ’16 same manner. I talk about a current down and write under pressure— last day of classes, new hands start holiday or event, I stray away from about anything at all. Kathleen and to trade places. The learners become Managing Editor: James Seabright ’16 I get no prompts, no guidelines, and the teachers and the underclassmen News Co-Editor: Meaghan Dodson ’17 no suggestions. Perhaps sometimes I become upperclassmen. Staffers News Co-Editor: Marla Gagne ’18 forget that I have the power to write become presidents and executive Asst. News Editor: Sabrina Guilbeault whatever I so choose (tastefully), and board members, and then in no time ’18 no one can stop me. As Uncle Ben said at all, those new leaders must find in Spiderman (Toby McGuire, not their replacements. It is incredible that Opinion Co-Editor: Jackie Kelley ’17 Opinion Co-Editor: Brianna Abbott ‘17 the new guy…), “With great power from 18 to 22 years old, we experience Asst. Opinion Editor: Carolyn Walsh ’17 comes great responsibility.” Although the process that we will continue to Kathleen and I are only one mere witness for the rest of our lives. Arts & Entertainment Editor: Serena aspect of the entire paper, it is our Kathleen and I are in the process Ambroselli ’16 duty to make sure this ship does not of choosing leaders to take our spots Asst. Arts & Entertainment Editor: Katie sink. Yes, we rigorously check content before May. No, this isn’t my “It’s Puzycki ’17 and make sure every article remains going to be so hard to let go” editorial Portfolio Editor: Branan Durbin ’16 stimulating yet respectful, but we try … But it’s getting there. Yet, I look at Asst. Portfolio Editor: Jose Martinez ’16 not to patrol. We let our writers and the applicants, no, the amazing people section editors freely cultivate their I have learned to work and befriend, Sports Co-Editor: DJ Anderson ’16 own individual ecosystems to what and I know that insofar as it will be Sports Co-Editor: Joey Ciccarello ’16 best suits them. Yes, at times we get difficult to leave, every rising leader Asst. Sports Editor: Gretta Schultz ’17 incredibly controversial topics, and inherently knows their power. Photography Co-Editor: Jess Artigliere sometimes we have to pull pieces; but ’17 Photography Co-Editor: Kristina Ho ’18 Asst. Photography Editor: Kimberly Lezama ‘18 Head Copy Editor: Casey Clark ’17 Tangents Tirades Asst. 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Not only do we have Easter November, and all anyone seems to first real foods we are given when we to look forward to, but right when The Cowl welcomes guest opinions and letters be talking about is the election and are children, but it is also a food that we get back, students at Providence to the editor from members of the Providence the candidates. With such a polarizing we never truly move on from, even College have Relay for Life. Beginning College community and outside contributors. and controversial batch of candidates, going into our adult lives. Ray has at 6 p.m. on Friday, April 8, the doors All submissions must include the writer’s name, many are venting their frustration or only served this cheesy, delicious dish open and students begin to pour in signature, a phone number, and an email address anger at what the country may look twice so far this academic year, which for this spectacular event. Not only where he or she can be reached. Letters should be no like this time next year; however, is quite a disappointment to all the is Relay for Life an extremely great more than 250 words in length and will be printed there is one easy way to have your mac and cheese lovers on campus— charity organization that donates the as space permits. Guest commentaries should be voice heard: make sure you vote. and it is safe to say there are many of money to cancer research, but the limited to 500 words in length, and only one will It may seem simple, but every year those. It does not seem like a request event itself is such a fun time. Students be published per week. The Cowl reserves the right people don’t vote, citing laziness or that is asking for too much. Mac and can spend the entire night watching to edit articles for grammar. 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PHOTO COURTESY OF WWW.ESPN.GO.COM Photos Taken By Kimberly Lezama ’18, Assistant Photo Editor Arts& Page 13 Kendrick Lamar Entertainment March 10, 2016 MythBusters Goes Out With a Bang by Ryan Cox ’18 A&E Staff TELEVISION After 14 years on the air, 248 episodes, and over 1,000 myths, MythBusters finished their run in a way that only they could: a 5,001-pound explosion of ANFO, the largest in the show’s history. The show became known for its often gratuitous explosions and skillfully built rigs to test the myths and urban legends the team was presented with. Hosts Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman, along with “Build Team” Kari Byron (who replaced Scottie Chapman after season three), Grant Imahara, and Tory Belleci, have received consistently positive acclaim for their entertaining approach to the scientific method. MythBusters made science fun and applicable, inspiring children to explore careers in science and technology. MythBusters crew from left to right: Kari Byron, Jaime Hyneman, Adam Savage, Tory Belleci, and Grant Imahara. PHOTO COURTESY OF EARNTHIS.NET The addition of Chapman, and later of Byron, also The MythBusters are frequently asked to give held back tears after watching the news story. “I don’t helped girls relate to the show; as Savage discussed in presentations for talk shows and college campuses, know what to say to that. That’s intense,” Savage said. a reunion special that aired after the finale, they have and were commended by President Obama for As for what’s next, Savage said in an interview with become especially interested in science. “inspiring so many of our young people to ask the big Entertainment Weekly that he would like to “do more Although the cast has become close after 14 years of questions about our world,” as he told the cast in a television, both behind and in front of the camera.” filming, Savage and Hyneman admit that the success recorded video shown during the reunion special. Hyneman will keep M5, his special effects company of MythBusters has come largely from a mutual respect, Despite all of their honors, the most humbling that served as the set of the show, in business. “I want more of a business partnership than a friendship. In moment that the cast experienced was when they to circle back to actually doing build projects where an interview with Business Insider, Savage said, “We learned that one of their experiments saved a mother I don’t have a bunch of film people in my way and don’t get along very well together on a personal and her daughter from drowning in their car in 2007. manipulating what’s going on,” he told Entertainment level…Jamie and I might argue back and forth about Theresa Booth hit a patch of snow while driving and Weekly. how to execute something, but the simple fact is that I skidded into the water. As the car was filling with But, MythBusters will not be going off air yet—the know by the end of the day that he’d get it done, even water, she resisted the urge to push her way out of entire library of episodes will move to The Science if I wasn’t there, and he knows the same about me.” the car. Instead, she remembered from a previous Channel. For now, we say thank you, MythBusters The relationship between the two hosts made for MythBusters episode that waiting for the exterior crew, for inspiring your fans to investigate the world great television as well; Savage’s bursting excitement pressure to equalize with the interior pressure of around them and for making scientific inquiry real, and enthusiastic personality contrasted with the car while underwater would allow the car door entertaining, and most importantly, fun. Hyneman’s dry, matter-of-fact personality, creating to open easily. She waited for that moment, and she an almost comedic duo. and her daughter swam safely out of the water. Byron Introducing Zoella A look at Britain’s most popular female YouTuber

by Luiza Alves ’19 Choice Award for “Favorite Vlogger” A&E Staff and the 2014 Teen Choice Award for SOCIAL MEDIA “Choice Web Star: Fashion/Beauty”; “Zoella” is also YouTube’s 50th most What started as a hobby and a fun subscribed to channel. way for 25-year-old YouTuber Zoe Sugg signed a two-book deal Sugg to display her love of beauty with Penguin Books in 2014, which soon became her career and rise to included her debut novel Girl Online stardom. Sugg began making videos that was released on November 25, seven years ago in 2009 at her home 2014. The novel achieved the highest in Wiltshire, United Kingdom, after first-week sales for a debut author she turned 18 and experienced her since records began in 1998, and as of first panic attack. Filming herself December 2014 it was also the fastest doing make-up looks and hauls selling book of the year. The sequel to became a way in which she exerted the novel, Girl Online: On Tour, was positive energy to keep the negatives released on October 20, 2015. Along from causing her stress. with two best selling novels, Sugg Currently, Sugg holds the title has also launched a range of beauty as the first woman in the United products under the brand name Kingdom to reach 10 million Zoella Beauty. The bath and beauty subscribers. Her main channel, launch was the biggest one of the “Zoella,” first named “zoella280390” year. She currently has over seven after her birth date, is mostly fashion, million followers on Instagram alone, beauty hauls, and “favorites” and dedicates time to her online blog, videos, which display her favorite zoella.co.uk, along with her two products from the previous month. YouTube channels. “MoreZoella,” her second channel, Sugg is considered to be a great contains daily video accounts of her role model for young girls and boys life, or “vlogs.” by parents in the United Kingdom Sugg currently lives in Brighton, because of her personal experiences British YouTuber Zoe Sugg. PHOTO COURTESY OF STANDARD.CO.UK the UK’s second largest city, with of suffering from anxiety. She openly her boyfriend Alfie Deyes, also a talks about her anxiety and seeing health charity. channel, nearly three million on his YouTuber, and her pug, Nala. In 2013, a therapist in her YouTube videos Her brother, Joe Sugg, also second channel “ThatcherJoeVlogs,” she was named one of Britain’s most to promote the message of being known by his YouTube channel’s and over one million on his third influential Tweeters by The Telegraph. one’s self and facing one’s fears. She name “ThatcherJoe,” has succeeded channel “ThatcherJoeGames.” YouTube Sugg has won numerous awards, has been named the first “digital on YouTube as well. He has over seems to have done great things for including Nickelodeon’s Kids’ ambassador” for Mind, a mental six million followers on his main the Sugg clan and their followers. 14 The Cowl ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT March 10, 2016 Kendrick Lamar Drops Surprise Album Let’s

by Ryan Charland ’18 Some tracks are less polished than others, A&E Staff with “untitled 07 | 2014 – 2016” standing out as a peek into the recording studio. MUSIC There is a jarring jump from that track to the album’s crown jewel, “untitled 08 | Rave Kendrick Lamar has had a big year. 09.06.2014.” The track has some echoes of His last album, To Pimp a Butterfly “King Kunta” in Lamar’s vocals and the (2015), was a critical smash, winner of driving jazz beat, though it is a bit more the Grammy for Best Rap Album, and a upbeat musically. Thundercat’s distinct close contender for 2016’s Album of the bass drives the song along wonderfully, Year. Not content to rest on his laurels, contrasting the rather downcast lyrics Lamar surprised delighted fans this detailing a young woman’s struggle to past Friday with the release of untitled survive. unmastered. untitled unmastered. does not shy The new album is an odd beast. away from the sociopolitical issues While most of its tracks are unused that are central to Lamar’s work. He demos from To Pimp a Butterfly, they are rejects shallow songwriting, choosing fresh and varied enough to constitute instead to tackle poverty, inequality, a follow-up to that album. This is not the rap industry, and more in this PHOTO COURTESY OF EARNTHIS.NET Lamar rehashing last year’s success in a short compilation. The combination cash grab. of powerful lyrics and unique jazz untitled unmastered. takes the heavy instrumentals earned him his Grammy, bass lines and smooth sound of Lamar’s and he is continuing to develop and previous effort and runs with it. Tracks evolve. If anything, untitled unmastered. like “untitled 05 | 09.21.2014.” have a is further proof that Lamar is one of the darker funk than most of the songs on most interesting voices in contemporary To Pimp a Butterfly (an impressive feat), rap. complimented by collaborators like Whether you consider it a mixtape, saxophonist Kamasi Washington and a demo compilation, or a whole new Thundercat. In particular, “untitled 06 album, untitled unmastered. is worth a | 06.30.2014. (feat. Cee-Lo Green)” feels listen. The entire album is available to like Kendrick reached into the 1970s and stream via Lamar’s website, as well as pulled out the perfect instrumental for for purchase from Amazon or iTunes. Cee-Lo’s vocals. No physical release has been announced This new release is not a concept yet; Lamar is keeping his listeners on album like To Pimp a Butterfly. Rather, their toes. Although no new album is these tracks were recorded over the slated for release anytime soon, there course of several years, united by a may just be another surprise around the similar sound rather than a lyrical theme. corner. This Week: Khloé Kardashian’s Transformation

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by Kelly Laske ’16 figure with her head held high. In A&E Staff many cases, she has revealed her body CELEBRITY struggles and self-consciousness to the media remaining true to who When checking any of your social she was. With stick-thin sisters like media outlets, it is hard to scroll Kendall and Kylie who are often without coming across an article or praised for their bodies, Khloé has post on the Kardashian family. A been surrounded by women who are majority of the comments following famous for the way they look. these posts are from people begging Recently, Khloé has been appearing that the family disappear from their on magazine covers, Instagram News Feeds. It is the materialism, posts, and television talk shows with the surgically altered faces, and an almost completely different body. the drama that is causing people to While she looks absolutely stunning, throw their hands in the air. With it almost feels like fans have lost her political changes and faltering to the dark side. Just last week, fans economies all over the world, how is noticed that a picture she posted it that Kim Kardashian’s pregnancy on Instagram was photoshopped to continues to get more buzz than make her leg look thinner. Realizing conflicts in other countries? Most that the media was already onto her recently, the sister that has taken all tricks, she deleted it and posted the of the media’s attention is Khloé— original photo again. the one sister who was always It is a debatable topic of conversation, viewed differently for her relatable because while you want to be happy body type. In a matter of months, for her for getting her body to a Khloé has completely slimmed place she wanted it to be, you cannot down to an almost unrecognizable help but wonder why she actually figure, ultimately putting herself changed herself. Was it because of the in the same category as her other pressures of the media or was it for beauty and body-crazed sisters. her own personal health? Khloé has By writing this, I am ultimately so many fans due to her outspoken working contrary to the issue of personality and for showcasing that having too much unnecessary buzz she does not care what other people about the family, but another side think, but with her new figure and to the story of what Khloé is doing the attitude surrounding it, I cannot needs to be heard. Unlike the other help but wonder if being a member of sisters, Khloé has always had the this body-obsessed and materialistic most realistic body type. With the family is what ultimately changed pressures of being a socialite in her to fit that mold. Grammy winning rapper, Kendrick Lamar. PHOTO COURTESY OF VOGUE.COM Hollywood, she always flaunted her March 10, 2016 ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT The Cowl 15 The Rising Problem of Social Media Hoaxes Quantico Mid-Season Premiere by Olivia Walsh ’19 A&E Staff by Kealy Robertson ’16 A&E Staff EDITORIAL TELEVISION Facebook is home to viral videos of dogs singing, fabulous foods that ABC’s new show, Quantico, can be made in under 20 minutes, and has captivated audiences across highlights of Donald Trump’s weekly America. The show focuses on absurdities; many people depend soon-to-be detectives for the FBI as on Facebook for updates on their they work to prove their worth in friends’ lives, the current election, and the organization. The show’s main Hollywood news. While we all know character, Alex Parrish, cannot not to believe everything we read online, catch a break as she tries to solve when something is shared by seemingly the mystery of who blew up Grand all of our friends it is hard to keep from Central Station in New York City. believing that it could be true. At the end of the winter finale, In the past few months, social dramatic irony was created as the media sites such as Facebook have fictional world believed that Parrish been bogged down by hoax stories of was responsible for the explosion celebrity lives. In particular, the links while the audience knew she are more often than not from a site was innocent. Sunday’s mid-season called “The McKenzie Post.” These premiere begins three months after posts have claimed that Justin Bieber another explosion, which took place is moving to Oregon, Angelina Jolie in the last episode and killed 32 and Brad Pitt are moving to Newport, people. Agent Elias is determined Rhode Island, and, most recently, that as the man behind both bombs, Miley Cyrus is moving to Boston. While and the FBI wants Agent Parrish to most people brush these hoaxes and testify that Elias was the one and links off and do not think twice about only mastermind behind the terrorist them, it is interesting and concerning to attacks; however, it seems as though consider how easily lies are spread over Parrish cannot form those words, as the Internet. I personally assumed the she cannot believe that Elias could news that Cyrus was moving to Boston have acted alone. Front and center, Quantico star Priyanka Chopra (left) and co-star Johanna Braddy. was true, got very excited, and was With a range of flashbacks and PHOTO COURTESY OF TELEFILMADDICTED.COM eventually let down when I realized it present images, Quantico keeps its “Alex,” it is evident that the main over and there seems to be another was just another hoax. audience questioning what the truth focus will be on Parrish and how storyline developing between the While celebrity news is not that is. Parrish cannot let go of the fact she handles both the situations back two as Shelby is unable to let her important in the grand scheme of that Elias’ last words before throwing at Quantico and everything that is fake sister go. things, “The McKenzie Post” highlights himself out of a window were, “Tell occurring with the trial. 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Shadow craves life, Her ears pinpointed the friend's voice she was trying to listen to. She Hollow shell of former self, caught most words here and there, piecing together the story flowing Ego crushed, past her into the air, something about a guy, or friends, or maybe work? Membrane severed, Co-workers? Compatriots? Either way, she wasn't grasping enough to Brain swells, actually follow, so she just nodded and sipped her coffee and tried not Thoughts race in broken conscience, to let her eyes wander. Bruises appear as apparitions, Normally she could understand more, could feign fluency, but this Nothing but a ghost with no spirit, place was so loud, the whirring of beans being ground, the collapsing of piles of plates and coffee cups into the back kitchen, and the door constantly squeaking open and closed with heavy footsteps in and out, A body caught the eye with the bell above it constantly ringing at each departure and arrival, Of an animal craving. and the talking, all the people talking, with their voices of indiscernible A force brought fierceness bubbling over chatter filling her ears like cottonballs and placing a glass wall between On top of the prey, salivating. her and the friend on the other side of the narrow table. Fear in her eyes Her thin fingers grasped the coffee cup more tightly, interlocking And no way out. around it. She focused her eyes intently at the center of her friend's Surviving a vicious attack, forehead, focusing, listening, straining, and yet looking more through An ordeal, yet after agony asked her friend than at her, becoming more distant for her efforts. "Do you want to go?" the friend asked, finally in words like music, loud and clear, a familiar melody to her tired ears. “What were you wearing?” She smiled sheepishly and nodded, and the two went through the ringing bell door and into the soothingly cold, empty February air.

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And as the wolves descended I knew. I knew that my life, the one I lived up to that point, was over. I knew that I would never be the same again. Who I was at that moment, who I was deemed to be, who I was fated to be—that person stopped existing, wiped away by pale hands and a minority of dark ones. And I had never been happier to know that my life was about to receive irreparable damage. And as the wolves descended I knew that that moment was the freest I had ever felt as a person of color in a world that looked down on any pigmentation in one’s complexion. Those wolves did not see a black man whom they were going to tear to pieces because of his color or where his family came from, they simply saw a man—a creature of the world who, just like them, breathes air, feels lust, and feels rage. They wanted to destroy me, rip my limbs apart and leave a trail of gore in their wake. I could see it in their predatory eyes, sizing up my shivering corpse. And yet I felt more accepted among them, my soon-to-be murderers, than I would in a room of my fellow flesh. These wolves were going to kill me just as they would any other person, with or without melanin in their skin, because they understood what those others did not: we human beings are the same. Adrenaline seeped into my bones bidding me to run, but my mind was frozen in place. Magma spewed from the oppressed geysers of courage within me. Courage that had long been closed off by wrought iron fences that spoke of subliminal signs that said “whites only.” At that point I was just watching; a pair of disembodied eyes witnessing the scene unfold in the dark. My death? Inevitable, that much was clear. And somehow in the murk that was my mind I found a glimmering sliver of peace. I remembered the story of a poor soul who once found joy in pushing a boulder up a mountain for eternity, an unjust punishment, as the underworld, and the life he left behind, churned all around and above him. One must imagine the doomed man happy; one must imagine me happy, even if it took my death to feel equal to those who made me feel my life wasn’t worth living at all. PHOTO COURTESY OF TOMTOWN 20 The Cowl PORTFOLIO March 10, 2016

w Listomania Tiffany & Spring Break: Expectation vs. Reality Earl Making PC an emotionally stable Expectation Reality place one letter at a time Apply for jobs related to Scream about not knowing your major what you're doing with your life Dear Tiff and Earl,

I’ve had a bit of a problem recently. As schoolwork and classes See corners of the Earth that See corners of your house that consume most of my life, I can only fit an hour into my schedule you've never seen before you never want to see again for exercising/working out/keeping fit. Except that that amount has halved as of late because of the new bouncer they hired to man the door. I couldn’t help but think, “Okay, since when has a gym Get a sweet tan on the beaches Get a sunburn from your ever needed a bouncer?” I haven’t gone a day without arguing with him about how I’m not allowed in. Some of the gems he has of Punta Cana computer screen told me have been along the lines of, “You don’t appear athletic enough,” “This is a gym, not a club, miss,” and my personal Listen to exotic music and Get yelled at by your mom to favorite, “Come back when you look like you’ve stepped out of a sci-fi flick.” Is it too early to throw in the towel and start paying dance in the night air take the trash out to go to the gym off campus? My non-sci-fi thighs haven’t flexed in a week. Do homework and get ahead Watch all of Friends on Netflix Sincerely, Sensual Shoulders Go with your friends on a Spend the maximum amount of Dear Struggling with Sexism, quality-time getaway hours available at work Is this gym the Concannon Fitness Center and is this bouncer the newly enforced dress code at said center? Or is this a clever Read a book for fun that you've Read 12 different Buzzfeed metaphor for the meat heads who inhabit the gym and (yes, been putting off articles about cats behind your back) make fun of you for not being on the copius amounts of questionably legal substances that pervade the gym? If you've answered “yes” to these questions, welcome to PC, Watch the Republican Debate Watch three hours of bickering where dress codes eliminate 80 percent of viable female workout attire and blame revealing clothing—not perverted minds— Have a long, restful week to for the moral degradation amongst our generation, both while Have a split second before being consequently anounced on International Women's Day. recharge and reenergize going back to school LOL, don't you absolutely love divine, coincidental timing, while consequently encouraging raging narcissism among the few genetically and drug gifted? Welcome to PC, where nothing makes sense, including this advice column run by two questionably sane people and/or deers. If you answered no, then you go to a typical gym-nightclub hybrid. Deal with it. Or as PC's administration would say, "Put on a Victorian workout gown down to your ankles and sweat your tears out." BTW, look at my hot bod. Size negative 300. I'm actually a black Farewell to hole. Sweaty hugs, You-know-I-do-CrossFit-because-I'll-tell-you-within-the-first-10 Spring Break -seconds-of-meeting-me-kind-of-like-a-vegan

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From a week-long spell of grateful rest, One word: Parkour. 6 a.m., every morning. Maybe 10 a.m. on Free of the pains of essay, class, and test, the weekends. Make the time, no excuses. What’s more important, Filled with travels from East to West, feeling good or thinking good? Exactly. Start yourself off with We return, some with joy, some in protest. something easy, like climbing the library and then taking the roofs all the way to Al-Mag. Then gradually work your way up to climbing McVinney. On days you’re particularly ambitious, climb Gone are the days where we lay in the sun, the cross on top of St. Dominic Chapel. It won’t matter if there’s a Wasting our time in celebration and fun. bouncer at the gym or not. Can’t get in? Climb your way in. Get With backs bent by books weighing a ton, kicked out? Just hop out of the nearest window and free run your We return, our brief rest over and done. way across the rooftops.

Class and seminar their routines renew, Meet you atop the capitol building, With weeks yet ahead for us to get through. Every Athlete Runs Lemons (Otherwise known as...EARL) But ahead lies the end, just within view— We return, knowing the days left are but few.

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thecowl.com! Page 23 Sports March 10, 2016 a victory against Villanova. This a fifth Big East team deserves to enter last year the Friars had to play their team will go as far as Trevon Bluiett the field of 68. first round NCAA Tournament game Big East: takes them, which is not a bad bet Then, there are the beloved Friars. against the Dayton Flyers in the Flyers’ considering Bluiett earned First Team Our men’s basketball team has been home state of Ohio. The tournament Continued from front page All-Big East honors this season. If riding on the shoulders of Kris Dunn experts have the Friars slated between Xavier men’s Head Coach Chris Mack ‘17RS and Ben Bentil ‘18 all season the No. 4 and No. 8 seeds in the big As we watch the results of the Big can rally the rest of his team to push all long and it has brought tremendous tournament. A Big East Championship East Tournament unfold, let us take the way to a Big East Championship, results. Dunn and Bentil have together would significantly help the Friars’ a look at the Big East contenders who the selection committee has to consider formed one of the deadliest duos in chances to at least advance past the will be within the field of 68 teams Xavier as another No. 1 seed along all of college basketball. Respectively, first round of the NCAA Tournament battling for the national championship. with Villanova. they finished first and second in in Coach Cooley and the team’s third Regardless of the outcome of the The Pirates of Seton Hall finished the Big East Conference in points consecutive appearance. Big East Tournament, the Villanova third in the Big East standings, mainly per game, making them unanimous There is plenty to look forward to as Wildcats are slated to appear as a due to a regular season sweep of the First Team All-Big East selections. we enter sports’ most exciting month. No. 1 seed during Selection Sunday Friars, who were right on the Pirates’ Dunn has dazzled the entire college The Big East Conference has proven of the NCAA Tournament. It is just a heels in the final Big East standings poll. basketball landscape with his seamless that their qualified teams are just as matter of where they play. Villanova This team relies on their potent offense attacks to the basket, ball-hawking talented as the likes of those from the has been a Top-5 team in the polls all to win big games, led by First Team ability on defense, leadership, and Big Ten, Big 12, and ACC. Basketball season long, led by Josh Hart, Ryan All-Big East honoree Isaiah Whitehead. confidence. Meanwhile, Bentil’s rapid programs and March Madness fans Arcidiacono, and Daniel Ochefu, all Whitehead, along with three other ascension to star status has been the across the nation will be fixated on of whom have earned All-Big East starters for Seton Hall, finished the biggest storyline for the Friars aside a TV screen this coming Sunday to honors. The depth and defensive regular season scoring double-digits, from the “Get it Dunn” campaign. see which teams will be matched aggressiveness of the Wildcats have a statistic that bodes concern for Seton His athleticism, smooth offensive against one another in one of the most been a staple to their team’s success as Hall’s tournament-bound match-up if game, and performance in clutch unpredictable, exciting tournament they boast a 10-4 record against teams the Pirates’ opponent lacks depth and moments has positioned Providence fields in recent history. within the Top-50 of the Basketball discipline on defense. as a formidable NCAA Tournament Get your brackets ready, folks: it is Power Index (BPI). Of all the Big East The wild card team to keep an eye on opponent. Friars men’s basketball that time of year again. teams that qualify, Nova is projected from the Big East is the Butler Bulldogs. Head Coach Ed Cooley will need to to have the easiest route to a deep run Although Butler is considered a bubble find a third scorer, whether in the in the NCAA Tournament toward the team, their strength of schedule and form of Rodney Bullock ‘18 or Jalen Final Four. Top-40 BPI ranking has them in Lindsey ‘18, as more polished teams Making a strong case to be as high position to be a tournament party will aim to take away the Friars’ as a No. 2 seed in the big tournament crasher. Depending on the outcome two main threats. The NCAA will bracket are the Xavier Musketeers. of other match-ups, coupled with a most likely not have the Friars play a Xavier has had a surprising breakout deep Big East Tournament run to the “home game” at the Dunkin’ Donuts season as they have shown their ability championship game on their own Center in the first round of the NCAA to compete with anyone within college accord, Butler may have enough Tournament. However, one would basketball. The Musketeers went 6-1 quality wins by Selection Sunday to think the selection committee would against ranked opponents, including convince the committee members that do the Friars a favor, seeing as how Men's Hockey Prepares for Postseason

by Joey Ciccarello ’16 gate on offense; they failed to score John Gilmour ’16, Brooks Behling for the second straight season. This Sports Editor for the first period, and headed into ’16, Tom Parisi ’16, Kevin Rooney weekend, the Friars will host seventh- the intermission deadlocked at zero. ’16, and Steven McParland ’16. All seeded Merrimack in a quarterfinal men's hockey Just six minutes into the second nine played in the Friars’ eighth matchup. Earlier in the season, period, however, Nick Saracino straight victory, a 6-0 rout that was Providence swept the Warriors by For the Providence College Men’s ’16 and the Friar powerplay unit effectively over midway through scores of 2-1 and 4-0 and head into the Ice Hockey Team, the first weekend drew first blood; some two minutes the second period. Mingoia and weekend as overwhelming favorites. of spring break brought about a series later, Trevor Mingoia ’16 added a Jankowski both scored twice, and They are looking for their third trip with the University of Massachusetts shorthanded goal and Providence goals from defensemen Gilmour and to the Hockey East semifinals in on Feb. 26 and 27. The Friars entered headed into the third period up Josh Monk ’17 added an exclamation four years, and have locked down the weekend with a slim chance at an 2-0. Two Brandon Tanev ’16 goals point to the most successful regular their third straight trip to the NCAA outright Hockey East regular season in the third period provided extra season in Providence hockey history. Tournament. After hitting a rough championship. Although those plans cushion, and Providence cruised Ellis, Hayden Hawkey ’19, and patch in January, the Friars are did not come to fruition, a sweep to a 4-1 victory. Nick Ellis ’17 was Brendan Leahy ’17 all combined rolling into the postseason and look of the Minutemen and one Boston tremendous in goal, stopping 23 out for Providence’s fifth shutout this even more potent than last year’s College loss to UMass-Lowell gave of 24 shots, and the Friars outshot season. National Championship team. Providence a share of the Hockey UMass 35-24 for the game. Although the Friars can lay claim East regular season title for the first The second game of the weekend to a share of the Hockey East title, time in school history. series doubled as senior night for they lost the tiebreaker to Boston In the first game of the series, the nine Providence players: Saracino, College and will be the number two Friars looked sluggish out of the Mingoia, Tanev, Mark Jankowski ’16, seed in the Hockey East Playoffs

Mark Jankowski ’16 and John Gilmour ’16 celebrate a Friar goal. PHOTO COURTESY OF FACEBOOK.COM/ 24 The Cowl SPORTS March 10, 2016 villanova Editor's Corner: Villanova has proven year after year, especially during the last few years, to be the team to beat in the Big East Conference. Finishing the regular season ranked No. 1 with a 16-2 Big East record, the Wildcats will be able to enter the Big East tournament with NBA Races confidence. With strong competitors like Xavier and Providence who both finished the season with winning records, the Big East is not a conference to be taken lightly. However, what these teams lack is the reliable offensive that Villanova brings to every game. Heating Up With half of the team averaging over 20 points per by DJ Anderson '16 game the Wildcats are able to run up the scoreboard Sports Editor quickly, something not many other teams in the conference have been successful at achieving. The team column as a whole has averaged a 14-point margin over their opponents. On the other hand, Xavier holds only a 10.5-point margin over their opponents on average. As the 2015-2016 Finals. game, which is far-and- More so than any other team, Villanova has proven National Basketball If both teams are able away the best team mark successful and competitive throughout the first half. Association regular season to make it through the first in the NBA. They have A problem that has plagued teams this season is the winds down, it is looking two rounds of the Western not been as efficient as last inability to be consistent for the whole game both on increasingly likely that Conference Playoffs, year’s Warriors on offense, offense and defense. If a team gets slow on defense, it there could be two 70 game which will require series ranking 7th in the league. offers opportunity for their opponent to close any gaps winners, the San Antonio victories over the Los However, their differential they may have gained, but being slow on offense can Spurs and the Golden Angeles Clippers and the is over a point better than kill the opportunity to run up the scoreboard in the State Warriors. This is truly Oklahoma City Thunder, this year’s Warriors, and first place. Villanova has proven that strength on both remarkable, especially then fans could be treated this number cannot be offense and defense is what it takes to win games, win when you consider that with one of the best ignored. the conference, and be the best. They have proven to the 1995-1996 Chicago Conference Finals of the In their only game have the skill and drive to go the distance that other Bulls are the only team in last few decades. As we against eachn other this teams in the conference lack. NBA history to ever win 70 all sit on pins and needles season, the Warriors beat games in the first place. waiting for this moment, the Spurs by 30 points at -Gretta Schultz ’17 It is quite common which I will remind you is home, and although this for various media outlets a few months away, several is extremely impressive, around the world, as well people will speculate on everything is known to as the common person, to the reasons why both be quite different come focus on the Warriors as teams will make it through playoff time. The biggest they chase the 1995-1996 to the NBA Finals. factor in this matchup Bulls record. Nobody can In the past two may indeed come down which team blame them for this, as this years, the Warriors have to home court advantage. is a record that most people revolutionized the way that If the Warriors are able to thought unbreakable prior the game of basketball has hold on to the one seed, to last season. However, been played. In the 2014- then the odds could truly even as Steve Kerr’s 2015 season, the Warriors swing in their favor, as will win the Golden State team strives blended a seemingly neither team has lost a to rewrite the record books, impossible mix of offense single home game this nobody should make the and defense, ranking season. mistake of forgetting about first in the league in total The Spurs will need Gregg Popovich’s Spurs. offense and still allowing to overcome this barrier big east As the Western under 100 points per game, and steal home court Conference currently an impressive team statistic advantage away from the stands, the Warriors are in today’s NBA. This Warriors, which will be at 56-6, the best 62 game season, the numbers have especially difficult given mark in NBA history. not been as impressive. the large crowd turnouts tournament? Nevertheless, San Antonio The team still leads the each and every night at boasts a 54-10 record of league in points per game, Oracle Arena. One thing their own, which only averaging 115.1. However, is for certain: if Curry is xavier leaves them three games their defensive numbers able to score at will on behind Steph Curry and have really slipped, as Spurs forward Kawhi As much as I would like to write about our beloved the Warriors. Whether they allow 104.4 points per Leonard like he did in Providence Friars hoisting the Big East Championship or not Popovich chooses game; this puts them out of their first meeting of the Trophy when all is said and done, I cannot do this to employ his normal the league’s Top 10. season, then a potential with one of the top teams in the conference, the Xavier end-of-the-year strategy, Meanwhile, this year’s Western Conference Finals Musketeers, looming in the distance. which involves benching Spurs have made their matchup will almost When you talk about matchup nightmares around nearly every one of his star own efforts to clone the surely swing in favor of the the Big East, you can look no further than Chris Mack’s players throughout the last overall clinic orchestrated Warriors. overall 26-4 record Xavier team. The team boasts two ten games, these two teams by the 2014-2015 Warriors. upperclassmen monsters in Jalen Reynolds and James are setting quite the stage This year, the Spurs have Farr, both of whom stand at 6’10’’ or greater and can for the Western Conference allowed 92.2 points per rebound with any opposing big men in the country. These two have been problems for teams around the conference all season long, and it certainly does not help that the Musketeers also has a group of athletic guards and forwards to add to the mix. Trevon Bluiett is the team’s best overall player, averaging 15.2 points and 6.4 rebounds per game throughout the season. However, Myles Davis and Edmund Sumner are also viable playmakers for Xavier. Both players score over 10 points a game for their team and have been reliable all season long. Lastly, there is JP Macura, the sparkplug bench player that has provided his team with big buckets in high- profile games down the stretch. This season, Macura’s shining moment may have come in his 19 point effort in a win against the then No. 1 ranked Villanova Wildcats. His points were crucial in securing his team a victory in this contest. I believe that these various pieces will give Xavier what it needs to take home the Big East postseason crown in this weekend’s tournament.

-DJ Anderson ’16

Curry and Leonard appear headed for a late-May showdown. PHOTO COURTESY OF SOLECOLLECTOR.COM