The Campanile, The Rice Thresher

Thresher and Campanile bring home more than 30 TIPA awards

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)

 

KTRU

KTRU to broadcast on FM again by end of year

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 in 2011. Rice designated a portion of the proceeds from the sale to be used by KTRU. The station is using the majority of that funding for programming, but the funds will also cover the cost of equipment for the new signal and installation.

“The KTRU community is incredibly excited to re-enter the FM format as a pillar of the Houston local music scene and continue to provide its eclectic, broad range of music through the accessible means of FM radio,” said KTRU Manager Sal Tijerina.
The transmitter will have a maximum power of 41 watts, which will reach a radius of about five miles around campus.

“We are pleased that KTRU will be back on the FM airwaves,” said Dean of Undergraduates John Hutchinson. “KTRU started out years ago as a low-wattage broadcast station in Hanszen College on the Rice campus, and this new transmitter will take KTRU back to its origins.”

Hutchinson credited KTRU General Manager Will Robedee with spearheading the effort to apply to the FCC for a low-power transmitter. Hutchinson also noted that in addition to providing financial support, President David Leebron authorized plans to install the transmitter on top of Rice Stadium.

Once the transmitter is installed later this year, KTRU will begin broadcasting on 96.1 FM; the station currently broadcasts 24 hours a day online at www.ktru.org and on HD radio at 90.1 HD2 24 as well as through TuneIn and IHeart apps and soon-to-be-added NextRadio app.

KTRU

Robedee Honored at Convention

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 to Student Electronic Media.”

Robedee has been honored many times in the past for his numerous achievements on behalf of student media outlets including the establishment and management of the annual convention, establishment of reasonable and obtainable rates and terms for webcasting, and as a distinguished adviser.

Among his most recent accomplishments is a settlement concerning webcasting rates for student radio stations which makes it fiscally and logistically feasible for student stations to continue to webcast sound recordings.

 

Student Media

Rice Student Media Leads the Way

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 college media professionals on five topics at the ACP/CMA Fall National College Media Convention. She will speak to students in a session called “Journalists are Superheroes.” The presentation takes a look at the breaches in journalistic ethics routinely made by the likes of Superman and Spiderman, and outlines ways student journalists can avoid making the same mistakes.

Will is the “Electronic Media” staff  member working directly with KTRU and RTV and the Executive Director of College Broadcasters, Inc. (CBI).  In his position with CBI, Will took the lead in making the 2014 National Student Electronic Media Convention come into existence in 2012 and continues to be the person responsible for making the convention happen every year and it has grown every year since its inception.  Will will be speaking  to students and college media professionals on three topics at the National Student Electronic Media Convention.  One of those presentations will include an overview of the settlement that CBI reached concerning the requirements and fees associated with student stations which play music on the Internet.  Will was the lead negotiator for both this settlement which covers 2016-2020 and two previous settlements.

Coverage of the settlement has received trade industry coverage by RadioWorld, AllAccess, FMQB and RBR, among others.

 

 

 

KTRU

Robedee Serves Student Electronic Media at Convention

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 an effort to educate studeents, advisers and others of their obligations, rights, and requirements when a student outlet decides to webcast music.

Will has also kept on top of the legal issues concerning the ability for student media outlets to obtain an FCC license to become a low-power FM radio station and will host a roundtable at the convention to address the concerns of stations who have sought to obtain such a license.

 

Student Media

Student Media Will Provide New Students Insight into Available Opportunities

Representatives from the Department of Student Media will provide new students with an opportunity to learn about the various student media operations on campus, how they can participate and how the media can be used by any student to raise issues and promote events. Representatives will also discuss the educational opportunities along with personal/professional growth possibilities that participation in student media provides.  There will be two time slots available on Friday, August 22. One at 10 a.m. and another at 11 a.m.  New students will be provided with the location details in their O-Week materials.

Student Media, The Campanile, The Rice Thresher

Student Media staffs name award winners

During the end of the year banquet in April, the staffs of The Rice Thresher and The Campanile handed out awards and honored graduating seniors.

The Thresher recognized Bobb Award winners Christen Sparago (news writing) and Rachel Marcus and Molly Chiu (feature writing). New this year, the staff voted for the Greg Kahn Staffer of the Year award and granted it to outgoing editor in chief Rachel Marcus. The Kahn award honors former Thresher editor Greg Kahn who passed away last summer.

The Thresher also thanked graduating seniors Rachel Marcus, Molly Chiu, Dan Elledge, Alex Weinheimer and Brooke Bullock.

The Campanile also gave out end of the year awards.

Staffer of the Year: Zoe Wu
Rookie of the Year: Meagan Dwyer
Most dependable Staffer: Alexandra Franklin
The Shaan Patel award (Staffer ready to step up to the plate): Sean Chu

The Campanile, The Rice Thresher

Campanile and Thresher receive second place Apple Awards

The Rice Thresher has won a College Media Association Apple Award for the third year in a row. The 2nd place award for Best Newspaper at a four-year school with fewer than 5,000 students was granted at the conclusion of the CMA Spring National College Media Convention on March 15. The Thresher placed third in 2013 and first in 2012.

The Campanile received second place for Best Yearbook Cover. The non-traditional wooden cover garnered the yearbook its first Apple Award.

 

 

The Campanile

2013 Campanile earns seven more awards

The latest edition of The Rice Campanile yearbook continues to garner national recognition as the Columbia Scholastic Press Association awarded the book seven Gold Circle Awards. The book, which features a wooden cover, was edited by Beth Herlin, Lovett ’13, and Shaan Patel, McMurtry ’14.

The highlights of the honor are the first place awards for Cover Design and Title Page, both designed by Herlin and Patel. The duo also received a third place award for caption/cutline writing, and Patel placed third for headline writing.Certificates of merit were also awarded to Herlin for feature presention, Zoe Wu, Hanszen ’15, for sports reporting and Anastasia Bolshakov, Duncan ’15, for Feature Writing for Student Life.

This year the Gold Circle Awards attracted 4,279 entries from yearbook and digital media. A complete listing of winners can be found here.

 

Rice University Student Media