Providence College Vol. LXXXIIII No. 14 January 30, 2020 thecowl.com "Together, There is Nothing We Cannot Achieve." Ndaba Mandela Inspires Community at Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Convocation by Hannah Langley '21 in 1982, Ndaba Mandela grew up News Co-Editor under apartheid in South Africa. He ON-CAMPUS admitted he was mainly sheltered from the brutality that surrounded Nearly 50 years ago, Rev. Dr. him. Martin Luther King, Jr., pronounced He recounted how at around “I Have A Dream” to the entire eight years old he was told by his world, advocating for racial parents they were going to visit his equality and civil rights in America. grandfather in prison, and what This past Friday, January 24, he saw was not what he expected. at the convocation event held in He remembered pulling up to a the famous leader’s name, Ndaba beautiful, big house with a pool, a Mandela, grandson of Nelson personal chef, and more, thinking Mandela, reiterated this message to how could this be jail? He said he the Providence College community, learned later in life, however, “They advocating not only for diversity tried to break his mental strength.” reforms, but also for reforms in all The apartheid government areas across the globe. Inspired by wanted to break Mandela's will to Dr. King’s words, Mandela stated, work for reform by giving him this “If your dreams don’t scare you, comfortable life in isolation, but he they aren’t big enough.” never backed down. It was in this After beginning his speech by moment Ndaba Mandela decided, thanking God and quoting Dr. “I want to go to jail,” meaning he King, Mandela recounted the first wanted to be like his grandfather time he remembered meeting his and work for reform in society. Ndaba Mandela (above) reminded the audience to follow their dreams. NICHOLAS CRENSHAW '20/THE COWL grandfather, Nelson Mandela. Born Convocation/Page 2 Davis Bunz '21 Nominated for Hockey Humanitarian Award Deals and Meals Food Lovers Participate by Thomas Zinzarella '21 Sports Staff in Annual Restaurant Week FRIAR SPORTS by Brenna O'Leary '20 Week provides the chance for any A&E Staff food enthusiast to get great food The term “summer” means LOCAL at a bargain rate. Restaurants something different for every participating in this special week college student. Some spend their Providence is known for its provide diners with modified days lounging at the beach, others colorful nightlife and its wonderful menus, allowing them to order go on vacation with their family, cuisine; in the past few days, the lunch for only $16.95, or a three- while some obtain an internship city was able to celebrate with the course dinner with flat prices of and work in their prospective field winter 2020 Providence Restaurant $29.95, $34.95, or $49.95 depending or work the summer job they have Week, which ran during the on the venue. Some restaurants had since high school. weeks of Jan. 12-25. Organized that were giving these great deals The summers Davis Bunz ’21 by GoProvidence, the event has included The Capital Grille, has had have been very different come and gone with a spectacular Hemenway’s, Trattoria Zooma, and than those of most students during flourish. many more. their three-month hiatus from The tradition of Restaurant school. Bunz, a defenseman on Restaurant Week/Page 15 the nationally-ranked Providence College Men’s Hockey Team, has been making annual trips to Haiti for almost a decade. He is currently one of thirteen nominees for the Hockey Humanitarian award, which is PHOTO COURTESY OF PC ATHLETICS handed out every year to “college “[Growing up] We always did hockey’s finest citizen—a student- mission trips as a family and athlete who makes significant within our church. We would bring contributions not only to his or her a bunch of kids with us; mostly team but also to the community- friends and teammates. One year at-large through leadership in we went to Jamaica and then one volunteerism,” according to the year we decided to go to Haiti,” Hockey Humanitarian Award Bunz stated. PROVIDENCE Foundation's website. Humanitarian/Page 25 Providence College’s Student-Run Newspaper Since 1935 UNDERTHEHOOD News 2 Opinion Portfolio Sports Opinion 7 Read about the potential Samantha Pellman '20 reflects on Sandra Abstreiter '21RS named Photography 13 benefits of having individual growth over time in Hockey East Defensive Player A&E 15 larger class sizes. "The Power of a Year." of the Week. Portfolio 20 Page 8 Page 23 Page 27 Sports 25 Page 2 News January 30, 2020 Living the Dream Friars Encouraged to Carry on Dr. King's Legacy marginalized and don’t have a voice anymore.” son ran up on stage with her, and the audience saw Convocation He argues that if it is because people are too afraid, the love and support received by her family. Jack Murphy ’20 was also awarded for various Continued from front page we should “hold each other’s hands and march together,” just as young people used to do. service works he has done during his four years at Several members of the PC community were PC, including his outstanding work in Nicaragua Two of the largest programs Mandela advocates awarded for such outreach and service during the during his summer with the Father Philip A. Smith, for in his work are HIV/AIDS and creating more convocation ceremony, as well. O.P., Fellowship for Study and Service Abroad. The awareness and a more positive image for the Dr. Terza Lima-Neves ’00, originally from Cape Organization of Latin American Students (OLAS) continent of Africa. Mandela remembered visiting Verde, was awarded for her work as a political also received an award for their work in sponsoring the United States for the first time, telling the story science professor and chair of the department events on campus that promote inclusivity, social of when he and his cousin went to Disney World. It of social and behavioral sciences at Johnson C. justice, equality, and universal freedom. was then that Mandela started to realize the image Smith University, where she contributed towards Students and staff walked away from the event and perception people have of Africa is extremely research in international politics, global gender with a renewed sense of community and belonging, skewed. He recounted how one person asked him studies, and the current African diaspora in inspired by the dream which Dr. Martin Luther how big the lions were, to which he and his cousin America. During her reception of her award, her King, Jr. shared all those years ago. gave him a strange look and laughed, and how another person mentioned how they thought they would need guards for safety to visit Africa. “People outside this country don’t know much about Africa,” said Mandela. “We want to change the stigma,” he said, from being just about the amount of poverty, violence, hunger, and safaris in Africa. “We want the younger generation to be proud of their identity and proud to say ‘I am an African.’” To further this work, Mandela established Africa Rising Foundation in 2009 to instill a sense of pride within Africans and educate the world about Africa’s growing economy and rich culture. He also founded the Mandela Institute for Humanity to promote “youth empowerment,” saying the goal was to “teach young people to work the same way as Nelson Mandela.” In addition, he has done extensive work surrounding the HIV/AIDS epidemic in Africa, relating his work back to his own personal experience of losing both of his parents to the disease. Mandela talked about how people were and still are “dying in silence,” and it is the responsibility of everyone, especially parents, to communicate with their children about the risk of HIV/AIDS, especially in today’s “MTV culture” as he put it. Left to Right: Dr. Terza Lima-Neves '00 with her son and Laura Arango '20. NICHOLAS CRENSHAW '20/THE COWL Mandela rallied the crowd by talking about how this new year and the new decade is the time for reform and change. “Our grandparents fought the good fight,” he said, relating to his grandfather’s own work against Apartheid. “Now it’s our turn to fight,” he said. To begin his speech, Mandela used a quote from He stated his advocacy for new voices to rise up and take a stand, saying, “We cannot allow criminals to continue to parade around as officials Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., saying, in our society.” He continued, saying there is a lack of youth participation, arguing, “Young people are “‘...One hundred years later, the Negro still is not free. One hundred years later, the life of the Negro is still sadly crippled by the manacles of segregation and the chains of discrimination. One hundred years later, the Negro lives on a lonely island of poverty in the midst of a vast ocean of material prosperity. One hundred years later, the Negro is still languished in the corners of American society and finds himself in exile in his own land. This is the sad case we still find here in America today.” Above: Jack Murphy '20 NICHOLAS CRENSHAW '20/THE COWL January 30, 2020 NEWS The Cowl 3 Featured Friar: Acklynn Byamugisha '20 Finding Family in Friartown by Julia Acquavita ’22 leading to her engagement on the Afro Am executive News Staff board her sophomore year. This immediately put her FEATURED FRIAR in BMSA. Regarding her first BMSA meetings, she could Acklynn Byamugisha ’20 has certainly made her tell something lacked, but it was early on and she mark throughout her four years here at Providence had hope that things would change.