2016-17 NJ College Newspaper Contest Results

Four Year News Writing

First Place The Daily Targum Rutgers University ‘Politicizing Beyonce' professor remains under investigation; Over 1,000 students protest Trump's Muslim ban Kira Herzog

Second Place The Rider News Rider University One-campus model fuels tension, debate Brandon Scalea

Third Place The Whit Rowan University Elevated lead levels found in Rowan water Kyle Sullender

Two Year News Writing

First Place The Torch Bergen Community College Choose Love Movement Comes To BCC; BCC Avoids North Jersey Tainted Water Adrianna Caraballo

Second Place The College Voice Mercer County Community College Sex offender Mercer student arrested Svetlana Craft, Maria Ramos, Jasmine Santalla

Third Place The Orator Hudson County Community College It's on Us: HCCC Pledges to Inform Campus and Prevent Sexual Assault Natalie Felix Four Year Feature Writing

First Place The Setonian Seton Hall University From nothing: Hurricane molded SHU forward; President Esteban addresses impending departure to DePaul Gary Phillips

Second Place The Daily Targum Rutgers University It's After 5, time to shake up Hub City's music scene; Body positivity takes full form with 'Pretty Big' performance Brittany Gibson

Third Place The Equinox Fairleigh Dickinson University A Witness to History Theresa King

Two Year Feature Writing

First Place The College Voice Mercer County Community College Fake news sows confusion Maria Ramos

Second Place The Torch Bergen Community College BCC Is Black, Brown, and College Bound; Black History Month Comes To A Close Luis Lopez Wei

Third Place Quo Vadis Middlesex County College New Restaurant Offering One of a Kind... Alexander Lewis

Four Year Biography/Personality Profile

First Place The Setonian Seton Hall University Activist, gangster, educator: Dr. Pritchett a Seton Hall ‘jewel’; SGA President no stranger to the campaign trail Gary Phillips

Second Place The Montclarion Montclair State University Banana Boats and Basketball: The End of a Journey Daniel Falkenheim

Third Place The Daily Targum Rutgers University 1st female mascot looks back on career; RU alum to face CM Punk at UFC 203 Brian Fonseca

Two Year Biography/Personality Profile

First Place The Youngtown Edition County College of Morris CCM Spotlight: Gender club founder on campus for a cause Marisa Goglia

Second Place The Torch Bergen Community College Barefoot Man: An Interview With Bergen Community College’s Foot Nudist Thea Oh

Third Place The Torch Bergen Community College Part Time Student, Full Time Mother: Nia Whittingham’s Story; From Bergen To Shanghai: Gilman Winner Spotlight Katherine Canillas

Four Year Editorial Writing

First Place The Daily Targum Rutgers University Comments online can puts jobs on line; U. should recognize past, not replace it Syeda Khaula Saad

Second Place The Setonian Seton Hall University Don’t let fear and hate define us; Calling all Pirates to the polls Editorial Board

Third Place The Rider News Rider University From the Editor: Defending the media in the fight for truth; From the Editor: Minimum wage, minimal resources Samantha Sawh

Two Year Editorial Writing

First Place The Torch Bergen Community College BCC: A Love Story; Who’s Still Supporting Trump? George Guerra, Iness Rabah

Second Place Quo Vadis Middlesex County College Panama Papers Reinforces the Importance of Journalism Ilya Arbit

Third Place The Orator Hudson County Community College The Effect of Planned Parenthood Now That Donald Trump Is President-Elect Mariam Conte

Four Year Column/Opinion Writing

First Place The Daily Princetonian Princeton University Dear administration: protect undocumented people now or change motto Max Grear

Second Place The Equinox Fairleigh Dickinson University Editor's Desk; Broken Advisement Melanie Perez

Third Place The Setonian Seton Hall University An open letter to my pro-life father; The Garden State could get a little greener Ashley Turner

Two Year Column/Opinion Writing

First Place Quo Vadis Middlesex County College There is no Stigma to Community College Megan Thompson

Second Place The College Voice Mercer County Community College We need a real food court: A Subway or Wawa on campus would be a cash cow Oscar Trigueros, Trevion Anglin

Third Place The Orator Hudson County Community College What Does ""Black Lives Matter"" Even Mean?; Who Will End Social Injustice? Adam Huchard

Four Year Sports Writing

First Place The Daily Targum Rutgers University B1G Bloodbath: Wolverines steamroll Rutgers with 11 touchdowns as Knights suffer their worst shutout loss since 1888; RU makes history in win over Penn State Brian Fonseca

Second Place The Setonian Seton Hall University Thomas, Jones trying to move on from past mistakes; SHU baseball shaves heads for pediatric cancer Elizabeth Swinton

Third Place The Signal The College of New Jersey Lady Lions react to revealing Harvard scouting report; Throwers lack event coach Michael Battista

Two Year Sports Writing

First Place The Youngtown Edition County College of Morris Shooting hoops to 'Kill Cancer' Brett Friedensohn

Second Place The Voice Cumberland County College Cross Country Ahmad Graves-El

Third Place The College Voice Mercer County Community College Vikings baseball looking for back to back World Series appearances Jackson Thompson

Four Year Arts & Entertainment/Critical Writing

First Place The Whit Rowan University The return of Pokémon Go, and why it should matter; Walker Weekly Dylan Maslowski

Second Place The Pillar Fairleigh Dickinson University Opinion: TV shows need to stop constantly killing LGBT characters Christi Peace

Third Place The Tower Kean University Everybody’s dead in the gallery Joshua Rosario

Two Year Arts & Entertainment/Critical Writing

First Place The College Voice Mercer County Community College The Bunker a new fixture in the New Brunswick basement music scene Trevion Anglin

Second Place The Torch Bergen Community College Final Fantasy XV: A Flawed Masterpiece; Kingsglaive Final Fantasy XV: A New ERA For Video Game Movies? Adam Grassani

Third Place The Youngtown Edition County College of Morris Timeless 'West Side Story' comes to CCM Amanda Aller

Four Year Enterprise/Investigative Reporting

First Place The Daily Targum Rutgers University U. career fair turns away students wearing light grey, blue suits; Reporter identifies U. student as Denial of Service attack perpetrator Nikhilesh De

Second Place The Daily Targum Rutgers University Sexual assault reports jump in recent years Alexandra DeMatos

Third Place The Signal The College of New Jersey tcnj.snap a hit on campus, beyond ; Amnesty policy closely detailed Sydney Shaw

Two Year Enterprise/Investigative Reporting

First Place The Torch Bergen Community College Success 101 Proposal Fails; BCC Cleared to Fly Drones Adrianna Caraballo

Second Place The Torch Bergen Community College Bergen Jobs Are Skating on Thin Ice Alyssa Blundo

Third Place The Voice Cumberland County College Inside Look at Campus Lockdown: What's the 411? Ahmad Graves-El

Four Year Photography

First Place The Whit Rowan University Amanda Palma Photos Amanda Palma

Second Place The Daily Targum Rutgers University Comeback Kids: Knights score 31 unanswered points after falling into another early hole, defeats Lobos to stay perfect at home; Over 1,000 students protest Trump's Muslim ban; Barchi faces student protests at town hall; NCAA Wrestling Championships 2016 Dimitri Rodriguez

Third Place The Whit Rowan University Nicole Mingo

Two Year Photography

First Place The College Voice Mercer County Community College I can't go home! I'm already here! Tim O'Boyle

Second Place The Torch Bergen Community College Baseball Season Warms Up; Bergen Stages Presents South Pacific: The Fight Against Prejudice Henry Fowler

Third Place The Voice Cumberland County College Festival photo Nicole Perez

Four Year Overall Website

First Place The Daily Targum Rutgers University The Daily Targum Website Staff

Second Place The Setonian Seton Hall University TheSetonian.com The Setonian

Third Place The Signal The College of New Jersey The Signal website Staff

Two Year Overall Website

First Place The College Voice Mercer County Community College The College VOICE Staff

Second Place Quo Vadis Middlesex County College Overall Website Staff

Four Year Web Project

First Place The Montclarion Montclair State University Carsick - Examining Commuter Life at Montclair State Second Place The Tower Kean University Listen: TV turns into poetry with readings from ‘Rabbit Ears' Rebecca Panico

Two Year Web Project

First Place CCC Times Camden County College Life and Loss: The Matthew Stauffer Story Autumn Caraballo

Second Place CCC Times Camden County College Defend Until the End Jacquelyn Knoll

Third Place CCC Times Camden County College Future Firefighter Ignites Way to Better Future Rachael Crismond

Four Year Online Video

First Place The Daily Targum Rutgers University No Ban No Wall Protest at Rutgers Nicole Lagos, Jill Buhain

Second Place The Tower Kean University The Tower visits Yale Daily News to discuss diversity in journalism Rebecca Panico

Third Place The Tower Kean University College Hour episode 2: Shawn Crysis David Long, Elijah Tarik Powell

Two Year Online Video

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Four Year Layout & Design

First Place The Rider News Rider University Students reeled in to help professor with Centennial Lake study; Men perform in drag to raise money for cancer research Samantha Brandbergh, Emily Klingman, Mackenzie Emmens

Second Place The Daily Targum Rutgers University The Daily Targum NCAA Wrestling Championships Wrap; The Daily Targum Election Day Wrap Staff

Third Place The Whit Rowan University Rowan aims to set Guinness World Record for most foam fingers waved; Love Shouldn’t Hurt Escalation of relationship violence addressed at ‘That’s Not Love’ workshop Nicole Mingo Taylor Henry, Sarah Hockel, Jessica Mounce

Two Year Layout & Design

First Place The Voice Cumberland County College CCC's The Voice Fall 2016 Renee Post

Second Place The Torch Bergen Community College "BCC Is Black, Brown, and College Bound; Seven Women-Seven Countries-Seven Stories" Genesis Fuentes

Third Place Quo Vadis Middlesex County College Layout Claudine David, Daemeon Stradford

Four Year General Excellence

First Place The Daily Targum Rutgers University The Daily Targum 02.15.17; The Daily Targum 02.25.17 Staff

Second Place The Tower Kean University The Tower The Tower Staff

Third Place The Setonian Seton Hall University Issue 19, Vol. 93; The Basketball Issue (No. 10), Vol. 93 Editorial Board

Two Year General Excellence

First Place The College Voice Mercer County Community College Feb-17 Staff

Second Place The Youngtown Edition County College of Morris Youngtown General Excellence Staff

Third Place The Torch Bergen Community College "The Torch, March 2016 and April 2016" Staff