ACP announces winners
in spring Clips & Clicks contest

July 20, 2021

MINNEAPOLIS — Associated Collegiate Press congratulates the spring 2021 winners of the new ACP Clips & Clicks contest — and the 10 schools earning Sweepstakes recognition.

The competition, open to all ACP members, honors current work among student journalists, and the spring-semester winners encompass work produced from Jan. 1-May 15, 2021.

There were 338 submissions in the spring competition, with 21 colleges and universities winning places.

“The judges consistently said they were very impressed with the quality of the entries submitted,” associate director Gary Lundgren said. “The Clips & Clicks competition is new for ACP, and we were very pleased with the participation during the inaugural year, and we’re looking forward to next year.”

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

Sweepstakes winners represent the top 10 schools based on the number of awards earned in the Clips & Clicks contest in both the fall and spring.

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 point scale was used —

In the fall contest, not enough entries were received in Broadcast: Sports Story and in Broadcast: Commentary categories to be judged. Those fall entries competed in the spring contest.

The 2021-22 competition launches in the fall, with a Dec. 17, 2021, deadline.

Syracuse claims 2020-21 Sweepstakes 

Syracuse University earned the ACP Clips & Clicks Sweepstakes award for the 2020-21 academic year.

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Second
“A Key Green Light for Syracuse’s Community Grid“
Ghael Fobes
NCC News
Syracuse University
Syracuse, New York

Third
“Ride All Night“
Natalie Hernandez
NYCity News Service
City University of New York
New York, New York

Fourth
“Restaurants Struggle to Find Employees“
Ricky Sayer
NCC News
Syracuse University
Syracuse, New York

Fifth
“We Want You Back“
Natalie Hernandez
NYCity News Service
City University of New York
New York, New York

Second
“Dr. Joan Wicks shares why LMU is such a special place for her family“
Veronica Backer-Peral
The Los Angeles Loyolan
Loyola Marymount University
Los Angeles, California

Third
“Working bees shed light on the hectic student life“
Paige Mathieson
District
Savannah College of Art and Design
Savannah, Georgia

Fourth
“From the Outside Looking In“
Hannah Fullmer
NYCity News Service
City University of New York
New York, New York

Second
“The Creator’s Game“
Justin Glowacki, Adam Klepp, Jacob Konwiser, Julia Skeval
The NewsHouse
Syracuse University
Syracuse, New York

Second
“What do we condemn a leader for?“
Veronica Backer-Peral
The Los Angeles Loyolan
Loyola Marymount University
Los Angeles, California

Second
“Shanghai Closed“
Isabella Teague
The Graphic
Pepperdine University
Malibu, California

Third
“A Tradition Tarnished“
Brady Stone
The Battalion
Texas A&M University
College Station, Texas

Fourth
“60 Years of Desegregation at UGA“
Alex Aldana
The Red & Black
University of Georgia
Athens, Georgia

Second
“Track & field sprints towards a new start“
Amber Li
The Poly Post
Cal Poly Pomona
Pomona, California

Third
“Indianapolis grieves“
Kiara Conley
The Reflector
University of Indianapolis
Indianapolis, Indiana

Second
Issue #14
Staff
EST
The King’s College
New York, New York

Third
“Kiss Me“
Staff
Distraction
University of Miami
Coral Gables, Florida

Fourth
Spring 2021
David Cruz, Maria Ramos Pacheco
Minero
University of Texas at El Paso
El Paso, Texas

Fifth
“Tooth Gems“
Staff
Distraction
University of Miami
Coral Gables, Florida

Second
“Excuse My Drip“
Keagan Larkins
Distraction
University of Miami
Coral Gables, Florida

Third
“Wood fired“
Olivia Ginsberg
Distraction
University of Miami
Coral Gables, Florida

Fourth
“COVID and the Changing Church“
Rose Gladysz, Phoebe Han, Lily Journey, Phoebe Vrable
The Point
Biola University
La Mirada, California

Fifth
“Following the Footpaths“
Patrick Cox, Tyler Low
Square 95
Savannah College of Art and Design
Savannah, Georgia

Second
“Life’s Not a Drag“
Amity Holubec
Aggieland
Texas A&M University
College Station, Texas

Third
“A Nationwide Reckoning on Race“
Ariana Ahmadi, Cate Donohue, Katie Mattocks, Oddu Mekuria
The Tower
Loyola Marymount University
Los Angeles, California

Second
“Graze“
Keagan Larkins
Distraction
University of Miami
Coral Gables, Florida

Third
“College Life“
Devanshi Uday Chitalia, Khushboo Nayak, Diem Quynh Tran
SCAN
Savannah College of Art and Design Atlanta
Atlanta, Georgia

Second
“Indianapolis FedEx shooting vigil“
Alex Deryn
Indiana Daily Student
Indiana University
Bloomington, Indiana

Third
“The War on Brown People“
Chase Sutton
The Daily Pennsylvanian
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Fourth
“Demand for MOVE Bombing Reparations“
Sukhmani Kaur
The Daily Pennsylvanian
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Fifth
“Philly Rally for Solidarity“
Chase Sutton
The Daily Pennsylvanian
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Second
“Stepping Up for Justice“
Renée Deemer
The NewsHouse
Syracuse University
Syracuse, New York

Third
“Snow on campus“
Ethan Levy
Indiana Daily Student
Indiana University
Bloomington, Indiana

Fourth
“Fighting Food Insecurity“
Zachary J. Krahmer
The NewsHouse
Syracuse University
Syracuse, New York

Fifth
“Strength of Family“
Priscilla Kang
The NewsHouse
Syracuse University
Syracuse, New York

Second
“Hiding Behind the Tennis Towel“
Chase Sutton
The Daily Pennsylvanian
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Third
“Running On Top of Franklin Field“
Chase Sutton
The Daily Pennsylvanian
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Second
“Pepperdine Cross Country/Track Athletes Describe Misconduct of Former Coach“
Paxton Ritchey
The Graphic
Pepperdine University
Malibu, California

Third
“A former IU Kappa Kappa Gamma member alleges her pledge class was hazed in 2020“
Mary Claire Molloy
Indiana Daily Student
Indiana University
Bloomington, Indiana

Fourth
“A year into the pandemic, students reflect on losing family members“
Sukhmani Kaur, Lindsey Perlman
The Daily Pennsylvanian
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Fifth
“Former members of Hope Presbyterian Church in Bloomington allege abuse, cover-up“
Matt Cohen
Indiana Daily Student
Indiana University
Bloomington, Indiana

Second
“Having alopecia offers new perspective on life“
Jenna Wirth
The NewsHouse
Syracuse University
Syracuse, New York

Third
“Going Through Changes“
Gianna Milan
Distraction
University of Miami
Coral Gables, Florida

Fourth
“Black and Brown Trans People Have a New Place to Call Home in New York City“
Alejandra Pedraza Buenahora
NYCity News Service
City University of New York
New York, New York

Fifth
“First Nursing Innovation Prize winner awarded for wearable light that won’t wake patients“
Sukhmani Kaur
The Daily Pennsylvanian
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Second
“The story of MSU’s last competing diver: Amanda Ling“
Joe Dandron, Madison O’Connor, Lauren Snyder
The State News
Michigan State University
East Lansing, Michigan

Third
“The call to fight: BYU student steps into the Octagon“
Blake O’Rullian, Mitch Phipps
BYU Daily Universe
Brigham Young University
Provo, Utah

Fourth
“BYU Men’s Basketball: Inside the ‘best locker room in America’“
Cameron Muh
BYU Daily Universe
Brigham Young University
Provo, Utah

Fifth
“Angel Escobedo: The home that holds him together“
Tyler Tachman
Indiana Daily Student
Indiana University
Bloomington, Indiana

Second
“Press Start: “Dragon Age” and the exceeding importance of representation in games“
Perrin Smith
District
Savannah College of Art and Design Atlanta
Atlanta, Georgia

Third
“Black coaches still lack fair opportunities“
Michael Cuviello
The Prospector
University of Texas at El Paso
El Paso, Texas

Fourth
“Prioritizing high school journalism“
Decker Westenburg
BYU Daily Universe
Brigham Young University
Provo, Utah

Fifth
“Greek Row, COVID-19, and the myth of the ‘college experience’“
Veronica George
The Daily
University of Washington
Seattle, Washington