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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)

 

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.

 

 

Student Media, The Campanile, The Rice Thresher

Student Publications win multiple awards

The Rice Thresher student newspaper and the Campanile student yearbook have both placed first 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 Rice Thresher received three first place awards in addition to overall excellence. Reed Thornburg placed first for news feature story for his story Consumed, and Ryan Gupta won first in sports story for Exodus. Gabe Caudra placed first in sports column for his weekly column The Fifth Lap. The paper also got three second place awards, four third place and five honorable mentions.

These awards are in addition to a third place finish in the Apple Awards presented by the College Media Association at the Spring National College Media Convention.

The Campanile won 25 awards, with 12 first place finishes. In addition to overall excellence, the yearbook received best cover design (designed by Beth Herlin and Shaan Patel), best photo story, best information graphic, best opening package, and best feature/student life package. Beth Herlin received first for a people spread with mugshots (the senior section). Elizabeth Pogue placed first in organizations copy for Occupy Weiss, and Shaan Patel received best title page. Collin Shurbet placed first in sports feature photo for his pole vault photo and Katherine McConachie got first for student life copy in her coverage of LGBT issues on campus. Taylor Daileda received first in sports feature photo for a picture of Rice students celebrating the football team.

The 2012 yearbook also received five second place awards, four third place and four honorable mentions. The book was also included in Balfour Publishing’s Yearbook Yearbook and received a honorable mention certificate from the publishing company. The Columbia Scholastic Press Association presented the Campanile with five awards in its Gold Circle Awards presented in March.