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

06/22/2009	UCLA alumna’s detention in North Korea sparks worries Srbui Karapetian Daily Bruin (UCLA)
06/22/2009	Students seek cheap study abroad options in tough economy Hannah DeClerk University Daily Kansan (U. Kansas)
06/19/2009	Community holds U. Illinois campus vigil for victims in Iran Landon Cassman Daily Illini (U. Illinois)
06/14/2009	Human trafficking underground in Utah communities Chelsea Warren The Daily Universe (BYU)

National Issues

06/29/2009	Government changes FAFSA Amanda Hoffstrom and Jamie McMahon Javier Panzar (UC-Berkeley)
06/27/2009	Memories of Michael Jackson differ between Gen X and Y Amanda Hoffstrom and Jamie McMahon UWIRE
06/25/2009	Michael Jackson dies at UCLA Medical Center Samantha Masunaga Daily Bruin (UCLA)
06/25/2009	Slumping economy spurs increase in ROTC enrollment Courtney Hessenauer The Post (Ohio U.)
06/16/2009	Students prowl network for jobs Stephen Wong The Daily Cougar (U. Houston)
06/14/2009	NCAA Baseball: LSU goes to the wall to beat UVa Andy Schwehm The Daily Reveille (LSU)
06/10/2009	Company ranks MIT as No. 1 in digital piracy Ana Lyons The Tech (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)
06/10/2009	Arizona's access to stimulus money for higher ed in danger Shain Bergan Arizona Daily Wildcat (U. Arizona)
06/09/2009	Tech honors Laura Bush for advocating women's health Hannah Boen Daily Toreador (Texas Tech)
06/08/2009	Higher ed benefits from housing market meltdown Betsy Morais UWIRE

06/05/2009

NCAA Baseball: Southern Miss surprises Florida
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ndependent Florida Alligator (U. Florida)

06/05/2009	Study: Daughters affect dads' political leanings Rebecca Johnson OSU Daily Barometer (Oregon State U.)
06/02/2009	Foreclosures near Ohio U. soar Jordan Valinsky The Post (Ohio U.)
06/01/2009	Young buyers could be key to GM's turnaround Rachael Dickson, Georgia Perry, Michelle Starr UWIRE
06/01/2009	Race, end-of-life choices correlated, Dartmouth researchers find Author The Dartmouth (Dartmouth College)

Local News

06/29/2009	Oregon legislators clash with higher ed officials over guns on campus Alex Zielinski Oregon Daily Emerald (U. Oregon)
06/27/2009	Duke health director arrested on child sex charges Staff reports The Duke Chronicle (Duke)
06/25/2009	UC Berkeley students win concrete canoe race Rukayat Giwa Daily Californian (UC-Berkeley)
06/25/2009	Former workers pleaded guilty to stealing nearly $1M from Tufts Alexandra Bogus Tufts Daily (Tufts U.)
06/24/2009	Background checks to be part of Iowa State U hiring process Rashah McChesney Iowa State Daily (Iowa State U.)
06/23/2009	Gov. Quinn signs Renewable Energy Center bill Staff Report Daily Eastern News (Eastern Illinois U.)
06/22/2009	Penn State student arrested on conspiracy charges Kevin Cirilli Daily Collegian (Penn State)
06/15/2009	Two A&M students sick with H1N1 virus Julie Rambin The Battalion (Texas A&M)
06/15/2009	Texas A&M researchers make virus discovery Vicky Flores The Battalion (Texas A&M)
06/10/2009	Second man arrested in connection with Harvard shooting Athena Y. Jiang Harvard Crimson (Harvard)
06/09/2009	U. Iowa tepidly tries Twitter Tyler Lyon The Daily Iowan (U. Iowa)
06/08/2009	Texas A&M president critical of review Kalee Bumguardner The Battalion (Texas A&M)
06/04/2009	BYU student-created iPhone app wins $10k Philip Volmar The Daily Universe (BYU)
06/03/2009	Princeton reports 'all clear' to threats of a gunman on campus Daily Princetonian Staff and UWIRE The Daily Princetonian (Princeton)
06/02/2009	Ohio liquor control, police arrest 46 at Mill Fest Dave Hendricks The Post (Ohio U.)
06/02/2009	Blackboard upgrade helps student grade book Catherine Couretas The Miami Student (Miami U.)
06/01/2009	Dartmouth students work to launch start-ups Author The Dartmouth (Dartmouth College)

Columns and Editorials

06/25/2009	Column: Abolish government-recognized marriage Kaitlyn Drinkwater The Battalion (Texas A&M)
06/24/2009	Column: Obama adopts brand of foreign policy realism on Iran Christian Hines Indiana Daily Student (Indiana U.)
06/22/2009	Column: Beware of Godless liberals Joshua Welch Oregon Daily Emerald (U. Oregon)
06/22/2009	Column: U.N. must take strong action against N. Korea Michael Hardcastle The Oracle (U. South Florida)
06/21/2009	Editorial: Iran’s citizen journalists right to continue protests Editorial Board Daily Nebraskan (U. Nebraska)
06/21/2009	Column: A Twinkie a day keeps the doctor away Tyler Chernesky Indiana Daily Student (U. Nebraska)
06/21/2009	Column: ‘New Poor’ need to buck up, face facts Monica Sanford Daily Nebraskan (U. Nebraska)
06/14/2009	Column: Sotomayor will be bad for the bench Asa Smith Michigan Daily (U. Michigan)
06/11/2009	Column: US should end embargo on Cuba Justin Rivera The Oracle (U. South Florida)
06/07/2009	Column: Obama keeps speaking dishonestly about US Chris Koslowski Michigan Daily (U. Michigan)
06/07/2009	Column: Fed help can't make US automakers competitive Braden Cundiff Indiana Daily Student (Indiana U.)
06/05/2009	Column: Obama abandons Israel in Muslim speech Alex Knepper UWIRE
06/04/2009	Column: Calif. court saves gays from damnation John Frees Daily News (Ball State U.)
06/03/2009	Column: Hiding friendly fire casualties doesn't honor dead James Lee UWIRE
06/01/2009	Help Wanted Blog: Ethics in journalism job searching John Sutton UWIRE

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