Winner:          Kathleen Frank - read her essay here

2nd Place:      Katrina Romeo - read her essay here

3rd Place:       John Aylor - read his essay here

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Prizes:

Winner:          $500  - sponsored by Mac-Gray Laundry Services

2nd place:     $100 USC Bookstore Credit for Spring books

3rd place:       To Be Announced

Students compete by composing an essay of at least 500 words on one of three quotes offered below and how the quote relates to the Carolinian Creed and USC students.

"No man is an island, entire of itself; every man is a piece of the continent, a part of the main." - John Donne

"Character is higher than intellect." - Ralph Waldo Emerson

"Something tells me that the ultimate test of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and moments of convenience, but where he stands in moments of challenge and moments of controversy." - Martin Luther King, Jr.,  Address at recognition dinner for Nobel Peace Prize

College level work including content, proper grammar, correct spelling, sentence structure and cohesive organization of thought will be taken into account when reviewing all entries.   All essays must be typed, Times New Roman 12 point font with one-inch margins on each page.  Please number each page in the bottom right hand corner and place as the header your first initial and last name in the upper right corner.  Please include a cover page with your name and your email address.  All essays are due to the Office of Student Judicial Programs, located in the Byrnes Building Suite 201, on Wednesday, October 10, 2007 by 4:00 p.m.