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Makayla Binter '20 Turns Art Into Action

Makayla Binter '20 wants to make a difference in the world, and often that means channeling her feelings into art and her art into action. The painting is called 8 minutes and 46 seconds, the amount of time George Floyd endured an officer's knee on his throat while face down and handcuffed on a Minneapolis street.

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Ethicist Weighs in on Tension Between Public Health and Private Liberty

The Covid-19 pandemic and subsequent stay at home orders have brought the tension between liberty and public health to the forefront. From the Reopen protesters to viral videos showing customers refusing to wear masks, near-daily clashes between proponents of personal freedom and advocates of collective responsibility illustrate a growing gulf in public opinion.