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Cowley: Stop Monkeypox Stigma in its Tracks

By Elle Cowley, Multimedia Managing Editor August 19, 2022

  On July 23 2022, the World Health Organization declared the monkeypox virus an “international concern.” Only 12 days later, the Biden administration declared a public health emergency when...

Transgender youth sit on the steps at the Utah State Capitol on March 24, 2022 as the crowd surrounding them chanted We love you. (Photo by Carlene Coombs | Daily Utah Chronicle)

Cowley: Trans Bodily Autonomy is Being Threatened

By Elle Cowley, Multimedia Managing Editor July 21, 2022

  The right to bodily autonomy is under threat in the United States. With the landmark ruling of Roe v. Wade being overturned last month, the future of access to reproductive healthcare is extremely...

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Cowley: American Gun Mania is Deadly

By Elle Cowley, Multimedia Managing Editor June 8, 2022

  It’s been a heavy couple of weeks since the shooting at Uvalde Elementary School left 21 people dead, including 19 children and two teachers. Unfortunately, the reality of living in America...

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Cowley: Boycott Greenwashing

By Elle Cowley, Multimedia Managing Editor May 27, 2022

  The public is more environmentally conscious than ever before. According to data collected by Gallup, four out of 10 Americans today worry “a great deal” about the environment. As a result,...

Demonstrators march up the steps of the Utah State Capitol in protest of the potential overturn of Roe v. Wade in Salt Lake City on May 5, 2022. (Photo by Xiangyao Axe Tang | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Cowley: I Feel Powerless

By Elle Cowley, Multimedia Managing Editor May 24, 2022

  The last couple of years have been incredibly taxing. Time and time again, I feel as if our government makes decisions that benefit only a select few. COVID-19 continues to spread and has mutated...

Someone holds a drink in Bar X in downtown Salt Lake City, Utah on Thursday, Feb. 24, 2022. (Photo by Kevin Cody | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Cowley: The U’s Dry Campus Policy Does Little to Protect Students

By Elle Cowley, Multimedia Managing Editor May 5, 2022

  People associate college culture with alcohol consumption. If you told students here that the University of Utah is a dry campus, many probably wouldn’t believe you. Fraternities at the U notoriously...

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Cowley: US Congress Members Need Term Limits

By Elle Cowley, Multimedia Managing Editor April 20, 2022

  Up until recently, Sen. Mike Lee vocally supported imposing term limits on senators. He even promised to co-sponsor legislation that would have put a two term limit on senators — that was,...

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Cowley: Dismantle Online Echo Chambers

By Elle Cowley, Multimedia Managing Editor April 8, 2022

  The average Twitter or Instagram user might not realize it, but their feeds are specifically tailored to keep them scrolling for as long as possible. Liking one post on Instagram’s explore...

Social media pulled up on the phone on Wednesday, March 14, 2018. (Photo by Curtis Lin)

Cowley: Stop Making Tone-Deaf Jokes about Ukraine

By Elle Cowley, Multimedia Managing Editor March 22, 2022

  In Jan. 2020, tensions escalated between Iran and the United States. Despite the threat of war looming over the nation, the internet was full of memes and jokes about World War III. The scare...

Cowley: End the Stigma Around Harm Reduction

Cowley: End the Stigma Around Harm Reduction

By Elle Cowley, Multimedia Managing Editor March 9, 2022

  In the United States, 10% of people report that at some point in their life, they had a substance abuse disorder. This figure does not account for people who are currently addicted. More than...