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http://www.college.columbia.edu/campaign/sites/default/files/styles/card_photo_large/public/Wally%20in%20NYC.jpg?itok=mXkxN-XZ </div> <h3 class="views-field views-field-title card-title"> An Advocate for LGBTQ Rights — Around the World and at Columbia </h3> <p> <p>Wally Suphap CC ’01, Law’04</p> </p> <div class="views-field views-field-view-node card-link"> <a href="/campaign/stories/story/advocate-lgbtq-rights-%E2%80%94-around-world-and-columbia">Read Story</a> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-edit-node"> </div></div></div> </div> <div class="more-link"> <a href="/campaign/stories/all"> View All Stories </a> </div> </div> </div> </div><!-- #block-views-stories-block-1 --> <div id="block-views-videos-block" data-drupal-block-delta="block-videos-block" data-drupal-block-module="block-views" class="block block-views"> <div class="block-header"> <h2>Featured Videos</h2> </div> <div class="content block-content"> <div class="view view-videos view-id-videos view-display-id-block 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