[wsnews] W&S News: Unique field opportunity for university students

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Challenge to college students from Nick Kristof of the NY Times
http://www.nytimes.com/marketing/winatrip/

Are you a student over the age of 18 at an American college? Are you open to a
potentially life-transforming experience? Here's your once-in-a-lifetime chance
to win an all-expenses-paid trip with Pulitzer Prize winner Nick Kristof, Op-Ed
and TimesSelect columnist. You won't just be Nick's traveling companion -
you'll also bring a fresh perspective to his reporting on the developing world.

Read a letter from Nick Kristof to learn more about what he's looking for:

"I'm looking for a masochist. If your dream trip doesn't involve a five-star
hotel in Rome or Bora-Bora, but a bedbug-infested mattress in a malarial jungle
as hungry jackals yelp outside - then read on.

"Over the next month, I'll be holding a contest to find a university student to
accompany me on a reporting trip to the developing world. I'm not sure where
yet, and that will depend partly on what's in the news at the time. But to give
you a sense of the kind of travel I'm thinking of, the possibilities include a
jaunt through rural Burundi and Rwanda in central Africa, or an odyssey from
the coast of Cameroon inland to the heart of the Central African Republic ?"

Read the rest of Nick's letter | See prize details
Up for the challenge? Here's what you need to do before April 20.

Complete the online application including:

    * An essay no longer than 700 words on why you're the perfect traveling
companion for Nick Kristof.
    * Two references with their contact information. One must be a faculty
member.