Station 14

Artist: Alethea Keamy '23

After dying on the cross, Joseph of Arimathea takes Jesus’ body and lays it in the tomb. In this station, we reflect on the impact COVID-19 has had on the human race as a whole, from its alarming death toll of over 2.25 million people worldwide to the way it has exposed the glaring disparities in this country when it comes to access to health care, testing, and living wages for racial minorities and the elderly. When a global pandemic hits, these inequalities are made more visible, in many cases digging graves for the most vulnerable in our society. COVID-19 has exposed systemic injustices in our country that are too easily covered up. For instance, Black Americans die from COVID-19 at a rate of 2-3 times greater than the general population.

Written by: Michael Senoff '22