Each spring, Georgetown’s media organizations are invited to enter submissions for the Edward B. Bunn Awards for Journalistic Excellence, sponsored by the Center for Student Engagement. A panel of judges selects 18 winners across six categories: features, news, commentary, review, sports, and photo. This year, the Voice received 9 Bunn Awards, and at least one in every category. Below are this year’s winners:
Features:
The GOOD Guys: Former Georgetown Football Players Take On Poverty In D.C. by Beth Cunniff
News:
272 Reconciliation Contribution Referendum Passes GUSA Senate by Annemarie Cuccia
Cardinals Sin: Georgetown Appeases, Frustrates Students Seeking Revocation Of Honorary Degrees by Margaret Gach
Commentary:
The Friendship Vow: In Sickness And In Health? by C.M.
Review:
Hanging By A Finger: Free Solo Boldly Tackles Fate, Death, And Fear by Devon O’Dwyer
Rodarte: A Walk Through The Mulleavys’ Garden by Max Fredell
Sports:
In His Comfort Zone: Omer Yurtseven Comes To Georgetown For Basketball, Community, And Religious Inclusivity by Nick Gavio
Red, White, And Hoya Blue: Hoyas Make Their Mark In U.S. Youth National Team Camps by Jorge DeNeve
Photo:
“Surreality” by Isabel Lord (pictured above)
Outstanding Student Leader of a Media Group – Margaret Gach, Editor-in-chief Spring ’19
Below you will find the rest of our submissions to the Bunn committee. These represent some of the best pieces we published in the past year, and we are very proud of all of the hard work that went into them.
Features:
Here Comes the Sun? Local environmentalists oppose university solar project by Noah Telerski
As HIV rates fall, inequalities persist by Santul Nerkar
Easy Decision: Hoya Saxa Weekend Welcomes Students of Color by Dajour Evans
Right on Cue: Black Theater Ensemble Reflects on 40 Years by Katherine Randolph
News:
Proposed GU Solar Project Faces Opposition at Public Hearing by Noah Telerski
Community Scholars Program celebrates 50 years on the Hilltop by Rachel Cohen
Students raise concerns about Title IX Office vacancy by Inès de Miranda
Commentary:
#MuteRKelly Black Girls Need Support, Too by Dajour Evans
Native Americans and National Parks: A Case of American Amnesia by Renny Simone
Stop Telling Me About Einstein by Katherine Randolph
Carrying On: Learning to Speak My Family’s Language by Hannah Song
Review:
If Beale Street Could Talk is a Celebration of Black Love by Kayla Hewitt
The Favourite is a Carnal, Comical Survival of the Fittest by Amy Guay
Drawing Dissent: Defining the Art of Change in the Age of Trump by John Woolley
Sports:
Wired for Success: Brian Wiese lifts men’s soccer into national prominence by Tyler Pearre
The Kids are Alright: With Three Big East All-Freshman Selections, Men’s Basketball is on the Rise by Aaron Wolf
On Point: Mikayla Venson Takes Over the Offense in Her Final Season by Tristan Lee
Photo:
Rising Up Against Coppin State by Alex Lewontin
Vindication: Men’s Basketball Bests Villanova for First Time in Four Years by John Picker
I fall in love every night and out every morning by Geritza Carrasco
D.C. Divas On Their Own Turf by Hannah Song
Congratulations to all the great writers! Keep up the good work, The Voice!