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

03/27/2009	Former NSA Hadley talks Iraq, Bush legacy at Duke Will Robinson The Duke Chronicle (Duke)
03/20/2009	U. Florida veterinarians take part in rescuing whale Chelsea Keenan Independent Florida Alligator (U. Florida)
03/19/2009	Illinois State prof. Mohammadi addresses the effect of oil prices on Iranian economy Tamara Howard The Daily Vidette (Illinois State U.)
03/17/2009	Luck of the Irish: A history lesson on Ireland Rebecca Mohr Daily Kent Stater (Kent State U.)
03/16/2009	Davis Group calls for examination of U.S. post-9-11 detention policies Mike Dorsey The California Aggie (UC-Davis)
03/13/2009	Bowdoin professor meets Ahmadinejad at awards event Mary Helen Miller Bowdoin Orient (Bowdoin College)
03/05/2009	Medill graduate being held in Iran prison Ali Elkin Daily Northwestern (Northwestern U.)

National Issues

03/31/2009	Stimulus promising big bucks for research Sydney Ember Brown Daily Herald (Brown U.)
03/29/2009	Southern Illinois U. faculty dispute draws national attention Brian Feldt Daily Egyptian (Southern Illinois U.)
03/26/2009	Princeton's price for birth control could fall Paige Kestenman The Daily Princetonian (Princeton)
03/24/2009	Catholic groups outraged over Notre Dame's Obama selection Madeline Buckley The Observer (Notre Dame)
03/19/2009	March Madness: UNC will cut down nets in Detroit Brad Zak The Heights (Boston College)
03/17/2009	Dean jabs at Bush, GOP to large Brown U. crowd Lauren Fedor Brown Daily Herald (Brown U.)
03/17/2009	Illinois State U. Alternative Spring Break students service Mississippi Amanda Curry The Daily Vidette (Illinois State U.)
03/16/2009	Colleges ban water bottles Joe Griffith and Nick Bruno The Independent Collegian (U. Toledo)
03/09/2009	Documentary raises questions, awareness about suicide prevention By Author Oklahoma Daily (U. Oklahoma)
03/09/2009	Forget midterms, March Madness is around the corner Ryan Nixon Daily Illini (U. Illinois)
03/05/2009	UC-Davis behind in 'RecycleMania' rankings Gabrielle Grow The California Aggie (UC-Davis)
03/03/2009	Obama troop withdrawl plan has some skeptics Amanda McClure The Daily Iowan (U. Iowa)
03/02/2009	Senate passes D.C. voting bill Louis Nelson The GW Hatchet (The George Washington U.)
03/01/2009	U. Cincinnati grad student turning MySpace profile pictures into art Chad Reid The News Record (U. Cincinnati)

Local News

3/30/2009	Be careful what you type Vivian Yee Yale Daily News(Yale U.)
3/27/2009	George Mason U. professor proposes to girlfriend on book's dedication page Hyung Lee The Daily Princetonian(Princeton)
3/25/2009	Disorderly student behavior persists at Towson U. Daniel Gross The Towerlight(Towson U.)
3/23/2009	March Madness: Duke holds off Texas, advances to Sweet 16 Stephan Allan The Duke Chronicle(Duke)
3/20/2009	Ohio job training receives $153 million Lauren Gentzler The Miami Student(Miami U.)
3/16/2009	Former Duke Engineering dean tapped for Energy post Naureen Khan The Duke Chronicle(Duke)
3/15/2009	Trayless dining at U. Pitt could save food, cash Mary Hancock The Pitt News(U. Pittsburgh)
3/13/2009	U. Oklahoma statue draws Colorado criticism By Author Oklahoma Daily(U. Oklahoma)
3/12/2009	West Virginia U. Black Student Union protests Rushton's speech Shay Maunz The Daily Athenaeum(West Virginia U.)
3/9/2009	Opinions clash at U. Massachusetts rally for peace Lucas Correia Massachusetts Daily Collegian(U. Massachusetts)
3/5/2009	Syracuse U. faculty question salary freeze, budget plans Shayna Meliker Daily Orange(Syracuse)
3/4/2009	U. Iowa pushes back application deadline Emily Melvold The Daily Iowan(U. Iowa)
3/3/2009	U. Iowa profs suspicious of �evolution� bill Megan Dial The Daily Iowan(U. Iowa)
3/2/2009	GW reduces lobbying spending Brian Han The GW Hatchet(The George Washington U.)

Columns and Editorials

3/31/2009	Editorial: Stem cell research resolution cause for concern Editorial Board The Maneater(U. Missouri)
3/27/2009	Editorial: Sex column unfair target for U. Montana censor Staff Editorial The Daily Cardinal(U. Wisconsin)
3/26/2009	Column: Republicans not who they think they are Paul Williamson Daily Toreador(Texas Tech)
3/25/2009	Column: Buyers trust shaky science when making food choices John Kenny University Daily Kansan(U. Kansas)
3/20/2009	Column: GOP must divert focus from Limbaugh for party's sake Leonard Pitts Jr. The Lariat(Baylor U.)
3/19/2009	Column: Pope's stance on condoms optimistic Jonathan Lott Independent Florida Alligator(U. Florida)
3/18/2009	Column: Pope, Catholic leaders unfairly pressure politicians Matthew Albright The Daily Reveille(LSU)
3/17/2009	Column: Embryos are humans, too Sarah Hardin Technician(NC State)
3/15/2009	Column: A moral argument for stem cell research Carolyn Pippen Vanderbilt Hustler(Vanderbilt)
3/13/2009	Column: Mourning the loss of great American newspapers Gary Shu The Tech(Massachusetts Institute of Technology)
3/11/2009	Column: Downsides to Spring Break hookups outweigh excitement Blair Thomas Kentucky Kernel(U. Kentucky)
3/10/2009	Column: Limbaugh�s hypocrisy reveals nature of GOP disconnect Scott Burns The Daily Reveille(LSU)
3/9/2009	Column: Students, working hard or hardly working? Ben Slivnick The Diamondback(U. Maryland)
3/8/2009	Column: Opposing Israeli settlement, not an anti-Semitic stand Alexander Perry The Crimson White(U. Alabama)
3/6/2009	Editorial: West Virginia University welcomes a new president Staff Editorial The Daily Athenaeum(West Virginia U.)
3/4/2009	Column: Obama playing the anti-Bush Christopher Agutos Daily Trojan(USC)
3/3/2009	Column: Brown U. graduate Bobby Jindal an unfortunate embarrassment Tyler Rosenbaum Brown Daily Herald(Brown U.)
3/2/2009	Column: Same old strategies won�t save republicanism Gerald Cox Badger Herald(U. Wisconsin)

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