{"id":2008,"date":"2015-09-16T20:55:16","date_gmt":"2015-09-16T20:55:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/studentpress.org\/acp\/?page_id=2008"},"modified":"2015-09-16T20:55:16","modified_gmt":"2015-09-16T20:55:16","slug":"2015-story-of-the-year","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/studentpress.org\/acp\/awards\/2015-story-of-the-year\/","title":{"rendered":"2015 Story of the Year Finalists"},"content":{"rendered":"

<\/h3>\n

NEWS STORY<\/h3>\n

Lorenzo Morotti<\/strong>
\n\u00e2\u20ac\u02dcShut Down Day’ urges outrage against system<\/a><\/em>
\nThe Advocate
\nContra Costa College
\nSan Pablo, California<\/p>\n

Parker Asmann<\/strong>
\nDePaul responds: 286 percent rise of adjunct faculty in academia<\/a><\/em>
\nDePaulia
\nDePaul Univ.
\nChicago, Illinois<\/p>\n

Jessica Lee<\/strong>
\nGymnastics coaches out after harassment claim<\/a><\/em>
\nMinnesota Daily
\nUniv. of Minnesota
\nMinneapolis, Minnesota<\/p>\n

Katy Canada, Mackenzie Roberts<\/strong>
\nUnaccompanied minors seek new homes and lives in NC<\/a><\/em>
\nThe Pendulum
\nElon Univ.
\nElon, North Carolina<\/p>\n

Fernando Echeverri, Brandon Jordan<\/strong>
\nCUNY financially tied to private prison industry<\/a><\/em>
\nThe Knight News
\nQueens College
\nFlushing, New York<\/p>\n

Brian Molongoski, Maggie McVey<\/strong>
\nFighting a wildfire: Plattsburgh State and the north countrys ongoing battle against drug abuse<\/a><\/em>
\nCardinal Points
\nState University of New York at Plattsburgh
\nPlattsburgh, New York<\/p>\n

Staff<\/strong>
\nTimeline: Sigma Alpha Epsilon frat shut down, members expelled<\/a><\/em>
\nThe Oklahoma Daily
\nUniv. of Oklahoma
\nNorman, Oklahoma<\/p>\n

Justin Wise, Jonathan Hawthorne<\/strong>
\nLauren Jones leaves lasting mark at University of Oregon<\/a><\/em>
\nEmerald Media
\nUniv. of Oregon
\nEugene, Oregon<\/p>\n

Avery Maehrer, Joey Cranney<\/strong>
\nPain and the Game<\/a><\/em>
\nThe Temple News
\nTemple University
\nPhiladelphia<\/p>\n

Sarah Olsen, Taylor Feuss, Jacob Holzman, Cole Wangsness, John Reidel<\/strong>
\nQuality of life: A look inside UVM Sodexo<\/a><\/em>
\nThe Vermont Cynic
\nUnivrsity of Vermont
\nBurlington, Vermont<\/p>\n

\n

FEATURE STORY<\/h3>\n

Katherine Hunt<\/strong>
\nGirls with guts: Giving a voice to an uncomfortable issue<\/a><\/em>
\nThe Traveler
\nUniv. of Arkansas
\nFayetteville, Arkansas<\/p>\n

Staff<\/strong>
\nLa Frontera’s disposable people<\/a><\/em>
\nEl Sol
\nSouthwestern College
\nChula Vista, California<\/p>\n

Staff<\/strong>
\nYears after rapper was convicted for killing, questions raised about his case<\/a><\/em>
\nThe Medill Justice Project
\nNorthwestern Univ., Medill School of Journalism, Media, Integrated Marketing Communication
\nEvanston, Illinois<\/p>\n

Kate Mishkin<\/strong>
\nSighting Andrea<\/a><\/em>
\nThe Knox Student
\nKnox College
\nGalesburg, Illinois<\/p>\n

Megan Jula<\/strong>
\nWhen students die<\/a><\/em>
\nIndiana Daily Student
\nIndiana University
\nBloomington, Indiana<\/p>\n

Karl M. Aspelund, Meg P. Bernhard, David Freed, Idrees M. Kahloon, Alexander H. Patel<\/strong>
\nHarvard Faculty Donate to Democrats by Wide Margin<\/a><\/em>
\nThe Harvard Crimson
\nHarvard University
\nCambridge, Massachusetts<\/p>\n

Leena Dahal<\/strong>
\nSocial media awareness campaign fosters visibility and acceptance for POTS<\/a><\/em>
\nThe Pendulum
\nElon University
\nElon, North Carolina<\/p>\n

Elizabeth Lepro<\/strong>
\nHome, sweet zone: City officials crack down on overcrowding<\/a><\/em>
\nThe Pitt News
\nUniversity of Pittsburgh
\nPittsburgh, Pennsylvania<\/p>\n

Anwesha Bhattacharjee<\/strong>
\nBallot Bound<\/a><\/em>
\nThe Mercury
\nUniv. of Texas at Dallas
\nRichardson, Texas<\/p>\n

Andrew Braddock<\/strong>
\nWSU student and veteran remembers the day we went to war<\/a><\/em>
\nThe Daily Evergreen
\nWashington State University
\nPullman, Washington<\/p>\n

\n

SPORTS STORY<\/h3>\n

Colin Grylls<\/strong>
\nLucky Number \u00e2\u20ac\u015340\u00e2\u20ac\u00b3<\/a><\/em>
\nEl Sol
\nSouthwestern College
\nChula Vista, California<\/p>\n

Joseph Beyda, David Cohn, Elizabeth Trinh, George Chen<\/strong>
\nStanford softball in shambles after infighting, controversial resignation<\/a><\/em>
\nStanford Daily
\nStanford University
\nStanford, California<\/p>\n

Max Dible<\/strong>
\nHoibergs Magic Act<\/a><\/em>
\nIowa State Daily
\nIowa State University
\nAmes, Iowa<\/p>\n

Evan Hoopfer<\/strong>
\nSold, not told<\/a><\/em>
\nIndiana Daily Student
\nIndiana University
\nBloomington, Indiana<\/p>\n

Jacob D. H. Feldman<\/strong>
\nPlaying with the rules<\/a><\/em>
\nFifteen Minutes
\nHarvard University
\nCambridge, Massachussetts<\/p>\n

Caleb Lee, Samuel E. Liu, Ali M. Monfre<\/strong>
\nGod of the playing field<\/a><\/em>
\nThe Harvard Crimson
\nHarvard University
\nCambridge, Massachussetts<\/p>\n

Joe Mussatto<\/strong>
\nOU Athletic Department monitors student-athletes social media usage<\/a><\/em>
\nThe Oklahoma Daily
\nUniversity of Oklahoma
\nNorman, Oklahoma<\/p>\n

Malika Andrews<\/strong>
\nHis way out<\/a><\/em>
\nThe Beacon
\nUniversity of Portland
\nPortland, Oregon<\/p>\n

Jasper Wilson<\/strong>
\nFormer Panther wrestlers find work at NASCAR<\/a><\/em>
\nThe Pitt News
\nUniversity of Pittsburgh
\nPittsburgh, Pennsylvania<\/p>\n

Shehan Jeyarajah<\/strong>
\nTaylor Young breaks conventions for Baylor football<\/a><\/em>
\nThe Baylor Lariat
\nBaylor University
\nWaco, Texas<\/p>\n

\n

EDITORIAL\/OPINION<\/h3>\n

Alexis Hosticka<\/strong>
\nHealthy is beautiful<\/a><\/em>
\nThe Bison
\nHarding University
\nSearcy, Arkansas<\/p>\n

Anna Pryor<\/strong>
\nAdministration botches Ebola scare<\/a><\/em>
\nThe Sun
\nSouthwestern College
\nChula Vista, California<\/p>\n

Staff<\/strong>
\nTragedy of the Housing Commons<\/a><\/em>
\nThe Signal
\nGeorgia State University
\nAtlanta, Georgia<\/p>\n

Sally Balcaen<\/strong>
\nJe ne suis pas Charlie<\/a><\/em>
\nThe Sentinel
\nNorth Idaho College
\nCoeur dAlene, Idaho<\/p>\n

Anonymous<\/strong>
\nMy reality of surviving sexual assault<\/a><\/em>
\nThe Daily Northwestern
\nNorthwestern University
\nEvanston, Illinois<\/p>\n

Leah Johnson<\/strong>
\nColor of conscience<\/a><\/em>
\nIndiana Daily Student
\nIndiana University
\nBloomington, Indiana<\/p>\n

Stephen Kolison<\/strong>
\nA racy topic<\/a><\/em>
\nObserver
\nCase Western Reserve University
\nCleveland, Ohio<\/p>\n

Angela Wolfe<\/strong>
\nSex Offenders Mingling With Minors<\/a><\/em>
\nThe Voice
\nCuyahoga Community College
\nCleveland, Ohio<\/p>\n

Conner Williams<\/strong>
\nUp in smoke: The ethical dilemmas of a convenience store clerk<\/a><\/em>
\nJournal
\nWestern Oregon Univ.
\nMonmouth, Oregon<\/p>\n

Jonathon Platt<\/strong>
\nThis outfit does not make me a Texan<\/a><\/em>
\nFocus
\nBaylor University
\nWaco, Texas<\/p>\n

\n

DIVERSITY<\/h3>\n

Madison Farkas, Cameron Perrier<\/strong>
\nJamaican food stall gives Necole Hines freedom to dream<\/a><\/em>
\nThe Calgary Journal
\nMount Royal University
\nCalgary, Alberta, Canada<\/p>\n

Kevin Truong<\/strong>
\nStreet Level<\/a><\/em>
\nThe Daily Bruin
\nUniversity of California, Los Angeles
\nLos Angeles<\/p>\n

Helen Bezikyan<\/strong>
\nMany share one family’s story<\/a><\/em>
\nCollegian Wired
\nLos Angeles City College
\nLos Angeles<\/p>\n

Parker Asmann<\/strong>
\nChild, not alien, migration<\/a><\/em>
\nDePaulia
\nDePaul University
\nChicago<\/p>\n

Staff<\/strong>
\nAngola Warden Says Black Panther Party Advocates Violence and Racism but Is It True?<\/a><\/em>
\nThe Medill Justice Project
\nNorthwestern Univ., Medill School of Journalism, Media, Integrated Marketing Communication
\nEvanston, Illinois<\/p>\n

Gabriel Galvan<\/strong>
\nSquandered<\/a><\/em>
\nPanorama
\nUniversity of Texas Pan American
\nEdinburg, Texas<\/p>\n

Lorain Ambrocio<\/strong>
\nOutreach, resources for transgender people progressing in El Paso, on campus<\/a><\/em>
\nThe Prospector
\nUniversity of Texas at El Paso
\nEl Paso, Texas<\/p>\n

Grant V. Ziegler<\/strong>
\nNoriega Bill Helps Students<\/a><\/em>
\nNews-Register
\nNorth Lake College
\nIrving, Texas<\/p>\n

Vycktoryja Selves<\/strong>
\nExperience of a lifetime: Sierra Leone<\/a><\/em>
\nWingspan
\nLaramie County Comm. College
\nCheyenne, Wyoming<\/p>\n

\n

Winners will be announced at #collegemedia15, the ACP\/CMA National College Media Convention in Austin, Texas, Oct. 28-Nov. 1<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

NEWS STORY Lorenzo Morotti \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcShut Down Day’ urges outrage against system The Advocate Contra Costa College San Pablo, California Parker Asmann DePaul responds: 286 percent rise of adjunct faculty in academia DePaulia DePaul Univ. Chicago, Illinois Jessica Lee Gymnastics coaches out after harassment claim Minnesota Daily Univ. of Minnesota Minneapolis, Minnesota Katy Canada, Mackenzie Roberts […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":22,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"single.php","meta":[],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/studentpress.org\/acp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2008"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/studentpress.org\/acp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/studentpress.org\/acp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/studentpress.org\/acp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/studentpress.org\/acp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2008"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/studentpress.org\/acp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2008\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2009,"href":"https:\/\/studentpress.org\/acp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2008\/revisions\/2009"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/studentpress.org\/acp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/22"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/studentpress.org\/acp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2008"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}