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House of Representatives Pass Health Care Reform Bill

Late Saturday night, Nov. 7, the House of Representatives passed what may become the defining piece of legislation regarding social policy this century- President Obama’s health-care reform bill. The H.R. 3962, otherwise known as the Affordable Health Care for America Act, made it through the House in a vote of 220 to 215.

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Story written By Lane S. Hill, Web Editor and Joshua A. Hughes, Editor-In-Chief
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Story written By Lauren Rundell
College Board Introduces BEER
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Story written By Sam Marsh, Distribution Manager
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Story written By Mariah Arispe
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Author and Stanford Professor Tobias Wolff spoke Tuesday evening, Nov. 5, for this year’s Writer’s Voice event. Entitled “Saved by Stories: This Writer’s Life,” Wolff discussed how the events in his life, from boyhood to his return from the war in Vietnam, and up to his present experience as a professor, led him to become the talented writer he is today.

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