Results for the Fall 2020 StMU History Media Awards

Best Descriptive Article

The Nika Riots: A Day at the Races Turned Deadly

Aaron Sandoval

WINNER

Claudette Colvin: The Woman Who Wasn’t Rosa Parks

Abilene Solano

Tulsa Massacre 1921: Buck Colbert Franklin in the Greenwood District

Alicia Martinez

Spilled Blood on the Holy Day: Florence, the Medicis, and the Tragedy of the Pazzi Conspiracy

Alison Morales-Aguilar

The Battle of Cannae: The Day Rome Stumbled

Davis Nickle

RUNNER-UP

America’s Finest Hour – The Berlin Candy Bomber

Stephen Talik

Best Explanatory Article

WINNER

The Cry of the American Negro: Northern vs. Southern Demands for Human Rights

Alexandria Garcia

Alfred the Great and The Battle of Edington

Joshua Collins

WINNER

Cupid Didn’t Kill Ingrid Escamilla, Femicide Did: Valentine’s Day Femicide Protest

Kayla Mendez

RUNNER-UP

Stitches of Healing: The AIDS Memorial Quilt

Michaela Jeanis

Man…Machine…And Everything In Between: How The Creation Of A Dystopian Story Shaped The Future Of Science Fiction

Micheal Baladez

Hidden Behind the Baton: Women in High School Band Education

Savannah Palmer

Best Article in the Category of "World History"

WINNER

The Nika Riots: A Day at the Races Turned Deadly

Aaron Sandoval

What Motivated Kaiser Wilhelm II to go to War With Russia, France, and Serbia?

Antonio Holverstott

RUNNER-UP

Guernica 1937

Daniel Gimena

The Rebellion of Tupac Amaru II: From Personal Interests to a Continental Anti-Colonial Movement

Jose Chaman

RUNNER-UP

Cosimo de’ Medici: A Man of the Florentine People

Madeline Emke

Genghis Khan’s Conquest of the Xi Xia

Marcus Saldana

Best Article in the Category of "United States History"

WINNER

Tulsa Massacre 1921: Buck Colbert Franklin in the Greenwood District

Alicia Martinez

Rodney Reed :Trapped In the Shadows of Jim Crow

Christopher McClinton

RUNNER-UP

“Find a miracle, hold onto it, and keep going.” The Story of Elizabeth Smart

Mia Hernandez

Innovations From NASA’s X-15 Program

Nathaniel Bielawski

WINNER

The Warren Commission Report: Conspiracy Theories Addressed on the Assassination of President John F. Kennedy

Samuel Vega

The 1917 Bath Riots: An Untold Story Of The Border

Sofia Almanzan

Best Article in the Category of "Political History"

RUNNER-UP

The Complicated Process of Seeking Asylum in the United States

Emilia Caballero Carmona

Mendez v. Westminster: Planting the seed for Desegregation

Erin Vento

WINNER

The Political Involvement of Twitter

Janie Cheverie

Private Felix E. Longoria: An Affair, Some Would Rather Not Remember!

Lulu Guadalupe Avitua-Uviedo

RUNNER-UP

The Hidden War at Home: VA Negligence Increasing Veteran Suicide

Madeline Chandler

Seeking Asylum: Finding Assault, Torture, and Mistreatment

Maria Obregón

Best Article in the Category of "Cultural History"

RUNNER-UP

Romulus and Remus: The Story of Two Brothers

Carlos Serna

WINNER

The Quest for Cuzco: A Look Into the Mythical Genesis of the Inca Empire

Jose Chaman

Man…Machine…And Everything In Between: How The Creation Of A Dystopian Story Shaped The Future Of Science Fiction

Micheal Baladez

Live Rattlesnakes and Rock n’ Roll: The Story of ZZ Top’s “Worldwide Texas Tour”

Ricky Moreno

Cicada 3301 – An Epic Mystery

Stephen Talik

Gustav Mahler’s Rise to the “The Titan”

Zack Davis

Best Article in the Category of "Environmental History"

The Non-Stick Chemical That Stuck DuPont with a Stiff Bill In The Courtroom

Aleea Costilla

RUNNER-UP

Mike Nguyen: The Struggle Of a Restaurant Owner During COVID-19

Alyssa Ramos

No Fracking Way: The Earthquakes Associated with Hydraulic Fracturing in BC

Emily Jensen

RUNNER-UP

The Race for a COVID-19 Vaccine: Is the U.S. Nearing the Finish Line?

Ratna Ramaraju

Silicon: the building block of technology

Regina De La Parra

WINNER

The Modern Gold Rush: Death by Greed

Rhys Kennedy

Best Article in the Category of "People"

Movimienta Chicana: The Voice of Dolores Huerta

Allison Grijalva

WINNER

Hatshepsut: The King Herself

Amanda Gutierrez

The Mysteries Surrounding Princess Diana’s Death

Franchesca Baldwin

Helen Sharman: Astronaut and “Girl from Mars”

Kendall Guajardo

Alan Turing: His Mathematical Turning Point with Enigma

Nathan Castillo

RUNNER-UP

“I’m Still Standing”: Elton John and His Victory over “The White Lady”

Sophia Rodriguez

Best Article in the Category of "Spanish Language"

RUNNER-UP

Tus idiomas te definen, mentalmente hablando

Ángel Velarde

Cambio de Código: Error Generalizado del Spanglish

Celeste Pérez González

¿Inglés sin barreras? Cómo Contribuye el Lenguaje de Internet a la Brecha Digital

Felicia Cruz

¿Importa el idioma que hablas?

Kimberly Parker

WINNER

“I don’t understand what you are saying, speak English.”: Tener un acento extranjero afecta la percepción.

Lyzette Flores

Latinx: Una Discusión sobre el Género y la Gentrificación

Phoebe Dickinson-Land

Best Article in the Category of "Public Health & Medicine"

RUNNER-UP

The Lack of Latinx Access to Proper Mental Care in a Metropolitan County

Ángel Velarde

Colonias in the Rio Grande Valley: La Monjita en la Bicicleta

Angela Perez

WINNER

Counting Sheep When You Can’t Sleep during COVID-19

Elizabeth Santos

RUNNER-UP

A Hero’s Burden: COVID-19, Mental Health, and the life of Dr. Lorna Breen

Jarred Deptawa

Stitches of Healing: The AIDS Memorial Quilt

Michaela Jeanis

The First Social Distancing: Examining the 1995 Heat Wave of Chicago From a Social Perspective

Tavion Varela

Best Article in the Category of "Social Justice"

WINNER

Claudette Colvin: The Woman Who Wasn’t Rosa Parks

Abilene Solano

The Cry of the American Negro: Northern vs. Southern Demands for Human Rights

Alexandria Garcia

RUNNER-UP

BLACK LIVES MATTER- A Change in America

Jakob Trevino

Cupid Didn’t Kill Ingrid Escamilla, Femicide Did: Valentine’s Day Femicide Protest

Kayla Mendez

Latinx: Una Discusión sobre el Género y la Gentrificación

Phoebe Dickinson-Land

Feeding Students’ Mind and Body: When Education Means Providing Meals

Yamel Herrera

Best Article in the Category of "Crime"

RUNNER-UP

From Being a Christian and Ex-Military to being a Serial Killer: Israel Keyes

Adrianna Hernandez

Bryan Stevenson: Justice in the Deep South

Bailey Godwin

MS-13: Origin of the Most Dangerous Gang in the World

Juliana Montoya

WINNER

From Curiosity to an Obsession: The Sinister Evolution of the Milwaukee Cannibal

Justine Ruiz

Walter McMillian: Condemned to Death by Perjury

Melanie Fraire

Henry Lee Lucas: The Tellings of a Serial Confessor

Mia Hernandez