19 Awards – Including General Excellence, Best Website, and Sweepstakes awards as well as 9 first place, 5 second place, 2 third place winners

Entry	Place/Category/Winner	Link
	General Excellence Staff of The College VOICE	September 27, 2021
	Overall Website Staff of The College VOICE	www.mcccvoice.org
	First Place Newswriting Ashley Jackson	Governor Murphy signs “New Voices” law to protect student journalists
	First Place Feature Writing Elijah Parkman-Williams	Survey shows having video conferencing cameras off changes student and faculty perception of remote learning
	First Place Profile Writing Bruna Camara and Angie Varela	English as a Second Language Professor Michael Beihl retires after 35 years
	First Place Coronavirus Coverage Ken Fantry, Mandy Sidhu, Aiden Velenger, Alessandro Rivero and Ashley Jackson	Multiple Articles including "Being a sophomore and a freshman at the same time"
	First Place Opinion Writing Mandy Sidhu	Keep “Community” in community colleges: changing names is not how you fight a stigma
	First Place Entertainment and Reviews Christopher Patti	Family and tradition are at the heart of New Jersey pizza wars
	First Place Investigative Reporting Madhavi Steinert	Battle for Student Government President included social media fighting, allegations of misconduct, then a narrow win for Perez
	First Place Photography Alessandro Rivero	MCCC sports on the rebound: The Vikings take the field despite a year of covid restrictions
	First Place Online video Madhavi Steinert and Ben Levitt
	Second Place News Writing Aiden Velenger	College mourns loss of beloved Communication professor Kathi Paluscio who was known for building supportive environments for all
	Second Place Profile Writing Elijah Parkman-Williams	MCCC’s new Assistant Vice President for Academic Affairs, Dr. James H. Whitney III, sets focus on diversity, equity and inclusion
	Second Place Opinion Writing Ashley Jackson	As a former M&M I’m weighing in on the character revamp debate
	Second Place Sports Writing Kyle Goldware	MCCC has a long history of turning out pro baseball players: who will be next?
	Second Place Photography Ashley Jackson	The chefs must go on! Hospitality students still running the Viking Cafe
	Third Place Feature Writing Ben Levitt	Freedom skate park in Trenton is open til Feb. 24
	Third Place Sports Writing Liam Simonelli	Athletic facility rentals provide financial support for college

3 Awards Total – 2 regional finalists and 1 national winner

Entry	Place/Category/Winner	Link
	National Winner Ben Levitt	Police take a knee
	Region 1 Finalists - COVID-19 Feature Photography Mohamed Haddara and Serena Bolitho	Facing Reality: What do our masks say about us?
	Region 1 Finalist - COVID-19 Writing Brian Amigh	Three stories of covid-19 survival

2021 Awards

18 Awards – 7 first place, 4 second place, 7 third place

Entry	Place/Category/Winner	Link
November 23, 2020	General Excellence Third Place Staff of The College VOICE	November 23, 2020
	Website Second Place Staff of The College VOICE	www.mcccvoice.org
	First Place Newswriting Elijah Parkman-Williams	Remote learning has increased cheating in online classes: online test proctoring service proves controverial
	First Place Feature Writing Cesia Guadron	The chicks next door: things are mostly sunny side up for NJ's backyard chickens
	First Place COVID-19 Special Coverage Brian Amigh, Kristina Hontz, Ashley Jackson, and Aaliyah Patel	Three stories of covid-19 survival CARES Act money is great and comes with only a few issues During pandemic quarantine, everyone is facing Mental Monsters Dinner for one: your COVID holiday plan The toilet paper shortage is all in your head: psychology drives panic buying
	First Place Column Writing Alex Gonzalez	For students like me, our physical disabilities make college even harder during the pandemic
	First Place Sports Writing Natalie Tellez	As of mid-November, MCCC’s fitness center is still open
	First Place Photography Alessandro Rivero	Graffiti Pier in Philly: private property for public expression, soon to be public
	First Place Online Video Amelia DeGuzman	POEM: After the Burning of the 3rd Precinct
	Second Place Features Writing Jason Norton	Facing a crisis of few customers, Trenton’s small business owners keep going
	Second Place COVID-19 Special Coverage Ben Levitt, Serena Bolitho, Donny Neuls	MCCC coronavirus plan presented at public forum MCCC closing, all classes moving online For students returning to campus a fall like no other MCCC enrollment down by 16% Students got the covid vaccine then vaccinated 400 other people
	Second Place Photography Serena Bolitho and Mohamed Haddara	Lambertville, NJ goes all out for spooky Halloween decorations
	Third Place News Writing Ashley Jackson	MCCC establishes Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee
	Third Place Feature Writing Ashley Peng	Neurodiverse students face special challenges online
	Profile Writing Donny Neuls	America’s Got Talent quarterfinalist and NJ local, Julia Scotti, entertained and inspired
	Third Place Arts and Entertainment Writing Mandy Sidhu	Netflix hit “Lupin” challenges racial stereotypes
	Third Place Layout and Design Megan Dunn	Covid preparation checklist
	Third Place Photography Jason Norton	The Arts Council of Princeton’s pop-up Chalk Murals event

2020 Awards

19 Awards – 13 first place, 4 second place, 2 third place

Entry	Place/Category/Winner	Link
	General Excellence Staff of The College VOICE	December 9, 2019
	Overall Website Staff of The College VOICE	www.mcccvoice.org
	First Place Newswriting Tori Pender and Donny Neuls	Angry preacher disrupts campus, tells students they’re going to hell
	First Place Profile Writing Kristen Miller	Local artist Leon Rainbow uses graffiti murals to revive Trenton one wall at a time
	First Place Editorial Writing Tori Pender	Call a fire a fire: The college is obliged to keep us informed in the case of an emergency
	First Place Column Writing Melissa Reyes	After a marriage at 18 and divorce at 21, college seemed impossible
	First Place Arts and Entertainment Writing Nina Pemberton	Let them eat cereal, all day long! Spoony Sweets in Hamilton is serving up nothing but breakfast
	First Place Investigative Reporting Drew Mumich	Faculty continue to pressure Mercer’s Board of Trustees after April’s vote of no confidence in President Wang
	First Place Photography Patrick Mulligan	Fire in LA bathroom causes evacuation, confusion and multi-day building shutdown
	First Place Online Video Kristen Miller
	First Place Web Project Kristen Miller and Melissa Reyes	PROBLEM SOLVED: How to transfer
	First Place Layout and Design Megan Dunn	What are you saying to me
	Second Place Features Writing Justin Willever	MCCC addresses student food insecurity with new Trenton Campus food pantry
	Second Place Sportswriting Patrick Mulligan	As baseball regular season winds down, Vikings take Monroe College Mustangs 12-6
	Second Place Photography Kristen Miller	Lambertville, NJ goes all out for spooky Halloween decorations
	Second Place Online Video Tori Pender and Donny Neuls	A campus finds a way to fight hate
	Third Place Feature Writing Caitlin Oliver	Routinely broken elevators pose on-going problems for students and staff with mobility issues
	Third Place Arts and Entertainment Writing Tory Richardson	Tamara Torres asks: Who does feminism belong to?

Entry	Category/Place/Winner	Link
	Editorial Writing National Second Place Tori Pender	Call a fire a fire: The college is obliged to keep us informed in the case of an emergency

3 Awards including Best Two Year Newspaper

Entry	Category and Recipient	Link
	Best Two-Year Newspaper Staff of The College VOICE	December 9, 2019
	Best In-House Print Ad Ben Levitt	Are you one of us? Join the VOICE!
	Best Tweet Donny Neuls	Campus gets disrupted by angry preacher telling students they're going to hell.

3 Awards Total – 1 national finalist

Entry	Place/Category/Winner	Link
	Region 1 Finalist Breaking News Staff of The College VOICE	December 9, 2019
	Region 1 Finalist Investigative Reporting Drew Mumich	Faculty continue to pressure Mercer’s Board of Trustees after April’s vote of no confidence in President Wang
	National Finalist Editorial Cartoon Kristina Hontz	Call a fire a fire: The college is obliged to keep us informed in the case of an emergency

17 Awards Total – 8 first place, 5 second place, 4 third place

Entry	Place/Category/Winner	Link
	General Excellence Staff of The College VOICE	April 2, 2018 February 11, 2019
	Overall Website Staff of The College VOICE	www.mcccvoice.org
	First Place Newswriting Tory Richardson	Students victims of college wide phishing scam Residents have high hopes for new Trenton High
	First Place Features Writing Chelsey Johnstone	Local belly dancers explore new interest in old art Spooky theme restaurant in NYC booming
	First Place Sports Writing Caitlin Clarke	Winning streak takes men's soccer to playoffs
	First Place Investigative Reporting Chelsey Johnstone	The mold is back
	First Place Online Video Kristen Miller
	First Place Layout & Design Drew Mumich	Chinese New Year parade in NYC Two years of political protests
	Second Place Features Writing Maria Ramos	Starving for an Education
	Second Place Opinion Column Chelsey Johnstone	Surviving a mass shooting changed me
	Second Place Investigative Reporting Drew Mumich	Mercer students brace for 4% tuition bump after last year's 7.8% hike
	Second Place Online Video Griffin Jones	Mercer's feral cats trapped, neutered and released, but work still remains
	Second Place Photography Chelsey Johnstone	Local couple succeeds with Latin food truck Spooky themed restaurant, Beetle House, booming Locals rally to protect Mueller investigation The mold is back
	Third Place Newswriting Drew Mumich	The day the racists didn't show up
	Third Place Profiles Writing Chelsey Johnstone	Mercer alumnus acheives fame through his artwork Gia Farrell: Jill of all trades
	Third Place Web Project Drew Mumich & Brandon Sims	Problem solved: finding your advisor
	Third Place Enterprise Reporting Drew Mumich, Maria Ramos, Griffin Jones and Sean O'Connor	March for Our Lives: Princeton March for Our Lives: Washington, D.C.

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Entry	Place/Category/Winner	Link
	Region 1 Finalist Newswriting Chelsey Johnstone	The mold is back
	Region 1 Finalist Feature Writing Drew Mumich and Brandon Sims	Problem Solved: How to find your advisor
	Region 1 Finalist Features Photography Griffin Jones	Student protestors and gun violence survivors arrive in Washington D.C. for March for Our Lives

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Recipient	Award/Category/Recipient	Link
Matthew J. Kochis	Honor Roll Adviser Two Year Newspaper Matthew J. Kochis	College Media Association Adviser Awards

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Entry	Category/Place/Winner	Link
September 4, 2018	Best of Show Eighth Place Staff of The College VOICE	September 4, 2018
April 2, 2018	Pacemaker - Story of the Year Diversity Series -Honorable Mention Staff of The College VOICE	March for Our Lives: Princeton March for Our Lives: Washington, D.C.

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Entry	Place/Category/Winner	Link
	General Excellence Staff of The College VOICE
	First Place Feature Writing Jackson Thompson	Men's lacrosse team could cause Title IX problems
	First Place Photography Griffin Jones	President's DACA stance leaves community shaken Students protest at Washington, D.C. March for Our Lives
	Second Place Newsriting Maria Ramos and Jackson Thompson	After five college Vice Presidents in five years, who will be Mercer's new VP?
	Second Place Feature Writing Maria Ramos
	Second Place Profile Writing Chelsey Johnstone
	Second Place Opinion Writing Mike Lafisca
	Second Place Sports Writing Jackson Thompson
	Second Place Investigative Reporting Maria Ramos and Tim O'Boyle
	Second Place Photography Jasmine Santalla
	Second Place Overall Website Staff of The College VOICE	www.mcccvoice.org
	Third Place Feature Writing Griffin Jones
	Third Place Profile Writing Griffin Jones
	Third Place Editorial Writing Chelsey Johnstone
	Third Place Arts & Entertainment Review Drew Mumich and Jackson Thompson
	Third Place Investigative Reporting Maria Ramos and Griffin Jones

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Entry	Place/Category/Winner	Link
	Region 1 Winner - Feature Writing Maria Ramos	Fake news sows confusion
	Region 1 Winner - Sports Photography Jasmine Santalla	Softball team rides 10 game streak into post season
	Region 1 Finalist - Feature Writing Maria Ramos	Students face mental health crisis mostly alone
	Region 1 Finalist - Opinion Writing Sean O'Connor	Congressman Chris Smith of the NJ 4th needs to go asap
	Region 1 Finalist - News Photography Maria Ramos	Puerto Rican parade in Trenton prompts discussion about immigration
	Region 1 Finalist - Photo Illustration Maria Ramos	College addresses mold problem but questions remain
	Region 1 Finalist - Feature Photography Griffin Jones	Trump's DACA decision leaves community shaken

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Entry	Place/Category/Winner	Link
	Third Place Column Writing Maria Ramos	Mexican in the age of Trump: The human cost of nationalism and fear

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Entry	Place/Category/Winner	Link
	General Excellence Staff of The College VOICE	February 17, 2017
	Overall Website Staff of The College VOICE	www.mcccvoice.org
	First Place Features Writing Maria Ramos	Fake news sows confusion
	First Place Arts and Entertainment Writing Trevion Anglin	A new addition to New Brunswick's historic basement music scene
	First Place Photography Tim O'Boyle	I can't 'go home,' I'm already here!
	Second Place Newswriting Svetlana Craft, Jasmine Santalla and Maria Ramos	Sex offender Mercer student arrested
	Second Place Opinion Writing Oscar Trigueros and Trevion Anglin	We need a real food court
	Third Place Sports Writing Jackson Thompson	Vikings baseball look for back to back World Serie

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Entry	Place/Category/Winner	Link
	Region 1 Finalist - Photography Savannah Dziepak	T'was The Night Before Christmas at Kelsey Theatre

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Entry	Place/Category/Winner	Link
	Region 1 Winner - Feature Writing Stephen Harrison	Mercer alumn Leon Rainbow uses graffiti art to bring Trenton to life
	Region 1 Winner - Breaking News Photography Zac Santanello and Haley Monek	Faculty picket annual gala to protest contract negotiation stalemate
	Region 1 Winner - Feature Photography Zac Santanello	Metal band This or The Apocalypse roars through Champs in Trenton

New Jersey Collegiate Press Association Awards 2013-2014

Category	Place	Article
General Excellence	FIRST	March 2013- March 2014
News Writing
Staff of The College VOICE	FIRST	“Professors picket annual gala”
Feature Writing
Stephen Harrison	FIRST	“Life as a homeless vet”
Sean O’Connor	SECOND	“Research raises concerns for online students”
James Reslier-Wells &Mariana Braz	THIRD	“To get guns off the streets, buybacks aren’t efficient”
Personality Profile
Kevin Xavier	SECOND	“Widmarc ‘Tigana’ Dalce”
Kristie Kuschyk	THIRD	“Even a stroke can’t get her down”
Column Writing
Carl Fedorko	FIRST	“Leaving your friends to die”
Arts & Entertainment
Logan Paul	FIRST	“Hot on D Spot Restaurant”
Russ Chizek	SECOND	“This or the Apocalypse”
Investigative Reporting
Kevin Xavier & Carl Fedorko	FIRST	“Crime reports update”
Stephen Harrison & Staff	SECOND	“Bitter faculty contract fight comes to an end”
Photography
Zac Santanello	FIRST	“Faculty picket annual gala”
Layout & Design
Layla Cabrera	THIRD	“Life as a homeless vet”

 

The College VOICE has won the following awards for 2012-2013

Society of Professional Journalists’ Mark of Excellence Awards – Region 1

Category	Place	Article
Editorial Reporting
Staff of The College VOICE	THIRD	“College undermines student success”
Column Writing
Ken Napier	SECOND	“Is Mercer building a death star?”
In-depth Reporting
Laura Pollack	SECOND	“College files faulty crime reports for years”
Kellie Rendina, Noelle Gilman, Laura Pollack	THIRD	“Professor Jamal Eric Watson under investigation”
General Photography
Matthew Grant Arnold	FIRST	“Chinese New Year” (Won National Finalist)

The College VOICE has won the following 2011-2012 New Jersey Collegiate Press Association’s Better Newspaper awards:

3rd place for General Excellence

and the Sweepstakes Award

1st place for News Writing
“Print card machine” – Sierra Downs

1st place for Bio/Personality profile
“Irene Calabria” – Stephen Harrison

2nd place opinion writing
“DADT” and “Ellen” – Sierra Downs

3rd place sports writing
“Erie Explosion” -Val DaGrain

1st place investigative reporting
“Prescription drug abuse” – Daniela Rocha

1st place general photography
“Nazi rally in Trenton” – Keris & Pomerantz

1st place sports photo
“Die hard winter surfers” – Dan Asnis

 

First place for photo illustration

 “Prescription drug abuse” -Daniela Rocha

 

Second place for photo illustration

“MCCC – No escape!” – Laura Pollack

Third place for photo illustration

“Voyage of the print card machine” – Matthew Arnold

 

The College VOICE has won awards in the following categories for the Society of Professional Journalists

Mark of Excellence Awards for Region 1

2010-2011

First place winners from Region 1 advance to the national round.

Best All-Around Non-Daily Two Year- Third Place for Region 1

 

In-Depth Reporting -For: Prescription drug abuse on campus

By: Daniela Rocha

First Place for Region 1

National Finalist

General News Photography -For: Restaurant 230

By: Jason Pomerantz

First Place for Region 1

National Finalist

Sports Photography -For: Trenton Steel look to Catch Erie Explosion

By: Val DaGrain

First Place for Region 1

General News Reporting – For: Nazi student on campus

By: Anna Bosted

Third Place for Region 1

General Column Writing For: Don’t eat organic!

By: Ken Napier

Second Place for Region 1

These days, our markets are filled with items labeled as Organic or Pesticide Free, claiming benefits from their natural cultivation methods.

“I like buying organic food because…I don’t know…I don’t know why I eat organic foods. I think organic food tastes better,” said Christine Gwin, a hippy and junior at Rutgers.

Muhammad Ali and Dick Winters didn’t buy organic, and I’ll bet they could kick that hippy’s ass.

Actually, “Organic foods have never been shown to be healthier, more nutritious or more safe than conventional foods, despite dozens of scientific studies. There is no weight that organic is better or healthier for you.” says Alex Avery of The Hudson Institute Center for Global Food Issues in a CNN in-depth report.

In fact, organic food might even be WORSE FOR YOU than normal chemically soaked fruits and veggies. Many of the modern farming methods and chemicals that organic products forgo in favor absolutely nothing were put in place for a reason

 

Feature Writing For: Soccer star Irene Calabria learned to play with the boys

First Place for Region 1

National Finalist

By: Stephen Harrison

 

March 2012, College Media Association Apple Award

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 OLDER AWARDS

Society of Professional Journalists

Mark of Excellence Awards

2009-2010

Best All-Around Non-Daily Two Year- First Place Region 1 – First Place in the Nation

General News Photography -For: Wind Storm Batters Aviation Fleet

By: Jason Pomerantz

First Place for Region 1

Sports Photography -For: Vikings Men’s Soccer Team Takes Essex 2-1

By: CJ Harker

First Place for Region 1 – First Place in the Nation

Feature Photography -For: Roadside Memorials

By: CJ Harker

First Place for Region 1

Photo Illustration -For: Crime Uptick

By: Jason Pomerantz

First Place for Region 1

In-Depth Reporting -For: As Megan’s Law turns 15, are we any safer?

By: Daniela Rocha

First Place for Region 1 – First Place in the Nation

General News Reporting -For: Law & Disorder: Sheriff interrupts class 

By: Dmitry Gurvits

First Place for Region 1 – National Finalist

 

2009-2010 New Jersey Collegiate Press Association

15 Total Awards
Two-year non-daily: General Excellence

First Place Wins:
First Place for Deadline Reporting – Security and LGBTF clash over kiss-in – By Dmitry Gurvits, Matt White, Sara Gatling and Veronic Furman
First Place for Biography/Personality Profile – Elizabeth Bondurant Profile – By Dmitry Gurvits
First Place for General Photography – Police Academy Series – By Chris Szakolczai
First Place for Sports Photography – Softball/Baseball Photos – By Sandra Isaac

Second Place Wins:
Second Place for News Writing – Refund Policy Changed – By Dmitry Gurvits
Second Place for Feature Writing – Parking still a tight squeeze – By Amber Zahn
Second Place for Column/Opinion Writing – Porn Reduces our capacity for intimacy – By Matt Williams
Second Place for Sports Writing – Viking Men’s Soccer off to a strong start – By Peter Cosma
Second Place for Investigative Reporting – Students ask where $ from ENG course fees is going – By DeChele Covington
Second Place for Sports Photography – Tyler Texas takes home trophy – By Matthew Freedman
Second Place for General Photography – Big Apple Circus – By Dmitry Gurvits

Third Place Wins:
Third Place for News Writing – Hate crime hits too close to home – Matt Williams
Third Place for Column/Opinion Writing – Profs Who Patronize compromise/Why are we prudes about porn? – Sara Gatling
Third Place for General Photography – Dining photos – Malaga, Fedora, Masala Grill – By CJ Harker

2008-2009 SPJ Mark of Excellence Awards – Region 1

First Place Win:
First Place for Newswriting – “Hate crime hits too close to home” – Matt Williams

2008-2009 NEW JERSEY COLLEGIATE PRESS ASSOCIATION

5 Total Awards

First Place Wins:
First Place for Newswriting – Prison graduation – By David Hoyt
First Place for Photography – Big Apple Circus – By Emma Kay

Second Place Wins:
Second Place for Feature Writing – No health center at Mercer – By Susana Sanchez

Third Place Wins:
Third Place for Layout & Design – Obama’s inauguration – Eva Surany & Kendra Yu

Honorable Mention:
Honorable Mention for General Photography – Obama’s inauguration – Kendra Yu