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

07/27/2009	Singaporean prof. backs out of NYU post after gay rights controversy Nandini Balial Washington Square News (NYU)
07/25/2009	Iraqi students test exchange program Scott Raynor The Daily Iowan (U. Iowa)
07/09/2009	Florida church's anti-Islam sign stirs protest Jenna Ezell Independent Florida Alligator (U. Florida)
07/07/2009	U. Kansas team discovers potential cancer-fighting technique Hannah DeClerk University Daily Kansan (U. Kansas)

National Issues

07/31/2009	Dartmouth alum may be tapped for U.N. post Fan Zhang The Dartmouth (Dartmouth College)
07/30/2009	U. Alabama no longer top party school Lindsey Holland The Crimson White (U. Alabama)
07/29/2009	Oregon legislators clash with higher ed officials over guns on campus Alex Zielinski Oregon Daily Emerald (U. Oregon)
07/28/2009	'Biggest Loser' contestants to talk wellness at UNO event Andrea Ciurej The Gateway (U. Nebraska-Omaha)
07/28/2009	U. Kansas prof uses stimulus money for pot study Ross Stewart University Daily Kansan (U. Kansas)
07/27/2009	Young science whiz attends U. New Mexico after Intel win Nicole Raz Daily Lobo (U. New Mexico)
07/23/2009	Obama chides Cambridge police for Gates' arrest Peter F. Zhu Harvard Crimson (Harvard)
07/17/2009	Dartmouth alum praises Sotomayor in hearing No Author The Dartmouth (Dartmouth College)
07/08/2009	Alberto Gonzales accepts Texas Tech position Alex Ybarra Daily Toreador (Texas Tech)
07/06/2009	UC programs receiving IOUs from California Kelly Strickland Daily Californian (UC-Berkeley)
07/03/2009	U. Iowa sues drugmaker alleging patent infringement Scott Raynor The Daily Iowan (U. Iowa)
07/01/2009	Just another Michael Jackson article Lindsy Ogawa Ka Leo O Hawaii (U. Hawaii)
07/01/2009	New student-loan repayment plan aims to reduce debt burden Tyler Lyon The Daily Iowan (U. Iowa)

Local News

07/30/2009	Of Montreal a real colorful 'show' David Wagner Daily Californian (UC-Berkeley)
07/27/2009	Yale poaches Harvard Prof Peter F. Zhu Harvard Crimson (Harvard)
07/29/2009	Warning of bear near Kent State campus prompts student search Samantha Laros Daily Kent Stater (Kent State U.)
07/25/2009	Threat shuts down U. South Florida campus, no gunman found Kelli Polson The Oracle (U. South Florida)
07/24/2009	Gonzales discusses plans for Texas Tech political science class Alex Ybarra Daily Toreado (Texas Tech)
07/23/2009	Texas A&M finds culprit in football complex break-in Julie Rambin The Battalion (Texas A&M)
07/22/2009	Middle Tennessee State U. student found guilty in parking lot dispute Dustin Evans Sidelines (Middle Tennessee State U.)
07/13/2009	UC Berkeley community protests furloughs Javier Panzar Daily Californian (UC-Berkeley)
07/10/2009	Former Tech grad recovering after fall Alex Ybarra Daily Toreador (Texas Tech)
07/10/2009	Swine flu strikes Penn State's campus Kevin Cirilli Daily Collegian (Penn State)
07/09/2009	Texas Tech community divided on Alberto Gonzales hiring Alex Ybarra Daily Toreador (Texas Tech)
07/08/2009	Kent State prepares for effects of state budget Allison Smith Daily Kent Stater (Kent State U.)
07/06/2009	UC Berkeley scientists work on new particle accelerator Paul Edison Daily Californian (UC-Berkeley)
07/06/2009	Seeing elephants at work Melissa Hoffman Oregon Daily Emerald (U. Oregon)
07/03/2009	Former Slippery Rock basketball player suspected in drive-by shooting Josh Rizzo The Rocket (Slippery Rock U.)
07/02/2009	Committee seeks new Lawrence Berkeley Lab director Alexandra Wilcox Daily Californian (UC-Berkeley)
07/02/2009	U. Wisconsin auxiliary funds to be returned in budget move Alex Brousseau Badger Herald (U. Wisconsin)
07/01/2009	Penn State may lose $60M in local funding Peter Panepinto Daily Collegian (Penn State)

Columns and Editorials

07/28/2009	Film Review: 'Harry Potter' stands on own, may disappoint fans of books Scott Stewart The Gateway (U. Nebraska - Omaha)
07/24/2009	Column: Catholic Chuch providing bigoted info at Spain's Mezquita Adrienne Lee Harvard Crimson (Harvard)
07/23/2009	Column: A GI bill for Generation Y Roberto Cervantes Daily Texan (U. Texas)
07/21/2009	Editorial: Health care reform necessary, but can we afford it? Editorial Board Daily Eastern News (Eastern Illinois U.)
07/19/2009	Column: Sotomayor hearings prove bigotry still exists Monica Sanford Daily Nebraskan (U. Nebraska)
07/16/2009	Column: Franken deserves seat in U.S. Senate Eric Chianese Independent Florida Alligator (U. Florida)
07/09/2009	Column: Why Obamacare will fail Jon Reed The Crimson White (U. Alabama)
07/07/2009	Column: Plumber, pastor clogging political discourse Jillian Sheridan Daily Texan (U. Texas)
07/05/2009	Column: Franken making a joke of politics Ed McPhee Michigan Daily (U. Michigan)
07/02/2009	Column: Sanford and the art of lazy lying Sean Kittridge Badger Herald (U. Wisconsin)
07/01/2009	Editorial: Prosecution off to a good start for financial mess Editorial Board Rocky Mountain Collegian (Colorado State U.)

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