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Collected Item: “Give Me Liberty, Or Give Me Discounts”

Give your story a title.

Give Me Liberty, Or Give Me Discounts

What sort of object is this: text story, photograph, video, audio interview, screenshot, drawing, meme, etc.?

Picture, Las Vegas Review Journal

Tell us a story; share your experience. Describe what the object or story you've uploaded says about the pandemic, and/or why what you've submitted is important to you.

The lone student riding the scooter through the desolate campus represents most students this school year attending UNLV, including me. On June 24, 2020 Governor Sisolak issued a mask mandate that would affect all Nevadans until and was to be followed until notified otherwise. Many of my classes that I was supposed to be in person have been transferred online. As a student, I find it interesting how businesses and organizations must comply with these mandates or they will be heavily fined. I also find it interesting, that UNLV does not lower the attendance cost during a year where almost all classes are solely online. Are these protections from this virus worth sacrificing our liberties pertaining to our education?

Use one-word hashtags (separated by commas) to describe your story. For example: Where did it originate? How does this object make you feel? How does this object relate to the pandemic?

#unlv, #psc101, #mlphelps

Enter a URL associated with this object, if relevant.

https://www.reviewjournal.com/local/local-las-vegas/exploring-empty-streets-in-las-vegas-during-coronavirus-crisis-photos-1999690/attachment/a-man-rides-a-scooter-around-unlv-as-activity-remains-light-in-the-wake-of-the-closure-of-a-sta/

Who originally created this object? (If you created this object, such as photo, then put "self" here.)

Chase Stevens

Give this story a date.

2020-08
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