2009-10 Award Winners

News Writing

• First: Bethany Horne, the Dalhousie Gazette for "The Dawgfather v. the police."
• Runner-up: Chris Kelly, the Weal for "The high cost of class."
• Runner-up: Max Halparin, the McGill Daily for "Charkaoui trial exposes feds' smoke and mirrors."

Sports Writing

• First: Ian Turner, the Ubyssey for "Raising the standard"
• Runner-up: Sarah Leavitt, the Fulcrum for "The long and difficult road of Aminata Diallo."
• Runner-up: Brayden Goyette, the McGill Daily for "On the home court"

Arts and Culture Writing

• First: Whitney Mallett, the McGill Daily for "Music from the pavement."
• Runner-up: , for ""
• Runner-up: , for ""

Features Writing

• First: Jillian Kestler-Damours, The Link for "Behind the velvet curtain."
• Runner-up: Will Johnson, The Martlet for "My little sister"
• Runner-up: Andrew McMonagle, The Uniter for "The many faces of dumpster diving"

Investigative Reporting

• First: Carly Yoshida-Butryn, The Eyeopener for "Jekyll and Hyde"
• Runner-up: Chelsea Miya, The Eyeopener for "Risky Credentials"
• Runner-up: Andrew Bates, The Phoenix for "UBC squanders $38 million of public money."

Solutions-Oriented Journalism

• First: Juliana Dalley, The McGill Daily for "Unequal Healing"
• Runner-up: Holly Huntley (with files from Lucy Scholey), The Dalhousie Gazette for "The hole in our health care."
• Runner-up: Beth Hong, The McGill Daily for "Fresh Solutions"

Diversity Reporting

• First: Tim Mitchell, The Dalhousie Gazette for "Black rights advocate refuses to quit."
• Runner-up: Jillian Kestler-D'Amours, The Link for "Fading into focus."
• Runner-up: Lucy Scholey, The Dalhousie Gazette for "Lesbian hand-holding survey a promblem for some."

Labour Reporting

• First: Meaghan Kelly, The Ryerson Free Press for "Korex strike approaches its first anniversary."
• Runner-up: Renata Valz, The Excalibur for "Walk a mile in CUPE 3903's shoes."
• Runner-up: Maia Britt Odegaard, The Peak for "Diary of a beekeeper."

Actualité

• First: Justine Grenier, Montreal Campus for "Facultés surpeuplées."
• Runner-up: Christopher Young, Montreal Campus for "Politicien sur deux roués."
• Runner-up: Danielle Planchette Pelletier, Montreal Campus for "Faire les frais de son education."

Arts et Culture

• First: Constance Tabary, Quartier Libre for "Montréal amnésique."
• Runner-up: Christopher Young, Montreal Campus for "Symphonie en 8-bit."
• Runner-up: Maxime Beauregard-Martin, Montreal Campus for "Viens jouer dans mon salon."

Photography

• First: Keegan Bursaw, The Ubyssey for "2:17:50"
• Runner-up: Joshua Freedman, The Strand for "Fight fees 2008."
• Runner-up: Ion Extebarria, The Link for "The Link gets arrested."

Design

• First: Paul Bucci and Goh Iromoto, The Ubyssey for "A Wasteful Life"
• Runner-up: Mike Kendrick, The Gateway for "Telegram"
• Runner-up: Jessica Lewis, The McGill Daily for "Not the vagina you know."