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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
01/31/05
UCLA students cast votes in Iraqi elections
Ari Bloomekatz
Daily Bruin (U. California-Los Angeles)
01/28/05
Iraqi elections nearing; security a major issue
Joni Brezina
Iowa State Daily (Iowa State U.)
01/28/05
Chinese New Year honored at Bowling Green State U.
Britney Lee
The BG News (Bowling Green State U.)
01/24/05
Muslims hope to educate with awareness week at UCLA
Sara Taylor
Daily Bruin (U. California-Los Angeles)
01/21/05
Weak dollar continues to drag on student wallets
Megan Madden
Daily Pennsylvanian (U. Pennsylvania)
01/20/05
Vigil at U. Kentucky unites campus
Rachel Tierney
Kentucky Kernel (U. Kentucky)
01/19/05
Tsunami won't affect tourism, officials say
Josh Kowalkowski
Daily Collegian (Pennsylvania State U.)
01/19/05
Tsunami survivors speak up at UCLA
Charlotte Hsu
Daily Bruin (U. California-Los Angeles)
01/14/05
Financial aid offered to Southeast Asian UCLA students hurt by tsunami
Brian Holbrook
Daily Bruin(U. California-Los Angeles)
01/13/05
Penn State mourners gather at Old Main to remember tsunami victims
Kristin Colella
Daily Collegian(Pennsylvania State U.)
01/10/05
Campus effort at West Virginia U. raises funds for disaster
Andrea Legge
The Daily Athenaeum (West Virginia U.)
01/09/05
Local groups raise millions of dollars for tsunami relief
Jeff Danna
The Columbia Chronicle (Columbia College)
01/07/05
Tsunami carnage brought home in campus aid effort
Stuart A. Reid
The Dartmouth (Dartmouth College)
01/07/05
Times tense for international travel
Josh Brodie
The Daily Princetonian (Princeton U.)


National Issues
01/31/05
United States overdependent on prescription cure
Leann Sulzen
Kansas State Collegian (Kansas State U.)
01/28/05
National college suicide rate rises
Emma Frost
The Reveille (Louisiana State U.)
01/27/05
FDA stalls morning-after pill decision again
Chuan-mei Lee
The Stanford Daily (Stanford U.)
01/24/05
U. New Mexico-area rally celebrates Roe v. Wade ruling
Xochitl Campos
Daily Lobo (U. New Mexico)
01/24/05
Bush pledges to increase student aid
Sunniya Marquez
Daily Egyptian (Southern Illinois U.)
01/24/05
Roe v. Wade anniversary brings protest
Ryan Grush
The Reveille (Louisiana State U.)
01/21/05
Bush inaugural protested
Cassie Tomlin
Arizona Daily Wildcat (U. Arizona)
01/20/05
President Bush sworn in for second term, not without protests
Elizabeth Chernow
U-WIRE (DC BUREAU)
01/18/05
Army ups enlistment bonus
Seung Min Kim
The Daily Iowan (U. Iowa)
01/14/05
Students' perceptions of diversity clash
Amanda Bolsinger
Oregon Daily Emerald (U. Oregon)
01/11/05
U. Michigan students fall for more fraudulent e-mails
Karl Stampfl
Michigan Daily (U. Michigan)
01/11/05
Natural supplements aren't necessarily safe
Jeanne Chapin
Iowa State Daily (Iowa State U.)
01/11/05
Security key in donating to victims of tsunami By Nate Stienstra
Nate Stienstra
Iowa State Daily (Iowa State U.)
01/07/05
Army ups enlistment bonus
Steve Specht
Independent Florida Alligator (U. Florida)
01/07/05
Honored California congressman Robert Matsui dies unexpectedly
Nadine Elsibai
The California Aggie (U. California-Davis)
01/03/05
Blogosphere impact rising in politics
Ben Milder
Harvard Political Review (Harvard U.)
01/03/05
Do you wear a helmet?
Erin Wiggins
Colorado Daily (U. Colorado)
01/03/05
Court overturns recruiter access law
Benjamin Bartlett
The Guardian (U. California-San Diego)
01/03/05
Government mulls student database
Amy Ifurung
The Guardian (U. California-San Diego)
01/02/05
Psychotropic drug research receives approval from FDA
Adam J Ferrington
The Columbia Chronicle (Columbia College)
01/02/05
An unnecessary gamble on the future
Staff
The Columbia Chronicle (Columbia College)


Local News
01/31/05
Discrimination of gays illegal in Illinois
Justin Gallagher
Northern Star (Northern Illinois U.)
01/28/05
Vegetarians eat junk food, too
Amanda Pennington
Daily Titan (California State U. - Fullerton)
01/27/05
Campaign managers share tales of trade at Texas A&M
Sara Foley
The Battalion (Texas A&M U.)
01/25/05
Loyola president dead at 65
Pete Davis and Christina Santucci
The Greyhound (Loyola College-Maryland)
01/24/05
Ala. bill could help prevent identity theft
Carrie Stewart
The Crimson White (U. Alabama)
01/21/05
Tuition tops $31K at Washington U.-St. Louis
Liz Neukirch
The Student Life (Washington U.-St. Louis)
01/18/05
RVs, Texas A&M U. band to attend Bush's inauguration
Sara Foley
The Battalion (Texas A&M U.)
01/14/05
Studies show students excel with professors of same race
Jenell Jackson
Technician (North Carolina State U.)
01/13/05
Nebraska bill to require computer techs to report child porn
Joel Gehringer
Daily Nebraskan (U. Nebraska)
01/12/05
Duke mobilizes to help tsunami victims
Steve Veres
The Chronicle (Duke U.)
01/03/05
January Series enhances liberal arts at Calvin College
Amanda Whitcomb
Calvin College Chimes (Calvin College)


Columns and Editorials
01/31/05
COLUMN: Boot the Bell
Jacob Gerber
The Student Life (Washington U.-St. Louis)
01/31/05
COLUMN: Unintelligent design
Anthony Dick
Cavalier Daily (U. Virginia)
01/31/05
COLUMN: Iraqi election first step in arduous journey
Chris Narkun
Daily Lobo (U. New Mexico)
01/27/05
COLUMN: Relearning the lessons of Auschwitz
Collin Sullivan
Daily Nebraskan (U. Nebraska)
01/26/05
EDITORIAL: 60 years later, we must remember
Peter Quaranto
The Observer (U. Notre Dame)
01/26/05
EDITORIAL: 60 years later, we must remember
Staff Editorial
Tufts Daily (Tufts U.)
01/24/05
COLUMN: Stem cell alternatives
Daniel Bagley
Cavalier Daily (U. Virginia)
01/24/05
COLUMN: Abortion America's wedge issue
Gena Olson
The Reveille (Louisiana State U.)
01/24/05
EDITORIAL: Learn about Islam without all the politics
Staff Editorial
Daily Bruin (U. California-Los Angeles)
01/24/05
COLUMN: Yushchenko's inauguration a life-altering experience
Mark Semotiuk
Daily Bruin (U. California-Los Angeles)
01/14/05
COLUMN: New priorities often overrun today's youth
Whitney Hoyt
Daily News (Ball State U.)
01/14/05
EDITORIAL: 'Don't ask, don't tell' doesn't work
Staff Editorial
The Oracle (U. South Florida)
01/13/05
COLUMN: Time flies when you are in pain
Amy Dunnuck
The Communicator (Indiana-Purdue U.-Fort Wayne)
01/12/05
COLUMN: A gift given with an evil heart profits nobody
Edward Stevenson
Daily Utah Chronicle (U. Utah)
01/11/05
COLUMN: Bagels the only way to go
Benjamin Nanamaker
The Lantern (Ohio State U.)
01/10/05
COLUMN: Rinse thoroughly
Cole Entress
The Dartmouth (Dartmouth College)
01/07/05
COLUMN: Government leaders should redraft funds, revise morals
Matthew Kennard
Daily Bruin (U. California-Los Angeles)
01/07/05
EDITORIAL: If pocketbooks can heal, tsunami victims are OK
Staff Editorial
The Daily Cougar (U. Houston)
01/03/05
COLUMN: Snow-induced thinking about books, world
Zach Pickens
The Lantern (Ohio State U.)




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