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The Cowl - V.77 - N.12 - Dec 6, 2012
The Cowl - V.77 - N.12 - Dec 6, 2012
The Cowl
The Cowl - student newspaper of Providence College. Vol 77 - No. 12 - December 6, 2012. 32 pages.
The Cowl - V.77 - N.11 - Nov 29, 2012
The Cowl - V.77 - N.11 - Nov 29, 2012
The Cowl
The Cowl - student newspaper of Providence College. Vol 77 - No. 11 - November 29, 2012. 28 pages.
The Cowl -V.77 - N.10 - Nov 15, 2012
The Cowl -V.77 - N.10 - Nov 15, 2012
The Cowl
The Cowl - student newspaper of Providence College. Vol 77 - No. 10 - November 15, 2012. 28 pages.
The Cowl - V.77 - N.9 - Nov 8, 2012
The Cowl - V.77 - N.9 - Nov 8, 2012
The Cowl
The Cowl - student newspaper of Providence College. Vol 77 - No. 9 - November 8, 2012. 24 pages.
The Cowl - V.77 - N.8 - Nov 1, 2012
The Cowl - V.77 - N.8 - Nov 1, 2012
The Cowl
The Cowl - student newspaper of Providence College. Vol 77 - No. 8 - November 1, 2012. 24 pages.
The Cowl - V.77 - N.7 - Oct 25, 2012
The Cowl - V.77 - N.7 - Oct 25, 2012
The Cowl
The Cowl - student newspaper of Providence College. Vol 77 - No. 7 - October 25, 2012. 32 pages.
The Cowl - V.77 - N.6 - Oct 18, 2012
The Cowl - V.77 - N.6 - Oct 18, 2012
The Cowl
The Cowl - student newspaper of Providence College. Vol 77 - No. 6 - October 18, 2012. 28 pages.
The Cowl - V.77 - N.5 - Oct 4, 2012
The Cowl - V.77 - N.5 - Oct 4, 2012
The Cowl
The Cowl - student newspaper of Providence College. Vol 77 - No. 5 - October 4, 2012. 28 pages.
The Cowl - V.77 - N.4 - Sep 27, 2012
The Cowl - V.77 - N.4 - Sep 27, 2012
The Cowl
The Cowl - student newspaper of Providence College. Vol 77 - No. 4 - September 27, 2012. 28 pages.
The Cowl - V.77 - N.3 - Sep 20, 2012
The Cowl - V.77 - N.3 - Sep 20, 2012
The Cowl
The Cowl - student newspaper of Providence College. Vol 77 - No. 3 - September 20, 2012. 29 pages.
The Cowl - V.77 - N.2 - Sep 13, 2012
The Cowl - V.77 - N.2 - Sep 13, 2012
The Cowl
The Cowl - student newspaper of Providence College. Vol 77 - No. 2 - September 13, 2012. 24 pages.
The Cowl - V.77 - N.1 - Sep 6, 2012
The Cowl - V.77 - N.1 - Sep 6, 2012
The Cowl
The Cowl - student newspaper of Providence College. Vol 77 - No. 1 - September 6, 2012. 28 pages.
The Cowl - V. 76 - N. 24 - May 3, 2012
The Cowl - V. 76 - N. 24 - May 3, 2012
The Cowl
The Cowl - student newspaper of Providence College. Volume 76 - Number 24 - May 3, 2012. 32 pages.
The Cowl - V. 76 - N. N/A - May 3, 2012
The Cowl - V. 76 - N. N/A - May 3, 2012
The Cowl
The Cowl - student newspaper of Providence College. Volume 76 - Number n/a - May 3, 2012 - Commencement Issue. 8 pages.
The Cowl - V. 76 - N. 23 - Apr 26, 2012
The Cowl - V. 76 - N. 23 - Apr 26, 2012
The Cowl
The Cowl - student newspaper of Providence College. Volume 76 - Number 23 - April 26, 2012. 36 pages.
The Cowl - V. 76 - N. 22 - Apr 19, 2012
The Cowl - V. 76 - N. 22 - Apr 19, 2012
The Cowl
The Cowl - student newspaper of Providence College. Volume 76 - Number 22 - April 19, 2012. 32 pages.
The Cowl - V. 76 - N. 21 - Apr 12, 2012
The Cowl - V. 76 - N. 21 - Apr 12, 2012
The Cowl
The Cowl - student newspaper of Providence College. Volume 76 - Number 21 - April 12, 2012. 36 pages.
Sick With Fear: Popular Challenges To Scientific Authority In The Vaccine Controversies Of The 21st Century, Ellen Watkins
Sick With Fear: Popular Challenges To Scientific Authority In The Vaccine Controversies Of The 21st Century, Ellen Watkins
Annual Undergraduate Conference on Health and Society
In the 20th century, vaccines were heralded as one of the greatest medical inventions in history. In the late 1990’s, however, the myth of vaccine-caused autism caught fire. Despite mountains of evidence disproving the link, panicking Americans eschewed vaccines and turned against their physicians. Why did Americans turn their backs on doctors, scientists, and the health industry? This paper follows the vaccine controversy of the last thirty years, looking in particular at the relationship between science and the media. This paper analyzes the contrast between discussion of the hypothesized link in scientific circles and in popular news sources, seeking to …
Sorry Buddy, But Your Name Isn't On The List: Fear And The Ethics Of Organ Donation In Film, Ted Callis
Sorry Buddy, But Your Name Isn't On The List: Fear And The Ethics Of Organ Donation In Film, Ted Callis
Annual Undergraduate Conference on Health and Society
The fear of death and illness is a powerful motivator. When taking into account the ethical reasoning that drives organ transplantation and procurement practices, it is persuasive enough to sway minds and corrupt pure reason. And so this paper will uncover how fear of illness and death shape answers to the ethical questions that arise in transplant debates and how these debates are in turn raised in the ethical dilemmas portrayed by popular American films. This paper will examine recent films such as The Island, and Never Let Me Go to illustrate how the ethical dilemmas associated with organ …
The Drawn-Out Battle Against Stigma: Mental Health In Modern American Comics And Graphic Novels, Swee Khee Brenda Seah
The Drawn-Out Battle Against Stigma: Mental Health In Modern American Comics And Graphic Novels, Swee Khee Brenda Seah
Annual Undergraduate Conference on Health and Society
The discussion of mental health issues in the media significantly shapes public perceptions, most notably in negative portrayals that contribute to the stereotyping of mental health patients. Perhaps surprisingly, comics and graphic novels are forms of media that have potential to mitigate such stigma, despite earlier criticism of mental health stereotypes propagated in some comics. This is reflected in a recent trend of comics treating mental health issues in more sympathetic ways. This paper discusses three American comics from the last decade, examining depictions of post-traumatic stress disorder in Garry Trudeau's comic strip, Doonesbury, around 2005-2006, schizophrenia in Nate …
Busting A Gut: Portrayals Of Obesity In Popular Culture, Carly Babel
Busting A Gut: Portrayals Of Obesity In Popular Culture, Carly Babel
Annual Undergraduate Conference on Health and Society
Obesity is America’s number one leading health epidemic, affecting more than 93 million Americans today (OAC). From 1985 to 2010, obesity has gone from affecting an average of 10% of individuals in just about every state to today affecting 33.8% of people within each state. Children and adults alike all over the U.S. are being diagnosed with obesity and encouraged to change their lifestyles. Doctors are prescribing patients to lose weight, exercise, eat healthy, and in extreme cases, go under the knife, but none of these recommendations are making a dent in lowering the rate of obesity. Rather, the number …
Mirror, Mirror On The Wall, Who's The Thinnest Of Them All?, Ann Marie O'Brien
Mirror, Mirror On The Wall, Who's The Thinnest Of Them All?, Ann Marie O'Brien
Annual Undergraduate Conference on Health and Society
Societal standards of feminine beauty are presented in all forms of popular culture, thus bombarding women with images that portray what our society considers to be the “ideal body type.” These images, as seen on the cover of magazines, in popular films and in all forms of web and print advertising, are consistently depicted and easily described with one word: skinny. The regular use of unnatural, unhealthy and unrealistic models sends the implicit message that in order for a woman to be beautiful, she must attain this ultra-thin physique. Such adulation of these images encourages women to sacrifice their health …
The Cowl - V. 76 - N. 19 - Mar 22, 2012
The Cowl - V. 76 - N. 19 - Mar 22, 2012
The Cowl
The Cowl - student newspaper of Providence College. Volume 76 - Number 19 - March 22, 2012. 36 pages.
The Cowl - V. 76 - N. 18 - Mar 8, 2012
The Cowl - V. 76 - N. 18 - Mar 8, 2012
The Cowl
The Cowl - student newspaper of Providence College. Volume 76 - Number 18 - March 8, 2012. 36 pages.
The Cowl - V. 76 - N. 17 - Mar 1, 2012
The Cowl - V. 76 - N. 17 - Mar 1, 2012
The Cowl
The Cowl - student newspaper of Providence College. Volume 76 - Number 17 - March 1, 2012. 36 pages.
The Cowl - V. 76 - N. 16 - Feb 16, 2012
The Cowl - V. 76 - N. 16 - Feb 16, 2012
The Cowl
The Cowl - student newspaper of Providence College. Volume 76 - Number 16 - February 16, 2012. 36 pages.
The Cowl - V. 76 - N. 15 - Feb 9, 2012
The Cowl - V. 76 - N. 15 - Feb 9, 2012
The Cowl
The Cowl - student newspaper of Providence College. Volume 76 - Number 15 - February 9, 2012. 44 pages.
The Cowl - V. 76 - N. 14 - Feb 2, 2012
The Cowl - V. 76 - N. 14 - Feb 2, 2012
The Cowl
The Cowl - student newspaper of Providence College. Volume 76 - Number 14 - February 2, 2012. 32 pages.
The Cowl - V. 76 - N. 13 - Jan 26, 2012
The Cowl - V. 76 - N. 13 - Jan 26, 2012
The Cowl
The Cowl - student newspaper of Providence College. Volume 76 - Number 13 - January 26, 2012. 36 pages.