1. Staff
Food plight
NYCity News Service, CUNY Graduate School of Journalism
New York, New York
2. Mikaela Duhs, Megan Healy, Megan Lynch, Lindsay Mann
Opioid overdose deaths down in San Luis Obispo, but the pain remains
Mustang News, California Polytechnic State University
San Luis Obispo, California
3. Aidan Quigley
Ithaca College President Shirley Collado pleaded no contest to sexual abuse charge in 2001
The Ithacan, Ithaca College
Ithaca, New York
4. Imad Pasha
Graduate students are facing a mental health crisis. What is UC Berkeley doing to help?
The Daily Californian, University of California, Berkeley
Berkeley, California
5. Andrew Henderson, Nicole Ziege
‘Fearing for my life’
College Heights Herald, Western Kentucky University
Bowling Green, Kentucky
HM. Rachel Ettlinger
Food Insecurity: A Hidden-In-Plain-Sight Community
Currents, Pepperdine University
Malibu, California
HM. Anna Spoerre
University hires chancellor’s daughter, son-in-law
Daily Egyptian, Southern Illinois University
Carbondale, Illinois
HM. Lara Korte
Aging out, diving in
University Daily Kansan, University of Kansas
Lawrence, Kansas
HM. Shera Avi-Yonah, Angela Fu
Star Economics Prof Fryer Facing Harvard and State-Level Investigations, Barred from Lab He Heads
The Harvard Crimson, Harvard University
Cambridge, Massachusetts
HM. Jamil Oakford
Bizarre lecture leads to suspension
The Collegian, Tarrant County College
Hurst, Texas
1. Jack Evans
The man in black
Indiana Daily Student, Indiana University
Bloomington, Indiana
2. Hannah Neumann
Battles we still fight
Focus Magazine, Baylor University
Waco, Texas
3. Phi Chu
Reaching redemption
Talisman, Western Kentucky University
Bowling Green, Kentucky
4. Casey Harrison
Nationwide opioid epidemic hits close to home
The State News, Michigan State University
East Lansing, Michigan
5. Sara Bannoura
The heroic life and traumatic death of Tom Palozola
The Journal, Webster University
Webster Groves, Missouri
HM. Sarah Desmond
Young man moves to the LA area from Mechanicsville, Virginia to live with an elderly woman and the two form unbreakable bond
Warrior Life, El Camino College
Torrance, California
HM. Joan Kennedy
El Camino Largo
The Heights, Boston College
Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
HM. Hannah Stein
The loss of an ‘angel’
The Spectrum, University at Buffalo
Buffalo, New York
HM. Satoshi Sugiyama
The whole picture
The Daily Orange, Syracuse University
Syracuse, New York
HM. Emaan Bangash
Resiliency through support
The Mercury, The University of Texas at Dallas
Richardson, Texas
1. Courtney Baumann
Into the Running
The Daily Iowan, University of Iowa
Iowa City, Iowa
2. Jonathan Schrag
Pay gap persists in Knox athletics
The Knox Student, Knox College
Galesburg, Illinois
3. Julia Poe
Finishing what Jon started
Daily Trojan, University of Southern California
Los Angeles, California
4. Grant Burgman
The Forgotten Champions
The Pitt News, University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
5. Hayley Robb
Game, set, unmatched
Talisman, Western Kentucky University
Bowling Green, Kentucky
HM. Ehsan Kissim
Jon Lovorn honors Newtown with number change
The Crimson White, The University of Alabama
Tuscaloosa, Alabama
HM. Madison McCann, Meghan Sweeney
No Hurdle 2 High
DIG Magazine, California State University, Long Beach
Long Beach, California
HM. Evan Heichelbech
For Life
College Heights Herald, Western Kentucky University
Bowling Green, Kentucky
HM. Julio Vega
Nothing out of reach
The Et Cetera, Eastfield College
Mesquite, Texas
HM. Payton Hintz
Gotta Be a Champion
Arches, Mount Mary University
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
1. Steve Hassey
Class of 2018, don’t write a check to Duke
The Chronicle, Duke University
Durham, North Carolina
2. Julie Christie
Yes, Bill Cosby is on trial. And so is Temple
The Temple News, Temple University
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
3. Madelinn Fowler
Dennis Black should go to prison
The Spectrum, University at Buffalo
Buffalo, New York
4. Ryan Liston, Conner Mitchell, Omar Sanchez, Mitch Tamblyn
A Great Place to Feel Unsafe
University Daily Kansan, University of Kansas
Lawrence, Kansas
5. Allison Bolt
Proclaim Your Unpopular Opinion
SCAN, Savannah College of Art and Design Atlanta
Atlanta, Georgia
HM. Editorial Board
Wilcox’s silence on sexual violence discussions is deafening
The Highlander, University of California, Riverside
Riverside, California
HM. Staff
Holding SGA accountable amidst terrible debate attendance
The Signal, Georgia State University
Atlanta, Georgia
HM. Editorial Board
How to apologize for sexual misconduct
The Columbia Chronicle, Columbia College Chicago
Chicago , Illinois
HM. Kristina Valdez
Hefner was many things, but a women’s rights advocate was not one of them
The Baylor Lariat, Baylor University
Waco, Texas
HM. Julia Wachuta
Beyond Bipolar
Arches, Mount Mary University
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
1. Staff
#MeToo inspires women to speak out
The Et Cetera, Eastfield College
Mesquite, Texas
2. Staff
Breaking the Binary
Flux, University of Oregon
Eugene, Oregon
3. Robert Clinton, Anthony Kinney, Michael Santone
Islamic principles epitomize femininity
The Advocate, Contra Costa College
San Pablo, California
4. Bhargav Arimilli
What happens next?
The Mercury, The University of Texas at Dallas
Richardson, Texas
5. Staff
Diversity Matters
The Bowdoin Orient, Bowdoin College
Brunswick, Maine
HM. Halie Brown, Shelby Evans, Alex Nicoll, Chase Reavis
Sexual Assault/Title IX
The Arkansas Traveler, University of Arkansas
Fayetteville, Arkansas
HM. Joshua Housing, Lily Smith, Wylliam Smith, Glenn Wooden
Chicago: Neither here, nor there
The Daily Iowan, University of Iowa
Iowa City, Iowa
HM. Mary Kate Hafner, Erika Westhoff
Free Agent
Stephens Life, Stephens College
Columbia, Missouri
HM. Griffin Jones, Drew Mumich, Sean O’Connor, Maria Ramos
Students lead nationwide rallies
The College Voice, Mercer County Community College
West Windsor, New Jersey
HM. Samantha Dunaway
25 years of celebration
The Western Journal, Western Oregon University
Monmouth, Oregon