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This week's headlines in national news
1. New high speed rail line to run across O'ahu, Hawaii
2. Militia members arrested in Detroit to prevent violence against police
3. "Niggardly Obama" Billboard Generates Outrage In Acampo
4. Train carrying Amonia is derailed in Tampa, Florida
5. Teen expelled for using body spray to set himself on fire in Seattle, Washington
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"Obama is not a brown-
skinned, anti-war social-
ist who gives away free
healthcare. UR thinking of
Jesus." FB status, Epis-
copal Bishop Arizona"
@webchyk (Calif.)
"If this healthcare bill
were actually a good
idea, would the demo-
crats really need to cam-
paign this hard to con-
vince us it is?”
@Samleneky (Colo.)
"Rush Limbaugh said he
would leave the country
if healthcare passed-can
he get on that? Or is he
pulling an alec baldwin?"
@PSKALVARADO (Fla.)
"sometimes I wonder
why healthcare pro-
viders don't just say "I
messed up and I'm sorry"
@TLSanderson (Tenn.)
"In the wild, healthcare is
'ow i hurt my leg. i cant
run. a lion eats me and im
dead.'" Dwight Schrute"
@aggiekicker2
(Nevada)
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President Obama along with Vice President Biden after signing the Healthcare Reform Bill
"Healthcare Reform" Continued from front page
Key to the concerns of the University and
students is the way in which the bill revises the fi-
nancial aid process, a matter to which Paula Luff,
Associate Vice President of the Office of Finan-
cial Aid, has been paying close attention and is
overall pleased.
“The Student Aid and Fiscal Responsibility
Act (SAFRA) was passed as part of the Health-
care Bill,” Luff said. “The primary components
of SAFRA are the elimination of the Federal
Family Education Loan Program (FFELP) and
increased funding for the federal Pell grant pro-
gram, eliminating the middle man in the federal
loan process.”
Students have had mixed responses to the
reform to healthcare and their financial aid.
Senior and member of DePaul’s Conservative
Alliance, Kellen Krause said that while the bill
will make college more affordable for students
through the elimination of lenders’ subsidies,
increasing  Pell Grants, and strengthening
minority-serving institutional resources.
Obamacare will ultimately negatively affect
students by forcing us to pay for the incredible
amount of debt this country will be in based on
the terms with which his bill passed.”
RJ Towner, an economics major and member
of the DePaul Democrats saw the changes to
the grants as “excellent.
As a devout student of economics, there is
countless evidence that costs are spiraling out
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7. Historic Conneticut bridge washed away in flood
8. Man found dead in van submerged Florida canal
9. "Virgin Mary" figure appears in a marble shower in New Mexico
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of control,” he said.
“As a capitalist society, the best way to
increase wealth is to increase specialization,
which comes through education,” he added.
In addition to the changes to financial
aid, the pending mandate on Healthcare has
also drawn mixed reactions. Mark C. Weber,
professor of law at DePaul said that “the
individual mandate, when it is instituted, will
impose costs, but these should be modest and
will have countervailing benefits in protecting
against the risk of being bankrupted by medical
bills.”
Krause expressed concern over the mandate.
“The unwanted mess forces people to pay for
something outright and is a socialist measure.”
The process, he added, “sets a dangerous
precedent for government control and
horrendous legal stipulations.”
Towner acknowledged the benefits of the
mandate and dangers. “When you increase
the pool to everyone you get more of a
shared risk. This means young healthy college
students  will be paired with elderly and sick
people, meaning the ultimate risk and premium
will go down,” Towner said. “However, this
still leaves people at the liberty of for  profit
insurance companies.”

This week in international news
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1. 'RapeLay' released in Japan placing the player in the role of sexual predator
2. Haiti gets 10 Billion dollars in pledged aid money
3. Chechen rebel leader claims he ordered attack on Moscow, China subway
4. Zetas cartel lieutenant arrested in Mexico
5. Over 600 arrested in Niger raids
Christians celebrate Holy week
By RACHEL METEA
Christians commemorated "Holy Week"
last week, although nobody put palm branches
down Fullerton Avenue.
“Holy week is a set of days that are honored
by Christian religions throughout the world,”
said DePaul President Father Holtschneider.
“It is a moment for Christians to look at the
central events that lead up to their belief that
Jesus Christ not only died, but also rose again
and has remained in the world since that
time. “
Holy Week is the last week of Lent and the
week before Easter. It includes Palm Sunday,
Maundy Thursday, and Good Friday. The
week commemorates the last week of Jesus’
life and his resurrection.
“Easter helps touch part of our soul and
helps us to know that whatever happens
there is something more after death,” said
Holtschneider. “We use these days to help
build this hope that something happens after
death.”
The diverse Christian denominations
celebrate the week differently.
"Iraqi freshman" Continued from front page
“It’s been relatively easy to get people in-
volved,” Wagner said. “It’s an easy sell in a
way, we know we messed up that country.”
Wagner said that most contributions for
ISP come from individuals that know some-
one involved in the program, usually a faith-
based organization, and most donations are
under 100 dollars.
Students in the ISP program have a fully
waived tuition from the school they attend,
but they are still in need of finances books, air
travel, Visas, health insurance, meals, and a
host family housing stipend, which can add up
to between 10-12 thousand dollars per year.
Because residents in the area know the
founders of the program, they are more aware
of ISP and willing to donate, Clarke said.
“We’re lucky we’re in Gabe and Theresa ter-
ritory,” she said.
“This (program) really stands out because,
uniquely, these students are here,” Clarke
said, as potential contributors can see whom
their money is going to help.
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6. Chinese hospital staff disciplined after babies' bodies found by river
7. Bombs kill 12 in Russia's Dagestan region
8. Serbian parliament apologizes for Srebrenica massacre
9. Children eat world's largest chocolate bunny in South Africa (12.5 feet tall)
10. Colombian soldier held 12 years is freed by rebels Compiled from CNN.com
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“This is an opportunity to step back and Tweets
take a couple of days to remember what our
faith is built around,” said Matt Merkt, the
Liturgy Coordinator for Catholic Campus
Ministry.
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The Protestant programming at DePaul is
not very different than normal for Holy Week. BOMBING - Chech-
“We conduct our regular scheduled en rebels claim re-
programming but with the Holy Week concept sponsibility for dou-
in mind,” said Reverend Ghana Cooper, the ble-suicide bombings
Protestant Chaplain at DePaul. on Moscow Metro"
Cooper added that she would like to have @ndtvhindu (India)
more gatherings for the week but it is difficult
because most students go home for Easter "What is happening in
weekend. the world?! Hati,moscow,
“It’s more of a personal family thing where china and then ricky
people go home to reflect with their families,” martin comes out of the
said Auriel Banister, a freshman at DePaul
closet? I can't take too
Courtesy of Mark Bychowski who said she practices the Protestant faith.
Whether they go home or not, Cooper said
much more breaking
St. Vincent's Church on "Palm Sunday"
she hopes students will be reminded of God’s news"
Saint Vincent DePaul Parish held several love and their responsibility to love others. @makemeupfantab
services across the week that included a Mass (United States)
of the Lord’s Supper, morning prayers, and
candle lighting. "Bomb attack in Moscow
and earthquake world
around, severe draught
Hala has spoken at many events in and family life, and has been able to see Ameri- in China, what's wrong
around DePaul’s campus to help raise funds can culture through Hala’s eyes. “Not only in this world, is dooms-
for ISP. Most recently, she shared her story are we learning about Iraqi culture,” Clarke day really coming? "
at the Fifth Annual Non-Violence and So- said, “we’re learning about our own culture.” @ b o a t _ t r a c k e r
cial Justice Teach-In on Feb. 16 at the Loop In a reflection about her time so far in (Australia)
campus. Hala also joined four other ISP stu- Chicago, Hala wrote, “First I thought that it is
dents at the Evanston Library in February for disrespectful to be informal with an older per-
"Suicide Bombers Strike
a panel, film, photo exhibit and live music to son especially like a teacher but then I found
Again In Russia, Killing
raise awareness and financial support for the out that, in English you can be respectful and
organization. informal at the same time and I think that is At Least 12 - NPR (blog)"
ISP is, “building a human resource toward important because it breaks the ice between @Henshallz9c (Bhutan)
a culture’s future,” Wagner said. This human the students and the professors” (October,
resource helps to combat the “brain-drain” 2009). "Extremist explosions in
from the country, Clarke said, as students who Kubasak and Huck have put together a 32- moscow. Now is a good
study abroad in America or Europe some- page book of writings from students in ISP time for co-op between
times decide to stay after they have finished “Writing has never been something–even in russia, china and West
their studies, instead of returning home with Arabic–that they’ve been asked to do much,”
combating fanatics!""
an education to help their struggling county. Huck said. “But they’re getting it.”
@blazingtorches
At the Non-Violence and Social Justice Through the DePaul community, Hala
Teach-In, Hala said she was happy to serve is getting an experience and education she (Wales)
as an ambassador between two nations. Since couldn’t have at home in Iraq, or, as Wagner
Hala has attended DePaul, Clarke said that said, a “ray of hope in a situation that seems Compiled by
she has learned about Hala’s Iraqi culture and pretty bleak.” Mark Bychowski