Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs and Campus Life Jean Kim recently acknowledged all the new UMass Amherst students who participated in the Common Read Essay Contest this year. Here’s what she said:
“I am pleased to announce that more than three dozen students contributed to the 2012-13 Common Read Writing Contest. Competition was tough as there were many high quality entries. The First Prize winner was Kyle O’Connell for “Conflict and Choice in Ready Player One”, Second Prize winner was Parisa Zarringhalam for “This is for Everyone”, and Third Prize was awarded to Chana Zolty for “The Game of Life.” Honorable Mentions were given to Serene Forrest, Grace Keane, and Samatha Kolovson.”
You can read all six of the winning essays here: http://www.umass.edu/newstudent/fall/commonreading/ .