Fall 2021 Clips & Clicks

ACP announces winners
in fall Clips & Clicks contest

Jan. 20, 2022

Congratulations to the winners of the Clips & Clicks contest for the 2021 fall semester — and to the ACP-member student media outlets competing for this year’s Sweepstakes.

The competition, open to all ACP members, honors current work among student journalists, and the fall-semester winners feature work produced from Aug. 1-Dec. 17, 2021.

The 2022 spring-semester emcompasses work produced from Dec. 18, 2021-May 27, 2022. The BetterBNC submission site will open in February with a contest deadline of May 27, 2022.

There were approximately 300 submissions in the fall competition, representing 22 ACP-member student media outlets from 18 colleges and universities. A single entry in Broadcast: Commentary category will compete in the spring contest. 

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

Judges were collegiate professors, collegiate student media advisers and professional journalists.

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

Fall 2021 leaders

Here are the top 12 winners going into the spring competition.

For 2021-22, rankings are by ACP-member student media outlets, not by colleges and universities. Syracuse University has three student media outlets in the top 12, and the University of Miami has two.

When spring results are added in June, we’ll announce the winner of our Clips & Clicks Sweepstakes trophy.

56

The NewsHouse
Syracuse University

51

Distraction
University of Miami

43

The State Hornet
Sacramento State University

42

Ibis
University of Miami

41

The DePaulia
DePaul University

37

The Battalion
Texas A&M University

33

The Red & Black
University of Georgia

32

Indiana Daily Student
Indiana University

28

NCC News
Syracuse University

26

The Poly Post
California State Polytechnic University, Pomona

21

Jerk
Syracuse University

The Commonwealth Times
Virginia Commonwealth University




Broadcast

Broadcast News Story

First
“Veteran’s Vigil”
William Bultez
The Utah Statesman
Utah State University
Logan, Utah

Second
“Will booster shots be available at CPP?”
Jolie Rodriguez
The Poly Post
California State Polytechnic University, Pomona
Pomona, California

Third
“Sac State AAPI students and faculty call for more resources, representation”
Chrissy Martinez
The State Hornet
Sacramento State University
Sacramento, California


Broadcast Feature Story

First
“Building Community Through Bocce”
Moriah Humiston
NCC News
Syracuse University
Syracuse, New York


Second
“Syracuse City Ballet Returns for Nutcracker 2021”
Louise Rath, Les Rose
NCC News
Syracuse University
Syracuse, New York

Third
“The return of ASI’s Flick N’ Float”
Jolie Rodriguez
The Poly Post
California State Polytechnic University, Pomona
Pomona, California


Broadcast Sports Story

First
“The Comeback Year”
Annie Boos
The NewsHouse
Syracuse University
Syracuse, New York


Second
“Name, Image, Likeness”
Calvin Christoforo
NCC News
Syracuse University
Syracuse”New York

Third
“Family ties: Sac State football welcomes five sets of brothers to the team”
Brandon Bailey
The State Hornet
Sacramento State University
Sacramento, California


Broadcast Commentary

A single entry in this category will compete in the spring contest.



Design

Newspaper Front Page

First
“We Are Back”
Ali Levens
The Graphic
Pepperdine University
Malibu, California


Second
“Roll Tears Roll”
Cori Eckert
The Battalion
Texas A&M University
College Station, Texas

Third
“It feels very defeating”
Lawrence Kreymer, Nika Schoonover, Nate Burleyson
The DePaulia
DePaul University
Chicago, Illinois


Newspaper Page/Spread

First
“Are you tailgate-ready?”
Abby Carmichael
Indiana Daily Student
Indiana University
Bloomington, Indiana

Second
“Next man up”
Lawrence Kreymer, Nate Burleyson
The DePaulia
DePaul University
Chicago, Illinois

Third
“RVA Fashion Week”
Gabi Wood
The Commonwealth Times
Virginia Commonwealth University
Richmond, Virginia


Magazine Cover

First
“Cane Records Behind the Music”
Keagan Larkins
Distraction
University of Miami
Coral Gables, Florida


Second
“Quarantined Creatives”
Emily Trinh, Jasmine Castillo, Aspen Hasse
Etc. Magazine
City College of San Francisco
San Francisco, California

Third
The November Issue
Callen Moore
Jerk
Syracuse University
Syracuse, New York


Magazine Page/Spread

First
“Super Pan”
Lauren Maingot
Distraction
University of Miami
Coral Gables, Florida


Second
“One Breath”
Sydney Burnett
Distraction
University of Miami
Coral Gables, Florida

Third
“Out of Place”
Lilly Chidlaw-Mayen, Callen Moore
Jerk
Syracuse University
Syracuse, New York


Yearbook Spread

First
“Frost Band of the Hour”
Carolina Camus
Ibis
University of Miami
Coral Gables, Florida

Second
“The Rush to Family”
Kylie Sledge, Hattie Smith
Aggieland
Texas A&M University
College Station, Texas

Third
“Homecoming Opening”
Carolina Camus
Ibis
University of Miami
Coral Gables, Florida


Informational Graphic

First
“Vax Facts”
Isa Marquez
Distraction
University of Miami
Coral Gables, Florida

Second
“Your go-to guide for choosing contraceptives”
Gabrielle Shreve
The Battalion
Texas A&M University
College Station, Texas

Third
“Statistics of Pepperdine and Beyond”
Aaron Yang, Melissa Auchard
Currents
Pepperdine University
Malibu, California



Photojournalism

News Photo

First
“USC sexual violence protest”
Maxim Elramsisy
The Corsair
Santa Monica College
Santa Monica, California


Second
“Huntington Beach Oil Spill”
Jon Putman
The Corsair
Santa Monica College
Santa Monica, California

Third
“Candlelight vigil kicks off Safe Driving Week”
Gavin Liddell
The NewsHouse
Syracuse University
Syracuse, New York

Fourth
“Scenes from the Great New York State Fair”
Zisheng Huang
The NewsHouse
Syracuse University
Syracuse, New York

Fifth
“Taking a stand”
Joey Ward
Aggieland
Texas A&M University
College Station, Texas


Feature Photo

First
“Penn Dance Leaps into First Joint Performance in Pandemic”
Sukhmani Kaur
34th Street Magazine/The Daily Pennsylvanian
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania


Second
“Filipino composer makes dreams a reality”
Paige Johnson
The Utah Statesman
Utah State University
Logan, Utah

Third
“The Superhero of the year: COVID-19 Vaccination”
Sukhmani Kaur
The Daily Pennsylvanian
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Fourth
“One Breath”
Sydney Burnett
Distraction
University of Miami
Coral Gables, Florida

Fifth
“Bulldogs”
Kathryn Skeean
The Red & Black
University of Georgia
Athens, Georgia


Sports Photo

First
“Endzone Slam Dunk”
Jared Lennon
Ibis
University of Miami
Coral Gables, Florida


Second
“Sweep the Legs”
Jared Lennon
Ibis
University of Miami
Coral Gables, Florida

Third
“Backstroke”
Jacob Walton
The Reflector
University of Indianapolis
Indianapolis, Indiana

Fourth
“Ali Patberg celebrates”
Kamaron Farver
Indiana Daily Student
Indiana University
Bloomington, Indiana

Fifth
“Flying High”
Isaiah Vazquez
The NewsHouse
Syracuse University
Syracuse, New York

Honorable mentions

“Tip to the Tigers”
Kayla Breen, The NewsHouse, Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York

“Reaching in the Rain”
Jared Lennon, Ibis, University of Miami, Coral Gables, Florida

“Reflecting on an Early Season Win”
Isaiah Vazquez, The NewsHouse, Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York



Writing

News Story

First
“DePaul counseling services outsourced to a third-party app, leaving students in limbo”
Nadia Hernandez
The DePaulia
DePaul University
Chicago, Illinois


Second
“UGA professor resigns mid-class after student refuses to wear mask”
Dania Kalaji
The Red & Black
University of Georgia
Athens, Georgia

Third
“Fentanyl-laced counterfeits of prescription pills make non-prescribed pills a life-or-death gamble”
Phyllis Cha
Indiana Daily Student
Indiana University
Bloomington, Indiana

Fourth
“Color barriers of sexual healthcare”
Kathryn Miller
The Battalion
Texas A&M University
College Station, Texas

Fifth
“Et tu, brew?”
Caroline Wilburn
The Battalion
Texas A&M University
College Station, Texas

Honorable mentions

“Household changes during COVID-19 mean former pets bear the brunt”
Maia Vines, The NewsHouse, Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York

“VCU struggles to staff on-campus dining locations”
Lindsey West, The Commonwealth Times, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia

“To Vaxx or Not To Vaxx”
Eden Stratton, Jerk, Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York


Feature Story

First
“Finding beauty in death:
A day in the life of the Oconee Hill Cemetery caretakers”
Maddy Franklin
The Red & Black
University of Georgia
Athens, Georgia

Second
“Stop being afraid: Black faculty urge Sac State to call out campus racism”
Keyshawn Davis, Emma Hall, Dominique Williams
The State Hornet
Sacramento State University
Sacramento, California

Third
“Never-ending’: UGA students seek mental health support during in-person semester”
Caitlin Farmer
The Red & Black
University of Georgia
Athens, Georgia

Fourth
“Eleanor Lehmann believes she was date rape drugged. But she can’t prove it.”
Emma Uber
Indiana Daily Student
Indiana University
Bloomington, Indiana

Fifth
“12th Man rewritten”
Ryan Faulkner
The Battalion
Texas A&M University
College Station, Texas

Honorable mentions

“Bring the Haus Down”
Kylea Henseler, Distraction, University of Miami, Coral Gables, Florida

“Haitians fleeing political instability, suffer different treatment than other Latin American migrants”
Jana Kunz, The DePaulia, DePaul University, Chicago, Illinois

“With the People’s Pottery Project, formerly incarcerated people tell their stories with clay”
Angela Guglielmino, The Occidental. Occidental College. Los Angeles, California


Sports Story

First
“Sean Tucker weaved through memes and tweets en route to a record-breaking season”
Dean Zulkofske
The NewsHouse
Syracuse University
Syracuse, New York

Second
“Next man up:
Tony Stubblefield is ready to carve out his own DePaul path”
Lawrence Kreymer
The DePaulia
DePaul University
Chicago, Illinois

Third
“Former women’s basketball athlete alleges unfair treatment from program”
Iman Mekonen, Sarah Elson
The Commonwealth Times
Virginia Commonwealth University
Richmond, Virginia

Fourth
“Freshman Ava Toone brings world-class experience to LMU”
Ellie Kinney
The Los Angeles Loyolan
Loyola Marymount University
Los Angeles, California

Fifth
“Fifth-year and gap-year student-athletes put graduation on hold for one more season”
Sophia Thé
The Occidental
Occidental College
Los Angeles, California


Editorial

First
“President Nelsen, we don’t accept your apology —
you should resign”
Jordan Parker, Nijzel Dotson, Emma Hall, Mercy Sosa, Erick Salgado
The State Hornet
Sacramento State University
Sacramento, California


Opinion

First
“An Open Essay: Abortion and the Holocaust”
Hope Lockwood
The Graphic
Pepperdine University
Malibu, California

Second
“Superheroes were always woke, you just did not pay attention”
Joshua Hernandez
The Poly Post
California State Polytechnic University, Pomona
Pomona, California

Third
“Testimonial: Sac State needs to recognize the visibility of Native students on campus”
Emma Hall
The State Hornet
Sacramento State University
Sacramento, California