{"id":10868,"date":"2020-10-19T11:21:26","date_gmt":"2020-10-19T16:21:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/studentpress.org\/acp\/?page_id=10868"},"modified":"2020-10-24T16:22:55","modified_gmt":"2020-10-24T21:22:55","slug":"2020-story-of-the-year","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/studentpress.org\/acp\/2020-story-of-the-year\/","title":{"rendered":"2020 Story of the Year"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Associated Collegiate Press salutes the winners of its 2020 Story of the Year competition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Winners were announced during the ACP\/CMA Fall National College Media Convention awards ceremony, presented virtually on Oct. 22.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Ernie Pyle<\/strong><\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

The Ernie Pyle Human-Interest Profile Award is in honor of the 1944 Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter, and the award is sponsored by the Ernie Pyle Legacy Foundation<\/a><\/strong> and Scripps Howard. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pyle was an extraordinary journalist who had the ability to reach out and make folks feel comfortable, as they shared both good times and tough times. For the last 10 years of his life, Pyle\u2019s columns ran six times a week, primarily in Scripps-Howard newspapers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Local Climate Change Reporting contest is in partnership with the George Mason University Center for Climate Change Communication.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The center develops and applies social-science insights to help society make informed decisions that will stabilize the earth\u2019s life-sustaining climate and prevent further harm from climate change.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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WATCH<\/strong>
<\/a>the awards ceremony for Pacemakers and Individual Awards
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2020 ACP Individual Awards<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Advertisement<\/a> \u2022 Cartoon<\/a> \u2022 Design<\/a>
Multimedia<\/a> \u2022 Reporter<\/a> \u2022 Photo<\/a> \u2022 Story<\/a>
Best Use of Social Media<\/a> \u2022 COVID-19 Coverage<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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2020 ACP Pacemakers<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Broadcast<\/a> \u2022 Business<\/a> \u2022 Innovation<\/a>
Magazine<\/a> \u2022 Newspaper<\/a> \u2022 Online<\/a> \u2022 2019 Yearbook<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Best of Show<\/a><\/strong>
Virtual 2020
Fall National College Media Convention
Oct. 24, 2020<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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ACP Awards page<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

ACP Awards archive<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Breaking News Story<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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McCain Institute head Kurt Volker steps down as US diplomat<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Andrew Howard
The State Press
Arizona State University
Phoenix, Arizona<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Protest spills into the streets as both sides dispute negotiation efforts<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Kallan Arkeder, Toby Craner, Meilin Quinn
The NewsHouse
Syracuse University
Syracuse, New York<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Nursing open wounds<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Zach Walker
The Clarion
Bethel University
St. Paul, Minnesota<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Jerry Sandusky\u2019s 30-to-60-year prison sentence doesn\u2019t change after resentencing hearing<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Maddie Aiken
The Daily Collegian
Penn State University
State College, Pennsylvania<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Disheartening: Students, faculty react<\/a> to calls to fire WSU President Jay Golden over Ivanka Trump fiasco<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Daniel Caudill, Emily Dulohery, Lindsay Smith
The Sunflower
Wichita State University
Wichita, Kansas<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Seven arrests, 110 officers, tear gas and flash bangs down Santa Rosa in San Luis Obispo Protests<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Honorable mention
Aidan McGloin
Mustang News
California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
San Luis Obispo, California<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Breaking down the UK cheerleading hazing investigation<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Honorable mention
Natalie Parks
Kentucky Kernel
University of Kentucky
Lexington, Kentucky<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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King\u2019s freshmen<\/a> rescued after jumping into Hudson<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Honorable mention
Mattie Townson
Empire State Tribune
King\u2019s College
New York, New York<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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OU Gaylord College professor uses racial slur during class in comparison to \u2018OK, boomer\u2019 phrase<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Honorable mention
Nick Hazelrigg, Bailey Lewis, Jordan Miller
OU Daily
University of Oklahoma
Norman, Oklahoma<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Former ICE Director Thomas Homan returned to speak at Penn. Protesters returned too<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Honorable mention
Jonah Charlton, Pia Singh
The Daily Pennsylvanian
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Three Renowned Harvard Anthropologists Face Allegations of Sexual Harassment<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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James Bikales
The Harvard Crimson
Harvard University
Cambridge, Massachusetts
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New York college students eagerly await  marijuana legalization<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Second
Rocio Fortuny, Patrick Linehan
The NewsHouse
Syracuse University
Syracuse, New York
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The full story: How lack of oversight allowed a UGA employee to steal $1.3 million over a decade<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Third
Spencer Donovan, Hunter Riggall, Savannah Sicurella
The Red & Black
University of Georgia
Athens, Georgia
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\u2018It cannot be full consent\u2019: OU drama alumna reports sexual relationship with professor who resigns amid Title IX inquiry<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fourth
Jana Allen
OU Daily
University of Oklahoma
Norman, Oklahoma
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Lexington\u2019s East End: A changing neighborhood<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Bailey Vandiver
KRNL Lifestyle + Fashion
University of Kentucky
Lexington, Kentucky<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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ASU abandoned most of its operational sustainability goals<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Honorable mention
Molly Stellino
The State Press
Arizona State University
Phoenix, Arizona
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Freedom Wall Saga Casts Light on Relationship between Pepperdine and LGBTQ+ Students<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Honorable mention
James Moore, Alex Neis
Graphic
Pepperdine University
Malibu, California
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When the Dean Said a Slur, and Then Got Promoted<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Honorable mention
Leo Smith
F Newsmagazine
School of the Art Institute of Chicago
Chicago, Illinois
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Texas Tech sexual assault complaints, arrest follow Jett Duffey in recruitment to CMU<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Honorable mention
Evan Petzold
Central Michigan Life
Central Michigan University
Mount Pleasant, Michigan
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Student Government Assembly Chair Resigns Over Conflicting Statement, Relationship Between the NYPD and NYU Public Safety Remains Unclear<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Honorable mention
Matthew Fischetti
Washington Square News
New York University
New York, New York
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Feature Story<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Courageous: The Maggie Nichols story<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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George Stoia
OU Daily
University of Oklahoma
Norman, Oklahoma
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By chance: <\/a>
Students who switched tickets escaped the Pan Am Flight 103 bombing<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Second
Jordan Muller
The Daily Orange
Syracuse University
Syracuse, New York
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One Year Later: Beauregard Mourns<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Cory Blackmon, Trice Brown, Evan Mealins
The Auburn Plainsman
Auburn University
Auburn, Alabama
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You Can\u2019t Not Take That Home\u2019:<\/a>
Penn Nurses on the Emotional Toll of Coronavirus<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fourth
Annabelle Williams
34th Street Magazine
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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An inside look at the struggle of a sexual assault survivor<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Cecilia Lenzen
The Shorthorn
University of Texas at Arlington
Arlington, Texas
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Humanitarian pushes through traumatic past to help others<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Honorable mention
Fernando Haro
The Union
El Camino College
Torrance, California<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Art Student\u2019s Paint Brush Draws \u2018Giants\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Honorable mention
Ande Richards
Collegian
Los Angeles City College
Los Angeles, California
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Walking dynamite lights up community<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Honorable mention
Cheyenne Miller
Crusader News
Seward County Community College
Liberal, Kansas
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Life unveiled<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Honorable mention
Maddie Christy, Emma Harville, Manisha Shakuntala, Katie Viesselman
Textura India
Bethel University
St. Paul, Minnesota<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The story of a Paralympic gold medal-winning sled hockey player<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Honorable mention
Dominic Hoscher
Lindenlink
Lindenwood University
St. Charles, Missouri<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Sports Game Story<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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‘Absolutely devastating’: <\/a>
This loss, 98-96 in OT to Duke, is a brutal one for UNC<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Chapel Fowler
The Daily Tar Heel
University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
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Louisville crushes Syracuse\u2019s bowl game ambitions with 56-34 win<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Andrew Graham
The Daily Orange
Syracuse University
Syracuse, New York
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Michigan fails to overcome early deficit, loses to Penn State, 28-21<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Third
Max Marcovitch
The Michigan Daily
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, Michigan
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Richmond stunts men\u2019s basketball\u2019s two-game win streak<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fourth
Emily Maise
The GW Hatchet
The George Washington University
Washington, D.C
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State Women Stunned by Denver<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Landon Dierks
The Collegian
South Dakota State University
Brookings, South Dakota
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Gonzaga Outlasts Pepperdine in Conference Battle<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Honorable mention
Austin Hall
Graphic
Pepperdine University
Malibu, California
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Guy\u2019s Game Winner Leads Eagles to Season Sweep of Notre Dame<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Honorable mention
Emma Healy
The Heights
Boston College
Chestnut Hill, MA
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\u2018LeBron Tillman\u2019 and the final play that helped <\/a>M<\/a>SU men\u2019s basketball escape Illinois<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Honorable mention
Chase Michaelson
The State News
Michigan State University
East Lansing, Michigan
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Final foul lifts Louisville over Pitt, 73-68<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Honorable mention
Stephen Thompson
The Pitt News
University of Pittsburg
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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Bobcats knock off panthers in triple-overtime thriller<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Honorable mention
Colton McWilliams
The University Star
Texas State University
San Marcos, Texas
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Sports Feature Story<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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In a city full of Girards, Joseph Girard III made it big<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Josh Schafer
The Daily Orange
Syracuse University
Syracuse, New York
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Walk-on to coach: <\/a>
How Jon Fleming moved from one seat on the bench to another<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Second
Ian Kreider
KentWired.com
Kent State University
Kent, Ohio
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Untold Legacy<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Third
Taylor Jennings-Brown
Garnet & Black
University of South Carolina
Columbia, South Carolina
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Crissy Shannon: Bending over backwards for Pitt band<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fourth
Trent Leonard
The Pitt News
University of Pittsburg
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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Fighting forever<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fifth
Emma Eidsvoog, Nala Goyal, Braeden Peterson, Vada Stoddard, Jake Van Loh
Textura India
Bethel University
St. Paul, Minnesota
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Jim Harbaugh\u2019s drive home<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Honorable mention
Ethan Sears
The Michigan Daily
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, Michigan
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This is our normal and it\u2019s wonderful\u2019: <\/a>
How OU\u2019s coaches\u2019 wives will make sure Santa finds Sooner families in Atlanta at College Football Playoff<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Honorable mention
George Stoia
OU Daily
University of Oklahoma
Norman, Oklahoma
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Chase Adams steps up as \u2018glue of the family\u2019 as grandmother battles coronavirus<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Honorable mention
Kyle Garcia
The Beacon
University of Portland
Portland, Oregon
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Where his brother\u2019s memory lives on, Penn State men\u2019s lacrosse\u2019s Teddy Darcey blazes his own trail<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Honorable mention
Shane Connelly
The Daily Collegian
Penn State University
State College, Pennsylvania<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Following physical and emotional hardship, Courtanae Calhoun is looking to strike back<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Honorable mention
Brianna Harmon
The Et Cetera
Eastfield College
Mesquite, Texas
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Mayor Bottoms, tear down this statue!<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Staff
The Signal
Georgia State University
Atlanta, Georgia
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Call a fire a fire<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Tori Pender
The College Voice
Mercer County Community College
Cranbury, New Jersey
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It\u2019s On Us, but it\u2019s also on MSU<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Staff
The State News
Michigan State University
East Lansing, Michigan
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Administrators need to issue parking permit refunds this month<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fourth
Omar Rashad
The Union
El Camino College
Torrance, California
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Dropping the ball: <\/a>
Moving rivalry game to Detroit upsets students, locals<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Dylan Goetz
Central Michigan Life
Central Michigan University
Mount Pleasant, Michigan
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Denying proposed calendar ignores the needs of students, disrupts shared governance<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Honorable mention
Kaylie McLaughlin
The Collegian
Kansas State University
Manhattan, Kansas
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UK planning committees, here are some things you must consider<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Honorable mention
Natalie Parks
Kentucky Kernel
University of Kentucky
Lexington, Kentucky
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Editorial: UNC\u2019s coronavirus response <\/a>\u2014<\/a> the good, the bad and the ugly<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Honorable mention
Staff
The Daily Tar Heel
University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
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Sol\u00e9 Ruiz
The Sun
Southwestern College
Chula Vista, California
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Disrespect of Black men is demoralizing<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Ghost of Your Hands<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Jules Graebner
Stephens Life
Stephens College
Columbia, Missouri
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Piecing life together after an eating disorder<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Third
Missy Johnson
Talisman
Western Kentucky University
Bowling Green, Kentucky
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Breath is Precious: The Vaping Disease Killed My Mother<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fourth
Mary Margaret Davis
The Graphic
Pepperdine University
Malibu, California
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On George<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fifth
Alyssa Story
Los Angeles Loyolan
Loyola Marymount University
Los Angeles, California
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Fearing for my father\u2019s life<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Honorable mention
Erin Holve
The Orion
California State University, Chico
Chico, California
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Shi<\/a>a<\/a>von\u2019s Jawn: I was raised by a village that didn\u2019t talk about feelings<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Honorable mention
Shiavon Chatman
The State Hornet
California State University, Sacramento
Sacramento, California
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Tracing the origins and present-day resurgence of anti-Semitism<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Madison Lotenschtein
The Daily Iowan
University of Iowa
Iowa City, Iowa
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Opinion | One year later: Perspective from a Tree of Life congregation member<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Aidan Segal
The Pitt News
University of Pittsburg
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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His name is Justin Howell<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Honorable mention
Joshua Howell
The Battalion
Texas A&M University
College Station, Texas
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Diversity Story<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Funded But Forgotten<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

First
Megan Conn, Georgina Hallowell, Larisa Karr Karr, Modou Nyang
NYCity News Service
City University of New York
New York, New York
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\u2019We are tenacious\u2019: <\/a>
The first-generation, low-income student experience at Duke<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Shannon Fang
The Chronicle
Duke University
Durham, North Carolina
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We can help ourselves:\u2019 Native women come together to confront high rates of maternal mortality<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Third
Delia Johnson, Kyley Warren
Cronkite News
Arizona State University
Phoenix, Arizona
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She can do it too<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Kevin Caparoso
Warrior Life
El Camino College
Torrance, California
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A little less than kind<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fifth
Annie Aguiar
Indiana Daily Student
Indiana University
Bloomington, Indiana
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Preserving Mother Tongues<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Honorable mention
Karina Zapata
Calgary Journal
Mount Royal University
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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From memes to meetups, the subtle asian traits Facebook page unites cultures in a worldwide community<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Honorable mention
Bridgette Baron, Lauren Ho, Dustin Newman, Kaia Sherry, Max Wu
Daily Bruin
University of California, Los Angeles
Los Angeles, California
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If it isn\u2019t intersectional, it isn\u2019t feminism<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Honorable mention
Makena Huey, Maria Belen Iturralde, Brianna Willis
Currents
Pepperdine University
Malibu, California
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When the illness is invisible: <\/a>
Kent State students living with chronic illness turn to each other for support<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Honorable mention
Lyndsey Brennan
KentWired.com
Kent State University
Kent, Ohio
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Racism continues to surface in the Church and at BYU<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Honorable mention
Lisi Merkley
The Daily Universe
Brigham Young University
Provo, Utah
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Local Climate Change Reporting<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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The Local Climate Change Reporting contest is in partnership with the George Mason University Center for Climate Change Communication.<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Climate 414<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

First
Quinn Clark, Sam Dahm, Michael Greer, Meghan Gresk, Jeanna Prudhomme
Arches
Mount Mary University
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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In Focus: As climate change worsens, combined sewers pose new issues<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Emma Edmund
The Daily Northwestern
Northwestern University
Evanston, Illinois
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Sea Level Rise and Its Impact on Coastal Cities Like Malibu<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Third
Jenna Gaertner, Brianna Willis
The Graphic
Pepperdine University
Malibu, California
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Point of no return?<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fourth
Max Zambrano
Talisman
Western Kentucky University
Bowling Green, Kentucky
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Divestment, Part 2: A ‘Neutral’ Policy<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fifth
Dustin Lowman
F Newsmagazine
School of the Art Institute of Chicago
Chicago, Illinois
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It\u2019s gettin\u2019 hot in here:<\/a>
Reproductive, climate justice intersect at  \u2018A Case for Climate and Sex Symposium\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Honorable mention
Layla Chamberlin
The Daily Californian
University of California, Berkeley
Berkeley, California
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Cal State LA goes green<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Honorable mention
Richard Tzul
University Times
California State University \u2013 Los Angeles
Cerritos, California
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Climate Inaction: Historical activism and the University\u2019s response to the climate movement<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Honorable mention
Erin White
The Michigan Daily
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, Michigan
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Big Ten students call for fossil fuel divestment<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Honorable mention
Wendy Guzman
The State News
Michigan State University
East Lansing, Michigan
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Behind Penn\u2019s 1.5* Minute Climate Lectures<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Honorable mention
Fernanda Brizuela
34th Street Magazine
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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Ernie Pyle Human-Interest Profile<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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The Human-Interest Profile Award is sponsored by the Ernie Pyle Legacy Foundation and Scripps Howard.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Live and learn<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

First
Caroline Anders
Indiana Daily Student
Indiana University
Bloomington, Indiana
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It fills my soul\u2019: One woman\u2019s goal to train psychiatric service dogs for survivors<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Second
C.J. Moore
The State News
Michigan State University
East Lansing, Michigan
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2 years ago, she was pre-med at the UI. Now, she\u2019s running her own organic farm<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Third
Katelyn Weisbrod
The Daily Iowan
University of Iowa
Iowa City, Iowa
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Neal Powless: SU Ombuds brings a message of healing to a polarized world<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fourth
Amanda Paule
The NewsHouse
Syracuse University
Syracuse, New York
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Life after loss<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fifth
Kimiko Dugan
SALT: Military Photojournalism 2020
Syracuse University
Syracuse, New York<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Making a discovery: How Julianna Ramirez used her passion for science to find success<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Honorable mention
Michelle Johnson
The Arbiter
Boise State University
Boise, Idaho
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All little butterflies<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Honorable mention
Zach Walker
The Clarion
Bethel University
St. Paul, Minnesota
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Financial independence at 25 cents an hour<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Honorable mention
Omar Padillo
Washington Square News
New York University
New York, New York
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Chasing ice with the U.S. Coast Guard<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Honorable mention
Mia Werner
The Beacon
University of Portland
Portland, Oregon
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Finding stillness in the chaos<\/a>


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Honorable mention
Skye Seip
The Et Cetera
Eastfield College
Mesquite, Texas
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