ACP names top student magazines
Pacemaker competition recognizes 45 finalists
Oct. 3, 2022
MINNEAPOLIS — Student magazines from 45 colleges and universities have been recognized as Pacemaker finalists by the Associated College Press.
The winners will be announced at the ACP Pacemaker and Individual Awards Ceremony at 3:30 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 28, at MediaFest22, the Fall National College Media Convention, in Washington, D.C.
“The Pacemaker is the association’s preeminent award,” executive director Laura Widmer said. “ACP is honored to recognize the best of the best.”
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Yearbook Pacemakers will be presented in spring 2023.
The 45 magazines named as finalists represent 17 states. From the 45 finalists, 19 will earn Pacemakers. Magazines competed in feature/general audience and literary arts divisions. Magazines produced at both four-year and two-year institutions competed.
In the feature magazine category, there are 27 finalists — five from two-year and 22 from four-year institutions. Of these 27 finalists, 11 will earn Pacemakers.
In the literary arts magazine category, there are 18 finalists — six from two-year and 12 from four-year institutions. Of these 18 finalists, eight will earn Pacemakers.
Three judges, with extensive magazine-editing and advising experience, studied each entry discussing and analyzing its strengths and weaknesses.
Gary Lundgren, ACP associate director and coordinator of the Pacemaker competition, noted that the quality of the winning collegiate magazines rivals those produced by professionals.
“The verbal and visual storytelling in the winning magazines is incredible and robust long-form stories combined with shorter quick-reads to pace the reader through the pages of the feature magazines,” Lundgren said.
“And the creativity displayed in the literary arts magazines is incredible — the unique formats and creative designs make the magazines themselves a work of art,” he said.
Finalists are alphabetical by state.
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Individual Award finalists
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Advertisement of the Year
Broadcast Story of the Year
Cartoon of the Year
Design of the Year
Multimedia Story of the Year
Photo of the Year
Reporter of the Year
Story of the Year
Best Use of Social Media
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Two-year college: Literary Arts Magazine
WALL Literary Journal
Saddleback College, Mission Viejo, California
Editor: Sofia Copca
Adviser: Gina Victoria Shaffer
Miambiance
Miami Dade College-Kendall Campus, Miami, Florida
Editor: Megan Carrion
Advisers: Tony Chirinos, Rita Fernandez-Sterling
Urbana Literary & Arts
Miami Dade College-Eduardo J. Padrón Campus, Miami, Florida
Editors: Stefani Davila, Xiu Hau
Adviser: Emily Andrea Sendin
Axis
Miami Dade College-North Campus, Miami, Florida
Editor: Anthony Barrios
Advisers: Carmen Bucher, Kathleen Noonan
Phoenix
Valencia College, Orlando, Florida
Editor: Erik Siegel
Advisers: Meg Curtiss, Jackie Zuromski
Impulse 2022
Rockland Community College, Suffern, New York
Editors: Eva Burstein, Eduarda de Jesus, Star Navarro, Brandon Munoz
Advisers: Kristian Dougherty, Eileen MacAvery Kane
Four-year college/university: Literary Arts Magazine
The Auburn Circle
Auburn University, Auburn University, Alabama
Editor: Julia Fink
Adviser: Billy Ferris
ERATO
Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia
Editor: Jimmy Liu
Adviser: Mac Pitts
Underground
Georgia State University, Atlanta, Georgia
Editor: Paula Valero
Adviser: Bryce McNeil
SCAN
Savannah College of Art and Design, Atlanta, Georgia
Editor: Julie Tran
Advisers: Jessica Clary, Katherine Medina
The Tower
University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Editors: Kala MacDonald, Alba Rakacolli
Adviser: Jim Cihlar
Scribendi
University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico
Editors: Flannery Cowan, Sierra Martinez, Spenser Willden
Adviser: Amaris Ketcham
Colonnades Literary and Art Magazine
Elon University, Elon, North Carolina
Editor: Christy Dickman
Advisers: Drew Perry, Tita Ramirez
Windhover
North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina
Editor: Camilla Keil
Adviser: Martha Collins
Prism
Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon
Editor: Natalie Harris
Adviser: Steven Sandberg
Apricity
University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas
Editor: Jacqueline Knox
Pwatem
Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia
Editor: Halden Fraley
Advisers: Jessica Clary, Mark Jeffries, Dominique Lee
Amendment
Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia
Editor: Abigail Walsh
Advisers: Jessica Clary, Mark Jeffries, Dominique Lee
Two-year college: Feature/General Audience Magazine
El Sol
Southwestern College, Chula Vista, California
Editor: Nicolette Monique Luna
Advisers: Max Branscomb, Kenneth Pagano
Inside Fullerton
Fullerton College, Fullerton, California
Editors: Salina Falcon, Alexcia Negrete
Adviser: Jessica Langlois
Collegian Times
Los Angeles City College, Los Angeles, California
Editor: Sorina Szakacs
Adviser: Rhonda Guess
The Bleed
Lane Community College, Eugene, Oregon
Editors: Ashlee Glover, Joshua Rodriguez
Adviser: Tom Madison
The Current
Amarillo College, Amarillo, Texas
Editors: Faith Chamberlain, Rebekah Higgins,
Kamden Slough, Andrew Terry
Advisers: Maddisun Fowler, Jill Gibson, Derek Weathersbee
Four-year college/university: Feature/General Audience Magazine
Nineteen Fifty-Six
University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Editor: Tionna Taite
Adviser: Monique Fields
Gradient
Biola University, La Mirada, California
Advisers: Michael Kitada, Tamara Welter
The Point
Biola University, La Mirada, California
Editor: Sophia Silvester
Adviser: Tamara Welter
DIG MAG
California State University, Long Beach, Long Beach, California
Editor: Bella Arnold
Adviser: Robin Jones
Pursuit
California Baptist University, Riverside, California
Editor: Camille Grochowski
Advisers: Mary Ann Pearson, Sonya Singh
Xpress
San Francisco State University, San Francisco, California
Editor: Saskia Hatvany
Adviser: Joanne Derbort
Distraction
University of Miami, Coral Gables, Florida
Editor: Emmalyse Brownstein
Adviser: Randy Stano
Ke Alaka’i
Brigham Young University-Hawaii, Laie, Hawaii
Editors: Michael Kraft, Leiani Brown Molis, Amanda Penrod, Abbie Putnam
Adviser: LeeAnn Lambert
Echo
Columbia College Chicago, Chicago, Illinois
Editors: Isaiah Colbert, Melanie Medrano
Advisers: Betsy Edgerton, Guy Villa
Ball Bearings Magazine
Ball State University, Muncie, Indiana
Editors: Becca Foerder, Shannon McCloskey
Adviser: Lisa Renze-Rhodes
Drake Mag
Drake University, Des Moines, Iowa
Editor: Kaili JiMei
Advisers: Jeff Inman, Catherine Staub
Manhappenin’
Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas
Editors: Holly Delay, Lexi Garcia
Advisers: Ira David Levy, John Walter
Talisman
Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, Kentucky
Editor: Jess Brandt
Adviser: Sam Oldenburg
KRNL Lifestyle + Fashion
University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky
Editor: Allie Diggs
Advisers: Ryan Craig, David Stephenson
Textura
Bethel University, St. Paul, Minnesota
Editors: Rachel Blood, Soraya Keiser, Bryson Rosell
Advisers: Jessica Henderson, Scott Winter
SALT
Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York
Editor: Staff
Advisers: Nancy Austin, Joy Burton, Rafael Concepcion, Paula Nelson, Bruce Strong, Claudia Strong, Amy Toensing
Jerk
Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York
Editors: Pearl Cadigan, Zoe Glasser
Adviser: Melissa Chessher
Beaver’s Digest
Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon
Editor: Jaycee Kalama
Adviser: Jennifer Moody
DAMchic
Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon
Editor: Draken Reeves
Adviser: Jennifer Moody
Flux
University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon
Editor: Grace Murray
Advisers: Charlie Butler, Steven Asbury
El Espejo
Texas A&M-San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas
Editors: Jose Castillon, Miranda Rodriguez, Jocelyn Sandoval, Jordan Sosa
Adviser: Donna Pazdera
Focus Magazine
Baylor University, Waco, Texas
Editor: Matti Pennington
Advisers: Bruce Gietzen, Julie Reed