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Written by Don Laur Wednesday, 15 April 2009 22:03

News - Student News and Awards

The Daily Egyptian received several awards from the Illinois College Press Association.

First Place

General News Photo ñ Emily Sunblade ñ Obama fan in Springfield ñ ìGreat angle. Itís so nice to see a different perspective for an election photo.î

Sports Page Design ñ Staff ñ Football preview guide ñ ìNicely balanced page. Color touches help tie page together. Layers of information in quick-to-read format. Watch use of dark type on darker backgrounds.î

In-depth Reporting (Tie) ñ Allison Petty, Madeleine Leroux ñ The lending squeeze ñ ìIn a field of excellent in-depth stories, this piece and the other from SIUC stood out. The lending squeeze described the financial crisis months before it became national news and put a local face on a national issue.î

In-depth Reporting (Tie) ñ Sean McGahan ñ Sexual harassment ñ ìThis was a well-researched report of a convoluted story that involved sexual harassment charges against two esteemed professors and the many repercussions, including death, that resulted.î

Second Place

Feature Story ñ Allison Petty ñ University driver ñ ìYou found a good story in an average person. The Bill Clinton story seems to go against your lead. Why does he make an exception for that story?î

House Ad ñ Florent Zumberi

Classified Layout Design ñ Val Matchus

Third Place

Spot News Photo ñ Edyta Blaszczyk ñBanner censorship ñ No comments

Sports Photo ñ Stephen Rickerl ñBrandon Allen dunk ñ ìWell lit. Great moment.î

Photo Essay ñ Joe Rehana ñHomeless currents ñ ìPowerful images, good variety, but not seeing a theme or storyline, something tying them together. They are more like illustrations for story than a story unto their own.î

News Story ñ Joe Crawford ñ TreviÒo put on leave ñ ìIím guessing thereís a follow-up to this story with TreviÒo.î

Front Page Layout ñ Chip Leffelman, Amber Fijolek ñ Papers of Sept. 30, Oct. 1, Oct. 2 ñ ìMeltdown in the markets cover is the big winner here. Tough to hook readers in their 20s to a wonky economy series, but that photo/quote arrangement is your best bet. Nice typography. In other editions, rail is good width, and you pack a lot into it and push to web. Kudos.î

Honorable mention

General Excellence ñ Staff - papers of April 17, Sept. 22, Nov. 6 ñ ìA solid and consistent effort with flashes of above average writingî

Spot News Photo ñ Jason Johnson ñAbortion protest ñ ìNice storytelling moment. A little bit busy, but poignant.î

Sports Photo ñ Anthony Souffle ñKyle Dougherty lifted by teammates ñ ìGood reaction. Nice lighting and technical execution.î

Sports Feature Story ñ Brian Feldt ñ Brandon Jacobs ñ No comments

Feature Story ñ Justin Lange ñ Homeless currents ñ ìA topic that deserves more space. Nice photos. I wish there would have been more story to go with it.î