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 No Entries 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