TheVol. LXXX No. 10 @thecowl • thecowl.com Celebrating 80 Years CowlProvidence College November 19, 2015 of Publication Protest Stirs Conversations About Campus Race Relations by Zak Harvey ’16 College is the willingness of PC the Office of Institutional Diversity. listen to [individuals] from different News Staff administrators to address tough Fr. Shanley remarked, “One of the backgrounds than [yourself].” Fr. questions, have important dialogues, ways we can move forward [as a] Shanley also encourages an “honest campus and provide support for students. more diverse and inclusive campus and open conversation where people This support for the students was is by developing an environment can discuss race.” Last week a national dialogue exemplified in a recent interview where students can interact and PROTEST/ Page 3 was reignited by the sparks from the with the College’s President, Father events at the University of Missouri Brian Shanley, O.P. It is important where football players and students to note that previous to the rally led protests to replace university this past Thursday, Fr. Shanley administrators. These protests met with students from the Board resulted in successfully forcing out of Multicultural Student Affairs administrators and drew attention (BMSA) and the campus chapter from the national media. Within of NAACP in St. Dominic House. the context of the protests at the Upon speaking with the students, Fr. University of Missouri, students here Shanley was invited to the rally. The at Providence College decided to rally was attended by almost half of express solidarity with the students the College’s senior administrators, Let’s start in the midwest by holding a rally. including Vice President of Student The dialogue regarding race Affairs Kristine Goodwin, who has relations here at the College has been encouraged dialogues amongst one that has been at the forefront of students, faculty, and administrators. the minds of the College’s students, Fr. Shanley was asked during the faculty, and administration. interview to discuss the policies and talking. Although no campus is perfect, the programs that have been initiated College and its administrators have under his leadership as president taken pivotal steps to engage the to facilitate difficult conversations. student population in the important A program that has brought dialogue of race and diversity. One success and fostered important of the starkest contrasts between conversations has been the “Difficult the University of Missouri and the Dialogues” initiative sponsored by PHOTO COURTESY OF HTTP://TAMPABAYEMPLOYMENTLAW.COM/ More Than a Moment FBI Special Agent Kelly Gets of Silence Creative to Resolve Art Heist by Meaghan Dodson ’17 by Gabriella Nigro ’16 News Co-Editor Associate Editor-in-Chief lectures editor’s column Whodunit? At the Gardner Museum Last Friday, November in Boston on March 18, 1990, the 13, I stepped outside single greatest art heist in history was of my apartment hall committed. Thirteen works of art—a and embraced the brisk collective $500 million—were stolen. morning air. Another week Now, 25 years later, the case remains wrapping up, I thought, unsolved and the artwork has yet to be and nothing seemed worse recovered. than a terrible glitch, which Special Agent Geoffrey Kelly came could have potentially to Providence College on Wednesday, stalled the publication of November 11, to talk about both the our paper, that was solved heist and the ongoing investigation. in The Cowl office two days Kelly works in the FBI’s Boston Division before. and is a member of the FBI Art Crime You all know where I’m Team. He is the lead investigator of the going with this. You all Gardner heist and has been working on know I was wrong. the case since 2002. HEIST/ Page 2 PARIS/ Page 9 PHOTO COURTESY OF OPENCLIPART.ORG PHOTO COURTESY OF WIKIPEDIA.COM UNDERtheHOOD Providence College's Student-Run Newspaper Since 1935 News Sports Portfolio News 2 Opinion 7 Father James Cuddy, O.P. ’98 Get the details of the Men’s What phrases or sayings do you delivered his Swan Song to PC at Basketball Team season opener overhear on campus? Check out Photography 11 last week’s and their win over this week’s Listomania to see a A&E 13 Theology on Harvard this past few of Portfolio’s Portfolio 17 Tap. Saturday. favorites! Sports 21 Page 3 Page 23 Page 19 Page 2 News November 19, 2015 Mr. Providence College 2015 Alex Napoli ’17 Reigns Supreme at BOP Event by Sabrina Guilbeault ’18 Asst. News Editor thought it was successful, and most people in the audience stayed to the event end, so it was a good event in my book,” said Rosenberger. “My favorite part of the event was the passion On Saturday, November 14, the all the contestants brought to their Board of Programmers (BOP) brought performances; the event would not back the tradition of Mr. Providence have been successful if they hadn’t College to PC. The event took place in killed it up on that stage.” ‘64 Hall where nine male contestants “My favorite part of the event from different clubs and classes was probably the reactions from the competed for the crown. audience and how that had such an Alexander Napoli ’17 of Campus effect on the contestants,” said Holland. Ministry won the pageant after “Not only did I love to see the audience being judged in categories of spirit having a great time, but I loved seeing wear, talent, formal wear, and tough how as soon as the audience started questions. “My favorite part of the Mr. laughing and cheering for a contestant, PC event had to be getting to know all of the contestants couldn’t help all the different contestants,” he said. but smile and perform with more “We all represented different parts of confidence than ever.” She explained campus and it was great to work with that seeing the positive reactions from all of the guys.” KRISTINA HO ’18 /THE COWL the audience and the contestants were Other contestants included Marco Alex Napoli ’17, Bryan Rupprecnt ’16, and Nick Tavares ’16 anxiously await the crowning of Mr. PC. exactly what she wanted from the Aurelien ’16, Eric Benz ’16, Sean event. Cawley ’16, Daniel Elfman ’16, Bryan and the applications that were the but I’ve been singing my entire life,” he BOP would like to see the event Rupprecht ’16, Nick Tavares ’16, most passionate about the event were said. take place next year, and would like Michael Bartels ’18, and Tom Lyver ’18. selected.” According to Napoli, the question to engage the audience more often. “It didn’t matter who won, we all just According to Holland, the portion of the show was completely This could potentially happen by wanted to have fun and goof around,” contestants had about a month to unscripted and the contestants adding them to the voting process. said Napoli. prepare and rehearse before the event. only had 30 seconds to answer a “It was awesome to see the clubs come The event was headed by BOP “From there, we kept in constant question. “You just had to go with together and all of the other students members Courtney Holland ’18 and contact with the contestants, as we your gut instinct when answering the at PC come together to support all of Sean Rosenberger ’16. “Courtney and I figured out the other details of the questions,” he said. these contestants,” said Holland. “We came up with the idea over our summer event and finally had a dress rehearsal Judges at the event included were so happy with how the show summit and began the preliminary the Thursday before the event,” she Student Activities Director Sharon turned out and have even bigger hopes planning of securing a date along with said. “Everything went smoothly, Hay and Raymond Dining Hall for the show for next year.” a location,” said Rosenberger. so we hoped for the best and we just worker Dot. “We approached all of our As for Mr. PC himself, Napoli says BOP wanted contestants from wanted to make sure everyone had a campus celebrity judges in September he must lead by example and embrace different aspects and elements of good time.” to ensure they could participate in the his strengths and weaknesses. “In my campus to help draw a large crowd. All nine contestants came together event,” said Rosenberger. Holland opinion Mr. PC is someone who has to “In September we approached Friars the Thursday before the event to explained that in each category judges be sincere. At every stage of the event Club, Student Congress, BMSA, and rehearse the flow of the show. Napoli, scored contestants on a scale of 1-10 on I tried to be myself,” he said. “I love WDOM asking for representatives, in who sang “Stars” from Les Misérables creativity and crowd response. God, my girlfriend, and making people hopes for people with big personalities as his talent, explained that he Rosenberger explained that for a smile. Mr. PC needs to be proud of and a bigger draw for the event,” said practiced about twice a week before late Saturday night, the event was who he is no matter what other people Rosenberger. “We then drafted an the performance. “I know some of the very successful. “We filled a lot more think.” application to the entire student body guys’ talents required a lot of practice, seats than I imagined we would, so I Heist: FBI Agent Discusses 25-Year Investigation Continued from front page and duct-taped the guards before guard, claiming he was “following bringing them to the basement. The last standard protocol,” opened a service words the thieves said to the guards were, entrance door before the heist began even “You'll be hearing from us.” though no such procedure existed.