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Law covers grads up to age 26; GOP vows to repeal THOMAS BRADLEY Senior Lantern reporter bradley.321@osu.edu
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graduating seniors that will beneÿt from the new law, Sebelius said. Sebelius estimated that nearly 1.2 million students will be graduating in the spring. This controversy concerns many law-makers, including current Speaker of the House, Republican John Boehner of the 8th district of Ohio, who called it “unconstitutional.” He spoke out on Wednesday, saying it is ÿlled with “broken promises.” “People kept speaking out as the law proved unpopular, unaffordable and unconstitutional,” Boehner said. “Together we can repeal ObamaCare, and replace it with common sense reforms that lower cost and protect American jobs.” Tobin Van Ostern, an employee of Campus Progress, said along with Student Public Interest Research Groups (PIRGs) and the Young Invincibles, a young adult advocacy group, Campus Progress has been working to ensure that there is access to affordable health care for young people throughout the country. According to its website, Campus Progress is a national organization that works
Kathleen Sebelius, United States secretary of health and human services, said college students who graduate in 2011 will be the first to benefit from the Affordable Care Act passed one year ago. These are some of the benefits that the 1.2 million students graduating nationwide this spring will receive: • • •
Graduates will be able to remain on their parents’ insurance through age 26. It will be illegal for insurance companies to rescind coverage because of a mistake on a student’s application. Services like flu shots, nutrition counseling and help quitting smoking will be covered.
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Sullinger: ‘I’m coming back’ BLAKE WILLIAMS Senior Lantern reporter williams.3012@osu.edu
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The 84 COTA line is scheduled in May to split into three new lines, the 80, 82 and 84. The 80 will serve Ohio State, making a loop in the Lennox Town Center and returning to campus. The 82 will run through Grandview and through South Campus on 12th Street. The 84 will run through Clintonville, with its southern-most stop on Woodruff. Woodruff Ave
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The Central Ohio Transportation Authority is making changes to Ohio State-based bus routes with students in mind. The current route, 84, is being split into three separate routes, the 80, 82 and 84. Currently, the 84 OSU/Lennox route runs through the OSU campus, makes a loop within the Lennox Town Center and returns to campus. The 84 Arlington/OSU/Lennox/Grandview route serves the OSU campus, Lennox Town Center, the Kingsdale Shopping Center and Lane Avenue shops. “Our goal is just to simplify everything, instead of having confusion about when to take which line, hopefully we will improve on their transit experience,” said Claire Ferneding, the marketing intern at COTA. The one route is now being split into three distinct route lines. The 80 route will serve the OSU campus, making a loop in the Lennox Town Center and returning to campus. That route will run on 30-minute intervals. The second route, the 82, will serve the OSU campus and run through Grandview, stopping at King Avenue, Fifth Avenue, North Star Avenue and loop back to campus at Grandview Yard. This route will also run on a 30-minute interval. The last route, the 84, will serve the OSU campus and the Arlington area. The route will feature stops on Lane Avenue and Northwest Boulevard and will loop back to campus at the Kingsdale Shopping
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Ohio State forward Jared Sullinger stares ahead right after the final buzzer of Kentucky’s 62-60 victory against OSU in the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament on Friday in Newark, N.J.
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After a disappointing Sweet 16 loss, Ohio State’s best player had not established the legacy he had hoped for. The unfulÿlled goal, along with the promise of NBA riches, clouded Evan Turner’s mind following the OSU men’s basketball team’s loss to Tennessee in the 2010 NCAA Tournament. “I can’t give a percentage right now,” the OSU guard said about his future intentions after the game. “I really don’t want to go out like this.” But that is exactly how Turner went out. The loss to the Volunteers was Turner’s last as a Buckeye, as he opted for the NBA and was the second overall selection in the 2010 draft. One year later, little has changed. OSU again fell short of its goal with a loss in the Sweet 16, and again its best player could leave early as a high NBA draft choice. Many project OSU freshman forward Jared Sullinger to be a top-ÿve pick in the NBA draft and earn millions of dollars if he leaves the Buckeyes. Unlike Turner, Sullinger claims dollar signs do not cloud his mind. “I’m coming back next year because I have to work on a lot of things, and I don’t like the taste that I just had,” the freshman said after
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One year ago, a democratically-controlled Congress passed the Affordable Care Act, a step toward what it hoped would be major health care reform. While many uncertainties surround the law, including its constitutional merits, United States Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius said 2011 graduates will be the ÿrst young adults to beneÿt from the law. “One of the groups of Americans that beneÿt most from the law is young adults,” Sebelius said in a conference call Friday. “A year ago, young Americans were among the most vulnerable groups in the health insurance market.” Sebelius said under the law, young adults will be able to stay on their parents’ health care coverage until the age of 26, as long as their parents’ plan covers children. The class of 2011 will be the ÿrst group of
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