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.