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What is your responsibility when you see injustice being done? For Amos Guiora, this is a deeply personal question stemming from his family’s experiences in one of the greatest atrocities in human history. And now he’s sharing that story.
As he unpacked this question the question of the bystander’s role in stopping injustices he came to a conclusion. Morals and ethics aren’t enough. He thinks there needs to be legal frameworks spelling out our responsibilities to others. When we see something we must do something or suffer the legal consequences.
This central idea has taken Guiora down the path of examining the role of the bystander in many aspects of society, including, most recently, the abuse of student athletes.
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Run Your City Charlottesville goes virtual
Run Your City Goes Virtual By Elizabeth Holmes | January 10, 2021 at 8:07 PM EST - Updated January 11 at 9:06 AM
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (WVIR) - Student athletes at the University of Virginia are trying to keep their nonprofit, Run Your City, alive this year, even if they can’t meet in person.
The group meets with children of various ages and backgrounds in the the Charlottesville area each week to introduce them to running and other sports. This year, Run Your City participants will meet on Zoom for training and races from February 7 - March 14.
“So, instead of just sending out what we call ‘challenges,’ but are really like runs or workouts for the week, we still wanted to have the teams and still have the small structures where it’s like one to two coaches for five to 10 kids, so we’re still keeping that structure and hopefully it’ll still keep the community engaged,” said Christian Jenkins, a co-founder for the gro
For many student athletes, the pandemic has caused a mental strain
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COLORADO SPRINGS â For athletes at every level, COVID-19 has disrupted their routines and training for months.
Since the pandemic began, high school athletes in particular have been robbed, not only of their sport and their school experience, but also of adolescent rites of passage like proms, awards banquets, and possibly graduation. This is also causing an obvious strain on their mental health.
According to an NCAA survey, one out of every twelve athletes felt so depressed it is hard for them to function day to day.