On-Site Contest Winners
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On-Site Contest 1st Place Winners
Television Announcing (English) Eunjee Chong University of Texas at Dallas Television Sports Writing Ricky Moser Texas A&M-Commerce Radio Sports Writing B.J. Laudermilk Texas A&M-Commerce Newspaper Design Nathan Wright University of Texas at Tyler Television Announcing (Spanish) Melissa Ortiz Sam Houston State University Radio Announcing (English) Ethan Horn Sam Houston State University Radio Announcing (Spanish) Josselyn Obregon Del Mar College Live Video News Javana Hosein Sam Houston State University 2-Person Photo Essay Emma Donohue Jubenal Aquilar Brookhaven College Feature Photo Jake King University of North Texas Spanish News Writing Melissa Ortiz Sam Houston State University Radio News Writing Sarah Badillo Sam Houston State University Critical Review Morgan Villavaso Texas Woman’s University Television News Writing Jonathan Raitz Abilene Christian University Print News Writing Jesus Sanchez University of Texas-Rio Grande Valley Feature Writing Katrina Bond Eastfield College Yearbook Design Tyler Fisher Stephen F. Austin State University PR Crisis Management Jonathan Ward Abilene Christian University News Photo Becca Lopez Midland College Radio Advertising Anna Gutierrez University of Texas at Arlington Television Advertising Samantha Ramos St. Mary’s University Print Advertising Abbey Bowling Abilene Christian University Magazine Design Allison Brown Abilene Christian University PR News Release Writing Jonathan Ward Abilene Christian University Editorial Cartoon Emily Jasso Del Mar College Editorial Writing Zachary-Taylor Wright San Antonio College Headline Luke Henkhaus Texas A&M-College Station Copy Editing Kristianna Davied University of Texas at Arlington Print Sports Writing Nathan Wright University of Texas at Tyler Sports Action Photo Devan Hadnot Angelina College Best of Show Division 1 The Shorthorn University of Texas at Arlington Best of Show Division 2 The Optimist Abilene Christian University Best of Show Division 3 Courier Brookhaven College 2017 Director’s Trophy University of Texas at Arlington
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Texas Intercollegiate Press Association Spring 2017
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1st Place News Photo (Becca Lopez Midland College)
Photo cutline (Becca Lopez) On March 30, 2017 TCC fire department responded to a reported car fire. This tragedy began when a vehicle struck a Union Pacific train causing a 3-car -train accident. There were two civilians taken by Careflight from the event. One a 23-year old college female and the second was a 27-year old male. Further investigations are continuing to identify the victims.
1st Place Print News Writing (Jesus Sanchez - University of Texas Rio Grande Valley) A fire sparked by the derailment of a train carrying Bakken crude oil at 10 a.m. near The Lofts at TCC apartment complex left two families without a home, killed two people and injured one. “The derailment was caused by a vehicle that ran into the train cars and knocked them off the tracks,” said Bill Ver Steeg, Tarrant County College Fire Department public information officer. A 23-year-old female college student and 27-year-old male were found dead in the vehicle that caused the three-car-train derailment. The cause of death is still under investigation. Ver Steeg said the injured woman was hospitalized at the Tarrant County College Regional Hospital with smoke inhalation from the apart-
ment fire. The incident also caused two apartments at The Lofts at TCC, which is less than 200 yards from the train tracks, to catch on fire. Apartment management at The Lofts at TCC and Red Cross are helping relocate the two families affected by the fire. The cost of damages was not available at press time. It took the TCC fire department about 30 minutes to put out the fire, which was located at 1000 South Industrial Blvd. “Bakken crude [oil] is a product that burns very hot and is very difficult to put out,” Ver Steeg said. “Within 30 minutes they had everything taken care of.” Fire officials called the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality and the Environmental Protection
Agency to conduct an investigation to make sure there is no health hazard posed to the community. None have been reported. The TCEQ and EPA are working with railroad authorities and SRS to clean up the affected areas. Ver Steeg said the cleanup will take about 12 to 24 hours. “There will be minimal impact to surrounding businesses and the public during the cleanup process,” Ver Steeg said. Industrial Boulevard will remain closed until the Tarrant County College Police Department completes its investigation. The TCC Fire Department is asking the public to avoid the area as local authorities conduct their investigation.
1st Place Spanish News Writing (Melissa Ortiz - Sam Houston State University) FORT WORTH, TX – Dos personas fallecieron y una resulto herida después de que un vehículo se estrelló contra un tren, provocando que tres vagones ferrocarrileros se descarrilaran y se incendiaran. Un vehículo de pasajeros de dos puertas choco con un tren en la cuadra 1000 de South Industrial Boulevard alrededor de las 10 de la mañana el jueves. El descarrilamiento provoco un incendio y este se extendió a un complejo de apartamentos cercano. Las dos víctimas mortales incluyen a una estudiante de 23 años de edad y un hombre de 27 años, que estaban ambos en el vehículo en el momento del impacto. “Actualmente no estamos seguros de por qué el auto chocó contra el tren, sin embargo, el tren llevaba un producto llamado Bakker Crude, un tipo de aceite que se considera peligroso,” declaro el Oficial de Información Pública de TCC Bill Ver Steeg. Durante el descarrilamiento, el producto transportado por los vagones del tren se derramó y una chispa encendió el fuego. El incendio se extendió rápidamente a “The Lofts
at TCC,” un complejo de apartamentos a 200 metros de distancia. El Departamento de Bomberos del Colegio del Condado Tarrant llego a la escena en cuestión de minutos y contuvo el incendio sin ninguna complicación. Dos familias fueron evacuadas y una ocupante femenina fue transportada al Hospital Regional de TCC debido a la inhalación de humo. El complejo de apartamento está trabajando en conjunto con la Cruz Roja Americana para reubicar a ambas familias. “Nuestros bomberos llegaron a la escena en menos de tres minutos e hicieron un trabajo maravilloso en contener el fuego. Las autoridades ferroviarias ahora están trabajando con la TCEQ, EPA y SRS para asegurar que todas las áreas afectadas están limpias y que este material peligroso no afecte el medio ambiente y la comunidad local “, dijo el Jefe del Batallón del Departamento de Bomberos de TCC Darrell Rutledge. Autoridades han declarado que no existen riesgos inmediatos para la salud, pero están pidiendo al público que evite el área hasta que esta investigación haya sido concluida.
1st Place Radio News Writing
(Sarah Badillo - Sam Houston State University) TRT 00:00:45 <Nat Sound – Firefighters putting out fire> Fade out at 00:00:03 TWO PEOPLE ARE DEAD TODAY AFTER A TRAIN DERAILED CAUSING A FIRE THAT SPREAD TO A NEARBY APARTMENT COMPLEX LEAVING ONE PERSON INJURED AND TWO FAMILIES WITHOUT HOMES. TARRANT COUNTY COLLEGE FIRE DEPARTMENT RESPONDED TO A REPORTED CAR FIRE AT 10:00 A.M. AT THE 1000 BLOCK OF SOUTH INDUSTRIAL BOULEVARD. PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICER BILL VER STEEG SAID A TWODOOR PASSENGER VEHICLE STRUCK A UNION PACIFIC OWNED TRAIN CARRYING A PRODUCT CALLED “BAKKEN CRUDE”… WHICH CAUSED THE FIRE. THE FIRE SPREAD WITHIN FIVE-MINUTES FROM THE TRAIN DERAILMENT TO THE LOFTS AT TCC APARTMENT COMPLEX LESS THAN 200 YARDS AWAY. RESIDENTS OF THE APARTMENT COMPLEX WERE EVACUATED…AND ONE RESIDENT WAS TRANSPORTED TO TCC REGIONAL HOSPITAL FOR SMOKE INHALATION. THE TWO FATALITIES WERE A 23-YEAR-OLD FEMALE COLLEGE STUDENT AND A 27-YEAR-OLD MALE…BOTH PASSENGERS OF THE VEHICLE. THE FIRE WAS PUT OUT WITHIN 30 MINUTES…AND ACCORDING TO OFFICER VER STEEG…THE CLEAN-UP PROCESS COULD TAKE 12 TO 24 HOURS. SOUND BITE VER STEEG: “Railroad authorities are working in conjunction with the TCEQ, EPA, and clean up contractor SRS to have all the affected areas cleaned up.” (00:00:07) THE RED CROSS IS WORKING WITH THE AFFECTED FAMILIES… AND OFFICIALS ARE ASKING THE PUBLIC TO AVOID THE AREA AS LOCAL AUTHORITIES CONDUCT THEIR INVESTIGATION. FOR NOW…THIS IS CONTESTANT NUMBER 604…TIPA RADIO.
Live Video News 1. Javana Hosein (Sam Houston State) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PBIKADyNOfo 2. Rob King (Tyler Junior College) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1LZgk6p01KE 3. Nizhoni Terronez (Midwestern State University)
1st Place Television News Writing (Jonathan Raitz - Abilene Christian University) VO Locator: Tarrant County College Fort Worth, Texas Anchor Lead in (00:00 – 00:08)
B roll of fire trucks arriving on the scene (00:08 – 00:14)
B roll of crashed car and derailed train (00:14 – 00:20) B roll of fire and derailed cargo (00:20 – 00:28)
***SOT*** Interview with Driver of Engine #1 Shannon Stephens (00:28 – 00:38)
-Two people are dead and another was taken to the hospital for treatment after a railcar fire broke out in 1000 block of South Industrial Blvd this morning. Here’s contestant #419 with more on the story. -Nat sound of fire engine sirens -At approximately 10 a.m. this morning the Tarrant County Fire Department responded to what it thought would be a routine car fire. -But when engine #1 arrived, firefighters learned from the wreckage it was far more. A railcar carrying a hazardous and flammable substance, later identified as Bakken Crude, had been ignited from a collision between the train and what was left of a two-door vehicle. The passengers of the car, a 23-year old female and a 27-year old male were both killed in the accident. -“It was not at all what we expected, we were initially dispatched as a car fire and when we arrived it was in fact a rail car fire. The fire tact was not necessarily our initial concern with this type of incident, there are a whole lot of other parameters we considered.”
B roll of firefighter spraying down apartment (00:38 – 00:47)
-Despite 14 mile per hour winds, responders were able to keep the fire controlled and minimize damage to the nearby two-story apartment complex, however two families units did sustain fire damage. Red Cross and the apartment complex are working to help those affected.
B roll of fire dying down and firefighters cleaning up (00:47 – 00:54)
-Authorities are still on sure as to how the initial collision was caused. The Texas Commission on Environmental Qualities is working to control any possible environmental damage the ignition of the hazardous substance might cause.
1st Place Critical Review
(Morgan Villavaso - Texas Woman’s University) If The Sense of an Ending (2017) were a cocktail, it would be a stout glass of layered liqueurs for the slow sipper, no rocks. Directed by Ritesh Batra and adapted from a 2011 novel by Julian Barnes, this film speaks to the sentimentality and nostalgia of an older generation, the difficultly of addressing long-since buried skeletons, and the overarching theme of elusiveness as played out in the experiences of Tony Webster. In his retirement, Tony (Jim Braodbent) leads a rather bland life as the owner of a “modest,” to say the least, antique camera shop. In his old age, he is generally disengaged and reclusive, and he seems to have little contact with anyone aside from his ex-wife (Harriet Walter) and pregnant daughter (Michelle Dockery). Tony’s redundant routine is disrupted when he receives a letter informing him that the mother of his ex-girlfriend has left him a diary in her will. Tony’s seeks out his ex- girlfriend and administer of the will, Veronica (Charlotte Rampling), requiring him to do some digging through long-suppressed memories of his
undergraduate years. At face value, the film follows Tony’s search for the diary and for the ever-illusive truth behind his past affairs. In a broader context, the film tackles our modern generation’s tendency to tune out of the immediate world around them, as exemplified by the pigeon-hole view produced by Tony’s newfound obsession with closure. In stark contrast with his adult life, Tony’s younger self (Billy Howle) is an inquisitive aspiring poet who frequently engages in philosophical discussions with his best friend Adrian (Joe Alwyn). Tony’s scattered memories follow his brief relationship with Veronica in her younger years (Freya Mavor) and the way in which his relationship with both Veronica and with Adrian ended. Unlike Tony’s seemingly emotionless state in his later life, his college days are filled with angst, instability, and borderline neurotic relationships. The film approaches the task of sorting through Tony’s muddled memories by trying its hand at a flashback narrative. Throughout the story, two-second
long outtakes intrude upon Tony’s everyday happenings, calling on the mysterious tone of the film. Each snippet acts as a tour guide, assisting viewers in following along with the subtle significant of each memory as they are expanded upon. As Tony continues to revisit and assess these memories, his older self is often inserted in place of his younger self, tying in with the ongoing theme of the elusiveness of time, memory and reality. This theme is similarly realized through the abrupt manner in which moments and people exit his life – by way of a swift end to a telephone call, an unexpected divorce, fleeting youth, and untimely death. The films biggest downfall may be that the plot is simply played too safely. While attention may be held by the mysterious tone of the film, the storyline moves very slowly and lacks a true climax. Though the last “piece to the puzzle” that Tony receives is shocking, nothing much comes of it. The “climax” serves to verify to Tony that he likely had some sway in the detrimental decision of someone close to him, though this
realization results in the writing of a too-little-too-late letter. The film wraps up on a redemptive note and presents. Tony as having a new sense of clarity and engagement with his family. For some, this may be enough: The Sense of an Ending is certainly recommendable to those who are willing to sacrifice a fastmoving plot and concrete cause and effect for artful foreshadowing and nuanced but well-developed themes. For others, the slow-moving story line and lack of concrete results may take away from the film’s redeeming approaches to the flashback narrative and time-old tale of the quest for the truth.
1st Place Feature Photo (Jake King - University of North Texas)
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with an array of new produ Earth Starter is one This month, the compan Kickstarter campaign to ma of its all-in-one roll out gar a Nourishmat. The Nouris inspired by Square Foot Ga it easy to grow a lot of foo 6-foot space by turning a pl garden planting guide. The mat comes with s mixed with clay and wo enrich the soil, and chili p pests away). To plant, you the mat on top of a bed of the seedballs for the 18 diffe and herbs in their respectiv residents who may have soi with lead and other heavy m to build a raised bed and fill it with clean soil.) The mat also doubles as a weed barrier. John Gorby and Phil Weiner, who founded in t 2011 while they were und the University of Maryland believe that there's a big m who want to garden but ne help. "Everyone in the world victory garden," says Wein the food gardens that thous
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1st Place Newspaper Design (Nathan Wright - University of Texas at Tyler)
1st Place Feature Writing
Promptly at 11:30 a.m. the lights in the lobby of the Deaf Action Center quickly flicker on and off. The room, which was filled with unapologetically loud laughter, suddenly quiets. About 20 deaf men and women look up to see a balding man with steady hands indicate that lunch is ready. Eddie Mae Calhoun is used to this routine. She has been coming to the Deaf Action Center for 33 years, since she moved to Dallas from Wichita Falls. The Center helped her get an interpreter for a job interview and meet new friends in the Dallas deaf community. When the Center moved into a new building attached to Martha’s Vineyard Place, an apartment complex specifically designed for the deaf and hard of hearing, Calhoun moved as well. “I moved here in December 2016,” she signed, her hands shaky. “Moving here was good.” Calhoun’s sentences are short, blunt and to the point, like most people who primarily use sign language. After becoming deaf at age 2 as a result of a fever, Calhoun continued to learn spoken English despite not being able to hear it. “Growing up, I didn’t use sign language, I talked and sang in church,” she said. “My parents didn’t learn sign language; they talked or wrote notes to me.” When she was fifteen, Calhoun moved to Austin to attend the Texas School for the Deaf, where she learned American Sign Language for the first time. Now she communicates exclusively in ASL, and has become immersed in deaf culture through the friends she has made at the Center. Calhoun’s story is similar to other deaf members of the Center who also grew up in a hearing world. Lance Munson began coming to the Deaf Action Center in Nov. 2016, after he retired and moved back to Dallas from Cape Cod. Now he comes to the Center every day for lunch, and stays to chat with his newfound friends. He plans to move into Martha’s Vineyard Palace in May 2017. Chris Kerr, a tenant of Martha’s Vineyard Place and volunteer at the
(Katrina Bond - Eastfield College)
Deaf Action Center became deaf when he was four as the result of chicken pox. With his military father constantly away, Kerr was mostly raised by his hearing mother who insisted on communicating through spoken English. It wasn’t until he began attending the Illinois School for the Deaf that Kerr felt connected with other deaf people and began using ASL as his primary language. Kerr first came to the Center in fall 2016 when he was homeless. “I was sleeping in the street, and my hearing friends told me to go to the Deaf Action Center,” he said. Previously, landlords had turned away Kerr because of his deafness, but Martha’s Vineyard Place and the Deaf Action Center accepted him immediately. Because of the accommodations for the deaf such as flashing doorbells, emergency strobe lights and openconcept design for easier communication, Kerr feels that Martha’s Vineyard Place is perfect for him. “Now I don’t suffer anymore, and there’s no pain or struggle,” Kerr said. “This feels like home.” Although the apartments at Martha’s Vineyard are specifically designed for people with hearing impairments, only about 20 percent of their tenants are deaf or hard of hearing. However, in the lobby of the Deaf Action Center, it’s almost impossible to tell who is deaf and who is hearing, because everyone uses ASL to communicate. Kerr has found many friends through the Deaf Action Center, where he now spends most of his time. The sense of community helps him feel connected to others, and he enjoys the social aspect of the Center. Kerr appreciates the advice and tips he receives from people at the Deaf Action Center, but his favorite thing to do is play games such as dominos, Uno and Skip-Bo with other community members. Aside from daily lunches, Kerr also enjoys the holiday events the Center hosts, such as the recent St. Patrick’s Day party where everyone was dressed in green from head to toe. “The Deaf Action Center has a wonderful program because the deaf, hearing, and hard of hearing all work together,” he said. “We’re all connected.”
Television Announcing - English
Radio Announcing - English
1. Eunjee Chong (University of Texas at Dallas) 2. Kate Sauter (Sam Houston State University) 3. Yvette Ordonez (Midwestern State University)
1. Ethan Horn (Sam Houston State University) 2. Clay Massey (University of North Texas) 3. David Silva (Eastfield College)
Television Announcing - Spanish
Radio Announcing - Spanish
1. Melissa Ortiz (Sam Houston State University) 2. Alejandra Hurtado (Tyler Junior College) 3. Gabby Rodriguez (Texas A&M-San Antonio)
1. Josselyn Obregon (Del Mar College) 2. Olivia Martinez (University of North Texas) 3. Nereyda Vera (Sam Houston State University)
1st Place Editorial Cartoon
(Emily Jasso - Del Mar College)
1st Place Editorial Writing
1st Place Radio Sports Writing
Students at Middlebury College performed a disservice to minorities who feel underserved and marginalized in the recent political climate. Students and non-students alike impeded on social scientist and fellow Charles Murray’s right to express his opinions in an effort to share their own. Murray is the author of a book discussing the “cultural gap between white elite and working class,” according to the book’s title. To have a message respected and considered, one must engage in an open dialogue and present ethical and logical evidence. Impeding on the expression of a counterargument and preventing an open dialogue only implies that the opposition is rash and close-minded. The exchange of opposing ideas is consistently at the core of progressive thought and an inability to compromise leaves no room for growth or resolution. Murray was invited to speak at the college by Student AEI members Alexander Khan and Philip Hoax to provide students this very exchange, hoping to understand President Donald Trump’s motivations. By yelling over Murray and sounding the lecture hall’s fire alarms, the protestors at Murray’s talk barricaded themselves from valuable insight into the rationale and ethos of their opposition, which would have been exponentially more valuable than crusading. How can one successfully disprove a point-of-view if they have not heard the argument they intend to challenge? Calmly and sympathetically listening to the opinions of those that are in opposition allows time for an impactful and poignant argument to be made. A political movement is poorly represented when legality and morality is left to the wayside, which the protesters who vandalized Murray’s car certainly did. The students who interrupted and overpowered Murray’s speech failed to honorably represent the minorities they claim to have spoken for. The image of a man being escorted out of a lecture hall at Middlebury College chased by an angry mob for expressing his opinion is not one of progression but reminiscent of days when speech was far from free. Students at Middlebury College, and across the country, should take this display of aggression as an example of a poorly executed protest and learn to listen before they shout, because a onesided, and static message is not one worth yelling.
UTD BASEBALL
(Zachary-Taylor Wright - San Antonio College)
(B.J. Laudermilk - Texas A&M - Commerce) TRT: 0:45
THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS BASEBALL TEAM PICKED UP THEIR FOURTH WIN IN A ROW, AND THEIR 19TH OF THE SEASON IN A 12 TO ONE BLOWOUT OF MCMURRAY. THIRD BASEMAN CONNOR SCRUGGS LED THE TEAM OFFENSIVELY, GOING THREE FOR FOUR AND DRIVING IN FIVE RUNS, INCLUDING A GRAND SLAM. (Actuality :08- “It’s fun, we’re just playing our brand of baseball, we talk about it every day, making the routine plays, having good at-bats and squaring the baseball up, and going up in the zone and throwing strikes.”)
THE COMETS GOT A COMPLETE GAME THREE-HITTER
FROM STARTER JAMIE ANDRIOT (an-dree-it), WHO WAS ONE OUT AWAY FROM A SHUTOUT. COMET HEAD COACH SHANE SHEWMAKE (shoe-make) SAYS THAT IS HOW HE WANTS HIS TEAM TO PLAY.
(Actuality :12- “You hope that every day they show up and play like
that, and today we pitched well, we hit well, we played good defense, and we talk about it all the time in practice, that if you can do those three things, you’ve got a really good chance to win.”) THE TWO TEAMS PLAY AGAIN TOMORROW IN A DOUBLEHEADER BEGINNING AT NOON.
1st Place PR Release Writing
(Jonathan Ward - Abilene Christian University) [Council for Advancement and Support of Education logo] Contact: John Doe Public Relations Specialist johndoe@gmail.com (123) 456-7890
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COUNCIL FOR ADVANCEMENT AND SUPPORT OF EDUCATION NAMES LIFE UNIVERSITY PROFESSOR AS U.S. PROFESSOR OF THE YEAR DALLAS, April 1, 2017—The Council for Advancement and Support of Education has named Dr. Cary Adkinson, associate professor of criminal justice and sociology at Life University, as the U.S. Professor of the Year for 2017. As the national winner of this award, Dr. Adkinson will receive an all-expense paid trip to Washington, D.C., for the November awards celebration, a $5,000 prize from the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching and more. Dr. Adkinson, a former L.A. Police Department criminologist, is responsible for spearheading the development of Life University’s undergraduate criminal justice program and its student organization, the Social Justice League. Since Dr. Adkinson began teaching at Life University five years ago, the criminal justice program has grown from 25 sociology majors with a criminal justice emphasis to more than 110 criminal justice majors. “My goal in teaching is to make sure my students leave my classes with the ability to put their knowledge to work,” says Dr. Adkinson. “I never would have been able to receive such a prestigious award without the help and support of my colleagues and students at Life University. I dedicate this award to them.” Dr. Adkinson has conducted research with the International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol) and partnered with the mass communication faculty at Life University for the past two years to help students practice editing, reporting and public relations crisis management. He receives the highest teaching evaluations from students each semester and is praised for his ability to engage the course material with students both in and outside of the classroom. “In all his efforts to recruit new student majors, mentor current majors and assist recent graduates with their career goals, Dr. Adkinson ensures he meets our students’ educational needs and prepares them for today’s competitive workplace,” says Dr. Eddy Lynton, assistant professor of sociology and criminal justice at Life University. “His commitment to education is apparent through his sustained teaching excellence.” Each year, the U.S. Professors of the Year program salutes the most outstanding undergraduate instructors in the country by selecting national and state-level winners and awarding them with certificates, media recognition and other honors. By recognizing faculty members who display outstanding teaching skills, the U.S. Professors of the Year program strengthens community interests in schools while building public support for their academic programs. To learn more about the U.S. Professor of the Year award, as well as review the qualifications and eligibility for this award, please visit usprofessorsoftheyear.com. ### First launched by the Council for Advancement and Support of Education in 1981 and sponsored by the Carnegie Foundation for Advancement of Teaching since 1982, the U.S. Professor of the Year Award is the only national program that recognizes excellence in undergraduate education. Top U.S. educators and other active participants in education judge the entries and select a candidate who inspires students to reach beyond the ordinary. All undergraduate teachers in the United States are eligible for this award.
1st Place Print Sports Writing (Nathan Wright - University of Texas at Tyler) Jamie Andriot pitched a three-hitter and Connor Scruggs drove in five runs to lead UT Dallas past McMurry 12-1 in an American Southwest Conference contest on Friday at UTD Baseball Field in Richardson. The Comets improved to 19-2 overall and 8-2 in the ASC while the War Hawks fell to 10-16 and 4-6. “Today we pitched well, we hit well and we played good defense,” UT Dallas head coach Shane Shewmake said. “If you can do those three things, you have a good chance to win.” Andriot improved to 6-0 this season by allowing just one run on nine hits in nine innings. He struck out four and walked two. He didn’t allow a hit until the fourth and didn’t allow a run until the ninth. “I just tried to dominate with the fastball and then spot up my slider,” Andriot said. Andriot got all the run support he needed in the bottom of the first inning. After a hit batter and back-to-back walks loaded the bases to open the frame, Scruggs brought them all home with a grand slam, his first home run of the season. “I was just looking for fastballs, looking for something to drive,” Scruggs said. “I tried to put a good swing on it and I did.” UT Dallas added a fifth run in the first inning when Barati scored on a sacrifice fly by Luke Richter. The Comets added three more runs in the second. Scruggs had an RBI single and Mitch Barati a two-run double to push the UT Dallas lead to 8-0. UT Dallas added three more runs in the fourth to take an 11-0 lead. Barry Casey had an RBI double, Barati an RBI single and a run scored on a wild pitch for the Comets who carried that 12-0 lead to the ninth inning. The Comets tallied their final run in the bottom of the seventh on a sacrifice fly by Casey. Andriot lost his shutout with two outs in the top of the ninth, but got the final out to keep his perfect record intact. “It was fun, but I have to give thanks to my batters,” Andriot said. “They put 12 runs. That’s pretty nice.” Scruggs and Barati led the Comets’ offense. Scruggs had three hits to go along with his five RBIs. Barati had two hits and four RBIs. “We are just trying to have good at-bats, make quality pitches regardless of what the score is or what the inning is,” Shewmake said. Juan Valdez took the loss for McMurry. He lasted two-thirds of an inning, allowing five runs on two hits and walking three. Pinch hitter Chase Bledsoe had the lone RBI for the War Hawks on an RBI single in the ninth inning. The Comets and War Hawks will conclude their three-game series with a doubleheader on Sunday beginning at noon at UTD Baseball Field.
1st Place Sports Action Photo (Devan Hadnot - Angelina College)
(Photo cutline by Devan Hadnot) University of Texas at Dallas Jamie Andriot, No. 32, throws the ball to first basemanBarry Casey, No. 33, for a tag out attempt against McMurry University Robert Whigte, No. 20, on Friday, March 31 at UTD Baseball Field.
1st Place 2-Person Photo Essay (Emma Donohue and Jubenal Aquilar) (Brookhaven College)
Clockwise from top: Customers enter the Truck Yard, an outdoor bar in Greenville Avenue, March 30 guided by the neon sign; the poles of the Truck Yardâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s patio are decorated with license plates from states all over the country; puppies Penelope (left) and Luke (right) greet each other; Megan Nguyen, a Dallasite, orders her favorite drink from the Gaucho Empanadas food truck, a mix of beet, orange and pineapple juice; two empty cups sit on the truck-bed table after their customers finish them. Top, middle-right and bottom-left photos by 132; middle-left and bottom-right photos by 148.
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BREAKING While their classmates were laying out and partying on the beaches of the Texas Gulf Coast, Mexico and Florida, nine SMU students spent their 2017 Spring Break teaching the three R’s — readin,’ ‘ritin,’ and ‘rithmetic — to a special group of K-8th graders in northern New Mexico. The SMU contingent — comprised of five college women, four college men and two advisors — was a part of the nationwide Alternative Spring Break program that dispatches college students to perform community service projects in domestic and international areas of need during the Spring Break period. For a nominal fee, the altruistically minded college students are able to travel, be housed, be fed and bond as a group while performing a variety of community service projects during their week off from classes. For four days, the SMU team worked with primary school students at the Roots & Wings Community School, nestled in the Sangre de Cristo mountains near Lama, N.M. Team members included site leader Gaby Diaz, assistant site leader Tom Van Every, Jessica Chu, Bree Evans, Rian MonrealJackson, Evan Nawrocki, Claire Piepenburg, Jackie Romero, Lisa Raizes and advisors Dr. John Ubelaker and Jay Miller. The SMU team worked with a wide spectrum of students on a variety of classroom assignments ranging from working through algebraic equations to writing a narrative non-fiction script for a documentary project to gathering field data for testing the quality of water in their mountainous — and exceptionally dry — environs.
NINE SMU STUDENTS SPEND SPRING BREAK TUTORING IN NM CHARTER SCHOOL
“The kids were testing their local water for chemicals and water flow,” Diaz said, “It was exciting to see the kids taking an active role in examining their local environment.” The Roots & Wings Community School, established in 2001, provided a beautiful setting for the SMU students majoring in a variety of disciplines to lend their individual expertise to the school kids, many of which were anxious to become the first in their families to attend college one day. The school emphasizes “hands-on” rigorous project-based learning, adventurous farm and nature exploration, and community-based service-learning as methods to motivate and engage students in the educational process. While the SMU team greatly enjoyed returning to the primary school classroom to help the next generation with their lessons, many also enjoyed participating in the fun associated with recess. “The four-square and capture-the-flag games were intense,” Van Every said. “Every one (on the SMU team) was pushed to the limit and ‘schooled’ in one or an another by the youngsters.” At the end of each of the four days of service, the college students returned to the SMU-in-Taos satellite campus situated on 300 mountainous acres at the site of an old U.S. Army fort located nine miles south of Taos, NM. There, the students were able to bond in the dormitories, prepare their meals and come together to reflect nightly on what they had seen, heard and experienced throughout their day of service. Of course, all work and no play would make even an ‘alternative’ Spring Break a dull exercise for even the most service-minded college student. Diaz and the others on the SMU team mixed in plenty of play amidst their work by traveling to a local (clothing-optional) hot springs for an extended soak at the end of a long day. The crew also enjoyed a full day of snow skiing in the exceptional springtime conditions at Taos Ski Valley. “Many in our crew had never skied before. After a half-day of lessons, however, we had lots of people going to the top of the mountain and skiing all the way down,” Miller said. “The ski day was a great way to wind up the week of a lot of hard work and hard play.” By week’s end, the SMU students that had participated in ASB 2017 in Taos, N.M., had been through more with one another than they had been through with any of their friends back in Dallas. It was definitely a Spring Break that no one involved would neither forget nor regret. STORY BY JAY MILLER
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1st Place Yearbook Design (Tyler Fisher - Stephen F.Austin State Universtiy)
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3. Photo by Jessica Chu 1. The SMU Alternative Spring Break team helps students from the Roots and Wings Community School gather field data from the Lama acequia – the water source for the northern New Mexico village where the school is based. 2. Chris Henry, a fifth-grader at Roots & Wings Community School, hugs a horse during a field trip chaperoned by the SMU Alternative Spring Break team. 3. SMU ASB site leader Gaby Diaz serves punch to a Roots & Wings kindergarterner during an after-school party. 4. The SMU Roots & Wings students show their “pony ears” – SMU’s hand gesture – during a cross-country ski outing in Red River, N.M.
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1st Place PR Crisis Management Communications Plan for the Sports Medicine Institute Goal: Regain the trust of the general public, the Dallas community and Sports Medicine Institute employees through a strategic and timely communications plan. Day 1 Tactics for all audiences 1. Provide a video statement from the Sports Medicine Institute CEO explaining what happened. Be truthful and honest in the statement. Publish the video on the Sports Medicine Institute (SMI) homepage and share the video on all SMI social media channels. Key messages/talking points: · “We extend our deepest apologies to Jake Manger and the Dallas Herd organization for our former employee’s actions.” · “This was an isolated incident that strongly conflicts with the mission and values of the Sports Medicine Institute.” · “The employee who breached our strict doctor/patient confidentiality agreement is no longer with SMI. We will not provide any information about the status of Mr. Manger’s recovery due to doctor/patient confidentiality.” · “We also want to apologize to the community here in Dallas for this incident and for the ramifications of our former employee’s actions.” · “We’re now requiring our doctors to attend a mandatory doctor/patient confidentiality seminar.” · “The surgery itself was executed to the best of our ability, and the care SMI provided Mr. Manger was consistent with the SMI’s highest standards of excellence.” 2. Publicly issue a written apology to Jake Manger from the SEI CEO and offer to meet with Mr. Manger personally. Also, issue an apology to the local newspaper Jen Maker contacted and explain Maker’s actions do not represent how SMI has interacted and will interact with the media. 3. Send a media advisory to local media outlets regarding a press conference with the SMI CEO and other members of the SMI executive leadership team. Live stream the press conference and share links to the live stream on the SMI website and social media channels. ***Monitor social media channels for angry comments and posts, and respond to comments as needed to soothe the public’s anger.
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ut the importance of doctor/patient confidentiality. Invite members of tend via a media advisory and posts on SEI social media channels. Live are links to the live stream on the SMI social media channels.
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ampaign with testimonials from SMI clients who were satisfied ike to publicly endorse SMI. Include employee stories in the video faces for SMI. Post the videos on the SMI website in the upcoming cial media channels after negative media attention begins to die down.
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1st Place Television Advertising (Samantha Ramos) (St. Maryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s University)
2nd Place Feature Photo Saher Aqeel (UT-Dallas)
2017 TIPA On-Site Contest Results TELEVISION ANNOUNCING - ENGLISH 1. Eunjee Chong UT-Dallas 2. Kate Sauter Sam Houston State 3. Yvette Ordonez Midwestern State HM Adam Carreno Texas State HM Rob King Tyler Junior College TELEVISION SPORTS WRITING 1. Ricky Moser 2. Tyler Josefsen Langham 3. Arianna Verdia HM Kristina Abeyta
A&M-Commerce Sam Houston State UT-Arlington Midwestern State
2-PERSON PHOTO ESSAY 1. Emma Donohue/Jubenal Aquilar Brookhaven College 2. Duy Vu/Shay Cohen UT-Arlington 3. Jake King/Tomas Gonzalez University of North Texas HM Natalie Murphy/Michelle Mirelez Del Mar College HM Tina Maria Reed/Tiffany Johnson Kilgore College FEATURE PHOTO 1. Jake King 2. Saher Aqeel 3 Gwiwon Jason Nam HM Gunnder Gardner HM Ana Cahuiche
University of North Texas UT-Dallas A&M-Commerce Sul Ross State University UT-Rio Grande Valley
SPANISH NEWS WRITING 1. Melissa Ortiz 2. Christian Aleman 3. Bianca Mujica HM Megan Rule HM Guadalupe Sanchez
Sam Houston State A&M-Commerce University of North Texas Baylor Texas Wesleyan University
RADIO SPORTS WRITING 1. B.J. Laudermilk 2. Gabe Meyers 3. Nizhoni Terronez
A&M-Commerce Sam Houston State Midwestern State
NEWSPAPER DESIGN 1. Nathan Wright 2. McKenna Middleton 3. Cara Santucci HM Hannah Lauritzen HM Suzann Clay
UT-Tyler Baylor UT-Dallas University of North Texas Tarrant County College
RADIO NEWS WRITING 1. Sara Badilllo 2. Elizabeth Rodriguez 3. No award given HM Emily Garcia
TELEVISION ANNOUNCING - SPANISH 1. Melissa Ortiz Sam Houston State 2. Alejandra Hurtado Tyler Junior College 3. Gabby Rodriguez A&M-San Antonio HM Sarah Garcia UT-Rio Grande Valley HM Olivia Martinez University of North Texas
CRITICAL REVIEW 1. Morgan Villavaso 2. John Hoang 3. Monica Mitrovic HM Shawntae Teague
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TELEVISION NEWS WRITING 1. Jonathan Raitz 2. Chassedy Johnson 3. Nick Tarrant HM Sydney Burns
Abilene Christian Richland College UT-Arlington Tarleton Texan News
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Eastfield College Stephen F. Austin Texas State Midwestern State University of North Texas
RADIO ANNOUNCING - ENGLISH 1. Ethan Horn 2. Clay Massey 3. David Silva HM Max Preston
Sam Houston State University of North Texas Eastfield College Abilene Christian
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LIVE VIDEO NEWS 1. Javana Hosein 2. Rob King 3. Nizhoni Terronez HM Amber Chavez
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YEARBOOK DESIGN 1. Tyler Fisher 2. Nicholas Provenghi 3. Paige Gandara-Valderas HM Emily Hicks HM Victoria Brown
Stephen F. Austin UT-Dallas St. Mary’s University Baylor Tarleton State University
PR CRISIS MANAGEMENT 1. Jonathan Ward 2. Lauren Keuning 3. Selby Lopez HM Cynthia Cogan
Abilene Christian Brookhaven College UT-Arlington Stephen F. Austin
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Del Mar College UT-Arlington UT-Rio Grande Valley Northeast Texas Community
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UT-Arlington University of North Texas A&M-Commerce Texas Woman’s University Richland College
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1st Place - Television Sports Writing #181 TV Sports Writing UTD BASEBALL Air Date: 3/31/17 (ANCHOR LEAD IN--:00 - :07) Anchor toss to field
THE TWELFTH RANKED COMETS OF U-T DALLAS PLAYED HOST TO MCMURRY UNIVERSITY THIS AFTERNOON. CONTESTANT NUMBER 181 HAS MORE.
STAND UP ON CAM. (:07 - :12) WS: Reporter next to UTD dugout
(SOT: “The Comets wasted little time getting on the board against the War Hawks in a battle of two American Southwest Conference teams.”)
(VO- :12 - :22) MS: Scruggs at the plate MS: Valadez delivering ball CU: Scruggs hit ball WS: Ball clears left field wall
THIRD BASEMAN CONNOR SCRUGGS GOT THE SCORING STARTED IN THE FIRST, HITTING A GRAND SLAM OFF JUAN VALADEZ. VALADEZ LASTED ONLY TWO-THIRDS OF AN INNING, SURRENDERING FIVE RUNS ON TWO HITS.
SOUND BITE ON CAM. (:22 - :29) (CG: #15 Connor Scruggs, Junior)
(SOT: “I was just looking for fastballs and looking for something to drive. It’s a good feeling. I just tried to put a good swing on the ball and square it up.”)
(VO- :29 - :34) MS: Coach starts walk towards mound CU: Players gathered and talking on mound WS: Valadez exits game
VALADEZ WAS REPLACED BY RODY JOHNSON, BUT U-T DALLAS WAS ABLE TO TALLY UP FOUR MORE RUNS ON THE LEFTY.
SOUND BITE ON CAM. (:34 - :43) (CG: Shane Shewmake, UT Dallas Head Coach)
(SOT: “You hope that every day they show up to play like that. Today we pitched well, we hit well, we played good defense. We talk about it all the time in practice, that if you can do those three things you have a really good chance to win.”)
(VO- :43 - 51) MS: UTD records final out MS: Scoreboard at end of game
AFTER A FINAL SCORE OF 12 TO 1, THE WAR HAWKS FALL TO 10 AND 16 WHILE THE COMETS IMPROVE TO 19 AND 4.
MS: UTD players congratulate one another CU: UTD players congratulate one another
WITH THE WIN, U-T DALLAS REMAINS A PERFECT 9 AND 0 AT HOME.
STAND UP ON CAM. (:51 – :59) MS: Reporter next to UTD dugout
(SOT: “McMurry will get another chance to end that streak as the two teams face off in a doubleheader tomorrow. First pitch is set for noon. For _____ News, this has been contestant number 181.”)
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Ricky Moser (A&M-Commerce)
2nd Place - PR Crisis Management Lauren Keuning (Brookhaven College) MEMORANDUM
To: Sports Medicine Institute employees and associates From: The Public Relations Department Date: March 30, 2017 Subject: Patient information breech Purpose: In response to the incident involving Jake Manger and the Dallas Herd, the following communication plan is to be acknowledged and followed by all associates of the Sports Medicine Institute. Summary: After Manger’s recent knee surgery conducted at the Sports Medicine Institute, a staff nurse whom assisted the procedure breeched protocol and doctor-patient confidentiality by releasing information pertaining the outcome of the surgery to local media. The client has denied allegations made by the source, and have vocalized their complaints with the institute publically. The response from both Manger and the Herd has brought negative press to the credibility and public image of the organization. Problem Statement: The effects of the allegations have many worried about the future of the organization, as well as current and potential clients questioning the quality of the Sports Medicine Institute. Recommended Course of Action: All employees are required to take a course on company protocol, with emphasis on confidentiality, followed by a written response on the importance of keeping patient’s health private. A statement will be made to previous and current clients informing them of the situation and assuring the re-evaluation of current employee’s ethical credibility. While speaking with the press, employees must reference doctor-patient confidentiality and direct all inquiries to the Public Relations Department. ###
2nd Place - Print News Writing Haley Remenar (Abilene Christian)
Two dead in train derailment fire A train carrying crude oil derailed at Tarrant County College Thursday, starting a fire that killed two people and damaged an apartment complex. Police are still investigating the cause of the wreck, but the victims were identified as a 23-year-old female college student and a 27-yearold male. The victims’ car crashed into a moving train at the corner of South Industrial Boulevard and 5th Street, according to the Tarrant County College Fire Department. Bill Ver Steeg, public information officer for the TCCFD, said the train was carrying bakken crude, a highly explosive crude oil. At about 10 a.m., the car crashed into the train, derailing three train cars. Ver Steeg said leaking oil and sparks from the crash set the oil on fire, which spread to the nearby apartment complex, the Lofts at TCC. He said residents were evacuated from the building and the Red Cross will help them relocate until the building is safe. One resident suffered smoke inhalation and was taken to the TCC Regional Hospital, Ver Steeg said. Firefighters were able to extinguish the blaze before it could reach the train cars filled with explosive oil. “They responded and were on the scene in about 2 1/2 to 3 minutes, which is well below the national average,” Ver Steeg said. Billy Hill, one of the firefighters who responded, said he helped keep the blaze from the train cars. “That train car can only hold so much pressure,” Hill said. “So if it keeps getting hot and it keeps turning to vapor, it can explode.” The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality and the Environmental Protection Agency will clean the crude oil spill and handle the potential environmental hazard. Ver Steeg said roads near the scene could be closed for 12-24 hours.
2nd Place - Feature Writing
Joanna Armstrong (Stephen F. Austin)
Perched 13 stories above Elm Street in the heart of Downtown Dallas sits a massive stainless-steel bird riding a skateboard, dubbed “SkaterBIRD” by his sculptor Brad Oldham. Oldham, a Dallas resident since 1991, sits at the helm of Brad Oldham Sculpture and is responsible for several pieces dotting the city, including “The Traveling Man” in Deep Ellum. Oldham’s storefront on Elm is a visual feast. Bronze and brass sculptures line the window, with two bears reading books and several smaller versions of “SkaterBIRD” sitting nearby. His dog Pete, proclaimed “Dallas’ Favorite Dog” by Oldham, stares out the front door, watching the pedestrians and snarling whenever a mail carrier walks by. The unassuming, but pleasant, shop Oldham calls his headquarters belays the popularity of his work in the Dallas community. Though not always a sculptor, Oldham has always been creating, working for his brother in the fashion industry making buttons and later designing railings and light fixtures for hotels and restaurants. Since 2007, he has focused on sculpting, striving to tell stories through art. “Everything we do starts with a story, and then it turns into an image from there that is somewhat aesthetically pleasing,” Oldham said, “and hopefully creates a spark or a conversation or something fun, but then if you want to [look for it], there’s a deeper story or a meaning behind it.” “SkaterBIRD,” he said, represents a leap of faith. “Skateboarders take that leap a lot when they’re trying their tricks,” Oldham said. “Once you’re in the air there’s no going back. You’re either going to stick the trick, or you’re going to bust your butt. That’s sort of that leap of faith – when you get married, when you have kids, when you take a new job. You do it all the time, so he’s kind of a reminder that it’s okay to take those risks, then you can grow with your leap of faith.” Another favorite of Oldham’s is “The Travelling Man,” a 40-foot sculpture located in Deep Ellum. Drawing heavily off the area’s emphasis on industry and music, the piece has a guitar-shaped head with frets for ears, he said. “It’s the gateway to Deep Ellum,” Oldham said. Working with him for the past six years, Oldham’s coworker Jeff Johnson helps flesh out ideas. “I work with Brad on ideas and stuff and come up with designs or help him with his visions,” Johnson said. “He’ll give me an idea of something he wants, and I’ll sketch it or give him a rough sculpture.” Oldham is quick to point out the collaborative nature of the work he does. With his partner and wife Christy, Johnson and his dog Pete, Brad Oldham Sculpture is far from a one-man operation. “I don’t do it alone,” Oldham said. “People think artists are in this vacuum or in this backroom creating artwork. It’s a collaboration between the owner or your client, the community or whatever it is. Within my own company, we do it altogether, and my partner and I, Christy, we don’t do anything without the other, so it’s really great.” While Oldham has called many different places home, Dallas has found a place in his heart and a place for his sculptures. “It’s a big honor,” Oldham said. “I think I have quite a few here in Dallas, and I think the city has really embraced having us here, appreciating the whimsical and the depth of the story and the quality of the work.”
2nd Place -PR News Release Writing
Kyle Cotton (UT-Arlington)
[Life University logo header]496 PR Release writing
Contact: John Doe Director for communications (123)555-555 John.doe@lifeu.edu
March 30, 2017
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Life University professor named U.S. Professor of the Year Dallas — Cary Adkinson, associate professor of criminal justice and sociology at Life University has won this year’s U.S. Professor of the Year Award. The U.S. Professor of the Year Award, sponsored by the Council for Advancement and Support of Education and the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, is the only national award program that recognizes excellence in undergraduate education. Adkinson was nominated by his Life University colleagues for his help developing and growing the criminal justice undergraduate program at Life University from just 25 majors to 110. “I am humbled by this award,” Adkinson said. “I never would have been able to receive such a great award without the help and support of my colleagues at Life University and my students.” In the five years since Adkinson started at Life University, he has regularly received the highest teaching evaluations each semester. “He reaches our students where they are, making him Teacher of the Year every year in my book,” Ricardo Rodriguez, dean of the school of natural and social sciences. Students who take his classes often report they learn more from him than any other professor as his activities and assignments make the course materials, “come to life.” “My goal in teaching is to make sure my students leave my classes not only with knowledge, but with the ability to put that knowledge to work,” Adkinson said. “I truly believe that I just do what any other professor does —teach students—both inside and out of the classroom.” Life University President Frederick Slabach said Adkinson’s dedication is evident in everything he does at the university. “He truly lives our Smaller. Smarter. focus on a daily basic making our students and their welfare his priority,” Slabach said. The U.S. Professor of the Year Award was launched by The Council for Advancement and Support of Education in 1981 and recognizes faculty members who display superb teaching skills. The award gives undergraduate faculty members across the country a model to learn from and aspire to and is judge by top educators and participants in education across the country. -30-
2nd Place - Print Sports Writing
Lisette Lopez (Texas State)
UTD takes the first win against McMurry The UT Dallas Comets took a 12-1 win against the McMurry War Hawks Friday at the UTD Baseball Field in the first of the three-game home series. The Comets are now 19-4 overall and 8-2 in the American Southwest Conference. The first four runs of the game came from a grand slam by junior third baseman Connor Scruggs. The Comets were up 4-0, and ended the first inning with one more run from senior catcher Mitch Barati. Scruggs said he was looking for an inside pitch, and got one. “I was looking for fast balls, looking for something to drive,” Scruggs said. “I was just trying to get a good swing on it.” The Comets earned three more runs in the bottom of the second inning. Scruggs and sophomore second baseman Ryan Burciaga stole second and third base. The two were both sent home with a single to left field from Barati to end the second inning. The next four runs from the Comets came in the fourth and seventh innings. Junior first baseman Barry Casey doubled down right field to send junior centerfielder Josh Covey home. Along with a wild pitch from the War Hawks, the Comets added two more runs to their score making it a 10-0 lead. Before the inning was over Barati singled to left center earning an RBI. The score was now 11-0 at the end of the fourth inning. The last run of the game from the Comets came in the bottom of the seventh inning. Barati earned his fourth RBI of the game allowing Casey to score. McMurry earned one run in the top of the ninth inning. Junior pinch hitter Chase Bledsoe earned the only RBI of the game for the War Hawks. Freshman pinch hitter Jerett Bell scored, and ended the game 12-1. UTD head baseball coach Shane Shewmake said he was impressed with the way his team played today. “You hope that every day they play like this,” Shewmake said. “We pitched well, we hit well and we played good defense. If you can do all those three things, you have a good chance to win. So hopefully they show up tomorrow and do the same thing.” The Comets are 1-0 in the three-game home series against the War Hawks. UTD will host a doubleheader against McMurry on April 1 with games at noon and 2:30 p.m.
2nd Place - Radio News Writing Elizabeth Rodriguez (A&M - Commerce) 0:00 VO
TWO ARE DEAD AND ONE IS HOSPITALIZED AFTER A CAR CRASHED INTO A UNION PACIFIC TRAIN THURSDAY MORNING IN FORT WORTH, CAUSING A FIRE ON THE TRACKS AND AT NEARBY APARTMENTS. TARRANT COUNTY COLLEGE FIREFIGHTERS ARRIVED AT THE TRACKS ON SOUTH INDUSTRUAL BOULEVARD AROUND 10 O’CLOCK TO FIND THAT THE FIRE HAD SPREAD TO “THE LOFTS” APARTMENT COMPLEX NEAR THE CRASH. THE TWO DRIVERS OF THE CAR WERE PRONOUNCED DEAD ON THE SCENE. RESIDENTS WERE EVACUATED FROM THE APARTMENTS, AND ONE WAS TAKEN BY EMS TO TCC REGIONAL HOSPITAL FOR SMOKE INHILATION. TCC FIRE DEPARTMENT SPOKESPERSON BILL VER STEEG (VUHR-STEEG) SAYS THAT THE TANKER CARS AFFECTED WERE CARRYING BAKKEN CRUDE, A HIGHLY FLAMMABE AND HAZARDOUS MATERIAL.
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SOT :12 “Bakken crude is a product that burns very hot and is very difficult to put out, and within thirty minutes we had everything taken care of with very minimal impact to the surrounding community.” SOUTH INDUSTRIAL BOULEVARD IS CLOSED, BUT BATTALION CHIEF DARRELL RUTLEDGE SAYS THAT THE AFFECTED AREA SHOULD BE BACK TO NORMAL WITHIN 24 HOURS. THE EPA AND TCEQ ARE INVESTIGATING ENVIRONMENTAL AFFECTS OF THE CRASH, BUT FIRE OFFICIALS SAY THAT THERE ARE NO IMMEDIATE HEALTH THREATS TO THE COMMUNITY AT THIS TIME.
2nd Place - Radio Advertising
Allie James (A&M - Commerce)
SLUG- Nintendo Switch 1 SPOT- :30 (SFX: Car doors slam, car engine starts, rumble of car driving). :03 sec. KID:
ARE WE THERE YET?
MOM:
NO.
KID:
NOW ARE WE THERE?
MOM:
NO.
KID:
NOW?
MOM:
NO!
(SFX: Brakes squeal). :08 sec. ANNOUNCERS: ARE YOUR KIDS TIRED OF LONG DRIVES? AND ARE YOU TIRED OF YOUR KIDS ASKING QUESTIONS? IMAGINE HEARING THIS DURING THAT LONG SUMMER VACATION DRIVE (SFX: Very quiet gaming sound effects and music, directed to right channel. Relaxed female sigh). :17 sec. ANNOUNCER: WITH THE NEW NINTENDO SWITCH, YOU CAN DISCONNECT YOUR GAMING CONSOLE FROM THE TV AND TAKE IT ON THE GO. WITH UP TO SIX HOURS OF USE BETWEEN CHARGES, YOUR KIDS WON’T CARE WHEN YOU’RE THERE! (SFX: Car door slams). :25 sec. MOM:
OKAY HONEY, WE’RE HERE!
KID:
NO, I DON’T WANT TO GET OUT!
ANNOUNCER: NINTENDO SWITCH. NOW AVAILABLE IN STORES. :30 sec.
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2nd Place - Radio Advertising (cont.)
Allie James (A&M - Commerce)
SLUG – Nintendo Switch 2 SPOT - :30 (SFX: Fade into video game sound effects. Footsteps grow louder). 3 sec. TEEN 1:
BRO, WHAT ARE YOU PLAYING?
TEEN 2:
THE NEW ZELDA.
TEEN 1:
NICE! BUT WHAT ARE YOU HOLDING? AND HOW IS IT ON THE TV?
TEEN 2: OH, IT’S THE NINTENDO SWITCH. YOU JUST PLUG THE CONSOLE IN AN HDMI CABLE. TEEN 1:
AND IT SHOWS UP ON TV WITH
DID YOU PLUG YOUR PHONE INTO IT? 14 sec.
TEEN 2: YEAH, IT CHARGES MY IPHONE! AND I CAN PLAY MY BROTHER AND HIS FRIENDS WHILE THEY’RE AT COLLEGE. TONIGHT, THEY’RE ALL BRINGING THEIR CONSOLES OVER, SINCE YOU CAN CONNECT UP TO 8 FOR FACE-TO-FACE GAMING. TEEN 1:
CAN YOU DO MULTIPLAYER?
TEEN 2:
YEP, YOU JUST DISCONNECT THE TWO SIDES OF THE CONTROLLER
TEEN 1:
DUDE, SCOOT OVER! 25 sec.
FOR TWO JOY-CONS.
(SFX: Gaming noises intensify). ANNOUNCER: PLAY IT ON THE TV, OR ON THE GO: NEW NINTENDO SWITCH, OF THE WILD. 5 sec.
FEATURING ZELDA: BREATH
2nd Place - Radio Sportswriting Gabe Meyers (Sam Houston State)
Comets over Warhawks – 609 – 3/31/2017 TRT:40 The University of Texas at Dallas Comets beat the McMurry Warhawks twelve to one Friday afternoon to keep their undefeated home record alive.
The Comets were
spearheaded at the plate by third baseman Connor Scruggs who hit a first inning grand slam to put the Comets up four zero. (Scruggs :04 “Looking for fastballs, and looking for something to drive, and just tried to put a good swing on it.”) Comets starting pitcher Jamie Andriot also had a stellar day on the mound, as he pitched a complete game, allowing just one run on three hits. (Andriot :06 “Just tried to dominate with the fastball, just throw a good pitch, and spot up with the slider as usual.”) The Comets will continue their series with the Warhawks Saturday as the two play a double header, starting at twelve o’clock.
2nd Place - Editorial Writing Dylan Bradley (UT-Arlington)
Freedom of speech does not protect one ideology or group — unless it’s exercised at Middlebury College. Administrators should be held accountable for the violence and disruption of free speech that happened during an AEI sponsored event in March. Student protestors disrupted Charles Murray, author of The State of White America, 1960-2010: Analysis of cultural gap between white elites and working class, essentially ensuring his stances were broadcast throughout the college instead of discussed within a single lecture hall. Murray was not invited to convince anyone of his ideology, AEI member Ivan Vallardes said. The talk was supposed to serve as a forum for students to deliberate and learn. Middlebury College President Laurie Patton failed to step in and enforce protest policies immediately after explaining them to the audience. Patton allowed student protestors to violate college policy, deny Murray his right to free speech and prevent the audience from openly discussing their differences in opinion. The protest policy allows administrators to ask protestors that disrupt events or essential operations to stop or move to another location.The college administration not only failed to uphold this policy in the lecture hall, but also failed to stop the disruption after moving Murray to another room so he could livestream his presentation. This failure allowed a policy violation to escalate into violence against professor Allison Stranger as she escorted Murray outside. The behavior of the student protestors in the lecture hall and the mix of students and community members outside of the hall was deplorable, but the time to hold those actors accountable is over. Those who disrupted should have been removed, and those who committed violence should have been arrested. Instead administrators allowed it to happen. They failed to protect one of their own professors and didn’t uphold the right to free speech. Now it’s the administrators who need to face the consequences of their failures that night.
2nd Place - Spanish News Writing
Christian Aleman (A&M- Commerce)
Un incendio causado por un choque involucrando un tren de carga de la compañía Union Pacific y un automóvil resulto en dos muertes y una persona herida. El incendio alcanzo a los departamentos “The Lofts at TCC” dañando dos departamentos y una evacuación de los habitantes. El incendio empezó a las diez de la mañana en el 1000 S. Industrial Blvd. cuando el carro con dos pasajeros choco contra el tren cargando bakken crudo. “De lo que yo veo, el carro impacto los carros de tren y los causo que se descarrilaran. Uno de ellos en ese momento, probablemente empezó a tirar [la carga], y de ahí pudiera haber sido cualquier cosa que causo el incendio,” Comandante del Incidente y Jefe de Bomberos Darrell Rutledge dijo. Los dos pasajeros del automóvil fallecieron. Era una estudiante de 23 años y un hombre de 27 que no han sido identificados. “Deberás no se mucho sobre ellos; como, que los mato, si fue el impacto o el fuego,” Rutledge dijo. El fuego alcanzo a llegar a “The Lofts at TCC” y causo un incendio de exposición que daño a dos de los 10 departamentos. Otros departamentos sufrieron daño por el agua. Los encargados de los departamentos y los bomberos evacuaron el edifico. “Lo que pasó fue que el tren se descarriló y los materiales peligrosos que cargaba el tren se incendió y el fugo fue tan grande que el calor se transfirió a los departamentos y causo un incendio,” Ver Steeg dijo. Las familias afectadas fueron atendidas por la Cruz Roja y los encargados y los otros han sido permitidos volver a sus viviendas. Un residente fue transportado al hospital con daño causado por respirar el humo del incendio. “La victima de los departamentos fue causado estrictamente por inhalar humo,” Rutledge dijo. “Estaba consiente, alerta, y hablaba con el personal de la ambulancia.” Los bomberos que respondieron eran del departamento de Tarrant County College respondieron a los incendios. “Duraron como 30 minutos para hacer todo y hubo 10 bomberos en le escena,” Oficial de Información Publica Bill Ver Steeg dijo. “De lo que yo veo, los bomberos hicieron un trabajo excelente en apagar el incendio; respondieron rápidamente y, como dije, llegaron en dos o tres minutos.” El Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, la agencia federal de protección del ambiente, y otras compañías están investigando el peligro de bakken crudo, el material tirado, y están conduciendo una limpia con la compañía SRS. Han reportado que no hay peligro y que tardaran 12 a 24 horas para terminar de limpiar. “El camino que está cerrado es una carretera mayor pero si hay otras maneras para llegar a los negocios en esa área,” Ver Steeg dijo.
El incidente sigue bajo investigación de varias agencias.
2nd Place - TV Newswriting STORY SLUG: AIR DATE: TYPE: WRITER: EDITOR: VIDEO ID: APPROVED BY:
2 DEAD IN A CRASH AND B 03/30/2017 TV NEWS WRITING 555 555
PROCUTION CUES: [0]
DESCRIPTION: SHOW AIRED: RUNNING TIME: GRAPHICS: ANCHOR: SOURCE: ARCHIVED BY:
Chassedy Johnson (Richland College)
VT 03/30/2017 30-60 SECS 555 555
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555 V/O [1]
(555 V/O) “TARRANT COUNTY COLLEGE HAD A FIERY DISTURBANCE TO ITS NORMAL SCENERY. TODAY IN THE 1000 BLOCK OF S. INDUSTRIAL BLVD. A UNION PACIFIC TRAIN DELIVERY WAS INTERRUPTED BY A COLLISION NEAR THE LOFTS AT TARRANT COUNTY THAT ENDED WITH 1 RESIDENT HOSPITALIZED AND 2 FATALLY INJURED.”
[2] Bill VerSteegPUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICER (P.I.O) S/O/T {5:27-5:38} [3] 555 V/O
(S/O/T VerSteeg 11 secs) “the derailment was caused by a vehicle that rain into the train cars and knocked them off the tracks. the vehicle was a 2-door passenger vehicle.” (555 V/O) AT 10AM THE COLLISION OCCURRED KILLING A 23 Y/O COLLEGE STUDENT, A 27 Y/O MALE AND DERAILING 3 TRAIN CARS. ONE CARRYING “BAKKEN CRUDE” AN EXTREMELY FLAMMABLE CRUDE OIL. ALTHOUGH NOT DEFINITE, SPARKS FROM THE IMPACT ARE THOUGHT TO BE THE CAUSE OF THE BLAZING FIRE. TARRANT COUNTY COLLEGE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS ON THE SCENE WITHIN MINUTES FIGHTING THE BLAZE THAT HAD SPREAD TO THE APARTMENTS LESS THAN 200 YARDS AWAY.
2nd Place - TV Newswriting (cont.) STORY SLUG: AIR DATE: TYPE: WRITER: EDITOR: VIDEO ID: APPROVED BY:
2 DEAD IN A CRASH AND B 03/30/2017 TV NEWS WRITING 555 555
PROCUTION CUES: [4] Bill VerSteegPUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICER (P.I.O) S/O/T {9:38-9:54} (555 V/O)
DESCRIPTION: SHOW AIRED: RUNNING TIME: GRAPHICS: ANCHOR: SOURCE: ARCHIVED BY:
Chassedy Johnson (Richland College)
VT 03/30/2017 30-60 SECS 555 555
SCRIPT: VerSteeg (S/O/T) “the fire at the derailment was very intense and very. By the time the crews showed, approximately 5 minutes, we had exposure over to those buildings.” (555 V/0) 8 OF THE10 APARTMENT UNITS HAD TO BE EVACUATED. NEITHER THE FIRE FIGHTERS NOR TRAIN CREW WERE INJURED IN THIS INCIDEDNT. THE NAMES OF THE VICTIMS HAVE NOT BEEN RELEASED, BUT THE 1 RESIDENT WAS TRANSPRORTED TO TCC REGIONAL HOSPITAL AND IS BEING TREATED FOR SMOKE INHALATION. THE POLICE DEPARTMENT IS STILL CONDUCTING ITS INVESTIGATION TO GATHER FACTS ABOUT THE CRASH.
2nd Place - TV Sports Writing Locator: University of Texas Dallas Richardson, TX ***VO*** Anchor Lead-in/ Toss [00:00-00:05]
B-Roll of Scruggs at plate hitting [00:06-00:12] B-Roll of Scruggs rounding bases B-Roll of Scruggs and team in dugout [00:013-00:17] ***SOT*** Interview with Connor Scruggs Junior, Third Base [00:18-00:23] B-Roll of hitters and baserunners (WS) [00:24-00:32]
Print News Writing 374
THE NUMBER 12 RANKED UT DALLAS COMETS WERE FIRING ON ALL CYLINDERS FRIDAY IN A DOMINANT 12-1 VICTORY OVER THE McMURRY WAR HAWKS.
THE OFFENSIVE CHARGE WAS FUELED BY JUNIOR THIRD BASEMAN CONNOR SCRUGGS’ FIRST INNING GRAND SLAM THAT PLATED FOUR OF HIS FIVE R.B.I.’S ON THE DAY. SCRUGGS TALKED ABOUT WHAT LED TO HIS SUCCESS AT THE PLATE TODAY.
“I just looked for fastballs, something good to drive…and just put a good swing on it.” THE COMETS’ LINEUP PRODUCED A TOTAL OF 13 HITS…AND THAT WAS MORE THAN ENOUGH SUPPORT FOR JUNIOR STARTING PITCHER JAMIE ANDRIOT, WHO WOULD HURL A COMPLETE GAME ALLOWING JUST ONE EARNED RUN. HEAD COACH SHANE SHEWMAKE EXPLAINED THE VALUE OF HAVING STANDOUT PLAYERS LIKE THE ONES ON HIS ROSTER.
B-Roll of Coach Giving Signs to Team [00:33-00-:38]
***SOT*** Interview with Shane Shewmake Head Coach [00:39-00:45] B-Roll of Team High fiving after Game [00:46-00:51]
B-Roll of Comets’ Defense [00:52-00:57]
“These guys have been keys to our success all year, and we’re glad we have them.” THE VICTORY MAINTAINED UT DALLAS’ PERFECT 9-0 HOME RECORD AS THEY IMPROVED TO 19-4 OVERALL ON THE SEASON. THE COMETS WRAP UP THEIR SERIES WITH THE WAR HAWKS SATURDAY AFTERNOON WITH A DOUBLE HEADER STARTING AT 12 PM. (FOR TIPA NEWS, I’M CONTESTANT 608.) ###
3rd Place - Print Sports Writing
Alex Kypfer (North Lake College)
Home Cooking Comets defeat War hawks in dazzling fashion to remain perfect at home RICHARDSON, TX (3.31.17) – The No. 12 ranked UT Dallas baseball team continued their hot streak by winning their fourth game in a row over McMurray University Friday afternoon. Starting pitcher Jamie Andriot continued to stay hot by pitching his first complete-game of the year, with a two-hit one run performance to improve to a perfect 6-0 as the Comets rolled to a 12-1 victory. After the leadoff pitcher was hit by War Hawks starting pitcher Juan Valadez, the Comets drew two walks on eight consecutive pitches to open the door for Connor Scruggs to blast a 2-2 pitch over the left field wall for a grand-slam and his first homerun of the season. “It’s a good feeling,” Scruggs said about his slam. “I was just trying to get a good swing on the ball.” After adding a sacrifice fly later in the 1st, UTD added three runs in the 2nd and 4th innings to extend the lead to 11-0 and put the game out of reach early. In the 7th the Comets added another run with a sac fly to extend the lead to 12-0 before the War Hawks scored on a single to left in the top of the 9th to avoid the shutout. “I have to give my batters some credit,” Andriot said about his run support. “We needed it a little bit earlier than we usually do because I have class at 3:15.” Head Coach Shane Shewmake is very happy with his team’s progress. “This group has come together nicely,” said Shewmake after the game. “We have great senior leadership and we’ve got some of the younger guys who have stepped into leadership roles as well.” However, this is not the same team as last year. This team can win at home. “Early in the year we kind of made it a priority that we wanted to dominate here at home,” said Shewmake. “Last year’s team, we were .500 at home.” With the ASC tournament right around the corner the Comets are getting hot at the right time. “We’re on a roll right now and the trick is being hot at the end of the year,” said Shewmake. “So we’re going to try to maintain this momentum and if we get pitching performances like this it makes my job a lot easier.” You can catch UTD in action Saturday at 12pm in the second game of the series with McMurray at the UTD Baseball Field.
3rd Place - PR Crisis Management
Selby Lopez (UT-Arlington)
Crisis Communication Plan for Sports Medicine Institute 1. Our Public Response: a. First, our organization will release a public apology to Dallas Herd quarterback Jake Manger. Although the surgery was performed properly, one of our surgeons told Manger he would make a full recovery. This was not true and we should have made the client aware of this before performing surgery. In our apology, we need to stress the surgery was performed correctly, but the problem lied in not providing full disclosure to the patient. We will also make it known to Manger that those who did not make him aware of the diagnosis of his knee will lose their employment at the Sports Medicine Institute. Some clients whom have started looking for service elsewhere may be more at ease knowing we didn’t cause any physical harm to Manger. Also, that our mistake did not directly cause the end of his career. b. Once the apology is written and released on our website, we will post it to Facebook and Twitter and in our post, take full responsibility for our mistake. c. We will also hold a press conference where our CEO will address the issue publicly. He will state the facts known as of the time of the conference and what will happen from there in a brief opening statement. Following, he will also take questions from members of the media for 5-10 minutes. 2. Repairing Our Reputation: a. We will reach out to Manger personally and refund him for the surgery and apologize to him personally for our mistake. We will also make him fully aware that his knee was beyond recovery and that we should have told him so, but there was nothing more we could to get him back on the field. b. With the local community upset, we should offer discounts and free physicals for student athletes, specifically those from Arlington High School and the University of North Texas, both of Manger’s alma maters. This could also be a good opportunity to use a cause partnership with a nonprofit organization to help raise awareness of sports injuries and how to prevent them. If possible, we should try and recruit Manger and visit both of his alma maters to educate students there, if he is unwilling, we can move in another direction and use another of our professional-athlete clients. c. The Sports Medicine Institute must show we don’t permit the actions taken by some of our employees and to do that we will terminate anyone involved in misinforming our client. We will also terminate the nurse who went to a news organization rather than going to one of her supervisors. d. It is likely that lawmakers will investigate our common procedures and conduct interviews with our employees. As a sign of good faith, we will give law enforcement full access to our facilities and any requested records. This will show the Sports Medicine Institute is a cooperating citizen of the law and will remind clients and prospective clients of our first-class operation and high employee satisfaction. e. With Manger’s season over, which will put the Herd in a bind this season, the Sports Medicine Institute will pay off the rest of Manger’s contract. This will allow the team cap space to sign another quarterback or free agent and not have to buy out Manger’s contract. Although this season is in jeopardy, this will allow the team to move on from his injury without as many financial repercussions. 3. Conclusion: a. Our key message to the public is that we, the Sports Medicine Institute accept full responsibility for our mistake and we will do anything in our power to make it right. Whatever we need to do, we will cooperate to the best of our ability and be fully transparent with the public, the media and law enforcement. While doing so, we will try and repair our image we’ve built through years of stellar service. We will try to the best of our ability to right the wrong we committed.
3rd Place - Editorial Writing
Alan Stamps (West Texas A&M)
Discussion, debate and academic inquiry are the pillars on which higher education stands. Challenging our predetermined ideas by listening to the dissenting opinions of others not only encourages academic growth, but starts a real dialogue that can create and inspire change. However all of these ideals are for naught the moment a community comes together to silence a voice that does not echo their own. Earlier this week, the American Enterprise Initiative club invited Charles Murray to speak on his new book: The State of White America, 19602010: Analysis of cultural gap between white elite and working class. Charles, an accused white nationalist, accepted his invitation, and was set to hold a brief seminar on his book followed by a Q&A with students and faculty, moderated by professor/political economist Allison Stranger. Once word spread of his intent to accept, a protest was ignited amongst the community of Middlebury College. A protest that began to crescendo, and boiled over the moment Charles Murray stepped on stage to begin his seminar. Murray was silenced and the pillars of higher education fell. Alexander Khan and Philip Hoax invited Murray to promote academic growth, and to gain a more complex understanding of the other side of the political spectrum. Khan and Hoax should be applauded for their promotion of academic inquiry, as should everyone who helped put this seminar together. They did not want to convince anyone of any particular ideology, but to only allow students to deliberate and learn outside of a classroom. The opportunity was there, unfortunately not everyone had the insight to recognize it. Dissent is nothing new to higher education, nor is it exclusive to it. It is a part of everyday life, and learning to listen and discuss these differing views is paramount to being successful. However what happened this week only shows how much further we, as a community, have to go in order to hear out these conflicting views. Drowning out and overpowering voices that do not exactly echo our own not only hinders our own educational growth, but also reaffirms the other sideâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s rigid hold on their own beliefs. If we want to promote equality, then the way to do so isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t by yelling at others who still cling to the beliefs of the past. Those beliefs are rooted in ignorance, and they can only be changed through education. Education in all forms is critical to the success of any society, and until we learn how to listen to other ideas, critique them and in turn have our own ideas critiqued, we cannot claim to promote higher learning. We will learn from our mistake this week, and because of that we can start to rebuild the pillars that hold up this college.
3rd Place - Feature Writing
Denise Cervantes (Texas State)
A windy morning didn’t stop a native Dallas couple from running their daily miles. Devante Johnson and Erica Johnson-Martinez have been married for eight years and have been running through the Dallas downtown streets for three years. Johnson spotted his wife for the first time jogging through his college apartment complex in Houston. “I was your typical college boy,” Johnson said. “I saw a beautiful woman and told myself she had to be mine. I would have never imagined we would be where we are today.” Running brought he and his wife together, Johnson said. Johnson would wait each evening and try to evenly match up the times he and his then future wife would casually run into each other on a trail. “He hates when I tell people this,” Johnson-Martinez said. “But he could barely keep up with me. I have been running since high school. It has always helped me get through some hard times in my life. Devante wasn’t supposed to be running alongside me but he did anyway.” Johnson-Martinez said she began running after she encountered her first experience with depression. “I was seventeen,” Johnson-Martinez said. “My mom passed away in a car accident and it just completely shook me. I started running and then I kind of never stopped. Devante met me when I was coming to terms with my emotions.” Johnson-Martinez said there was nobody in her intimate circle she could speak to about her depression. “People react to things differently,” Martinez said. “I was just learning how to cope with what had happened to me. A boy was the last thing on my mind but Devante wouldn’t give up on and at that time I guess that’s what I needed.” Johnson said he could tell Johnson-Martinez wanted nothing to do with him or his tactics to win her over but he knew there was something more. “She was the worst,” Johnson said. “She was like ‘boy get out of here’ and I hated running. I was an athlete but I hated running. I still do honestly but I do it anyway for her. My wife’s depression wasn’t something that I wanted to fix. I knew I couldn’t do that for her. I just told myself if I stuck around I could potentially have something great.” In 2014, the couple experienced a miscarriage of their first child. “It was really hard,” Johnson-Martinez said. “I just felt like there was nobody on my side. I just didn’t understand why. Nobody could give me an answer either. I felt guilty and I kept trying to find something or someone to blame but there was nothing or no one to point the finger at.” Johnson said running has become a coping mechanism for he and his wife. “We thought about our baby a lot,” Johnson said. “It was the hardest thing we have gone through together but we are different people now. You don’t really know who you are until you go through something that damages your foundation.” Johnson-Martinez said she and her husband hope to have a baby in the future. “We love each other,” Johnson-Martinez said. “We have been tested individually and our relationship has been tested but at the end of the day I know we have each other. We’re still planning on building a family together.”
3rd Place - PR News Release Writing
Hilaree Foreman (Tarleton State University)
Associate Professor Dr. Cary Adkinson named Professor of the Year by Council for Advancement and Support of Education Life University April 1, 2017
Life University Associate Professor Dr. Cary Adkinson has recently been named Professor of the Year by the Council for Advancement and Support of Education, the only national program that recognizes excellence in undergraduate education.
Adkinson was nominated for this prestigious award by his Life colleagues for his efforts in developing and expanding the growth of Life’s undergraduate criminal justice program, which in just five years has increased from 25 students to more than 110 sociology majors with criminal justice minors.
“Dr. Adkinson offers our students a real-world look at criminal justice,” President of Life University Frederick Slabach said. “His dedication to the profession and his students is evident in everything he does at Life University. He truly lives our ‘Smaller. Smarter.’ focus on a daily basis making our students and their welfare his priority.”
Adkinson regularly receives the highest teaching evaluations each semester, and students report that his courses are rigorous and engaging, that they learn more from him than any other professor.
“I am truly humbled by this award,” Adkinson said. “My goal in teaching is to make sure my students leave my classes not only with knowledge, but with the ability to put that knowledge to work.”
With his win, Adkinson will receive an all-expense paid trip for three (winner, guest and a current or former student) to Washington D.C. for the Nov. awards celebration, an invitation to speak at the awards luncheon in Nov. and recognition at an evening congressional reception. As well as $5,000 contributed by the Carnegie Foundation and other various opportunities to participate in activities that highlight the importance of teaching throughout the year.
About the award
The U.S Professors of the Year program salutes the most outstanding undergraduate instructors in the country- those who excel in teaching and
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Hilaree Foreman (Tarleton State University)
positively influence the lives and careers of students. Sponsored by CASE and the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, it is the only national program to recognize excellence in undergraduate teaching and mentoring.
All undergraduate teachers in the U.S., of any academic rank at any type of undergraduate institution, are eligible for the award. Entries are judged by the top U.S. educators and other active participants in education.
3rd Place - Print News Writing
Josh McCormack (A&M-College Station)
FORT WORTH, Texas — Flames erupted from three derailed train cars containing Bakken crude oil following a collision with a car containing two passengers, resulting in their deaths, and a subsequent fire at The Lofts at TCC at 10 a.m on Tuesday, March 30. The Tarrant County College Fire Department (TCC FDP) arrived on the scene only 3 minutes after the fire began according to Public Information Officer TCC FDP Bill Ver Steeg after they received a 911 call from a apartment resident. The fire was ablaze for approximately 30 minutes before it was extinguished and the only injury that resulted was one case of smoke inhalation from a resident of the apartment complex. The area surrounding the site of the accident and fire, 1000 S. Industrial Blvd., has been shut down for what Ver Steeg estimates will be the next 12 to 24 hours to allow police to investigate. While the identity of the two passengers, a 23 year old female college student and a 27 year old male, as well as the cause of the accident are unknown at time of press, local police are attempting to gain that information Ver Steeg said. Following the start of the Bakken crude fueled fire, the Lofts at TCC, which were roughly 200 yards adjacent to the tracks, caught fire before TCC FPD were able to restrain the flames. “The fire from the train derailment was very intense and very hot. By the time the crew showed up, so in approximately within five minutes, we had a exposure over there to those buildings,” Van Stegg said. When Firefighters arrived they began to tackle the main problem at hand, making sure the main fire from the train car was contained said Chief Darrell Rutledge battalion chief, who was in charge of the scene. “When the initial arrival company arrived on scene they described what they had and they went ahead and started the attack, pulling lines for the rail car,” Rutledge said. “I arrived on scene and that was already in progress so I left them doing that task and advised the second new truck company when they arrived on scene to take the exposure and evacuate the apartment.” A fire of this magnitude is uncommon said TCC Lieutenant Dave Klemencic who was one of the ten firefighters at the site. Despite the magnitude of the situation, no complications were met for the TCC FDP. “This kind of fire that started out as an auto accident evolving into a derailment and a [exposure] fire on an apartment building is significant. We don’t see many of those in our career, but it’s just like any other Fire,” Klemencic said. “You just have to pick one particular task to take care of at that time. You can’t worry about the entire incident. We all just have to work together.” Even though the fire was a danger to the surrounding community, the flames caused minimal impact. Only two of the ten apartments within that unit caught fire. Management of the Lofts at TCC are working alongside The Red Cross to relocate the affected families to other units in the complex. Billy Hill, a TCC firefighter who has been fighting fires for 13 years, said that with a situation like this firefighters have to stay aware and ready for any situation. “[When you arrive on scene] you’re going to think alright what is in the train car? Is there anyone in the train car? What’s around it?” Hill said. “What you think ‘It’s time to go to work.’ But then again you’re encompassing the whole accident. What do I need to do to mitigate that problem to keep everybody safe? That’s your initial thought process.” Hill said. The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality and the Environmental Protection Agency were called in to help with the containment and cleanup of the hazardous material. Ver Steeg said that there are no immediate health hazards for the surrounding community and the mess is being cleaned up. However the TCC FDP
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Josh McCormack (A&M-College Station)
are requesting that the public stay clear of the site to let the police department continue their investigation. The middle-aged resident of The Lofts at TCC who was affected was taken to the hospital and her condition is currently unknown. Van Steeg, who was hopeful for her recovery, said when she left the scene she did not seem in distress. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I can tell you that the person, [who we] transported to the hospital, they were awake and talking to the EMS crew,â&#x20AC;? Van Steeg said.
3rd Place - Radio Sports Writing
Nizhoni Terronez (Midwestern State)
FADE IN MUSIC :05 ANNOUNCER 1: The UT Dallas Comets continue their winning streak at home against the McMurry War Hawks. In the first inning… infielder Connor Scruggs hits a grand slam…allowing the comets to lead five to zero in the first inning. SFX: CROWD CHEERING :06 SEC ANNOUCER 1: SFX: ANNOUNCER 1:
In the second inning… outfielder Josh Covey runs home after infielder Barry Casey pops the ball out to center field. This gave infielder Ryan Burciaga the opportunity to steal second…with Scruggs stealing third right behind him. The Comets take the inning with three runs. The War Hawks had zero runs…leaving the score eight to zero. NAT SOUND :05 UT Dallas locked down the fourth inning after outfielder Josh Covey scores…and Burciaga scores on a wild pitch. Casey scores following catcher Mitch Barti’s bat to left field. The War Hawks managed to make a run in the ninth…when third basemen Jerrett Bell scored.
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CROWD CHEERING :06 SEC
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The game ended with a score of twelve to zero. Junior pitcher Jaimie Andriot says the team focused on fast plays and pitches going into the game. The comets face off against Texas Wesleyan Tuesday at 3 p-m.
ANNOUCER 1:
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3rd Place - Spanish Newswriting
Bianca Mujica (University of North Texas)
Dos personas murieron después de un descarrilamiento de tres trenes siguiente de una colisión con un carro, que ocurrió en 10 de la mañana de jueves en la 1000 Sur bloquear del Industrial Boulevard. “Estamos trabajando con autoridades para reabrir los negocios que están afectados,” dijo Bill Ver Steeg, Oficial de Información Publico en el Colegio de Condado Tarrant.
Una mujer de 23 años y un hombre de 27 años estaban manejando en un carro cuando pego a un ferrocarril con tres trenes cargando
aceite crudo de Bakken. Es desconocido la causa de sus muertes. Los trenes, propiedad de Union Pacific, cayeron del ferrocarril y causo un fuego en el sito. La carretera están cerrada hasta la policía termina su investigación, que podría tomar varios horas.
Dos camiones de bomberos respondieron al sito como dos a tres minutos después del incidiendo del fuego. Inmediatamente se ponían a
controlar el fuego con agua, y otros bomberos ponían su manguera de agua en las apartamientos. En treinta minutos se quitaron el fuego. El fuego alcanzo a los Tarrant County College Lofts que están 200 yardas cerca del ferrocarril, poniendo una mujer de edad mediana en el hospital por inhalación de humo. Dos apartamientos tenían danos por el fuego pesado, y las familias que viven en esos apartamientos están siendo reubicados. Hay menos danos de agua en las apartamientos rodeando los dos que tenían fuego. Hay diez unidades en el complejo y ocho estaban ocupado en el tiempo del fuego. La policía no se el número exacto de personas en el complejo, pero los bomberos evacuado a todos allí y también en los negocios en la carretera. Todos los bomberos y tripulación del ferrocarril están ileso. “El fuego estaban intenso y alto cuando el tripulación llegaron,” dijo Ver Steeg. “Tenían expuesto a esos edificios.” Ver Steeg estimado que la limpieza de todo se van a tomar la policía 12 a 24 horas. La cuesta del danos a las apartamientos, la destinación del tren, y los impactos al ambiente todavía están desconocido. Los bomberos llamaron al Agencia de Protección Ambiental y al Comisión de Tejas para Calidad de Ambiental, porque el aceite tienen clasificado peligroso y estaban en dos de los tres trenes. Esas dos organizaciones están conduciendo una investigación sobre los impactos más profundo al ambiente del área. “El primer objetivo es la seguridad de vidas,” dijo Darrel Rutledge, Jefe de Batallón en el Colegio de Condado Tarrant. “Después es el estabilidad del incidente. No creo que hay ningún impacto perdurable al ambiente.” Rutledge dijo que a pesar del clima trabajando contra ellos, están orgulloso de su equipo por su capacidad para ayudar a las personas en peligro. “La capacitación de nuestro personal fue excelente,” dijo Rutledge.
3rd Place - TV Sports Writing
Arianna Vedia (UT-Arlington)
anchor cut to field Take VO: WS: Scruggs hitting RBI single in 2nd inning MS: Runner crossing home plate
Take SOT (:06) CG: Shane Shewmake UT Dallas’ Head Coach
ANOTHER HOME GAME, ANOTHER WIN... IN THE START OF A THREE GAME SERIES BETWEEN LONG TIME FOES, THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS DOMINATED MCMURRY UNIVERSITY TWELVE-TO-ONE.
“Early in the year we kinda made it a priority that we wanted to dominate a home.”
Take VO: MS: Andriot (32) on the mound MS: Scruggs (15) at third base
TWO JUNIOR TRANSFERS STOOD OUT TODAY…. PITCHER JAMIE ANDRIOT, AND INFIELDER CONNOR SCRUGGS
Take VO: WS: Scruggs (15) hitting Grand Slam in 1st inning MS: Players congratulating Scruggs as he crossed the plate
SCRUGGS LED OFF THE GAME WITH A GRAND SLAM…AND GET THIS…IT WAS HIS FIRST HOME RUN OF THE YEAR.
Take VO: WS: Scruggs (15) and Ryan Burciaga (8) crossing plate in the 2nd inning
AFTER SCORING FIVE RUNS IN THE FIRST INNING, THE COMETS KEPT THE SCORED SEVEN MORE TO FOLLOW.
Take SOT: (:05) CG: Connor Scruggs UT Dallas’ Junior Infielder
“It helped out a lot and it’s always important to come out the next inning and have a shutdown inning and keep the momentum on our side.”
MS1: (facing catcher) Jamie Andriot winding up and striking out the final batter in the ninth MS2: (facing mound) Andriot reaction after finishing game
IN THE FINAL FRAME THE COMETS STUMBLED ON DEFENSE AND SURRENDERED A RUN, BUT A STRIKEOUT SECURED THE WIN AS ANDRIOT IMPROVED TO SIX-AND-OH
Take VO: WS: UTD and McMurry shaking hands post-game
cut to Anchor
UT DALLAS CONCLUDES THE SERIES WITH A DOUBLEHEADER TOMORROW AT NOON
3rd Place - TV News Writing
Nick Tarrant (UT-Arlington)
Anchor Lead in (00:00-00:012)
A twenty three year-old female college student and a twenty seven year-old male died Thursday morning after colliding with a Pacific Union Train on Industrial Boulevard on the Tarrant County College Northeast Campus. Another was taken to the hospital. Contestant number four ninety eight has more on this developing story.
B roll of the train cars de-railed and fire on the ground. (00:12-00:17)
The collision caused three train cars to derail, spilling oil which caused a fire to ignite the ground and spread to the Lofts at T-C-C apartment complex. One resident was taken to the T-C-C Regional Hospital for inhaling too much smoke.
B roll of the Lofts at TCC apartment complex on fire. (00:17-00:25)
B roll of the TCC Fire Department arriving on the scene (00:25-00:35)
CU of Shannon Stephens (00:35-00:40)
The Tarrant County College Fire Department responded to a call at about ten in the morning about a car fire. But when arriving on scene, engine one driver Shannon Stephens says more was ablaze than just a car. “It quickly changed our plans on attack and positioning the apparatus and the tactics that we were going to use.”
CU of fire fighter dousing flames with water ( )
As the fire was being put out, surrounding businesses were evacuated for safety precautions. Bill Ver Steeg says the oil spilled was Bakken Crude, which is highly flammable.
CU of Bill Ver Steeg during press conference ( )
“Railroad authorities along with several other agencies have been assisting with mitigation of the hazardous materials release. At this time there is no immediate health hazard posed to the community.”
SU of Contestant number 498 ( )
The Red Cross is helping two families impacted by the fire at the apartment complex relocate in the meantime. Surrounding businesses will return to normal operations and avoid Industrial Boulevard until the investigation is complete.
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Cassandra Jenkins (Lamar University)
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Cassandra Jenkins (Lamar University)
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Cassandra Jenkins (Lamar University)
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Cassandra Jenkins (Lamar University)
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Cassandra Jenkins (Lamar University)
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HEAT OF THE MOMENT The SMU Alternative Spring Breakers are joined by one of the locals at the clothing-optional hot springs outside of Taos, N.M. photo by jay miller
HITTING THE SLOPES The SMU Alternative Spring Breakers enjoyed a day of skiing at the Taos Ski Valley after a week of hard work. photo by claire piepenburg
CLASS AT THE CREEK The SMU Alternative Spring Break team helps students from the Roots and Wings Community School gather field data from the Lama acequia – the water source for the northern New Mexico village where the school is based. photo by jay miller
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SNOW DAY SMU students participating in Alternative Spring Break heavy snowfall that greeted them on their first day’s stay photo by john ubelaker
HOMEWORK ‘BREAK’ Bree Evans, left, helps a Roots & Wings student work through a math problem. photo by jay miller
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hile their classmates were laying out and partying on the beaches of the Texas Gulf Coast, Mexico and Florida, nine SMU students spent their 2017 Spring Break teaching the three R’s — readin,’ ‘ritin,’ and ‘rithmetic — to a special group of K-8th graders in northern New Mexico. The SMU contingent — comprised of five college women, four college men and two advisors — was a part of the nationwide Alternative Spring Break program that dispatches college students to perform community service projects in domestic and international areas of need during the Spring Break period. For a nominal fee, the altruistically minded college students are able to travel, be housed, be fed and bond as a group while performing a variety of community service projects during their week off from classes. For four days, the SMU team worked with primary school students at the Roots & Wings Community School, nestled in the Sangre de Cristo mountains near Lama, N.M. Team members included site leader Gaby Diaz, assistant site leader Tom Van Every, Jessica Chu, Bree Evans, Rian Monreal-Jackson, Evan Nawrocki, Claire Piepenburg, Jackie Romero, Lisa Raizes and advisors Dr. John Ubelaker and Jay Miller. The SMU team worked with a wide spectrum of students on a variety of classroom assignments ranging from working through algebraic equations to writing a narrative non-fiction script for a documentary project to gathering field data for testing the quality of water in their mountainous — and exceptionally dry — environs. “The kids were testing their local water for chemicals and water flow,” Diaz said, “It was exciting to see the kids taking an active role in examining their local environment.” The Roots & Wings Community School, established in 2001, provided a beautiful setting for the SMU students majoring in a variety of disciplines to lend their individual expertise to the school kids, many of which were anxious to become the first in their families to attend college one day. The school emphasizes “hands-on” rigorous project-based learning, adventurous farm and nature exploration, and communitybased service-learning as methods to motivate and engage students in the educational process. While the SMU team greatly enjoyed returning to the primary school classroom to help the next generation with their lessons, many also enjoyed participating in the fun associated with recess. “The four-square and capture-the-flag games were intense,” Van Every said. “Every one (on the SMU team) was pushed to the limit and ‘schooled’ in one or an another by the youngsters.” At the end of each of the four days of service, the college students returned to the SMU-in-Taos satellite campus situated on 300 mountainous acres at the site of an old U.S. Army fort located nine miles south of Taos, NM. There, the students were able to bond in the dormitories, prepare their meals and come together to reflect nightly on what they had seen, heard and experienced throughout their day of service. Of course, all work and no play would make even an ‘alternative’ Spring Break a dull exercise for even the most service-minded college student. Diaz and the others on the SMU team mixed in plenty of play amidst their work by traveling to a local (clothing-optional) hot springs for an extended soak at the end of a long day. The crew also enjoyed a full day of snow skiing in the exceptional springtime conditions at Taos Ski Valley. “Many in our crew had never skied before. After a half-day of lessons, however, we had lots of people going to the top of the mountain and skiing all the way down,” Miller said. “The ski day was a great way to wind up the week of a lot of hard work and hard play.” By week’s end, the SMU students that had participated in ASB 2017 in Taos, N.M., had been through more with one another than they had been through with any of their friends back in Dallas. It was definitely a Spring Break that no one involved would neither forget nor regret.
2nd Place - Yearbook Design Nicholas Provenghi (UT-Dallas)
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The SMU Roots & Wings students show their “pony ears” – SMU’s hand gesture – during a crosscountry ski outing in Red River, N.M. | PHOTO BY JESSICA CHU
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Nine SMU students spend Spring Break tutoring in NM charter school While their classmates were laying out and partying on the beaches of the Texas Gulf Coast, Mexico and Florida, nine SMU students spent their 2017 Spring Break teaching the three R’s — readin,’ ‘ritin,’ and ‘rithmetic — to a special group of K-8th graders in northern New Mexico. The SMU contingent — comprised of five college women, four college men and two advisors — was a part of the nationwide Alternative Spring Break program that dispatches college students to perform community service projects in domestic and international areas of need during the Spring Break period. For a nominal fee, the altruistically minded college students are able to travel, be housed, be fed and bond as a group while performing a variety of community service projects during their week off from classes. For four days, the SMU team worked with primary school students at the Roots
& Wings Community School, nestled in the Sangre de Cristo mountains near Lama, N.M. Team members included site leader Gaby Diaz, assistant site leader Tom Van Every, Jessica Chu, Bree Evans, Rian Monreal-Jackson, Evan Nawrocki, Claire Piepenburg, Jackie Romero, Lisa Raizes and advisors Dr. John Ubelaker and Jay Miller. The SMU team worked with a wide spectrum of students on a variety of classroom assignments ranging from working through algebraic equations to writing a narrative non-fiction script for a documentary project to gathering field data for testing the quality of water in their mountainous — and exceptionally dry — environs. “The kids were testing their local water for chemicals and water flow,” Diaz said, “It was exciting to see the kids taking an active role in examining
16 A beautiful Student Lifesunset over northern New Mexico where the SMU Alternative Spring Breakers stayed in Taos, N.M. | PHOTO BY HILLSMAN JACKSON
1st Place - Copy Editing
Kristianna Davied (UT-Arlington)
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Kristianna Davied (UT-Arlington)
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Kristianna Davied (UT-Arlington)
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Kristianna Davied (UT-Arlington)
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Linda Kessler (University of North Texas)
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Linda Kessler (University of North Texas)
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Linda Kessler (University of North Texas)
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Imogene Wofford (A&M-Commerce)
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Imogene Wofford (A&M-Commerce)
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Imogene Wofford (A&M-Commerce)
1st Place - Headline Luke Henkhaus (A&M-College Station)
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Luke Henkhaus (A&M-College Station)
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Luke Henkhaus (A&M-College Station)
1st Place - Headline (cont.) Luke Henkhaus (A&M-College Station)
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Luke Henkhaus (A&M-College Station)
3rd Place - Headline Diamond Victoria (Brookhaven College)
3rd Place - Headline (cont.) Diamond Victoria (Brookhaven College)
3rd Place - Headline (cont.) Diamond Victoria (Brookhaven College)
3rd Place - Headline (cont.) Diamond Victoria (Brookhaven College)
Critical Review, #503 Director Ritesh Batraâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s The Sense of an Ending explores the value of nostalgia
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2nd Place - Critical Review John Hoang (UT-Arlington)
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3rd Place - Critical Review Monica Mitrovic (Brookhaven)
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Mercedez Hernandez (Abilene Christian)
Spot 1: Intended Listener: Nintendo Fans Whether you’re sword fighting Ganondorf in Hyrule or racing Donkey Kong on Rainbow Road, you can take your Nintendo favorites with you everywhere you go on the new Nintendo Switch Slide the Switch into its dock to play on your TV from the comfort of your home and if you discover that your princess is in another castle, you can remove the Switch and take it with you for a full home-console experience as you pipe surf to the Mushroom Kingdom. Play head-to-head with up to eight friends on Nintendo’s most flexible, feature-packed system yet, the Nintendo Switch. In stores now for $299.99.
Spot 2: Intended Listener: Handheld Gamers The Switch is Nintendo’s most flexible gaming system of all time. Taking the best aspects of the well-loved consoles that came before it, the Switch has a bright 6.2 inch screen, more than six hours of battery life, and the capability to play with up to eight friends. Play new games from familiar titles like “Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild” and “Mario Kart 8 Deluxe,” and when you’re done jet setting, plug the Switch into its dock to play from the comfort of your own home. Pick up the Nintendo Switch for a home-console feel anytime, anyplace. In stores now for $299.99.
3rd Place - TV Advertising
Eunjee Chong (UT-Dallas)
3rd Place - TV Advertising (cont.)
Eunjee Chong (UT-Dallas)
3rd Place - TV Advertising (cont.)
Eunjee Chong (UT-Dallas)
3rd Place - TV Advertising (cont.)
Eunjee Chong (UT-Dallas)
3rd Place - TV Advertising (cont.)
Eunjee Chong (UT-Dallas)
2nd Place - Editorial Cartoon
Sorayah Zahir (UT-Arlington)
3rd Place - Editorial Cartoon
Clarissa Martinez (UT-Rio Grande Valley)
2nd Place - TV Advertising Rebecca Najeera (Tyler Junior College)
2nd Place - TV Advertising (cont.)
Rebecca Najeera (Tyler Junior College)
2nd Place - TV Advertising (cont.)
Rebecca Najeera (Tyler Junior College)
2nd Place - Print Advertising
Sorayah Zahir (UT-Arlington)
3rd Place - Print Advertising
Tyler Fisher (Stephen F. Austin)
play anywhere.
The Nintendo Switch is a new home video game system that provides single and multiplayer thrills at home or on the go. Players can enjoy a full home console experience anytime, anywhere. Found in stores for only $299.99.
3rd Place - Feature Photo
Gwiwon Jason Nam (A&M - Commerce)
2nd Place - News Photo Magaly DeLeon (Sul Ross State University)
3rd Place - News Photo
Tina Marie Reed (Kilgore College)
2nd Place - Sports Action Photo
Shay Cohen (UT-Arlington)
3rd Place - Sports Action Photo
Luke Munchrath (Tarleton State University)
2nd Place - 2-Person Photo Essay
Duy Vu/Allee Austen (UT-Arlington)
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Left: Fort Worth resident Hannah Farrow, 20, looks at a picture at the opening night of “Birds, Cats, Skulls, Yeah!” March 30 at Kettle Art in Deep Ellum. The exhibit will be open through May 4 and is free to attend. Photo by 500 Below: Dallas artist Jennifer Gregory Portz, 54, holds baby Frankie Moulton, 5 months, during the opening ceremony for “Birds, Cats, Skulls, Yeah!” March 30 at Kettle Art in Deep Ellum. Portz and 29 local artists have original pieces on display at the gallery. Photo by 499 Right: Dallas artist George Wallace III, 56, speaks to attendees March 30 outside Kettle Art in Deep Ellum. Wallace works with film to portray death artistically. Photo by 499
Above left: A group of friends talk about the art on display at the opening night of “Birds, Cats, Skulls, Yeah!” March 30 at Kettle Art in Deep Ellum. The exhibit displays the work of 30 local artists and will be on display until May 4. Photo by 500 Above right: Dallas artist Hilda Lafleur, 62, greets guests with drink offerings at the opening night of “Birds, Cats, Skulls, Yeah!” March 30 at Kettle Art in Deep Ellum. Guests were offered complimentary wine and beer in exchange for optional donations to the gallery. Photo by 499
3rd Place - 2-Person Photo Essay Jake King/Tomas Gonzalez (University of North Texas)
Authorities contain Bastrop fire BY DARCY SPRAGUE Senior Reporter
As the second catastrophic fire in recent history burns through parts of Bastrop, cities across Central Texas are taking precautions to prevent a similar situation. “The topography of San Marcos and our surrounding neighbors would make a grass/ brush fire extremely difficult to combat if allowed to grow to the size of the current Bastrop fire,” said Les Stephens, San Marcos Fire Chief. Stephens said the Bastrop fire does not directly affect San Marcos. However, as state and local resources are sent to assist the emergency in Bastrop, there are less resources immediately available, should something happen in the surrounding area. The Bastrop fire, called Hidden Pines Fire, is 40 percent contained said Steve Pollock from Texas A&M Forest Service. Bollock said the fire is contained, but not controlled. He said it could take several days to get it under control. Robert Tamble, Simithville City Manager, said 244 people as of Saturday have registered at the evacuation shelter. Paul Pape, Bastrop County Judge, said 48 structures have been destroyed and 4,600 acres have been burned. “It is what it is; we’ve done everything that we could do in the right way,” said Mike Fisher, emergency coordinator for Bastrop
UNDER CONTROL Firefighters Richard Cheatham (left) and Gilbert Martinez survey the damage following fires that have consumed 4,600 acres in Bastrop in an area known as the Hidden Pines Forest. Air support vehicles from Tennessee including a DC-10 Air tanker have assisted in suppressing the fire. Kelsey Bradshaw/Staff Photographer County. Fisher said he does not think the firefighters made any mistakes in attempting to control the fire given the
severity of the situation and the dangers of dealing with wildfires. Pape said now that fire crews have been able to draw a containment line
around the fire, they will begin working on targeting hot spots.
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New group raises sexual assault awareness BY AUSTIN HUMPHRIES The University Star In order to bring change and ensure safety in a college community, a new group has launched Not On My Campus to raise awareness in hopes of preventing sexual assault and harassment. The organization was brought to campus by management freshmen Brooklyn Boreing and Kristyn Percenti, who had an agenda to shed light on a matter that isn’t often talked about. One in five women and one in 16 men have been or will be sexually assaulted or harassed on college campuses. Not On My Campus aims to lower this number by speaking out on the issue. “We want this year to be about raising the awareness and getting the topic to be talked about, because until you have awareness on the subject, you can’t have prevention,” Boreing said. After launching the organization, members have worked vigorously to plan
events and collaborate. Boreing is a member of Delta Gamma, and has close connections to the Greek community. One of Not On My Campus’ top goals for this semester is to partner with fraternities. Jacob Slocum, healthcare administration senior and member of Pi Kappa Alpha, said this new organization would be beneficial to campus, and is in favor of it. “I feel like Greek life has a big impact on our university, and we hold a position in which we can positively impact our campus and community by speaking out against this issue,” Slocum said. “The stigma that the majority of fraternity members engage in sexual harassment and assault seems to overshadow all the positive things that fraternities do for their members, university and community. I just wish people could understand that not all fraternity members are the same.”
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NOT ON MY CAMPUS Carly Joutraw, finance senior, Kristyn Percenti, international relations senior, President Brooklyn Boreing, business management sophomore, and Alyssa Wakefield, English sophomore and communication chair of the Not My On My Campus organization at this year’s Greek Rally festivities Sept. 23 at Sewell Park. Not On My Campus is a student led organization and social media campaign dedicated to breaking the silence and stigma around sexual assault and rape culture. Jason Buch/Staff Photographer
Students elect new president
Four assault, rob student on campus BY MEGAN MILLER The University Star
BY TAYLOR TOMPKINS News Editor The 2014 Associated Student Government elections came to a close Wednesday when Tiffany Young and Sean Quiñones were named next year’s student body president and vice president, respectively. Young received 51 percent of the votes with 477. She needed to receive 50 percent plus one vote to avoid a runoff election. Young received more than twice as many votes as the second-place candidate, Quentin De La Garza, who received 205. John Willms followed with 201 votes, and Abdual Muhialdin
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ELECTION RESULTS Megan Trexler (left) and Cody DeSalvo hug Tiffany Young, ASG president-elect, after the election results were announced. Young will become on the second female to be elected as a Texas State student government president. David Rauf/Staff Photographer finished with 35. A total of 1,019 students voted in this year’s ASG elections, which is 2.9 percent of the student population. Approximately 3.3 percent of student voted in last
year’s uncontested race that ended in a victory for current ASG president and vice president Vanessa Cortez and Ed die Perez.
>> Page 5 Baseball team upsets the Texas Longhorns >> Page 12
A Texas State student who was robbed and assaulted at gunpoint by four males on campus Sunday evening is recovering from minor injuries. The victim was treated on the scene and released, said Alex Villalobos, sergeant at the University Police Department. “The victim is doing fine at this point,” Villalobos said. “At least as well as can be expected.” The victim was robbed at gunpoint and assaulted on campus between Evans and Flowers Hall. LAUREN STOTLER According to an emergency alert email sent by the university Sunday evening, the suspects fled the scene and headed toward the downtown area. Villalobos said the department has been unable to locate the suspects so far, but UPD will continue to investigate the incident.
>> Page 5 Greek organizations FUEL program through peanut butter >> Page 8
2nd Place - Newspaper Design McKenna Middleton (Baylor)
Student robbed at gunpoint Victim recovering from minor injuries
Megan Trexler (left) and Cody DeSalvo hug Tiffany Young, ASG LAUREN STOTLER | COURTESY
MEGAN MILLER UNIVERSITY STAR A Texas State student who was robbed and assaulted at gunpoint by four males on campus Sunday evening is recovering from minor injuries. The victim was treated on the scene and released, said Alex Villalobos, sergeant at the University Police Department. “The victim is doing fine at this point,” Villalobos said. “At least as well as can be expected.” The victim was robbed at gunpoint and assaulted on campus between Evans and Flowers Hall. According to an emergency alert email sent by the university Sunday evening, the suspects fled the scene and headed toward the downtown area. Villalobos said the department has been unable to locate the suspects so far, but UPD will continue to investigate the incident. “We are going to be highly visible on campus,” Villalobos said. He said there are going to be police units staged strategically throughout campus. “Students, or just people in general, always have a plan when you are walking on campus,” Villalobos said. “Two, always have someone, a group, with you.” Villalobos said students should remain vigilant while walking by looking at and listening to their surroundings. If anyone sees suspicious activity, they should call 911 immediately.
DAVID ROUF | STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER Megan Trexler (left) and Cody DeSalvo hug Tiffany Young, ASG president-elect, after the election results were announced. Young will become on the second female to be elected as a Texas State student government president.
Election Reflection Young, Quiñones win president, vice president positions in low-turnout election STORY BY: TAYLOR TOMPKINS | NEWS EDITOR
I was absolutely thrilled (when they called my name). I am just overwhelmingly excited. - Sean Quiñones, SG VP-elect
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he 2014 Associated Student Government elections came to a close Wednesday when Tiffany Young and Sean Quiñones were named next year’s student body president and vice president, respectively. Young received 51 percent of the votes with 477. She needed to receive 50 percent plus one vote to avoid a runoff election. Young received more than twice as many votes as the second-place candidate, Quentin De La Garza, who received 205. John Willms followed with 201 votes, and Abdual Muhialdin finished with 35. A total of 1,019 students voted in this year’s ASG elections, which is 2.9 percent of the student population. Approximately 3.3 percent of student voted in last year’s uncontested race that ended in a victory for
current ASG president and vice president Vanessa Cortez and Ed die Perez. The revised ASG constitution was passed through student referendum. The new constitution will change the name of the organization to “Student Government” and reduce the size of the senate from 60 to 45 seats, among other changes. The student referendum passed with 383 votes. Young said she is not waiting to begin planning for her administration, and she wants to “hit the ground running.” “I talked to my campaign and they said ‘What do you want to do first, do you want to wait until Sunday to have a meeting?’” Young said. “I said ‘No, I want to do it Thursday.’ There’s no time to rest. The aca-
SEE ELECTION PAGE 4
Chief prepares for fires across Texas
INSIDE THIS ISSUE Catastrophic Bastrop fire destroys 4,600 acres, 48 buildings across county MEGAN MILLER UNIVERSITY STAR
• Baseball team upsets Texas Longhorns See BASEBALL Page 12
• Greek orgs FUEL program with peanut butter See GREEK Page 12
As the second catastrophic fire in recent history burns through parts of Bastrop, cities across Central Texas are taking precautions to prevent a similar situation. “The topography of San Marcos and our surrounding neighbors would make a grass/brush fire extremely difficult to combat if allowed to grow to the size of the current Bastrop fire,” said Les Stephens, San Marcos Fire Chief. Stephens said the Bastrop fire does not directly affect San Marcos. However, as state and local resources are sent to assist the emergency in Bastrop, there are less resources immediately available, should something happen in the surrounding area. The Bastrop fire, called Hidden Pines Fire, is 40 percent contained said Steve Pollock from Texas A&M Forest Service. Bollock said the fire is contained, but not controlled. He said it could take several days to get it under control. Robert Tamble, Simithville City Manager, said 244 people as of Saturday have registered at the
DAVID ROUF | STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER Firefighters Richard Cheatham (left) and Gilbert Martinez survey the damage following fires that have consumed 4,600 acres in Bastrop in an area known as the Hidden Pines Forest.
evacuation shelter. Paul Pape, Bastrop County Judge, said 48 structures have been destroyed and 4,600 acres have been burned. “It is what it is; we’ve done
everything that we could do in the right way,” said Mike Fisher, emergency coordinator for Bastrop County. Fisher said he does not think the firefighters made any mis-
takes in attempting to control the fire given the severity of the situation and the dangers of dealing with wildfires.
SEE FIRE PAGE 4
3rd Place - Newspaper Design Cara Santucci (UT-Dallas)
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Everyone in the world should have a victory garden.” PHIL WEINER one of Earth Starter’s founders Earth Starter is one such start-up. This month, the company launched a Kickstarter campaign to manufacture more of its allin-one roll out garden tool, called a Nourishmat. The Nourishmat, which is inspired by Square Foot Gardening, makes it easy to grow a lot of food in a 4-foot by 6-foot space by turning a plastic mat into a garden planting guide. The mat comes with seedballs (seeds mixed with clay and worm castings to enrich the soil, and chili powder to keep pests See Micro-Gardening, page 12
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2nd Place - Magazine Design Suzann Clay (Tarrant County College)
Turning thumbs green Micro-gardening trend gets simpler with new innovations
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created out of plenty of scrap materials: potatoes grown in a bucket or trash can, for example, or wooden pallets turned into an herb garden. Anne Gibson, an Australian who runs The Micro Gardener website, has aggregated many of the most creative ideas. And for folks who don’t want to DIY it, several companies are also making it easy to start a micro-garden with an array of new products. Earth Starter is one such startup. This month, the company launched a Kickstarter campaign to manufacture more of its all-in-one roll out garden tool, called a Nourishmat. The Nourishmat, which is inspired by Square Foot Gardening, makes it easy to grow a lot of food in a 4-foot by 6-foot space by turning a plastic mat into a garden planting guide. The mat comes with seedballs (seeds mixed with clay and worm castings to enrich the soil, and chili powder to keep pests away). To plant, you simply lay out the mat on top of a bed of soil, then stick the seedballs for the 18 different vegetables and herbs in their respective holes. (Urban residents who may have soil contaminated with lead CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE
3rd Place - Magazine Design
Hanna Laurizen (University of North Texas)