Caldwell places eighth nationally in Hearst writing competition

Carolina journalism student Abbey Caldwell, a senior from Charlotte, placed eighth in the latest writing competition of the Hearst Journalism Awards Program, known as the Pulitzers of collegiate journalism.

Caldwell was chosen from among a record 114 students from 64 universities who participated in the writing competition.

She was honored for a column, "Condoms can be hard to come by," published in The Daily Tar Heel in September 2009.