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

10/29/2007	French government to honor Tufts U. art history professor Marysa Lin Tufts Daily (Tufts U)
10/25/2007	Ex-ambassador speaks to UC Berkeley class about Rwandan genocide Sonja Sharp Daily Californian (UC Berkeley)
10/23/2007	Terrorism debate at U. Penn raises course questions St. John Barned-Smith Daily Pennsylvanian (U. Penn)
10/22/2007	Thousands hear Dalai Lama's message during Emory U. ceremony Salvador Rizzo Emory Wheel (Emory U.)
10/19/2007	Georgetown students join crowd to see Dalai Lama in D.C. Courtney Lario The Hoya (Georgetown)
10/17/2007	Experts say fear dominates immigration debate Clayton Norlen Daily Utah Chronicle (U. Utah)
10/16/2007	Peace Corps reps visit Texas Tech to offer adventure, chance to serve Allison Johnson Daily Toreador (Texas Tech)
10/15/2007	Gore wins Nobel Peace Prize for climate efforts Anna Kim Harvard Crimson (Harvard)
10/12/2007	Washington U. tombstone display protests cost of war in Iraq David Song The Student Life (Washington U.)
10/11/2007	Scottish parliament member speaks at U. Oregon Annie Grossarth Oregon Daily Emerald (U. Oregon)
10/09/2007	Scholar: West must work to 'modernize' Islam Andy Kroll Michigan Daily (Michigan)
10/08/2007	Rutgers honors its first Japanese student Madelline Pizarro Daily Targum (Rutgers)
10/04/2007	Sliding dollar squeezes Emory students abroad Leo O'Toole Emory Wheel (U. Emory)
10/02/2007	Texas State U. study abroad fair sends students around the world Susan Rauch The University Star (Texas State U.-San Marcos)
10/01/2007	Syracuse students, veterans, peace groups protest Iraq war Kyle Adams Daily Orange (Syracuse)

National Issues

10/29/2007	Environmentalists encourage green Halloween Cody Calamaio Arizona Daily Wildcat (U. Arizona)
10/26/2007	Daughter of Ill. senator campaigns for Obama in Iowa Danny Wenger Daily Egyptian (Southern Illinois U.)
10/25/2007	Coulter comes to USC, criticizes liberal politics Radomir Avila Daily Trojan (USC)
10/23/2007	Writer draws ire with controversial message at U. Wisconsin Jack Zeller The Daily Cardinal (U. Wisconsin)
10/22/2007	Washington U. hosts first Islamo-Fascism Awareness Week Perry Stein The Student Life (Washington U.)
10/16/2007	Penn State students disagree on Obama's decision not to wear flag pin Allison Jackovitz & Jim Warkulwiz Daily Collegian (Penn State)
10/15/2007	Penn State community discusses Blackwater Katharine Lackey Daily Collegian (Penn State)
10/12/2007	USC professor warns that cults may target students Janna Brancolini Daily Trojan (USC)
10/09/2007	Immigration to be hot topic at Texas State U. forum Hayley Kappes The University Star (Texas State U.-San Marcos)
10/08/2007	Presidential candidates speak in D.C. Molly Curtis The GW Hatchet (George Washington U.)
10/03/2007	Politicians go high-tech to reach voters Theresa Scott The BG News (Bowling Green State U.)
10/02/2007	Environment counts in consumer decisions Mary Jane Weedman Washington Square News (NYU)
10/01/2007	Study shows cause of CEO gender gap Cait Speaker Cavalier Daily (U. Virginia)
10/01/2007	Bush signs landmark college aid bill Briana Fasone The Heights (Boston College)

Local News

10/29/2007	U. Kansas students hold corn dog eating contest Beth Beavers University Daily Kansan(U. Kansas)
10/23/2007	Okla. senator says youth, inexperience assets in U.S. campaign Spencer Gainey Oklahoma Daily(U. Oklahoma)
10/19/2007	Nifong appeals city decision not to cover legal costs Yousef AbuGharbieh The Chronicle(Duke)
10/16/2007	U. Maryland admins hold breath for accreditation Anthony Glynn The Diamondback (U. Maryland)
10/15/2007	Former lacrosse coach sues Duke Chelsea Allison The Chronicle(Duke)
10/08/2007	American U. students support candidates mainly on Internet Bobby Allyn The Eagle(American U.)
10/05/2007	Student editor keeps job after controversial editorial Aaron Hedge Rocky Mountain Collegian(Colorado State U.)
10/02/2007	Softball, 5K run aid breast cancer fund at U. Kansas Dylan Sands University Chronicle(St. Cloud State U.)

Columns and Editorials

10/30/2007	COLUMN: Band together to mourn victims lost Darren Price The Daily Gamecock (U. South Carolina)
10/29/2007	EDITORIAL: Emphasize finances Staff Editorial Oklahoma Daily (U. Oklahoma)
10/25/2007	COLUMN: The day the music died Manuel Lopez Cavalier Daily (U. Virginia)
10/23/2007	COLUMN: Flip-flopping Hillary not the woman she says she is Nik Antovich Oregon Daily Emerald (U. Oregon)
10/19/2007	COLUMN: Swearing shows lack of creativity, disrespect Brianna Swisher The Daily Athenaeum (West Virginia U.)
10/17/2007	COLUMN: The war in Iran we might need Jason Snead The BG News (The Bowling Green State University)
10/16/2007	COLUMN: Death with dishonor Christa Byker Cavalier Daily (U. Virginia)
10/15/2007	COLUMN: Guns for hire Andrea Laidman The Observer (Notre Dame)
10/12/2007	COLUMN: Accounting for Blackwater Jennifer Sussex Michigan Daily (U. Michigan)
10/10/2007	COLUMN: Preschool becomes the new kindergarden Cassie Gentry University Daily Kansan (U. Kansas)
10/09/2007	EDITORIAL: Increased Iraq redeployment disrupts lives Staff Editorial The University Star (Texas State U.-San Marcos)
10/08/2007	COLUMN: This campaign stunt makes me nauseous Jim Tuttle Daily Collegian (Penn State U.)
10/05/2007	COLUMN: Court is now in session Brett King Kansas State Collegian (Kansas State U.)
10/03/2007	COLUMN: The Jena Six and the Durham Three Bill McMorris Cornell Daily Sun (Cornell U.)
10/01/2007	COLUMN: What's so new about Obama? Jarret A. Zafran Harvard Crimson (Harvard)

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