Opinion
Coronavirus makes immigration detention even more unconscionable
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Observer Viewpoint
· Monday, April 20, 2020
This probably isn’t the first “how coronavirus is affecting X issue” article (or even Observer Viewpoint article) you’ve read, and probably won’t be the last either. But as we shelter at home, waiting out the pandemic and maybe even feeling “locked up,” it’s worth a few minutes of your time to consider how the coronavirus is affecting the actually locked-up — in particular, detained immigrants, whose trials and tribulations over the past few years, more than anything else, have demonstrated how political outcomes can inflict needless cruelty and suffering on entire segments of the population.
In the absence of education, focus instead on learning
Monday, April 20, 2020
With the recent cancellation of in-person classes, we are all experiencing a reduction in the educational value of our time at Notre Dame. But despite the many other downsides of the COVID-19 outbreak, the extended period of isolation gives us an unexpected freedom with our time and energy. We now have a unique opportunity to critically evaluate the often-problematic mindsets that any top-down education system engenders.
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