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 weekly sampling of these news features, commentaries and editorials.

Election '04

09/30/04	Nader: Big business a threat to America Matthew Pleasant The Oracle (U. South Florida)
09/29/04	Political parties conduct extensive voter research Mark Son Daily Texan (U. Texas-Austin)
09/27/04	Edwards' daughter campaigns at Duke Manisha Dass Technician (North Carolina State U.)
09/24/04	Greens concentrate on Ohio Ryan Kelley The Lantern (Ohio State U.)
09/23/04	Kerry preps in Wisconsin for Bush showdown Paul Pryse The Daily Cardinal (U. Wisconsin)
09/22/04	Nader to appear on Wisconsin ballot Ryan Masse The Daily Cardinal (U. Wisconsin)
09/21/04	Candidates ethically divided over stem cells Claire Allen The Daily Cardinal (U. Wisconsin)
09/20/04	Electronic-voting expert visits U. South Florida Chris Gardner The Oracle (U. South Florida)
09/17/04	Ralph Nader rallies against corporate power at U. Minnesota Tatum Fjerstad Minnesota Daily (U. Minnesota)
09/16/04	U. Virginia student groups gear up for general election Elizabeth Shoudy Cavalier Daily (U. Virginia)
09/16/04	Apathy about voter apathy at U. Maryland Josh Lustig The Diamondback (U. Maryland)
09/16/04	Kerry blasts Bush for debt, job losses during speech in Detroit Farayha Arrine & Karl Stampfl Michigan Daily (U. Michigan)
09/14/04	Kerry's daughter stumps against Bush in Iowa Josh Nelson Iowa State Daily (Iowa State U.)
09/14/04	In Iowa visit, Cheney says Bush to focus on health care J. K. Perry The Daily Iowan (U. Iowa)
09/13/04	Cheney touts Bush policies in Milwaukee visit Ryan Masse Badger Herald (U. Wisconsin)
09/10/04	U. Wisconsin community recounts brutality toward protestors at RNC Ivy Okoniewski The Daily Cardinal (U. Wisconsin)
09/10/04	Bush daughters visit Iowa, encourage Iowa State U. Republicans Jeanne Chapin Iowa State Daily (Iowa State U.)
09/09/04	Princeton club aims to register students as election day nears Melisa Gao The Daily Princetonian (Princeton U.)
09/08/04	Nader files to win spot on Wisconsin ballot Ryan Masse Badger Herald (U. Wisconsin)
09/07/04	Nader rebukes Bush, Kerry at Columbia U. Rebecca Aronauer Columbia Daily Spectator (Columbia U.)
09/07/04	Wisconsin lives up to battleground billing Ryan Masse Badger Herald (U. Wisconsin)
09/01/04	Students avoid polls in Florida Nick Weidenmiller Independent Florida Alligator (U. Florida)
09/01/04	Republicans shift to domestic issues Josh Sanburn Indiana Daily Student (Indiana U.)

World Views

09/27/04	U. Nebraksa alumnus reflects on life in crisis-ridden Sudan Tomomi Shineha Daily Nebraskan (U. Nebraska)
09/21/04	Professors tell of oppression abroad at NYU Lara Talverdian Washington Square News (New York U.)
09/16/04	Chicanos find role models within San Jose State U. community Nami Yasue Spartan Daily (San Jose State U.)
09/14/04	Marshall U. adds to foreign language program Erica R. Deligne The Parthenon (Marshall U.)

National Issues

09/27/04	Binge drinking takes lives of 3 college students Armenoush Aslanian-Persico & Paras Sharma Cavalier Daily (U. Virginia)
09/24/04	Gay unions incite debate at U. Kansas event Andy Hyland University Daily Kansan (U. Kansas)
09/23/04	Reporters stress value of newspapers at Texas A&M Liang Liang The Battalion (Texas A&M U.)
09/22/04	Penn State students hold vigil to recognize conflict in Sudan Meaghan Haugh Daily Collegian (Pennsylvania State U.)
09/21/04	Slavery and Justice project brings civil rights historian to Brown U. Dana Goldstein Brown Daily Herald (Brown U.)
09/16/04	Universities remember 9/11 Alefiya Shabbir U-WIRE (DC BUREAU)
09/16/04	Federal Stafford Loan fees added Leann Sulzen Kansas State Collegian (Kansas State U.)
09/13/04	Visitors gather at Ground Zero to honor 9/11 Rebecca Neal Kentucky Kernel (U. Kentucky)
09/07/04	Students fear effects of hurricane Kelly Meehan The Observer (U. Notre Dame)

Local News

09/28/04	Muslim students at U. Missouri-Kansas City petition for prayer room Michael Leahy University News (U. Missouri-Kansas City)
09/23/04	U. Pittsburgh police chief says area still safe Daveen Rae Kurutz The Pitt News (U. Pittsburgh)
09/22/04	Local sues to carry guns on James Madison U. campus Kelly Jasper The Breeze (James Madison U.)
09/21/04	Baylor U. police explain 'suspicious object' Elvia Aguilar The Lariat (Baylor U.)
09/20/04	Ivan leaves beach homes ravaged Samantha Hall The Crimson White (U. Alabama)
09/20/04	U. Colorado mourns death of freshman Katherine Crowell Colorado Daily (U. Colorado)
09/02/04	Gaston tears through Richmond, Va. Claire Compton The Collegiate Times (Virginia Tech)

Columns and Editorials

09/30/04	COLUMN: Women's health deserves closer look Lauren Gong The Stanford Daily (Stanford U.)
09/29/04	COLUMN: Bush doesn't have a prayer Joel Silberman Brown Daily Herald (Brown U.)
09/28/04	COLUMN: All the wrong incentives Joe Hedberg Daily Targum (Rutgers U.)
09/27/04	COLUMN: 'None of the above' the only real choice Jon Faviell The Daily University Star (Southwest Texas State U.)
09/24/04	COLUMN: Stop talking about diversity, live it Keren G. Raz Arizona Daily Wildcat (U. Arizona)
09/23/04	COLUMN: Lawsuits an insult to disabled children Geoffrey Josefy The Daily Cougar (U. Houston)
09/22/04	COLUMN: A 9/11 epiphany, just a little late Zev Nagel The Commentator (Yeshiva U.)
09/21/04	COLUMN: Flap over Bush Guard service gets strange Beau Elliot The Daily Iowan (U. Iowa)
09/20/04	COLUMN: Brace for the end Matt Weaver Arkansas Traveler (U. Arkansas)
09/16/04	EDITORIAL: Partnership with Iraqi school benefits Kansas State U. Staff Editorial Kansas State Collegian (Kansas State U.)
09/16/04	COLUMN: Smoking guns and ticking clocks Brian Holmes Cornell Daily Sun (Cornell U.)
09/14/04	First Lady rallies behind President's stance on women's issues, conservative views Abby Peterson Badger Herald (U. Wisconsin)
09/14/04	COLUMN: Soldiers should be first thought on voters' minds this November Luke A. Renner Daily Trojan (U. Southern California)
09/13/04	COLUMN: Hurricanes signal nearing crisis Bryan Balin The Johns Hopkins News-Letter (Johns Hopkins U.)
09/07/04	COLUMN: War's real win in your vote Leah Ricker Ka Leo O Hawaii (U. Hawaii)
09/07/04	EDITORIAL: Russian school tragedy beyond description Staff Editorial The Daily Iowan (U. Iowa)
09/01/04	EDITORIAL: Don't press your pot luck Staff Editorial Indiana Daily Student (Indiana U.)
09/01/04	COLUMN: GOP convention site exploits 9-11 victims Gaia Veenis The Daily Aztec (San Diego State U.)

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