Place Name: First Place Contestant Name: The Clarion Entry Title: A heartfelt reflection: remembering a friend during suicide prevention month Entry Credit: Sierra Brunner Judge Comment: A meaningful job of opening up your own heart and sharing your personal experience. Not always easy to do. But by doing so, the writer made the message so much more stronger. Nice job.
Place Name: Second Place Contestant Name: The Daily Cardinal Entry Title: SAFEwalk hasn’t helped women feel any safer, just uncomfortable Entry Credit: Lillie Sunby Judge Comment: What an insightful look at what should have been a life-changing program for all students. Nice use of personal experience and fact-checking to creat a useful piece for the reader.
Place Name: Third Place Contestant Name: The Clarion Entry Title: Be wary of misinformation Entry Credit: Sara Bernabe Judge Comment: Great examples used to hit home an important message. Well done.
Place Name: Honorable Mention Contestant Name: The Marquette Wire/Tribune Entry Title: Milwaukee needs a new state flag Entry Credit: John O'Shea Judge Comment: Strong arguments are made for changing something that has been in place for generations.
