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Niall Twohig

Community Op-Eds • Opinion

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June 19, 2020

Submission: Justice, then Peace

Written by: Niall Twohig

The disproportionate impact of COVID-19 on black communities and the murders of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, Tony McDade, Nina Pop, and Rayshard Brooks should …

Feature • Opinion

January 7, 2019

Beyond a Life in the Red

Written by: Niall Twohig

Content warning: This article discusses suicide. I. A student took his life last June. All that I could find was a traffic report noting that the …

Feature • Opinion

May 24, 2018

Submission: The Soul-Crushing Society that Produces Soul-Crushing Student Essays

Written by: Niall Twohig

In a New York Times opinion piece titled “The Soul-Crushing Student Essay”, Scott Korb, the director of first-year writing at the New School, bemoans student essays …

Community Op-Eds • Opinion

May 11, 2017

Secrets of the Fire

Written by: Niall Twohig

Let’s begin with the bare facts: On May 10, 1970 George Winne Jr. stepped into Revelle Plaza. He held a sign that read “In God’s Name …

May 7, 2021
UC System Creates Largest Vaccine Mandate in Higher Education
The University of California (UC) announced that it is considering plans to require students, staff, and faculty to receive a COVID-19 vaccination before returning to campus …

January 8, 2020
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