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
Spilled Blood on the Holy Day: Florence, the Medicis, and the Tragedy of the Pazzi Conspiracy Alison Morales-Aguilar
Man…Machine…And Everything In Between: How The Creation Of A Dystopian Story Shaped The Future Of Science Fiction Micheal Baladez
The Rebellion of Tupac Amaru II: From Personal Interests to a Continental Anti-Colonial Movement Jose Chaman
The Warren Commission Report: Conspiracy Theories Addressed on the Assassination of President John F. Kennedy Samuel Vega
Man…Machine…And Everything In Between: How The Creation Of A Dystopian Story Shaped The Future Of Science Fiction Micheal Baladez
“I don’t understand what you are saying, speak English.”: Tener un acento extranjero afecta la percepción. Lyzette Flores
The First Social Distancing: Examining the 1995 Heat Wave of Chicago From a Social Perspective Tavion Varela