ACP announces winners
of spring 2024 Clips & Clicks contest

Aug. 5, 2024

MINNEAPOLIS — Congratulations to the winners of the Clips & Clicks contest for the spring 2024 semester — and to the ACP-member student media outlets competing for this year’s Sweepstakes.

VIEW WINNERS

The competition, open to all ACP members, honors current work among student journalists, and the spring-semester winners feature work produced from Dec. 7, 2023 to May 1, 2024.

A total of 50 ACP-member student media outlets placed in the Clips & Clicks contest during the 2023-24 school year.

There were 412 submissions in the spring competition. Judges were collegiate professors, student media advisers and professional journalists.

“The judges consistently said they were very impressed with the quality of the entries submitted,” associate director Gary Lundgren said. 

In all, 85 entries, approximately 20 percent of those entered, were recognized. The number of winners in each category was determined by the judges based on the quantity and quality of the entries. When calculating Sweepstakes, the following points are assigned —

First Place: 10

Second Place: 9

Third Place: 8

Fourth Place: 7

Fifth Place: 6

Honorable Mention: 5

The Battalion, Texas A&M repeats as Sweepstakes winner

The Battalion, Texas A&M University, earned the Clips & Clicks Sweepstakes trophy for a second consecutive year.

Results of both fall and spring contests generate final standings. Sweepstakes rankings are by ACP-member student media outlet, not by school. The top 10 winners are listed below. In all, 50 student-media outlets scored points in the contest.

First
Child Poverty Rate in Syracuse remains high
Maxwell Joseph Williams
NCC News
School (ST)

First
Central New York Drive-In Opens for First Time in 40 Years
Maxwell Joseph Williams
NCC News
Syracuse University (NY)

First
Should LMU have an open campus?
Hayden Brown, Donovan Decano, Judy Dainton, Mateo-Luis Planas
The Los Angeles Loyolan
Loyola Marymount University (CA)

First
The Bear
Gael Araiza, Nicholas Maes, Joel Molina
The Prospector
University of Texas at El Paso

First
Buckin’ Wild Southern California Rodeo Story
Danilo Perez
The Corsair
Santa Monica College (CA)

First
Gen Zyn
Lily Eckenrode
Drake Mag
Drake University (IA)

First
Koko the Kid
Pranay Dhoopar
Maroon Life
Texas A&M University

First
Humans of the Jesuit Community
Delaney Birkett
The Tower
Loyola Marymount University (CA)

First
How Weather on PCH Impacts Commutes
Samantha Torre
Pepperdine Graphic Media
Pepperdine University (CA)

First
Aggie Ring Day
Kyle Heise
The Battalion
Texas A&M University

First
Clásico Tapatío Ends Early Due to Safety Concerns
Caylo Seals
The Corsair
Santa Monica College (CA)

First
Killough-Wilhelm shines in Washington’s quad meet win
Emma Ottosen
The Daily
University of Washington

First
After shooting, MSU promised safety. It delivered surveillance.
Theo Scheer, Alex Walters
The State News
Michigan State University

Second
Century of Sewage
Iyarie Murguia
The Southwestern College Sun
Southwestern College (CA)

Third
Student was told to trust MSU with rape report, then was disbelieved
Alex Walters
The State News
Michigan State University

Fourth
Drake’s budget: How did we get here?
Mackenzie Swenson
Times-Delphic
Drake University (IA)

Fifth
A&M scrambles to meet compliance for new Title IX rules by August
Stacy Cox
The Battalion
Texas A&M University

Honorable Mentions

Desalination plant sparks controversy
Aubree Curran
Foghorn News
Del Mar College (TX)

Financial aid fiasco: Students resort to early graduation, GoFundMe, part-time enrollment
Patrick McCaslin
The Miami Hurricane
University of Miami (FL)

First
A Generation in Crisis
Sarah Jamil
Drake Mag
Drake University (IA)

Second
The rise of Gen-Z in skincare marketing
Jenny DeStefano
The NewsHouse
Syracuse University (NY)

Third
What Silence Actually Sounds Like
Nate Eisenmann
Urban Plains
Drake University (IA)

Fourth
All about the Drake Greenhouse
Eve Loehrer
Times-Delphic
Drake University (IA)

Fifth
Shaping clay, connections and narratives
Briana Mendez-Padilla
EÑYE
California State University, Long Beach

Honorable Mentions

UM prof Simon Howard defies stereotypes and remembers his roots
Layomi Adeojo
The Miami Hurricane
University of Miami (FL)

Sheer numbers can’t explain the layered pain of school shootings
Bella Johnson, Audrey Richardson, Alex Walters
The State News
Michigan State University

Musician Finds Joy Reviving Jewish Classics
Alfonso Julián Camacho
The Southwestern College Sun
Southwestern College (CA)

How SCAD film student Jaden Lanfrank fell in love with making his own episodes of ‘Survivor’
Adriana Colón, Stephanie Dejak
SCAD Connector
Savannah College of Art and Design-Atlanta (GA)

The New Satanic Panic
Tori Soliz
Urban Plains
Drake University (IA)

First
The hardest working people in showbiz
Ian Curtis
The Battalion
Texas A&M University

Second
A perfect March Madness bracket has never happened — and it never will
Wally McKeon
The NewsHouse
Syracuse University (NY)

Third
No. 1 BC Shuts Out Michigan 4-0, Advances to National Championship
Luke Evans
The Heights
Boston College (MA)

Fourth
One day there’s going to be a ring in the middle of Kyle Field
Zoe May
The Battalion
Texas A&M University

Fifth
From Starting Line to Starting Over
Truth Headlam
NYCity News Service
City University of New York

Honorable Mentions

Para athlete aims to build foundation for others
Cole Bambini
The NewsHouse
Syracuse University (NY)

A day in the busy life of Amari Robinson
Sarah Pepe
The Tiger
Clemson University (SC)

First
Left on read: The barriers to reporting on UM’s campus
Editorial Board
The Miami Hurricane
University of Miami (FL)

Second
Counselor Shortage Plagues Students
Luis Zavala
The Southwestern College Sun
Southwestern College (CA)

Third
Teacher pay disparity reflects on students
Aubree Curran
Foghorn News
Del Mar College (TX)

First
Heroic Savior or Clueless Simpleton
Punnya Kalapurakkel
The Heights
Boston College (MA)

Second
Where should I go? Bridging the partisan divide on trans bathroom restrictions
Mateo-Luis Planas
The Los Angeles Loyolan
Loyola Marymount University (CA)

Third
Depression isn’t aesthetic
Isabella Garcia
The Battalion
Texas A&M University

Fourth
UIndy Should Have Paid Parental Leave, but the Problem is Statewide
Olivia Cameron
The Reflector
University of Indianapolis

Fifth
Protesting: Let the students demonstrate
Sophie Knight
The Daily
University of Washington