Newspaper, television, literary magazine bring home 37 awards from College Station event
Photo Bob Bojackson/Texas State University
Six students and two advisors from North Lake attended the TIPA convention April 3-5 in College Station. Pictured above is (l-r) Kathleen Stockmier, advisor; Jason Joyce, editor; Victoria Stafford, photographer; Pradip Giri, writer; Bill Lodge, advisor (standing); Alyssa Guiliani, writer; Matt Keyser, managing editor (standing) and Lotis Butchko, sports editor.
North Lake College has one of the top 5 newspapers in Texas, the top literary magazine, and the No.1 television newscast, according to the judges for the Texas Intercollegiate Press Association (TIPA). Three media divisions were honored with two Sweepstakes awards and 35 individual student awards at the annual convention in College Station April 3-5.
TELEVISION:
Faculty Advisor: Andy Chiles.
First place: Overall Newscast, staff;
second place: Public Affairs Program,
“Persistence of Vision,” TV
Workshop Class; honorable mention:
Documentary, “Shelter Walkers,”
Sharie Vance; Spot Commercial,
PSA, Promo, “Dallas World
Aquarium,” Kristin LaCaze;
Production, “Lame,” Normando
Flores.
LITERARY MAGAZINE
Duck Soup
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Nancy
Castilla; Art Advisors: Chris Fulmer and Marty Ray; Photography
Advisors: Barry Snidow and
Chuck Bryant; Fall 2007 Student
Editor/Designer: Amanda K.
Witt; Student Production Editor:
Tom Ritchey
SWEEPSTAKES AWARD;
First place: Essay, “I Want a Sugar
Daddy,” Travis Vanderlaan; First
place: Short Story, “Flight School,”
Tom Gillies; first place: Cover Design,
Amanda K. Witt and Ashley
Jameson; second place, Poem,
“Love’s Progress,” Hollis Fischer;
second place: Story Package,
“White Rose,” Glen Sovian, writer,
and Amanda K. Witt, designer;
second place: Overall Excellence,
staff; third place: illustration,
“Beautiful Disaster,” Kapil Dixit;
Honorable Mention: Feature Story,
“46 Years Later,” Duran
Judges Comments: “Some very solid work. The overall publications are excellent. Well-written, outstanding visuals (art and photo), splendid use of color and the design elements are superb. Some truly creative and outstanding students.”
NEWSPAPER: Division 4,
News-Register
Bill Lodge, journalism instructor; Kathleen Stockmier, publications
manager/advisor; 2007 Student
Editors: Amanda K. Witt and
Jason Joyce.
SWEEPSTAKES AWARD –
The newspaper’s second consecutive
win; First place: Overall Excellence,
staff;
Judge’s comments: “Packed
with news and reader-friendly.
The staff seems hyper aware of
its core audience. Stories are relevant
to student life and offer an
array of hard news, personalitydriven
features and entertainment.
We appreciate a page one
story on First Amendment policies
regarding an anti-abortion
movement’s tactics on campus.
It was tactful and well balanced,
with views from both sides of the
abortion issue represented. We
applaud any newspaper that puts
a freedom of speech story on page
1A. Stories on SGA caught our
attention, too. Overall, we like
the paper’s airy design and good
use of color. The arts coverage is
better than average. The 30-year
anniversary special section was
nice. We’re sure it became a treasured
keepsake.”
First Place Awards: Critical Review, “The Savages: A painfully funny story, ” Tim French; Page One Design, June 25, 2007, Amanda K. Witt; Opinion/Editorial Page Design, “Jan. 29, ‘07 edition,” Amanda K. Witt and Tom Ritchey; Sports Column, “Basketball team 4th at Nationals,” Freddie Brown; News Feature Story, “Scooter’s Bill,” Glen Sovian.
Second Place Awards: Sports Feature Photo, “Dragon Boat Race,” Glen Sovian; Special Edition/ Section: “The Blazer,” Tom Ritchey, editor; Illustration (nonphoto), “Reality TV,” Shabbir Degani; Single Subject Presentation, “Viewpoints,” Amanda K. Witt; Sports News: “Lady Blazers have best soccer year,” Glen Sovian; Feature Page Design: “Arts & Entertainment, April 30, 2007, Bradley Bowen and Tom Ritchey; General Column, “Pull ‘em up, guys,” Dawn Thomas.
Third Place Awards: Best of Show, staff; News Photo: “Rally at City Hall,” Jason Joyce; Sports Feature Story: “Pride in its past,” Glen Sovian; In-depth Reporting: “Gov. Perry’s veto,” Jason Joyce; Editorial: “Free Speech Zone,” staff; News Story: “Anti abortion photos,” Matt Keyser.
Honorable Mention Awards: Feature Photo: “International Day,” JoAnna Reyes; Illustration: “Online Classes,” Shabbir Degani; Feature Story: “Richard Widener,” Kristin McClain.
The 2009 TIPA convention will be held at the Sheraton Dallas, which is the former Adam’s Mark.