Place Name: First Place Contestant Name: The Badger Herald Entry Title: Epstein, Trump, Ethel Cain: How we’re laughing ourselves into political desensitization Entry Credit: Leah Kennedy Judge Comment: A timely, important and well written piece - Nice job - keep spreading the message.
Place Name: Second Place Contestant Name: The Badger Herald Entry Title: ICE’s Manitowoc raid exposes Wisconsin’s dependence, disregard for immigrant workers Entry Credit: Leah Kennedy Judge Comment: Taking a national issue and localizing it to share the meaningful message of respect and tolerance. Good job.
Place Name: Third Place Contestant Name: The Daily Cardinal Entry Title: Cardinal View: Conservatives say they’re silenced at UW-Madison. What they really want is immunity from criticism Entry Credit: The Daily Cardinal Editorial Board Judge Comment: Nice job of addressing broad issue that certainly is relevant to college community and beyond.
Place Name: Honorable Mention Contestant Name: The Badger Herald Entry Title: Students can use “The Great Lock In” without falling into a trend loop Entry Credit: Geneva Michlig Judge Comment: Disconnect to reconnect, I enjoyed this article very much.