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February 1, 2012
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Associated Collegiate Press National Pacemaker Award Finalist 1991, 1997, 1998, 2001, 2008
The Collegiate
Austin Metz
Editor in Chief
Ross L. Pike
News Editor
important issue in the world today and is something we all have a hand in. The late Martin Luther King Jr. famously said, I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character. King Jr. was
Justin Dawes
Opinion Editor
Matthew Waldrep
A&E Editor
Josh Compaan
Web Editor
Stephanie Krings
Photo Editor
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2012 Michigan Community College Press Association Judging Form Place of award: First Place Second Place Third Place Honorable Mention Category: column- serious Headline/title of entry: HigherOes OneAccount not the best option for refunds Contestants name: Justin Dawes College name: GRCC Judges comments: 1. This has a lot of information, but it really reads like a news article rather than an opinion column. Good information, nice quotes and a basic description of the refund process. 2. As a column, however, what I really look for is some opinion. What do you think about the system? Does it provide a valuable service to students or is it a rip off? You tell me what I should think about this situation, what should inform my opinion. 3. You have a great news style. It is sometimes difficult to step outside of the reporter mode and to begin offering opinion, but I encourage you to keep trying you just need to remember in column writing it is not so much about other people (and quotes) but about you and your thoughts. You have much more latitude as a column writer.