The Rice Thresher student newspaper and the Campanile student yearbook have both won numerous awards in the Texas Intercollegiate Press Association contest. In addition, the Campanile won the Sweepstakes Award for Yearbook Division 2. The award is based on how many points the publication accumulated during the contest.
The Campanile won 18 awards, with eight first place finishes. The 2014 book boasted three different covers and focused on the “Awkward” elements of the Rice experience. Anastasia Bolshakov was editor in chief. The awards are as follows:
- Sweepstakes Award
- 1st place – Overall Excellence
- 1st place – Sports Feature Photo
- 1st place – Academics Copy, by Editor in Chief Anastasia Bolshakov
- 1st place – Opening
- 1st place – Feature/Student Life section
- 1st place – People Spread w/Mugshots
- 1st place – Academics
- 2nd place – Sports Action Photo, by Sean Chu
- 2nd place – Student Life Copy, by Anastasia Bolshakov
- 2nd place – Sports Section, by Zoe Wu
- 3rd place – Photo Story, by Anastasia Bolshakov
- 3rd place – Sports Copy, by Zoe Wu
- Honorable Mentions – Sports Action Photo (Soorya Avali), Academic Photo (Jason Liu), Student Life Copy, Organizations Copy, Cover Design
The Rice Thresher was judged for the 2014 calendar year, and the editors were Rachel Marcus and Miles Kruppa. The paper received five first place awards, four second place, seven third place and four honorable mentions. The awards are as follows:1st place – Feature Story, by Tina Nazerian
- 1st place – Feature Story, by Tina Nazerian
- 1st place – Sports News Story, by Evan Neustater
- 1st place – News Photo
- 1st place – Sports Feature Photo
- 1st place – Feature Page Design, by Carrie Jian
- 2nd place – News Story, by Yasna Haghdoost
- 2nd place – Critical Review, by Kaylen Strench
- 2nd place – Sports Page Design, by Sarah Nyquist
- 2nd place – Special Edition
- 3rd place – Photo Story, by Anastasia Bolshakov
- 3rd place – In-Depth Reporting, by Miles Kruppa
- 3rd place – Sports Column, by Evan Neustater
- 3rd place – Sports Feature Story, by Evan Neustater
- 3rd place – Feature Photo, Frankie Huang
- 3rd place – Op/Ed Page Design, by Mitch Mackowiak
- 3rd place -Information Graphic, by Claire Elestwani
- Honorable Mentions – General Column (Yasna Haghdoost), News Photo, Single Subject Design, Illustration (Non-Photo)