CM Life wins second place for College Newspaper of the Year at 2019 MPA Convention
Central Michigan Life won several awards in the 2019 Michigan Press Association Division 1 Collegiate Better Newspaper Contest. The awards were received at the Michigan Press Association annual convention Jan. 31-Feb. 1 at the Amway Grand Plaza in Grand Rapids.
"I'm proud of the work produced by last year's staff. These awards are proof that CMU's student journalists are fulfilling their role as watchdog journalists on our campus and in the Mount Pleasant community," said Dave Clark, Director of Student Media and CM Life Adviser.
Awards won include:
Best Photographer
- First place: Cody Scanlan
- Third place: Quinn Kirby
Best Writer
- Honorable mention: Emma Dale
Column- Review or Blog- News or Sports
- First place: “Things do get better with depression, but only if you let them” by Mitchell Kukulka
Editorial
- Second place: “Central Michigan University's mental health services must take top priority in academic reorganization efforts” by Jordyn Hermani, Editorial Board
- Honorable mention: “Central Michigan University must stop requiring students to pay for FOIA requests” by Jordyn Hermani, Editorial Board
Feature Photo
- Second place: “Preacher vs. protesters” by Quinn Kirby
Front Page Design
- First place: Connor Byrne
- Second place: Alyssa Templeton
Investigative Reporting
- Honorable mention: “Changing climate, changing world” Zahra Ahmad, Justin Bradford
Multimedia Reporting
- First place: “Women’s March 2018” by Josh Barnhart
- Second place: “Summit Sessions Live full mini-doc” by Alan Shi
- Honorable mention: “Groundhog's Day at The Bird” by Advertising Staff
News Story
- Second place: “Seeking answers: Police, university struggle to understand what led to student's breakdown, double homicide” by Emma Dale
- Honorable mention: “June storm caused $10-$15 million in crop damage” by Mitchell Kukulka
Non-Front Page Design
- First place: “Power of perseverance” by Staff
- Second place: “Professor's offices” by Rachael Kaiser
- Third place: “Showcasing the future of fashion” by Rachael Kaiser
- Honorable mention: “March 2 shooting” by Connor Byrne
Sports News/Features
- Second place: “Former CMU gymnast says offering statement in Nassar case was empowering” by Dylan Goetz
- Third place: “Club baseball player died July 29 in car accident; remembered fondly by friends and family” by Andrew McDonald
- Honorable mention: “Playing with purpose: Sophomore Zach Kohn pitches for father battling leukemia” by Evan Petzold
Sports Photo
- Honorable mention: “Women's basketball” by Allissa Rusco
Single Ad
- Second place: “Housing Fair” by Staff
Special Advertising Section
- First place: “Orientation” by Staff
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