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

05/06/04	Cinco de Mayo protesters urge embargo at Colorado courthouse Erin Wiggins Colorado Daily (U. Colorado)
05/07/04	Former Iraq doctor explains abuse Stephanie Todd The Daily Universe (Brigham Young U.)
05/10/04	Worm creator arrested in Germany Adam Lewis The Diamondback (U. Maryland)
05/10/04	Euro expansion to make travel less taxing Dmitri Pikman Daily Bruin (U. California-Los Angeles)
05/12/04	BYU students speak out on Iraqi prison scandal Samuel Castor The Daily Universe (Brigham Young U.)
05/17/04	Simon Fraser U. may lose Olympic speed skating oval Stephen Hui The Peak (Simon Fraser U.)
05/20/04	Dartmouth student gives campus a new look at Holocaust through film John Kim The Dartmouth (Dartmouth College)
05/21/04	Prison experiment connected to torture in Iraq Jennifer Martinez The Stanford Daily (Stanford U.)
05/24/04	Grad school council wants more foreign visas Will Paoletto The Lantern (Ohio State U.)
05/24/04	Petition circulates U. Minnesota regarding treament of Iraqis Hayley Odom Minnesota Daily (U. Minnesota)

National Issues

05/03/04	Kerry courts Florida with conservation Dwayne Robinson Independent Florida Alligator (U. Florida)
05/03/04	Military draft discussed but still unlikely Scott Rank Iowa State Daily (Iowa State U.)
05/04/04	Kerry, Bush bring campaigns to Michigan David Branson & Justin Miller Michigan Daily (U. Michigan)
05/05/04	Journalist Reeves speaks on presidency at Dartmouth Michael Reeves The Dartmouth (Dartmouth College)
05/07/04	Professor helps get voting machines in state decertified Ann Chin The Stanford Daily (Stanford U.)
05/10/04	Campaigns use college newspapers to attract student votes Joyce Tang Daily Bruin (U. California-Los Angeles)
05/10/04	Stanford law professor argues Padilla case Mari Suzuki The Stanford Daily (Stanford U.)
05/10/04	College graduate hiring rate up Bryn Lansdowne The GW Hatchet (George Washington U.)
05/11/04	Grads to enter a better job market Seth Harris The Daily Campus (U. Connecticut)
05/12/04	Colorado says no criminal charges, so far Adam Ewing Colorado Daily (U. Colorado)
05/12/04	Unemployment benefits vote fails in Senate Megan Cotten The Post (Ohio U.)
05/13/04	Kerry rallies in Florida Jared Leone Independent Florida Alligator (U. Florida)
05/14/04	Bush, Clinton, Kerry all expected in Kansas next week Scott Seel Kansas State Collegian (Kansas State U.)
05/14/04	Study says women get more from degree Alexis Orenstein Daily Pennsylvanian (U. Pennsylvania)
05/17/04	Landmark case remembered with mixed feelings Michelle Simakis The Post (Ohio U.)
05/17/04	Schools work to close racial gaps, fulfill Brown's spirit Stephanie Chen Daily Northwestern (Northwestern U.)
05/19/04	Nader rejects 'spoiler' label Ginny Laroe The IUPUI Sagamore (Indiana U. - Purdue U. at Indianapolis)
05/19/04	Is youth vote in trouble? Joseph Thomas Colorado Daily (U. Colorado)
05/19/04	U. Oklahoma professors remember Nick Berg Cole Bridges Oklahoma Daily School
05/19/04	Funding for Ohio schools creates inequity Jeffrey Fitzwater The Post (Ohio U.)
05/20/04	Grassroots organizations pull together to educate voters Francyne Walker The South End (Wayne State U.)
05/20/04	Bush parties hard for votes Joshua Foster The Lantern (Ohio State U.)
05/21/04	Stanford to reap millions from Google Michael Miller The Stanford Daily (Stanford U.)
05/21/04	Colleges attempt to draw fine line between collaboration, cheating Erin Stock Daily Northwestern (Northwestern U.)
05/24/04	Oregon's Student Vote Coalition gets out the vote From Staff Reports OSU Daily Barometer (Oregon State U.)
05/24/04	Bush pushes nuke testing in Nevada Jonathan Munk The Daily Universe (Brigham Young U.)
05/24/04	Market on its way to recovery Carmen Cusido Daily Targum (Rutgers U.)
05/26/04	U. Oregon campus Dems bash Bush Jared Paben Oregon Daily Emerald (U. Oregon)
05/26/04	Prehistoric rock art makes national list Jonathan Munk The Daily Universe (Brigham Young U.)
05/27/04	Dartmouth students elected to be DNC delegates Megan Spillane The Dartmouth (Dartmouth College)

Local News

05/04/04	U. Texas still hoping for Bush library Krystal De Los Santos Daily Texan (U. Texas-Austin)
05/05/04	Virginia Tech counselors step in with tips for beating exam time stress Dave Treston The Collegiate Times (Virginia Tech)
05/10/04	Drugs found at scene of U. Alabama-area shooting, investigators say Nick Beadle The Crimson White (U. Alabama)
05/10/04	Majority vote to keep mascot at U. Illinois Mary Johnson Daily Illini (U. Illinois)
05/13/04	In admissions, many get 'special' attention Zachary Goldstein The Dartmouth (Dartmouth College)
05/13/04	UC Berkeley Multicultural Center to Debut in Fall Kelly Paik Daily Californian (U. California-Berkeley)
05/14/04	Proposed FBI building upsets some residents near UCLA Ari Bloomekatz Daily Bruin (U. California-Los Angeles)
05/21/04	Bill aims at ending homelessness over next 10 years Nathan Smith The California Aggie (U. California-Davis)
05/21/04	Fire season no longer contained to a few months Christopher Gallegos Colorado Daily (U. Colorado)
05/27/04	Rainbow tassel not shown on U. Penn brochure Alex Dubilet Daily Pennsylvanian (U. Pennsylvania)

Columns and Editorials

05/03/04	COLUMN: Past and present injustices plague the Middle East Paul A. Escajadillo The Daily Aztec (San Diego State U.)
05/03/04	EDITORIAL: U.S. torture of Iraqis reprehensible Staff Editorial Minnesota Daily (U. Minnesota)
05/06/04	COLUMN: Prisoner abuse same as war crime Edward Rink The Exponent (U. Wisconsin-Platteville)
05/07/04	EDITORIAL: 53 diplomats stand against Bush on Mideast policy Staff Editorial Massachusetts Daily Collegian (U. Massachusetts-Amherst)
05/07/04	COLUMN: The gig is up Mandy Wacker Daily Texan (U. Texas-Austin)
05/10/04	COLUMN: Is there a different answer in Iraq? Suhael Momin Michigan Daily (U. Michigan)
05/10/04	COLUMN: Finals bring out the beast in us Jamie Shimabuku Ka Leo O Hawaii (U. Hawaii)
05/12/04	COLUMN: U.S. needs critical citizens Vijay Ramanavarapu The Lantern (Ohio State U.)
05/13/04	EDITORIAL: Wal-Mart's excessive expansion a threat to communities Staff Editorial Michigan Daily (U. Michigan)
05/13/04	COLUMN: Writer cycles across country on summer dream vacation Kendra Keene The State Hornet (California State U.-Sacramento)
05/14/04	EDITORIAL: Firings abridge students' free press Staff Editorial University Daily Kansan (U. Kansas)
05/17/04	COLUMN: Wars 101 Alex McNall OSU Daily Barometer (Oregon State U.)
05/17/04	EDITORIAL: Hypocritical oath Staff Editorial The Post (Ohio U.)
05/19/04	COLUMN: Vote, and vote your conscience Ginny LaRoe The IUPUI Sagamore (Indiana U. - Purdue U. at Indianapolis)
05/19/04	COLUMN: Mock the vote: Students have cause to sit out David Weigel Daily Northwestern (Northwestern U.)
05/21/04	EDITORIAL: Verbum ultimum Staff Editorial The Dartmouth (Dartmouth College)
05/21/04	COLUMN: Copper Green not so clean Jim Smith OSU Daily Barometer (Oregon State U.)
05/24/04	COLUMN: Wars against ideas impossible to win Alex Sirney The Breeze (James Madison U.)
05/28/04	COLUMN: Humans made to order Travis Willse Oregon Daily Emerald (U. Oregon)
05/28/04	COLUMN: Olympic heroes wanted Robert Weiler The Daily Universe (Brigham Young U.)

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