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institutions are.” The struggle Mahr had is one many students should come to terms with, Kraig said — learning to live with discomfort. “Expertise, emotions and ethics all have to be considered in this work,” she said. “You can’t just honor the expertise. You have to develop habits of skepticism.” Kraig said the extensive research process taught Mahr to be independent in her quest for sustained inquiry: visiting archives on her own, reading sources she discovered on her own and doing so outside the

an associate professor of Christian ethics. “Go to a grocery store and be aware.” This concept isn’t just foreign to schoolchildren. The disconnect between consumers and the food they buy and eat is a very real issue for many people of all ages. Responsible food consumption is a complex, and at times polarizing, issue. It is often overwhelming for advocates who wish to change their habits and the institutions that helped formed those habits. For Perez, O’Brien and others, the first step is

peace prize,” Dale-Åkerlund said. But Syse’s esteemed status doesn’t mean he is super serious. “He’s really goofy,” Barkman said of Syse, who taught “Ethics of War and Peace” in the fall. “He’ll quote Monty Python in class. It’s a cool experience to be learning about these heavy issues and developing who you are while also being under the guidance of these really established people.” Dale-Åkerlund says the approach prepares students for a higher level of learning. “We really challenge our students