Washington Week . Student Voices

Washington Week and our partner U-WIRE, a wire service for college newspapers, bring you the work of talented young journalists around the country. Each day U-WIRE collects and distributes over 200 student-written stories from over 400 member newspapers.

We are proud to bring you a sampling of these news features, commentaries and editorials.

World Views

12/27/2005	International students find alternatives to going home for holidays Elizabeth Leffall The Collegian (California State U.-Fresno)
12/21/2005	Oberlin College students teach about Darfur genocide Lynne Stewart The Oberlin Review (Oberlin College)
12/19/05	Demilitarization not in sight for Israel Rhonda Saleh The Lantern (Ohio State U.)
12/19/05	Celebrating Christmas around the world Rosie Ugliuzza & Andreas Schmid The Etownian (Elizabethtown College)
12/19/05	International students call campuses home for holidays Mallory Bonbright Kentucky Kernel (U. Kentucky)
12/15/05	Yale prof. speaks on French culture clash at Swarthmore College Martha Marrazza Swarthmore Phoenix (Swarthmore College)
12/14/05	Dalai Lama travels to Ireland Marco Cerna The Georgetown Voice (Georgetown)
12/08/05	Researchers examining how avian flu spreads, U. Maryland prof says Holly Abrams The BG News (Bowling Green State U.)
12/07/05	U. Connecticut speaker supports peace Kate King Daily Bruin (UCLA)
12/05/05	UCLA students study politics across the border Adam Foxman Daily Bruin (UCLA)
12/02/05	Va. man convicted of conspiring with al Qaeda Alex Abnos U-WIRE (DC BUREAU)
12/01/05	Anti-war talk increases but protests drop Amit Arora The Stanford Daily (Stanford)

National Issues

12/29/05	AmeriCorps mentors make a difference Cory Quinn The Prospector (Yuba College)
12/29/05	Panel says Parks a model activist Chris Bone The Heights (Boston College)
12/29/05	Congress holds hearing about BCS Mark Beck Scroll (BYU-Idaho)
12/27/05	Hybrid cars effective for environment; tough on consumer's wallet Brandee Becker The Voice (Glendale Community College)
12/23/05	Kennedy calls for release of Princeton alumni group archives Chanakya Sethi The Daily Princetonian (Princeton)
12/22/05	Transition not easy for Katrina students Stephanie Olsen Colorado Daily (U. Colorado)
12/19/05	Fort Hays State U. students start new year cleaning up Katrina Will Manly The University Leader (Fort Hays State U.)
12/14/05	U.S. ambassador discusses role in CIA scandal Than Tibbetts Minnesota Daily (U. Minnesota)
12/14/05	LU. Texas area will continue to aid hurricane evacuees Adrienne Lee Daily Texan (U. Texas)
12/13/05	Looking back as 2005 comes to an end at U. Nebraska Meredith Grunke Daily Nebraskan (U. Nebraska)
12/12/05	Congress expected to renew Patriot Act; Feingold threatens filibuster Erica Pelzek The Daily Cardinal (U. Wisconsin)
12/09/05	Princeton pres criticizes intelligent design Matt Davis The Daily Princetonian (Princeton)
12/09/05	Congress reaches Patriot Act compromise Ann Babe Badger Herald (U. Wisconsin)
12/09/05	Congress reaches Patriot Act compromise Ann Babe Badger Herald (U. Wisconsin)
12/07/05	Senators author act video-game act Carlos Bergfeld Daily Toreador (Texas Tech)
12/05/05	Senators author act video-game act Carlos Bergfeld Daily Toreador (Texas Tech)
12/05/05	Ready or not, students prepare for return to New Orleans Richard Strohmenger Daily Pennsylvanian (U. Penn)
12/05/05	Birth control patch higher risk than the pill, FDA says Stephanie Taylor Daily Illini (U. Illinois)

Local News

12/30/05	Stricter MIP law goes into effect in Southeast Missouri State U. area Jennifer Markin The Capaha Arrow (Southeast Missouri State U.)
12/29/05	Arizona State U. tightens violence policy on all campuses Heather Johnson ASU West Express (Arizona State U.-West)
12/28/05	Mesa Community College panel discusses test anxiety Kim Meurer Mesa Legend (Mesa Community College)
12/27/05	U. South Alabama business students get new study, computer facilities Johnny Davis The Vanguard (U. South Alabama)
12/23/05	Alumnus receives U. Richmond first Rhodes Scholar award Pryor Green The Collegian (U. Richmond)
12/23/05	U. California wins management of Los Alamos lab Nancy Su Daily Bruin (UCLA)
12/23/05	NYC transit strike ends on third day Sara Vogel Columbia Daily Spectator (Columbia U.)
12/21/05	Calif. governor fires top aide after anti-Bush remarks James Hohmann The Stanford Daily (Stanford)
12/21/05	Transit strike hamstrings NYC, Columbia U. John Davisson & Ben Reininga Columbia Daily Spectator (Columbia U.)
12/20/05	U. Houston-Clear Lake-area group gives Christmas cheer Kristie Smith UHCLIDIAN (U. Houston-Clear Lake)
12/20/05	Foreign Affairs Symposium hosts renowned speakers, panelists at Johns Hopkins U. Brendan Schreiber The Johns Hopkins News-Letter (Johns Hopkins U.)
12/19/05	Virgina Tech U.-area court institutes security for checks Jonathan Pillow The Collegiate Times (Virginia Tech)
12/19/05	New draft of strategic plan released at Elizabethtown College William H. Welliver The Etownian (Elizabethtown College)
12/19/05	Issue 1 begins to affect Ohioans' domestic-partner benefits Dave Mosher The Lantern (Ohio State U.)
12/16/05	Seniors to find receptive job market John Michael Hampton The Exponent (U. Alabama-Huntsville)
12/15/05	Children enjoy signing workshop Evan Young Northwest Missourian (Northwest Missouri State U.)
12/15/05	Unanswered U. Maryland senate questions lingering Kate Campbell The Diamondback (U. Maryland)
12/12/05	USC's Bush runs away with Heisman Greg Wagner Daily Trojan (USC)
12/09/05	Assembly Hall in need of renovations, U. Illinois says Se Young Lee Daily Illini (U. Illinois)
12/08/05	New dorm to open for Columbia U.'s Barnard College profs Tess Brustein Columbia Daily Spectator (Columbia U.)
12/08/05	Students fight for drug rights at Florida State U. Stephanie Evans FSView & Florida Flambeau (Florida State U.)
12/05/05	Finals add to daily stress Mekhala Sofsky The Daily Athenaeum (West Virginia U.)

Columns and Editorials

12/28/05	FILM REVIEW: 'Goblet of Fire' profiles an intense, grown-up Harry Elizabeth Abraham The Mace & Crown (Old Dominion U.)
12/28/05	COLUMN: How Lefty and Righty celebrate Christmas Melissa Cisneros The Bengal (Idaho State U.)
12/23/05	COLUMN: Now's our chance... still David Coy The Vermilion (U. Louisiana-Lafayette)
12/23/05	COLUMN: What's the deal with the box? Kaelin O'Connell The Collegian (U. Richmond)
12/21/05	COLUMN: Look toward the future as trying 2005 ends Myles Minix Southern Digest (Southern U. Baton Rouge)
12/19/05	COLUMN: When traveling at the speed of life, stop and smell the roses Kate Corring The Collegiate Times (Virginia Tech)
12/14/05	COLUMN: Shopping madness a disgrace Curtis Campbell The Easterner (Eastern Washington U.)
12/13/05	COLUMN: The ides of March Sam Singer Michigan Daily (U. Michigan)
12/12/05	FILM REVIEW: 'Narnia' a triumph on visual, emotional levels Will Scheibel The Daily Iowan (U. Iowa)
12/09/05	COLUMN: The fall of Saddam Craig Colbrook Daily Illini (U. Illinois)
12/08/05	COLUMN: 'Twas the night before finals Eric Vogeler Daily Utah Chronicle (U. Utah)
12/07/05	COLUMN: Bureaucracy blues Robert L. Pachico The Good Five Cent Cigar (U. Rhode Island)
12/05/05	CCOLUMN: Down with Christmas Joey Falcok The Observer (Notre Dame)
12/05/05	COLUMN: No fate but what Arnold makes for Tookie Kevin Sesock Daily O'Collegian (Oklahoma State U.)

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