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When you hear the name “Pfoho Closet Beer Club,” several unwholesome images may spring to mind. Don’t worry: this club, founded by Ryan K. Schell ’11, has the support of Pfoho tutors as well as HoCo and is actually made up of people who brew their own beer. The brewing just happens to be taking place in a closet...
Crowley’s remarks assumed the audience’s support of health care reform, according to Law School student Michael B. Pilgrim, who thought the discussion was one sided...
...District of Columbia City Councilman David Catania introduced legislation legalizing same-sex marriage. The measure enjoys overwhelming support among City Council members, two of whom are gay, as well as the support of Mayor Adrian Fenty, virtually guaranteeing its passage. However, due to an archaic and unjust constitutional clause granting congressional veto power over all of DC’s local legislation, the bill’s fate is far from determined...
Established in 1994, just as the U.S. military was drawing down forces after the the Cold War ended, TTT is funded by the Department of Education to the tune of about $14.4 million a year and run by a Defense Department outfit called Defense Activity for Non-Traditional Education Support. Essentially a referral and placement service, TTT provides up to $10,000 for military personnel to obtain their teaching certification; they must be retired or have left their service with at least six years of active duty. Many of the more than 11,000 men and women who have participated...
...happen until December. Some Republicans in Congress, while acknowledging that they are powerless to block same-sex marriage in the capital, will probably still try. Congressman Jason Chaffetz, a Utah Republican who is the ranking GOP member of the subcommittee with oversight over Washington, says he intends to support any effort to block the bill and may even sponsor such an effort himself, as he did with the previous bill that recognizes marriages from elsewhere. He says he didn't think Democrats would allow the matter to be voted upon because it would provide election fodder for opponents back home...