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For the first time in known history, The Rice Thresher was ranked in the Princeton Review rankings. The student-run newspaper came in 12th in the nation in the survey. By B.J. Almond Rice also ranked No. 1 for quality of life, lots of race/class interaction and No. 2 for happiest students. The best quality of…
The Rice Thresher and Campanile celebrated their 100th years by garnering numerous first place awards on the national and state level. The Thresher placed first place in College Media Association’s Apple Awards presented at the Spring National College Media Convention in March. The editor in chief was Andrew Ta. Additionally, The Thresher won the overall…
The Rice Campanile placed third in the prestigious Pinnacles Awards presented by College Media Association on October 30, 2015. The 2014 book, with the Awkward theme, received third place in the Four-Year Yearbook of the Year award. The book, edited by Anastasia Bolshakov, Duncan 15, also received second for Best Yearbook Cover, second for Best…
As the Campanile prepares to distribute its 100th volume, it learned it has been named a College Media Association Pinnacle Award finalist in four categories, the most exciting being Four-Year Yearbook of the Year. The 2014 yearbook, themed Awkward, is also a finalist in three design categories – Best Yearbook Cover, Best Yearbook News Page/Spread…
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…
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) approved KTRU’s application for a low-power FM transmitter Feb. 9, so Rice’s student-run radio station expects to broadcast on Houston’s FM airwaves by the end of the year. KTRU has been broadcasting online since the sale of the 50,000-watt tower, frequency and license to the University of Houston was completed…
Will Robedee has once again been honored by a national student media organization. CBI presented the 2014 National Student Electronic Media Conference in Seattle this year after presenting successful conferences in Atlanta (2012) and San Antonio (2013). At this year’s conference in Seattle, Will was awarded the Joel Willer award for “Exceptional Dedication and Service…
Both professional staff members involved with student media at Rice do not think just locally, they take their roles and involvement in student media to the national level. Kelley is the “print” adviser and also is the current vice president of member services for the College Media Association and will be speaking to students and…
Will is the General Manager of KTRU and staff advisor to RTV. Will will participate on panels at the CBI National Student media convention, including a panel on copyrights and LPFM stations, among others. Will has been a leader in the effort to both secure reasonable copyright regulations concerning audio at student facilities and in…
Capping up a successful year, The 2013 Campanile yearbook has been named a College Media Association Pinnacle Award finalist in two design categories – Best Yearbook Cover and Best Yearbook Sports Page/Spread. For more information and to check out the competition, click here.