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

10/19/2006	Illinois State U. professor explains 'Tony Blair's American Problem' Matt Rotman The Daily Vidette (Illinois State U.)
10/17/2006	MySpace hosts Rock for Darfur concert Fiza Najeeb The Poly Post (Cal Poly-Pomona)
10/13/2006	Stanford students fast for Darfur benefit Emma Trotter The Stanford Daily (Stanford)
10/11/2006	Pope's remarks widened religious gap, U. Florida students say Alejandra Cancino Independent Florida Alligator (U. Florida)
10/09/2006	Female space tourist achieves many firsts Beh Dunham Iowa State Daily (Iowa State U.)
10/06/2006	U. Virginia hosts Haiti conference Colleen Clark Cavalier Daily (U. Virginia)
10/03/2006	U. Massachusetts professor wins Nobel prize Matt Belliveau Massachusetts Daily Collegian (U. Massachusetts)
10/02/2006	British ambassador assesses global warming at U. Wisconsin Jacob Kushner The Daily Cardinal (U. Wisconsin)

National Issues

10/30/2006	Obama says he hasn't thought seriously about presidency Brett Nerad Kansas State Collegian (Kansas State U.)
10/25/2006	Electronic voting machines may add to election inaccuracies Mike Kelly Kansas State Collegian (Kansas State U.)
10/23/2006	Kent State U. students annoyed at passport cost for travel in Americas Jackie Valley Daily Kent Stater (Kent State U.)
10/23/2006	Obama hints at presidential bid at Boston event Chris Conte The Daily Free Press (Boston U.)
10/20/2006	Americans will need to have passports for air travel beginning in '07 Lacey D. Mackey Kansas State Collegian (Kansas State U.)
10/18/2006	Filmmaker blasts Bush Iraq strategy at Princeton Nathan Edgerton The Daily Princetonian (Princeton)
10/17/2006	U.S. population hits 300 million Matt Belleveau Massachusetts Daily Collegian (U. Massachusetts)
10/17/2006	Facebook enters voter registration effort Keith Simmons Daily Targum (Rutgers)
10/16/2006	U.S. border fence will deter immigrants Quentin Kilpatrick The BG News (Bowling Green State University)
10/10/2006	Teenager attempts school shooting in Missouri Juanna Summers The Maneater (U. Missouri)
10/09/2006	Drug-resistant staph infections on the rise Elizabeth St.John Arkansas Traveler (U. Arkansas)
10/02/2006	FDA lifts spinach ban, product pulled until consumer safety ensured E. Ashley Wright The California Aggie (UC-Davis)

Local News

10/30/2006	GOP control in Wisconsin could pass concealed carry Annie Slacter The Daily Cardinal/i> (U. Wisconsin)
10/30/2006	Hawaii ports must liquefy after quake Ting-cheng Wen Ka Leo O Hawaii/i> (U. Hawaii)
10/25/2006	Cornell U. health services offers eating disorder advice to greeks Jessica DiNapoli Cornell Daily Sun/i> (Cornell U.)
10/24/2006	Digital textbooks lessen U. Massachusetts student expenses Caitlin Quinn & Emily Reynolds Massachusetts Daily Collegian/i> (U. Massachusetts)
10/23/2006	Friends remember fallen Kent State U.-area marine Elise Franco Daily Kent Stater (Kent State U.)
10/19/2006	Hawaiian officials tally damage Tracy Chan & Ting-Cheng Wen Ka Leo O Hawaii (U.Hawaii)
10/19/2006	Candidates reach out to student voters with debate at U. Arizona Kelly Lewis Arizona Daily Wildcat (U.Arizona)
10/17/2006	Indiana U. business students compete for job interviews Chip Cutter Indiana Daily Student (Indiana U.)
10/16/2006	Gallaudet U. police arrest 134 student, alumni protesters David Ceasar U Wire (DC Bureau)
10/16/2006	Hawaiian Islands shaken by high-magnitude earthquakes Danielle Flud Ka Leo O Hawaii (U. Hawaii)
10/10/2006	Tufts U. falls somewhere between 'fit' and 'fat' James Bologna Tufts Daily (Tufts U.)
10/09/2006	Ind. congressman says he asked for FBI to investigate peer Chris Freiberg Indiana Daily Student (Indiana U.)
10/09/2006	200 mourners gather to honor Kent State U. freshman Kali Price Daily Kent Stater (Kent State U.)
10/05/2006	Foley scandal hits home in Illinois Alan Edrinn Northern Star (Northern Illinois U.)
10/04/2006	U. Wisconsin student vote urged at Democratic Party meeting Jennifer Page The Daily Cardinal (U. Wisconsin)
10/02/2006	U. Montana puts on Whistle-Stop Tour Rob Tricchinelli UWIRE (DC BUREAU)

Columns and Editorials

10/26/06	COLUMN: Ballots vs. Beer David Daddio The Diamondback (U.Maryland)
10/26/06	COLUMN: Representing Jeffersonian tradition Robby Colby Cavalier Daily (U. Virginia)
10/25/06	COLUMN: Barack Obama in a hard place Busco The Daily Free Press (Boston U.)
10/25/06	COLUMN: Professors must keep bias out of classroom Adam Seston The Daily Cardinal (U. Wisconsin)
10/23/06	COLUMN: Organizations can help guide your vote Alex Carroll Daily News (Ball State U.)
10/23/06	COLUMN: Why America will vote Republican Brown Republicans Brown Daily Herald (Brown U.)
10/23/06	COLUMN: Vote values, vote Democrat Brown Democrats Brown Daily Herald (Brown U.)
10/16/06	COLUMN: Peace in southern Sudan is good news for northern Uganda Eva Kolker Brown Daily Herald (Brown U.)
10/13/06	COLUMN: Good salaries and hot pizza for all Mike Faulk The Crimson White (U. Alabama)
10/11/06	COLUMN: Democrats should not get their hopes up Dan Hemp The Collegiate Times (Virginia Tech)
10/11/06	COLUMN: Students must understand voting's importance Chelsea Wreden Daily Evergreen (Washington State U.)
10/09/06	COLUMN: America not doing enough for Darfur Aaron Hill The Daily Campus (U. Connecticut)
10/05/06	COLUMN: Why we watched Ari Rabkin Cornell Daily Sun (Cornell U.)
10/04/06	COLUMN: Solution to immigration problems won't be found in new wall Ashleigh Steele Daily Nebraskan (U. Nebraska)
10/02/06	COLUMN: Terrorists don't deserve same rights as Americans Dan Lipian The BG News (Bowling Green State U.)
10/02/06	COLUMN: Keep progress alive in Darfur Karina Garcia Daily Bruin (UCLA)

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