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Findings Suggest Seafaring

Professor Rewrites History:

Strasser Uncovers 130,000 Year-Old Tools of Earliest Known Seafarers

A team of archaeologists led by assistant professor of art history, Thomas Strasser, Ph.D., uncovered pre-historic tools on the Greek Island of Crete. The artifacts discovered suggest that species preceding man were able to navigate the seas earlier than once thought. Full story

60th Congress Adjourns for the Year

Student Opinion Considered When Voting on Core Curriculum Proposals

The 60th Student Congress met for the last time on Tuesday. Multiple pieces of legislation were passed, and the 61st Student Congress executive board took the oath of office.   Full story

Kick For a Cause

Kick for a Cause: A Score for Liberia

Various students from the Providence College community participated in the “Kick for A Cause” soccer tournament to benefit Liberia on Sunday, April 25. A total of seven teams were created to play a minimum of three games each.   Full story

Self-Defense Class

Females Throw a Punch

Last spring, there was an attempted abduction of a Providence College student off of Admiral Street. When a man tried to pull her into a van by her wrist, the student pounded her fist on his hand. This numbed his hand, causing him to let go and allowing her to escape. The girl had learned this tactic in a Rape Aggression Defense (RAD) class a mere two weeks earlier.   Full story

To Our Graduating Cowl Editors

The editors bid farewell to the Cowl's graduating editors Full story

DWC Debate Continues

Lack of diversity in the Development of Western Civilization program is a huge problem, according to Eric Hirsch, chair of the Sociology Department, Ph.D., at Providence College.   Full story

Senior Giving Surpasses 30K

Kristen Beaulieu ‘10 and 20 other students had been working hard to reach their class’ giving goals set by the Office of Institutional Advancement. They exceeded those goals. According to Beaulieu, the co-chair of Senior Class Giving Committee, the senior class was asked to raise $30,000 for the fiscal year through 50 percent participation from all class members. As of now, the senior class has raised $38,463 with 58 percent class participation.   Full story

Addressing Sexual Assault

Many students would not know where to turn if you they found themselves the victim of a sexual assault at Providence College. VASE, which stands for Victims, Advocacy, Support and Education, was introduced to PC at the beginning of the Fall 2009 semester to address such circumstances.   Full story