Daniel Konecky, a first year print journalism graduate student, has won the $5,000 Art Buchwald Scholarship. His winning essay is titled "Pork Chops, Wings and Hippies - A Coming of Age Story." The scholarship, sponsored by humorist Art Buchwald, is awarded annually to a journalism major who demonstrates "solid writing skills and a flair for lampooning the fools and foolishment of our day." Konecky’s opening line reads, "Here at the University of Southern California, being vegetarian is tantamount to rooting for Cal Berkeley’s football team."
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