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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
05/22/2008
Duke students offer help for quake victims
Julia Love
The Chronicle (Duke)
05/21/2008
Asian clubs at Dartmouth raise money to help after earthquake
Josh Roselman
The Dartmouth (Dartmouth College)
05/20/2008
Immigration raid incites fresh debate over letter of law
Andrea Fier
Iowa State Daily (Iowa State U.)
05/16/2008
China earthquake rattles Princeton U. community
Anastasia Erbe
The Daily Princetonian (Princeton)
05/16/2008
Georgetown Law student returns to Myanmar to aid in relief
Eugenia Sosa
The Hoya (Georgetown U.)
05/15/2008
Home Base: Few NU students directly affected by the war in Iraq
Karina Martinez-Carter
Daily Northwestern (Northwestern U.)
05/09/2008
Column: Food crisis shows need for goodwill
J.T. Munch
The Lantern (Ohio State U.)
05/09/2008
UCLA students celebrate, protest Israel's 60 years
Christina Brown
Daily Bruin (UCLA)
05/06/2008
City weighs symbolic resolution to not attack Iran
Brian Rosenthal
Daily Northwestern (Northwestern U.)


National Issues
05/23/2008
Rice plans return to Stanford to write, teach
Theo Milonopoulos
The Stanford Daily (Stanford U.)
05/21/2008
Brown student suspended over Friedman pie-throwing incident
Chaz Firestone
Brown Daily Herald (Brown U.)
05/21/2008
Oregon votes, Obama wins
Robert D'Andrea
Oregon Daily Emerald (U. Oregon)
05/20/2008
Finding the funds to run
Jason Reed
Oregon Daily Emerald (U. Oregon)
05/19/2008
Protesters call for UC Berkeley prof's removal
Asaf Shalev
Daily Californian (UC-Berkeley)
05/15/2008
Iowa caucuses, Obama's jump-start
Shawn Gude
The Daily Iowan (U. Iowa)
05/12/2008
U. Cincinnati students offset carbon emissions
Matias Chavez
The News Record (U. Cincinnati)
05/09/2008
Children face problems without Army father
Rebecca Perez
Kansas State Collegian (Kansas State U.)
05/07/2008
Clinton wins Indiana by slim margin
Deanna Krinn and Michael Zennie
Indiana Daily Student (Indiana U.)
05/07/2008
N.C. win moves Obama closer to nomination
Saja Hindi
Technician (NC State)
05/02/2008
GI Bill encounters controversy in Senate
Sean Beherec
Daily Texan (U. Texas)
05/01/2008
Presidential salaries growing exponentially at college level
Maya Srikrishnan
Daily Texan (U. Texas)
05/01/2008
Caffeine addiction affects students
Alex Booze
College Heights Herald (Western Kentucky U.)


Local News
05/22/2008
Trophy taken during prank returned to Oregon State U. frat 50-plus years later
Katy Weaver
OSU Daily Barometer(Oregon State U.)
05/21/2008
Same-sex California couples deciding what to take from ruling
Wafiqah Basrai
Daily Bruin(UCLA)
05/19/2008
USF Health seeks grant to study brain injuries
Paul Delva
The Oracle(U. South Florida)
05/19/2008
Arrested Wesleyan U. students say police actions crossed line
Tadd Gero
The Wesleyan Argus(Wesleyan U.)
05/16/2008
Dartmouth students test file-storing system
Nathan Swire
The Dartmouth(Dartmouth College)
05/15/2008
U. Central Florida hall burglarized, Social Security numbers compromised
Stephanie de Sousa
Central Florida Future(U. Central Florida)
05/14/2008
Ohio State students use YouTube to draw viewers for political show
Josh Moorhead
The Lantern(Ohio State U.)
05/13/2008
Bill campaigns for Hillary at U. Oregon
Jill Aho
Oregon Daily Emerald(U. Oregon)
05/12/2008
Lunch gathers powerful women under one roof
Deepa Seetharaman
Daily Northwestern(Northwestern U.)
05/12/2008
Mich. high court bars same-sex benefits
Sara Lynn Thelen
Michigan Daily(U. Michigan)
05/5/2008
In Hoosier state, age and religion play a role
Chris Herring
Michigan Daily(U. Michigan)


Columns and Editorials
05/23/2008
Column: Huckabee joke backfires
Sujay Kumar
Daily Illini (U. Illinois)
05/22/2008
Column: Right, where you least expect it
Lucy M. Caldwell
Harvard Crimson (Harvard)
05/21/2008
Column: Time to stop whining about gas
Amy Hoover
The Lantern (Ohio State U.)
05/21/2008
Column: A conservative first, Republican second
Ian Nachreiner
Mustang Daily (Cal Poly)
05/19/2008
Editorial: Gas tax holiday offers little long-term relief
Staff Editorial
Michigan Daily (U. Michigan)
05/16/2008
Column: Reporters worldwide battle for freedom
Furrah Qureshi
The Triangle (Drexel U.)
05/15/2008
Editorial: Aid by any means necessary
Editorial Board
The Daily Iowan (U. Iowa)
05/12/2008
Editorial: Lighten up, don't light up
Editorial Board
OSU Daily Barometer (Oregon State U.)
05/09/2008
Column: Tibetans plight in the forefront as China fights media onslaught
Katie Kyzivat
Northern Star (Northern Illinois U.)
05/05/2008
Editorial: Time for real election reform
Staff Editorial
Minnesota Daily (U. Minnesota)
05/01/2008
Column: Death raises questions of mortality for the first time
Emily Hemson
OSU Daily Barometer (Oregon State U.)




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