
2023 Apple Awards Honored at #CMANYC23
The David L. Adams Apple Awards are given as a “Best of Show” at the annual CMA Spring Conference in New York City. The awards are named in honor David L. Adams, a longtime College Media Advisers stalwart and adviser at Indiana University, who died in 2007.
Please find below the winners for the 2023 Apple Awards:
Best Crisis Coverage
1st Place
Iowa State Daily
“Cornerstone Church Murders”
Iowa State University
2nd Place
The Miami Hurricane
“Drugging allegations, misogynistic chanting”
University of Miami
3rd Place
Harlem View
“Threat on Campus”
The City College of New York
Honorable Mention
The Beacon
“A Catholic university’s inclusion mission and a priest’s views”
University of Portland
Honorable Mention
The Daily Pennsylvanian
“UC Townhomes and Philadelphia’s
affordable housing struggle”
University of Pennsylvania
Best Editorial
1st Place
Kentucky Kernel
“Hazing is life and death, not a game of semantics”
University of Kentucky
2nd Place
The Miami Hurricane
“UM community’s silence on the Sig Ep allegations is deafening”
University of Miami
3rd Place
The Battalion
“Vote with vengeance”
Texas A&M University — College Station
Honorable Mention
The Eagle
“President Burwell’s panel on free expression”
American University
Honorable Mention
Swinging Bridge Magazine
“Messiah’s LGBTQ+ policies”
Messiah University
Best Magazine (2-year)
1st Place
Urbana Literary & Arts
Miami Dade College
2nd Place
Miambiance
Miami Dade College – Kendall Campus
3rd Place
Warrior Life
El Camino College
Honorable Mention
The Hudsonian
Hudson Valley Community College
Best Magazine (4-year, 3,000-9,999)
1st Place
Pursuit
California Baptist University
2nd Place
The Magnolia
Wake Forest University
3rd Place
The Reporter
Stetson University
Honorable Mention
SEEDS Editor’s Zine
Northeastern Illinois University
Best Magazine (4-year, 10,000+)
1st Place
Distraction
University of Miami
2nd Place
The Stony Brook Press
SUNY Stony Brook
3rd Place
34th Street Magazine
University of Pennsylvania
Honorable Mention
Backdrop Magazine
Ohio University
Honorable Mention
Manhappenin’
Kansas State University
Best Magazine Cover
1st Place
The Swinging Bridge Magazine
Messiah University
2nd Place
Amendment Literary and Art Journal
Virginia Commonwealth University
3rd Place
Pursuit
California Baptist University
Honorable Mention
Distraction
University of Miami
Honorable Mention
EST Magazine
The King’s College
Best Multi-Media Ad Campaign
1st Place
Daily Titan
“Juicy Dumpling Kitchen”
California State University, Fullerton
2nd Place
“JAGTALK”
Southern University and A&M College
3rd Place
The Patriot
“The Patriot—for everyone”
University of the Cumberlands
Honorable Mention
The Pulse
“Messiah Block Party”
Messiah University
Best Multimedia Package
1st Place
The Southern Digest
“The Bubba McDaniels story”
Southern University and A&M College
2nd Place
The Union
“Most affordable gas stations near El Camino College”
El Camino College
3rd Place
Harlem View
“Asylum Seekers Face Challenges
Getting Kids Into City Schools”
The City College of New York
Honorable Mention
The Eagle
“Students walk out to protest University’s response to sexual violence”
American University
Honorable Mention
Muleskinner
“How and Why Students Get Fake IDs”
The University of Central Missouri
Best Newspaper (1,000-2,999)
1st Place
The Union
El Camino College
2nd Place
The Castleton Spartan
Castleton University
3rd Place
The Collegian
Tarrant County College
Honorable Mention
Capital University
The Chimes
Best Newspaper (4-year, 3,000-9,999)
1st Place
The Eagle
American University
2nd Place
Rice Thresher
Rice University
3rd Place
The Banner
California Baptist University
Honorable Mention
The Ithacan
Ithaca College
Honorable Mention
The Butler Collegian
Butler University
Best Newspaper (4-year, 10,000+)
1st Place
The Daily Pennsylvanian
University of Pennsylvania
2nd Place
The Collegian
Kansas State University
3rd Place
The Battalion
Texas A&M University — College Station
Honorable Mention
The Appalachian
Appalachian State University
Honorable Mention
The Statesman
SUNY Stony Brook
Best Opinion Column
1st Place
Old Gold & Black
Lauren Carpenter
“Aftermath of a sexual assault at Wake Forest”
Wake Forest University
2nd Place
Kentucky Kernel
Karrington Garland
“Injustice must inspire action”
University of Kentucky
3rd Place
The Butler Collegian
Sadia Khatri
“Predominantly white institution predicament”
Butler University
Honorable Mention
The New Political
Jessica Horner
“Navigating the Realities of a Party School”
Ohio University
Honorable Mention
Agora
Lexi Greenwood
“Battling mental health during school”
Monroe County Community College
Best Podcast
1st Place
Joelee Francos
“The Esoteric Realm”
Cerritos College
2nd Place
Ella Adams, Evan Byrd
“Hauntings of the High Country”
Appalachian State University
3rd Place
Max Dieye, Josh Brogden, Cassie Dye, Faith Caplinger
“Beneath the Bricks”
Ohio University
Honorable Mention
Dan Leslie
“The Button Pusher”
Messiah University
Honorable Mention
Miami Hurricane
“Catch Up ‘Canes”
University of Miami
Best Single-Media Ad
1st Place
VCU Student Media
“VCU Student Media Open House”
Virginia Commonwealth University
2nd Place
The Vector
“FINEST: Reign or Shine”
New Jersey Institute of Technology
3rd Place
Office of Student Media
“GAMEDAY – BOOMBOX CLASSIC”
Southern University and A&M College
Honorable Mention
The Peel Review
“Mortified”
Appalachian State University
Honorable Mention
The South End
“House Hiring Ad”
Wayne State University
Best Social Media Coverage of a Single Event
1st 2Place
Kentucky Kernel
“White student arrested for
racist assault on Black student”
University of Kentucky
2nd Place
The Daily Pennsylvanian
“Student protestors storm the field during Homecoming football game”
University of Pennsylvania
3rd Place
The Appalachian
“Election Day 2022”
Appalachian State University
Honorable Mention
The South End
“Movement Electronic Music Festival”
Wayne State University
Honorable Mention
Muleskinner
“Chinese New Year Celebration”
The University of Central Missouri
Best Web Site (2-year)
1st Place
Agora
Monroe County Community College
2nd Place
The Union
El Camino College
3rd Place
The Collegian
Tarrant County College
Best Web Site (4-year, 1,000-2,999)
1st Place
T&C Media
Otterbein University
2nd Place
Empire State Tribune
The King’s College
3rd Place
The Chimes
Capital University
Best Web Site (4-year, 3,000-9,999)
1st Place
The Ithacan
Ithaca College
2nd Place
The Banner
California Baptist University
3rd Place
The Suffolk Journal
Suffolk University
Honorable Mention
Rice Thresher
Rice University
Honorable Mention
The Eagle
American University
Best Web Site (4-year, 10,000+)
1st Place
The Appalachian
Appalachian State University
2nd Place
The Daily Pennsylvanian
University of Pennsylvania
3rd Place
Kentucky Kernel
University of Kentucky
Honorable Mention
The South End
Wayne State University
Honorable Mention
The Commonwealth Times
Virginia Commonwealth University
Best Yearbook Cover
1st Place
Angelos
California Baptist University
2nd Place
Ouachitonian
Ouachita Baptist University
Best Yearbook Spread
1st Place
Angelos
“Lunar New Year”
California Baptist University
2nd Place
Ouachitonian
“Healthy Competition: OSF Hosts Tiger Traks”
Ouachita Baptist University
3rd Place
Kentucky Kernel
“Year in Photos”
University of Kentucky