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

10/28/2008	Speaker addresses worldwide contemporary slavery issues Shelley Russell The Pendulum (Elon U.)
10/23/2008	SAFI hosts expert on Iran, Israel at U. Massachusetts Danielle Kahn Massachusetts Daily Collegian (U. Massachusetts)
10/13/2008	Lecturer challenges world to go 'Doubly Green' at Iowa State James Pusey Iowa State Daily (Iowa State U.)

National Issues

10/29/2008	Biden, Palin to affect UC students’ decisions on election day Will Weiss Daily Bruin (UCLA)
10/28/2008	Catholics voters struggle to reconcile political agendas with moral beliefs Lily Norton The Mirror (Fairfield U.)
10/23/2008	Carbon emissions audit completed Kiel McLaughlin The Towerlight (Towson U.)
10/22/2008	Joe Biden to visit Raleigh, NC Daniel Ellis Technician (NC State)
10/17/2008	RIAA notices on the rise at Duke Emmeline Zhao The Duke Chronicle (Duke)
10/16/2008	Study says narcissism is reflected in Facebook profiles Victoria Toups The Daily Reveille (LSU)
10/15/2008	Third-party candidates visit Columbia U. this weekend Mary Kohlman Columbia Daily Spectator (Columbia U.)
10/14/2008	Obama talks Economics with Toledoans Kristen Vasas The BG News (Bowling Green State U.)
10/10/2008	Pollsters debate including cell phones in polls Colin Kavanaugh Daily Pennsylvanian (U. Penn)
10/07/2008	Youth vote critical, Obama camp says Theresa Lostroh Daily Nebraskan (U. Nebraska)
10/03/2008	Missouri legislators mixed on bailout bill Joey Soto The Maneater (U. Missouri)
10/01/2008	Registration efforts for young voters intensify as deadlines loom Emily Schultheis and Lauren Callahan UWIRE (UWIRE)

Local News

10/29/2008	Obama effigy found at U. Kentucky Brad Luttrell Kentucky Kernel(U. Kentucky)
10/28/2008	Schooling politicians: Fairfield U. junior runs for Connecticut state representative Megan Griffin The Mirror(Fairfield U.)
10/23/2008	University celebrates Locatelli's 20-year legacy Winston Yu The Santa Clara(Santa Clara U.)
10/20/2008	Ohio Secretary of State given extension on voter database Rebecca Black The Post(Ohio U.)
10/15/2008	Citibank cuts loan program for Harvard U. graduate students June Q. Wu Harvard Crimson(Harvard U.)
10/14/2008	Princeton '75 graduate named first female dean of Yale College Samantha Pergadia The Daily Princetonian(Princeton)
10/08/2008	New Web site dishes all the 'juicy' details M. Aasin Pena Daily Targum(Rutgers)
10/07/2008	Members of LGBT identify with GOP Melanie Jearalds The Daily Princetonian(Princeton)
10/05/2008	U. Michigan lets Dems campaign in dorms; GOP to follow Julie Rowe Michigan Daily(U. Michigan)
10/04/2008	U. Arkansas student govt. cancels football road trip Tina Korbe Arkansas Traveler(U. Arkansas)
10/03/2008	VP debate generates interest on Ole Miss campus John Mark Busby Daily Mississippian(U. Mississippian)

Columns and Editorials

10/30/2008	Editorial: Obama most qualified to be president Editorial Board Daily Evergreen (Washington State U.)
10/29/2008	Column: The plight of young black Republicans Khadijah Robinson The Maroon Tiger (Morehouse College)
10/23/2008	Column: Groups urging youth to vote are usually pushing agendas Kristi Lafree Indiana Daily Student (Indiana U.)
10/22/2008	Column: Obama can't let Dem dominance in Congress equal runaway liberal agenda Peyton McCullough The Daily Gamecock (U. South Carolina)
10/20/2008	Editorial: Palin’s SNL appearance was funny, not an election changer Editorial Board Daily Mississippian (U. Mississippi)
10/19/2008	Editorial: U. Minnesota must give students time to vote Editorial Board Minnesota Daily (U. Minnesota)
10/15/2008	Column: Public deserves answers to ignored issues in final presidential debate Laura Temel Cornell Daily Sun(Cornell U.)
10/13/2008	Column: Bailout reveals government service to rich Matthew Peterson The Vanguard (U. South Alabama)
10/10/2008	Column: Rewriting Columbus Day Adrienne Langlois Brown Daily Herald (Brown U.)
10/09/2008	Column: Bailout bill only serves to expand power of Congress Trevor White Daily Toreador (Texas Tech)
10/03/2008	Column: Pulpits for psalms, not soundbytes Oliver Kiefer Badger Herald (U. Wisconsin)
10/02/2008	Film Review: Lackluster film shows how to alienate an audience Caroline Patek The Hoya (Georgetown)

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