Results from our 7th Semi-Annual StMU History Media Awards Ceremony Best Descriptive Article RUNNER-UP There’s No Place Like Home, In Hollywood: The Story Behind Judy Garland Audrey Uribe Ted Kennedy: Reputation Drowns With Victim Charli Delmonico A Dangerous Request: Mother Teresa’s Call to Calcutta Edith Santos Sevilla WINNER Who Wants to Live Forever: Freddie Mercury’s Last Years and his Battle with AIDS Michael Lazcano “Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe”: How the Apparitions of the Virgin of Guadalupe Changed the Catholic Faith and Mexican Culture Nicole Ortiz Diana Princess of Wales: A Fairy Tale Life that Quickly Became Grim Vanessa Quetzeri Best Explanatory Article Battlefields, Bribes, and Brides: Rollo, a Viking’s Path to Dukedom Annissa Noblejas WINNER Gun Violence in America: The Sandy Hook Story Diamond Estrada Contemporary Corruption: The Evolution of a Social Disease in Peru Since 1985 Jose Chaman RUNNER-UP ADHD Among Americans: From Childhood to Adulthood Josephine Tran The Aaron Hernandez Story: Football is More Than Just a Game Luis Arroyos The People vs. Angela Davis: The Black Intellect on Trial Sydney Hardeman Best Article in the Category of "World History" RUNNER-UP Fighting Soviet Socialism With Music: Shostakovich Amanda Uribe WINNER A Dreaded Nightmare: Reinhard Heydrich and the Start of the Holocaust Amelia Hew Menelik II: the Man who Conquered Europe Emmanuel Ewuzie WINNER Contemporary Corruption: The Evolution of a Social Disease in Peru Since 1985 Jose Chaman Sexual Violence as a Military Weapon in the Democratic Republic of Congo: A Testimony of Victory Wilzave Quiles Guzman Best Article in the Category of "United States History" The ’92 Dream Team: The Team that Changed the Game of Basketball Forever Briley Perkins WINNER Ted Kennedy: Reputation Drowns With Victim Charli Delmonico The Impossible Record: The Legend Behind Babe Ruth’s 1927 Season Jake Mares “An Absurd Delusion”: Pride, Ignorance, and America’s Deadliest Natural Disaster Kenneth Gilley RUNNER-UP Jackie Robinson: An Unexpected Hero of Business and Civil Rights Todd Brauckmiller Jr. Best Article in the Category of "Social History" RUNNER-UP A Woman’s Shot at Making History: The First Female CEO of Mylan and the EpiPen Courtney Pena A Dangerous Request: Mother Teresa’s Call to Calcutta Edith Santos Sevilla Savant Syndrome: The Phenomenon of Natural and Acquired Genius Isabella Torres Katherine Johnson, The Brains of Freedom 7 Margaret Maguire WINNER The Central Park Five: How the Truth Set Them Free Nicole Ortiz Best Article in the Category of "Political History" RUNNER-UP The Red Crown: The Story of Saint Maximilian Kolbe’s Sacrifice Alexander Avina RUNNER-UP The Search for the Whitechapel Ripper Azucena Cuevas The People vs. Angela Davis: The Black Intellect on Trial Sydney Hardeman WINNER Behind The Tapes: The Actions Taken Towards Impeaching Nixon Thalia Romo Clarence Norris: The Last Voice of the Scottsboro Boys Kathryn Martinez Best Article in the Category of "Cultural History" WINNER There’s No Place Like Home, In Hollywood: The Story Behind Judy Garland Audrey Uribe RUNNER-UP Excelsior!!! To The King of Comic Books Eliezer Leal Upton Sinclair: His Rise to Fame Gabriella Urrutia The Impossible Record: The Legend Behind Babe Ruth’s 1927 Season Jake Mares A Forgotten Finals: Bill Russell, and the 1966 NBA Finals Kaleb Werku Best Article in the Category of "People" Jerry Jones and the Rise of America’s Team Juan Arceo RUNNER-UP Who Wants to Live Forever: Freddie Mercury’s Last Years and his Battle with AIDS Michael Lazcano Adrian Vidal: A Tejano Caught Between Two Wars Paul Garza Watson and Crick’s Fundamental Structure Roberto Rodriguez WINNER Diana Princess of Wales: A Fairy Tale Life that Quickly Became Grim Vanessa Quetzeri Best Article in the Category of "Crime" RUNNER-UP Gun Violence in America: The Sandy Hook Story Diamond Estrada Woman Made of Stone: The Murder of Albert Snyder Patricia Arechiga The Green River Killer: Gary Ridgway Priscilla Poorbaugh WINNER The Brutal Murder of The Black Dahlia Saira Locke The Murder of Kitty Genovese Stephanie Cerda Best Article in the Category of "Public Health & Medicine" The Opiate Epidemic: The FDA’s Struggle to Control Opiate Abuse Abigale Carney RUNNER-UP The Discovery of Insulin: Medical Necessity for Type 1 Diabetics Ashley Martinez WINNER E-Cigarettes: An Incredible Invention or Complete Catastrophy? Adam Hergenreder Shares His Catastrophic Experience Elizabeth Guardiola Jonas Salk: Discovering The Shot that Saved the World – 20th century Polio Virus Epidemic Jeremiah Durand Diabetes: Don’t Sugarcoat It Pablo Medina Best Article in the Category of "Gender" Olympian Aly Raisman: More than a Survivor, an Advocate! Ashley Martinez WINNER A Woman’s Shot at Making History: The First Female CEO of Mylan and the EpiPen Courtney Pena The First Woman Jockey Who made History in a Pari-mutuel Race Kelsey Sanchez Sexual Violence as a Military Weapon in the Democratic Republic of Congo: A Testimony of Victory Wilzave Quiles Guzman RUNNER-UP Diana Princess of Wales: A Fairy Tale Life that Quickly Became Grim Vanessa Quetzeri Best Article in the Category of "Human Rights" The Washington Riots: The Fight that Never Stops Judy Reyes RUNNER-UP The Central Park Five: How the Truth Set Them Free Nicole Ortiz WINNER The Consequences to Conquer Freedom: The Perilous Journey of Female Migrants across the U.S. Mexico Border Rosa Robledo Martinez RUNNER-UP The People vs. Angela Davis: The Black Intellect on Trial Sydney Hardeman Johnnie Cochran’s Battle Of The 27 Year Long Court Case Victoria Davis Best Article in the Category of "Best Use of Images" RUNNER-UP Mother or Martyr? (The Martyrdom of Saint Perpetua) Amanda Quiroz Saint Alphonsa: An Inspiring Modern Saint to be Looked Up To Rinnu Joy Calculating the Death of Learning Sabrina Doyon WINNER America’s Greatest Escape: Alcatraz Shea Slusser The Victory Strategy of Agincourt Malleigh Ebel Best Article in the Category of "Best Overall Undergrad Research" A Dreaded Nightmare: Reinhard Heydrich and the Start of the Holocaust Amelia Hew Battlefields, Bribes, and Brides: Rollo, a Viking’s Path to Dukedom Annissa Noblejas RUNNER-UP Contemporary Corruption: The Evolution of a Social Disease in Peru Since 1985 Jose Chaman Caesar’s Abduction by Pirates Marco Montes de Oca WINNER Sexual Violence as a Military Weapon in the Democratic Republic of Congo: A Testimony of Victory Wilzave Quiles Guzman Best Article in the Category of "Best Intro" Adolfo de Jesus Constanzo and His Satanic Cult Briana Montes WINNER “An Absurd Delusion”: Pride, Ignorance, and America’s Deadliest Natural Disaster Kenneth Gilley Quiet Man On the Run: The Story of Frank Abagnale, World-Renound Con-Artist Lilia Seijas RUNNER-UP Nikola Tesla’s Tower of Dreams Mark Dominguez RUNNER-UP The Murder of Kitty Genovese Stephanie Cerda
“Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe”: How the Apparitions of the Virgin of Guadalupe Changed the Catholic Faith and Mexican Culture Nicole Ortiz
Sexual Violence as a Military Weapon in the Democratic Republic of Congo: A Testimony of Victory Wilzave Quiles Guzman
E-Cigarettes: An Incredible Invention or Complete Catastrophy? Adam Hergenreder Shares His Catastrophic Experience Elizabeth Guardiola
Jonas Salk: Discovering The Shot that Saved the World – 20th century Polio Virus Epidemic Jeremiah Durand
Sexual Violence as a Military Weapon in the Democratic Republic of Congo: A Testimony of Victory Wilzave Quiles Guzman
The Consequences to Conquer Freedom: The Perilous Journey of Female Migrants across the U.S. Mexico Border Rosa Robledo Martinez
Sexual Violence as a Military Weapon in the Democratic Republic of Congo: A Testimony of Victory Wilzave Quiles Guzman