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Illinois House passes same-sex marriage law
Affordable Care Act affects South community, families
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Open enrollment for the Affordable Care Act (ACA), which allows American families to register for health insurance, began Oct. 1 as outlined by measures in the 2010 law. The ACA, commonly known as Obamacare, will decrease health insurance regulation, prevent insurance discrimination, and require all Americans to register for KHDOWK LQVXUDQFH RU SD\ D Ă€QH :KLOH VRPH provisions have already gone into effect, the open enrollment for insurance is the last phase of the ACA rollout and coverage will begin on Jan. 1, 2014. The goal of open enrollment is to provide those who cannot afford health care with access to insurance coverage. South students who are covered by private insurance can have their insurance payMark Risinger ments changed as a result of the anti-discrimination policies. Junior Mark Risinger’s family currently pays for expensive supplies to care for three family members with Type 1 diabetes, but under the ACA his family’s total costs will decrease. “Being in a family of three Type 1 diabetics, we spend a lot of money on insulin, insulin pump supplies and test strips,â€? Risinger said. “The [ACA] makes it so that the out-of-pocket expense for prescriptions now applies to our overall maximum outof-pocket expense for the year. This will JUHDWO\ EHQHĂ€W P\ IDPLO\ Âľ Pre-existing conditions like diabetes RIWHQ PDNH Ă€QGLQJ D KHDOWK FDUH SODQ D challenge. Insurance companies are not currently required to insure those with previous health issues, or can charge sigQLĂ€FDQWO\ KLJKHU prices for insurance. Risinger’s mom could not get insurance when she was younger because of this stipulation from the companies. “My mom was denied when she was Spencer Colbeck 22 for health insurance because of just one pre-existing condition: her diabetes,â€? Risinger said. “The ACA prevents insurance companies from denying health care due to pre-existing conditions.â€? Other South students have also experienced pre-existing conditions inhibiting health care access. Freshman Spencer Colbeck’s mother and stepfather both have pre-existing conditions because of thyroid DQG KHDUW FRQGLWLRQV PDNLQJ LW GLIĂ€FXOW to get insurance when the family ran their own small business.
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THUMBS-UP: Marking his thumbprint on a map of Syria, senior Nick Moses adds a symbol of his support for the 2.5 million :`YPHUZ MVYJLK [V Ă…LL [OLPY JV\U[Y` K\L [V [OL ^HY 4LTILYZ VM :[HUK MVY 7LHJL ^LYL Z[H[PVULK V\[ZPKL VM [OL >LZ[ *HML[LYPH K\YPUN S\UJO WLYPVKZ [V ZWYLHK H^HYLULZZ HIV\[ [OL JVUĂ…PJ[ Photo by Wyatt Richter
‘STAND FOR SYRIA’ Student activists raise more than $1,000 for Syrian refugees
informational table’s main purpose was to raise awareness for Syrian refugees. The group had postFrom Oct. 21-25, Stand for Peace ers with refugee statistics, civil war (Stand), a global activism club at facts and information about UNGBS, organized a variety of events HCR’s efforts in the region. In addito educate students about Syrian tion to heightening awareness, the refugees and fundraise for the Unitclub sought to raise money and get ed Nations High Commission for signatures for a petition that would Refugees (UNHCR). be sent to President Obama to adOver 2.5 million people have dress this issue, according to senior become refugees or internally disIzzy Fradin, a member of Stand’s explaced persons as a result of the Syrecutive board. “[The members of Stand] wanted [students at South] to become more aware of the issue,â€? Fradin said. “You’d be surprised of how many people don’t know what’s going on.â€? Another event was the die-in, during the morning of Friday, Oct. 25. According to Fradin, members of Stand barricaded the Old Pit with yellow caution tape and taped outlines RI ERGLHV RQ WKH Ă RRU WKH night before. Then, at 7:30 a.m. on Friday, around 35 members of Stand laid down in the Old Pit to represent those in Syria who have died LQ WKH FRQĂ LFW The group stayed until the Ă€UVW SHULRG EHOO DQG GUHZ D WON’T STAND FOR WAR: *HTWHPNUPUN PU VYKLY [V YHPZL H^HYLULZZ MVY [OL :`YPHU JYPZPZ crowd of students watching
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ian civil war, according to syrianrefugees.eu. The civil war began in 2011 and has claimed over 100,000 Syrian lives. An estimated 1.7 milOLRQ UHIXJHHV KDYH Ă HG IURP WKHLU homes to Lebanon, Turkey and Jordan, according to unchr.org. Stand’s events included an information table during lunch periods, a form of political theater called a “die-inâ€? Friday morning and a fundraiser, “Stand in the Stands,â€? during the Friday night football game. The
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Illinois is set to become the 15th state to legalize same-sex marriage. On Nov. 5, the House of Representatives passed the bill 6154, clearing the way to be voted on by the Senate and signed by Governor Pat Quinn. The same-sex debate in Illinois has been a multi-year process for Greg Harris, Chicago Democratic Representative and bill sponsor. Gay marriage is a pressing issue that needed to be addressed, Harris said. “To treat all our citizens equally in the eyes of the law, we must change this,â€? HarULV VDLG RQ WKH +RXVH Ă RRU DFFRUGLQJ WRThe Washington Post. “Families have been kept apart.â€? Junior Henry Netherland is familiar with the separation of loved ones and sees the legalization of gay marriage in Illinois as bittersweet. “I’m really happy and super excited for my aunt and her partner to get married,â€? Netherland said. “However I’m still disappointed that the majority of states still [have not passed the law] even though it’s common sense.â€? English teacher Mark Maranto views the legalization of same-sex marriage as an inevitable and obvious process. “I have long felt that those who would block civil rights for all act out of fear,â€? Maranto said. “In my opinion, homophobia is as unacceptable as racism. The message today is progress cannot be halted.â€?
South Driver’s Ed named best program in state LAUREN DURNING
HZZ[ ^LI LKP[VY South’s Driver’s Ed was recognized as best in the state by Secretary of State Jesse White on Oct. 23. “Glenbrook South High School has an innovative driver education program that works to encourage safe and responsible teen drivers,â€? a Secretary of State press release said. According to John Skorupa, department assistant for driver’s education, 99 percent of South student pass the driver’s test on WKH Ă€UVW WU\ ZKLFK LV WKH KLJKHVW LQ WKH VWDWH Skorupa said another way South’s program exceeded the state’s expectations was by using new methods of teaching, such as goggles which simulate intoxication while the students drive golf carts. “The drunk driving in the golf cart was really scary,â€? senior Susie Hawkes said. “It pretty much turned me off to drinking and driving forever.â€? Along with his dedication to safe student driving, Skorupa wants parents to be able to have an easy mind with their child at the wheel. “For many years, there has been a perception that Driver’s Ed is just a joke,â€? Skorupa said. “One of the things that I focused on when I got here [11 years ago] was to dispel some of that and give the course some validity.â€? Graphic by Cormac O’Brien
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