This is our Master List of the winners for the 2013-2014 Academic Year. For those who grant permission for their work to be published, links will be added at left to feature the work of our winners. 

WAC 101/ENG 101 Stretch

1. “Nature’s Last Hurrah” by Jordan Reed (Instructor: Laura Cruser)

2. “Old Faithful” by Zachary Armijo (Instructor: Laura Cruser)

3. “Houseboat” by Parker Phillipson (Instructor: Laura Cruser)

WAC 107/ENG 107 Stretch

1. “Relationship between Indians and Spices” by Aditya Punnai (Instructor: Amy Shinabarger)

2. “BCD Tofu House” by Minsoo Kang (Instructor: Emily Cooney)

3. “The Nature of McDonald’s Popularity” by Jiacheng Yuan (Instructor: Stephanie Hartley)

ENG 101

1. “Roller Derby” by Tessa Thrasher (Instructor: Andrea Dickens)

2. “American Media Murder Phenomenon” by Caitlin Rocha (Instructor: Dorothy Chan)

3. “Does Racism Still Exist in the United States?” by Jean Troutman (Instructor: Tong Yu)

ENG 102

1. “Off to the Races” by Waverly Roeger (Instructor: Sarah Duerden)

2. “Son of a Witch! How I Became a Norse Goddess-Worshipping Feminist” by Alena Chang (Instructor: Corri Wells)

3. “E-cigarette Propaganda” by Christian Thielemier (Instructor: Alexandra Comeaux)

ENG 105

1. “‘Just Like the Movies’: The Reality of Unrealistic Portrayals of Love in Romance Films” by Amber Tufts (Instructor: Aimee Blau)

2. “California Higher Education: What Does it Really Cost?” by Anna Von Schell (Instructor: Aimee Blau)

3. “Where Scrutiny Combats Fear: Reassuring the Long-term Health Safety of GM Foods” by Amanda Wolf (Instructor: Don Fette)

ENG 107/108

1. “What Real Happiness Is” by Jiawen Geng (Instructor: Balbir Backhaus)

2. “Why Do We Care About Obamacare?” by Yoonha Kim (Instructor: Emily Gorn)

3. “Protection from the Unintended Effects of Pesticides” by Yoonha Kim (Instructor: Emily Gorn)

ENG 217

1. “Dog, Divorce or Death” by Julian Geiger (Instructor: Bruce Glenn)