ACP announces winners
of 2022-23 Clips & Clicks contest

June 19, 2023

MINNEAPOLIS — Congratulations to the winners of the Clips & Clicks contest for the spring 2023 semester — and to the ACP-member student media outlets earning Sweepstakes recognition. 

The competition, open to all ACP members, honors current work among student journalists, and the spring-semester winners feature work produced from Dec. 8, 2022, to May 1, 2023.

There were approximately 450 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, 82 entries, approximately 19 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

> Fall 2022 results

The Battalion, at Texas A&M, claims
2022-23 Sweepstakes

Congratulations to The Battalion, winner of this year’s Clips & Clicks Sweepstakes trophy.

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, 34 student-media outlets scored points in the contest.

First
The Toxic Takeover of Owasco Lake
Nicole Aponte
CitrusTV
Syracuse University
Syracuse, New York

First
Life of the Letters
Nathan Kuczmarski
The Los Angeles Loyolan
Loyola Marymount University
Los Angeles, California

First
Women’s Beach Volleyball Remains Undefeated After Campus Debut
Khassim Diakhate, Nathan Kuczmarski
The Los Angeles Loyolan
Loyola Marymount University
Los Angeles, California

First
Saving LA’s Walkers Takes Way More Than Legalizing Jaywalking
Rudy Goldman, Nathan Kuczmarski
The Los Angeles Loyolan
Loyola Marymount University
Los Angeles, California

First
Sex Edition Cover
Lee Hardisty, Chloe Koh, Emma Ottosen, Sage Zipeto
The Daily
University of Washington
Seattle, Washington

First
Spectrum Pages
Tess Wladar
The Commonwealth Times
Virginia Commonwealth University
Richmond, Virginia

Second
It’s Not All Rainbows
Hunter Casperson
The Orion
California State University, Chico
Chico, California

Third
Final Four
Alex Carnochan, Jenny Jacoby, Jared Lennon
The Miami Hurricane
University of Miami
Coral Gables, Florida

First
Luck
Caroline Jenkins, Cecilia Nguyen, Hope Ollivant, Mac Woolley
Ink
Virginia Commonwealth University
Richmond, Virginia

First
Untitled: Fashion Has No Labels
Lydia duPerier, Skyler Hawkins, Haley Hoidal, Whitney Powell
Currents
Pepperdine University
Malibu, California

First
A Love of the Arts
Carolina Camus
Ibis
University of Miami
Coral Gables, Florida

First
Map it Out
Lizzie Kristal
Distraction
University of Miami
Coral Gables, Florida

First
Take Back the Night
Bennett Hense
The NewsHouse
Syracuse University
Syracuse, New York

First
The Support of a Father
Xinning Li
The NewsHouse
Syracuse University
Syracuse, New York

First
Water Polo Secures Perfect Home Record
Drake Lee
Daily Trojan
University of Southern California
Los Angeles, California

Second
Canes Beat Hoosiers
Alexandra Carnochan
The Miami Hurricane
University of Miami
Coral Gables, Florida

Third
Clemson Xenter P.J. Hall Introduced
Matt Mynes
The Tiger
Clemson University
Clemson, South Carolina

Fourth
Crash Into Me
Kayla Breen
The NewsHouse
Syracuse University
Syracuse, New York

Fifth
Eyes on the Ball
Isaiah Vazquez
The NewsHouse
Syracuse University
Syracuse, New York

Honorable Mentions

Volleyball Wins Home Opener Against No. 12 UC Santa Barbara
Brooks Taylor
Daily Trojan, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California

Washington Players Smile as Confetti Rains Down
Emma Ottosen
The Daily, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington

Trinity Oliver Takes a Shot
Colman Beech
The Daily, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington

First
Left Behind
Amanda Harrington, Audrey Nielsen, Rebecca Redelmeier, Wyatt Stayner
NYCity News Service
City University of New York
New York, New York

Honorable Mentions

It’s Incredibly Disheartening: Club Rowing Boathouse is set for Demolition, Unclear Future
Blake Mauro
The Tiger, Clemson University, Clemson, South Carolina

Clemson Trustee and Alumna Announces Bid for White House
David Ferrara, Blake Mauro
The Tiger, Clemson University, Clemson, South Carolina

Scams Overwhelm Law Enforcement at all Levels
Sarah Dolgin
The NewsHouse, Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York

“Dirty Dodge” Gets a Facelift
Grace Altenhofen
Drake Mag, Drake University, Des Moines, Iowa

UCLA Community Discusses Stimulant Shortage Impact on Students with ADHD
Sarah Nachimson, Sydney Scher
Daily Bruin, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California

First
Three Minutes Can Change So Much: Berkey Hall Professor Reflects on Grief, Return to Class Following Shooting
Amalia Medina
The State News
Michigan State University
East Lansing, Michigan

Honorable Mentions

The Toxic Consequences of Checking Your Rings
Isea Kelley
The NewsHouse, Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York

More Than Just a Pretty Face: UGA Students and Alumni Find Power in Pageantry
Isabelle Manders
The Red & Black, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia

The 65th: “We are Here to Electrify Campus”
Patrick McCaslin
The Miami Hurricane, University of Miami, Coral Gables, Florida

Big History in a Small Package
Jack Lee
The Battalion, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas

True Crime or Fake News?
Karla Perez
The NewsHouse, Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York

First
They Were Part of BC’s Best Men’s Basketball Teams. Now, the Players Worry the Program Forgot About Them.
Jack Bergamini, Sourabh Gokarn
The Heights
Boston College
Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts

Honorable Mentions

You’re Going to Lose Anyway:
Asian American Athletes Face Stereotypes Across Sports
Jerry Jiang
The Graphic, Pepperdine University, Malibu, California

Eight Feet Tall
Zoe May
The Battalion, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas

The Weekend Women’s Hockey Came to Athens: The Path to Game One
Cassidy Hettesheimer
The Red & Black, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia

First
Students Should not be Political Collateral in DeSantis’ Hunt for Power
Staff
The Miami Hurricane
University of Miami
Coral Gables, Florida

First
Lack of Transparency in UM’s Cost of Attendance Burdens Students
Sabrina Wilson
The Miami Hurricane
University of Miami
Coral Gables, Florida