The 2008 Student Media Awards Celebration (MAC) will be held at 7pm in the Maguire Theatre on Wednesday, April 30th, and will feature guest speaker Gary Younge. The Student MAC awards present the finest works of SUNY Old Westbury students in all fields of the arts. Below are the nominees for the 2008 Student MAC awards:
PRINT CATEGORY:
BEST PHOTO:
Piano Zhong- "Shekinah Chorale"
Ernest Pope- Snoop Dogg, "Winterfest 2008"
Robert Folkes- "Midnight Madness"
Nicole Nelson- "Aunjanue Ellis"
Danielle Morris- "Meet the Greeks"
BEST REVIEW:
Edmond Easton- "Jena 6 Forum"
Piano Zhong- "Art Review"
Kantrell Betancourt- "International Poetry Night at Old Westbury"
Casey Riley- "Grandson of Ida. B. Wells Follows in Her Footsteps"
Letichia Carter- "Comedy Show"
BEST SPORTS STORY:
Edmond Easton- "Death and the Professional Athlete"
Brian Liston-"Panthers Baseball Puts Its Hopes on Pitching and Defense"
Daniel Jason Andrews- "Better Luck Next Year"
Edmond Easton- "Midnight Madness"
Brian Liston-"Panthers Swim Teams--Not Just Wading Around"
BEST FEATURE:
Erik Badia- "OWWR, The Voice of the Students at Old Westbury"
Fabio Valvano-"Governor Paterson's Inauguration"
Piano Zhong- "Outside of the Box With Professor Ewen"
Stanley Fritz- "Chillin' with Chamillionaire"
Reginald Fevilien- "The Calculus of College Costs"
BEST NEWS STORY:
Selena Hill-"'Sink or Swim' Dorm Policy Causes 27 Freshmen to Flunk Out"
Ernest Pope - "Making the Campus Safer: Old Westbury Improves the Lines of Communication"
Kristy Mayer- "SUNYOW Puts Long-Term Hope in Renovations"
Anita Jaggi- "Old Westbury Receives Grant to Reduce Violence Against Women"
Selena Hill- "Are Old Westbury Residents Trippin' Out in the Triples?"
RADIO CATEGORY:
BEST EVENT PROMO:
Comedy Night – Fritz Jean, Jason Aceto
Resume Night – Karen Delacruz, Jason Aceto
Writing Center Workshop – Jimmy Boone
Democratic Representatives – Selena Hill, Leor Klienman
The Catalyst Newspaper – James Parris
BEST STATION PROMO:
Counseling the Soul – Farrah Remy, Chris Floyd
Cultural Flava and Anytime Promo – Ny Mbugua, Sean Harris
Eclecticism – Vincent Morris, Jason Aceto
New Get Fresh 11 – Chris Kinloch
Ultimate Nick – Nick Interligi, Jason Aceto
BEST SHOW:
Cultural Flava – Ny Mbugua
Keepin It Real Sports – Edmond Easton, Stanley Talouis, Jason Aceto
Let Your Voice Be Heard – Selena Hill
Revolutionary Radio – Fritz Jean, Jason Aceto
Show Off Radio – Jeff Napoleon, Danielle Kelly
BEST NEWS SEGMENT:
MTA Fare Hike – Erik Badia - Catalyst Radio News
Spitzer Resigns – Jimmy Boone – Catalyst Radio News
Health Report – Kevin Tully – Tuesday Night Takeover “TNT”
Interview with Chamillionaire – Stanley Fritz, Jason Aceto, Faith Rackoff - Let Your Voice Be Heard
Interview with David McKenna, To Write Love In Her Arms – Jackie Waite – Civic Engagement Interactive “CEI”
BEST CREATIVE PRODUCTION:
Dr. Calvin Butts - Danny Clase
Peyton Manning Priceless Pep Talks – Jason Aceto
Book Review – Kevin Tully – Tuesday Night Takeover “TNT”
Shuttle Is Late Again – Edmond Easton, Christopher Floyd, Thomas Johnson, Lenora Semper
Keepin' It Real Sports “KIRS” 50TH Introduction – Edmond Easton
DIGITAL ARTS CATEGORY:
BEST PRINT/DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY:
Jeff Bigornia
Brian Giwojna
Sean Nicholson
Kibew Richards
BEST INTERACTIVE DESIGN:
Craig McEachron
Semra Dagdelen
Anthony Rolle
BEST 3D-DESIGN:
Kristen Grande
Angel Hernandez
Gabriella Peterson
Vincent Morris
BEST ANIMATION:
Sean Colgan
Craig Mceachron
Fight of Century
BEST VIDEO ART:
Dan Cipoletti
Tamaica Griffith
Steven Hatch
Nkosi Henry
VIDEO CATEGORY
BEST DOCUMENTARY:
Pizzaman – Directed by: Joseph Sachs
In Plain Sight – Directed by: Piano Zhong
BEST PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT:
TV – Directed by: Tarun Bathija
Safe Sex – Directed by: Jasmin Hernandez
Smoking – Directed by: Joe Zaffuto Jr.
BEST ANTI-COMMERCIAL:
Frosted Flakes – Directed by: Dolapo Olomo
MasterCard – Directed by: Joseph Souffrant
TELEVISION CATEGORY:
BEST CREATIVE TELEVISION REPORTING:
Steve Hatch-- by: Steve Hatch
2 Locos 1 Show-- by: Jeury Tavares and Richard
BEST FIELD REPORTING SEGMENT:
Food Segment-- by: Mike Randazzo
OW “Rules”-- by: Junior Lopps, Jessica Goldman, and Kevin Tully
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