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Morgan Ashenfelter - Fall 2007

Morgan AshenfelterMorgan AshenfelterBecause I studied abroad in Vienna last semester and will spend this fall in Washington, it will be a year before I return to Temple University in Philadelphia. It feels as if I have already graduated, even though I have a year of school remaining. Living in Europe for four months taught me more about myself, my limits and my career goals than a semester at Temple ever could have.

Vienna's central location is not only convenient for travel, but also because it is home to international government and nonprofit organizations such as the United Nations and the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe. Taking a behind-the-scenes look into these organizations sparked my desire to report on international political news.

I am excited and honored to be working for the Scripps Howard Foundation Wire in Washington. I believe this internship will provide the catalyst to realizing my full potential as a political journalist.

Before coming to Scripps Howard I interned at Philadelphia Magazine, was an editor for an online student paper called Campus Philly and blogged for the American Heritage Association International Web site while in Europe. When in Philadelphia, I still write for Campus Philly and Temple's newspaper, The Temple News.

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Police, neighborhood cooperation needed to prevent crime

Submitted on December 13, 2007 - 4:27pm.
WASHINGTON - Fighting HIV and AIDS in Tanzania seems a world away from fighting crime in the U.S., but Dr. Felton Earls' work in Tanzania came out of his crime theory of collective efficacy. Though Earls has moved on, his theory, which was first published in 1997, has stayed, becoming one ..
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Resolutions may look like jokes, but benefit someone

Submitted on December 11, 2007 - 6:56pm.
WASHINGTON - Most Americans equate July with independence, fireworks and barbeques. But Congress wants Americans thinking about watermelons, too. A resolution before the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee would make July National Watermelon Month. And fruit apparently isn't the ..
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Film follows family of professor convicted in terrorism case

Submitted on December 6, 2007 - 7:09pm.
WASHINGTON - A wife and five children sit around a dinner table, barely speaking. Picking at his food is the youngest son, 12, trying to hide his tearful face from his family. The family's stress and tension, which has built throughout the documentary film, has become palpable to the ..
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Is U.S. prepared for biological attacks and epidemics?

Submitted on November 29, 2007 - 1:21pm.
WASHINGTON - Self-replicating, easily mutative, invisible. Qualities that foster a natural epidemic. Self-replicating, easily accessible, hard to trace. Qualities of a perfect terrorist tool. The U.S. has a response plan to deal with both natural epidemics and biological attacks, but opinions ..
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Poll finds black voters favor Clinton

Submitted on November 27, 2007 - 6:53pm.
WASHINGTON - In an election of firsts, both Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton are at times highlighting or downplaying their identities as an African American and a woman. But are the groups these identities represent staying by their sides? A new survey shows that black voters heavily favor both ..
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U.S. water crisis may be less than a decade away

Submitted on November 21, 2007 - 1:49pm.
Note: In addition to this story about disputes over water use, two other stories posted below describe research being done to provide more water sources and how regional cooperation might help. WASHINGTON – Across the U.S., water battles have begun. They suggest a war lasting for decades. At ..
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Foundation provides research for water solutions

Submitted on November 21, 2007 - 1:42pm.
WASHINGTON - Oceans constitute 97 percent of Earth's water. The largest, the Pacific, is the backyard of Southern California, which imports 80 to 90 percent of its water from Northern California and the Colorado River. These numbers don't quite fit for an area that is hovering on the ..
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Cooperation on water complicated by trade-offs, endangered species

Submitted on November 21, 2007 - 1:38pm.
WASHINGTON - Las Vegas draws 90 percent of its water from the Colorado River. At least 42 percent of San Diego's water comes from the same river. But drought is shrinking the river, which may never surge to normal levels. One water supply expert suggested this dilemma could be solved by a ..
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Pilot project helps brain injury victims rebuild their lives

Submitted on November 15, 2007 - 3:01pm.
WASHINGTON - Bob remembers the Chevrolet Silverado pickup truck that caused the crash in August 2006. He remembers his car rolling three times. A year and half earlier, Justin, a Marine lance corporal, survived an explosives attack in Iraq's Anbar Province. His cargo pockets, filled with his ..
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Getting a college education a challenge for working poor

Submitted on November 7, 2007 - 7:35pm.
WASHINGTON - The choice for Edna Jean Jackson, 53, came down to new tires for her car or classes at the Community College of Rhode Island. Her life was always about making sacrifices; she weighed her success that way, she said. "I was going to give it up," Jackson said. "But I ..
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