Read the Article That Won an FSC Student 2nd Place in NY Times Writing Contest

January 13, 2020

Shamecqua Moore

Last month we told you about Shamecqua Moore ’20, a Professional Communications major, member of the Dean’s List, and first-generation student who won second prize in a writing contest, with an article about how citizens can contribute to the campaign against gun violence.

Click here for Shamecqua’s article, “Nobody’s Game: Gun Violence While Politicians Play the Blame Game.”

“The article addresses the behaviors of politicians who must inspire U.S. citizens to be more attentive to public affairs, and think more deeply about our democracy,” Moore says. “The article states the lack of balance between the representatives, and why. It states that both Democrats and Republicans should be equally to blame and held responsible for not coming up with a viable solution to gun control.”

The contest was sponsored by The New York Times, AASCU (American Association of State Colleges and Universities), and the American Democracy Project.