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

05/29/2009	Recently released Saberi to speak at Northwestern journalism convocation Alexandra Finkel Daily Northwestern (Northwestern U.)
05/24/2009	Romanian Identity Crisis Paula Millar Freelance Contributor
05/22/2009	Harvard president voices support for DREAM act Athena Y. Jiang and June Q. Wu Harvard Crimson (Harvard U.)
05/21/2009	Brown student recovering from swine flu Brigitta Greene Brown Daily Herald (Brown U.)
05/14/2009	Duke bans travel to Mexico Lindsey Rupp The Duke Chronicle (Duke)
05/05/2009	U. New Mexico students, faculty recalled from Mexico Maggie Ybarra Daily Lobo (U. New Mexico)
05/01/2009	Dalai Lama urges unity in visit to Harvard Emma R. Carron & Melody Y. Hu Harvard Crimson (Harvard)

National Issues

05/24/2009	Buckley urges Yale grads to look beyond recession Florence Dethy Yale Daily News (Yale U.)
05/22/2009	Help Wanted Blog: Hire a new grad Amanda Hoffstrom UWIRE
05/21/2009	Swine Flu: Threat or exaggerated Elise Welch Branding Iron (U. Wyoming)
05/20/2009	Students paying thousands for internships Shelby Holliday UWIRE
05/17/2009	Obama calls for 'open hearts,' 'open minds' Jenn Metz The Observer (Notre Dame)
05/16/2009	Protesters line entrance to Notre Dame campus Madeline Buckley The Observer (Notre Dame)
05/15/2009	Selecting Michelle Obama as UC Merced's key speaker Denise Tejada Freelance Contributor
05/15/2009	Brainy U. Iowa student delves into the brain Shane Ersland The Daily Iowan (U. Iowa)
05/14/2009	Record-setting solar-powered car visits U. South Florida Kelli Polson The Oracle (U. South Florida)
05/11/2009	Dartmouth professors discuss Constitution's creation Greg Berger The Dartmouth (Dartmouth College)
05/08/2009	UC Berkeley prof could face disbarment Katie Meyer Daily Californian (UC-Berkeley)
05/06/2009	BYU alum ensnared in torture controversy Steve Pierce The Daily Universe (BYU)
05/05/2009	First Amendment rights of campus newspapers under fire James McMahon UWIRE
05/04/2009	CIA veteran details flaws of U.S. foreign policy, war on terror No Author Givenbr> Oklahoma Daily (U. Oklahoma)

Local News

05/28/2009	Two from Ohio State U. to represent U.S in S. Korea Marc Feher The Lantern (Ohio State U.)
05/22/2009	Joint project aims to make multimedia online courses accessible to each California student Bobbie Nickel Daily Bruin (UCLA)
05/21/2009	Failure of California measures will force UC-Berkeley cuts Rachel Gross Daily Californian (UC-Berkeley)
05/20/2009	Florida bill to require math, English competency Monica Vigo Independent Florida Alligator (U. Florida)
05/19/2009	Justice Breyer speaks on Shakespeare and law at U. Chicago Michael Lipkin Chicago Maroon (U. Chicago)
05/18/2009	Schwarzenegger proposes new cuts to U. California system Joyce Yeh The Guardian (UC-San Diego)
05/15/2009	Notre Dame student coalition organizes anti-commencement demonstration on campus Aaron Steiner The Observer (Notre Dame)
05/13/2009	U. Florida addresses sexual harassment through new Web page Roberta A. Roberts Independent Florida Alligator (U. Florida)
05/11/2009	D.C. moves to recognize gay marriages Gabrielle Bluestone The GW Hatchet (George Washington U.)
05/07/2009	Western Kentucky U. faculty, staff prepare for stimulus money Marianne Hale College Heights Herald (Western Kentucky U.)
05/06/2009	Racist domain name upsets Facebook users Linsey Isaacs Hilltop (Howard U.)
05/05/2009	Texas Senate passes bill to limit tuition increases Mohini Madgavkar Daily Texan (U. Texas)
05/01/2009	World, West Virginia U. on watch for swine flu Alanna Markle & Alex Kerns The Daily Athenaeum (West Virginia U.)

Columns and Editorials

05/27/2009	Column: Know how to keep safe off campus Michelle Sullivan The Lantern (Ohio State U.)
05/27/2009	Editorial: Thanks to Congress for responsible credit bill Editoral Board Daily Illini (U. Illinois)
05/26/2009	Column: Prop 8 and the transformative problem of gay marriage Diana Nielsen Daily Northwestern (Northwestern U.)
05/26/2009	Column: The MacBook mandate Truman Capps Oregon Daily Emerald (U. Oregon)
05/21/2009	Column: From youth perspective, credit card bill a suitable start to reform Michael Warren UWIRE
05/20/2009	Column: Theater offers good forum for LGBT protests Zack Oakley Daily Utah Chronicle (U. Utah)
05/19/2009	Editorial: Swine flu not immediate concern Editorial Board Daily Northwestern (Northwestern U.)
05/18/2009	Column: A feeling technology can't replace: holding a book Editorial Board Daily Illini (U. Illinois)
05/15/2009	Column: Credit card reform bill can launch new view on money Kris Noneman OSU Daily Barometer (Oregon State U.)
05/14/2009	Column: Notre Dame student: Bring on the protesters! And let Obama speak Andrew Nesi UWIRE
05/12/2009	Column: Talk nerdy to me Christine Yu The Tech (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)
05/11/2009	Column: FDA rules on blood unfair Diana Nielsen Daily Northwestern (Northwestern U.)
05/08/2009	Editorial: It is time for Missouri to recognize LGBTQ rights Editorial Board The Maneater (U. Missouri)
05/07/2009	Column: Children's rights, a parental prerogative Blair Sullivan The Dartmouth (Dartmouth College)
05/06/2009	Column: Swine flu panic escalated by media Jeremy Davis The News Record (U. Cincinnati)
05/05/2009	Column: A sensible supermajority is a necessity Alex Conley Oregon Daily Emerald (U. Oregon)
05/04/2009	Column: Hello, Mister 60th vote Josh Green Daily Californian (UC-Berkeley)
05/03/2009	Column: Stuck in phone booth: �It�s all good� Nimrod Grinvald Daily Targum (Rutgers)
05/01/2009	Editorial: Harvard must help student facing deportation Editorial Board Harvard Crimson (Harvard U.)

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