Loyola’s student publications, The Maroon and The Wolf, won ten awards in March and April, and have been nominated for seven more.

At the Columbia Scholastic Press Association’s Gold Circle Awards in March, a national journalism competition for print and online work by students, The Maroon took home four awards.

Jauné Jackson, mass communication junior and Maroon senior staff writer, and Life and Times Editor Jessica Williams, mass communication sophomore, placed first in In-Depth News/ Feature Story for Newspapers for their story, “If you can’t stand the heat…” Jackson also won a certificate of merit in Breaking News for Online Media for her story, “Bad jokes end act.”

Justin Templet received a certificate of merit in General Humor Commentary for Newspapers for his column, “I’m going to make it after all.”

The Maroon staff won second place in Editorial Writing for Newspapers for “JuicyCampus is a burn book.”

The Wolf staff also won in the CSPA awards. They received a certificate of merit in Overall Design for its Spring 2008 issue.

According to the CSPA website, students have submitted more than 13,000 entries in recent years to the competition.

At the Society of Professional Journalists Region 12 Mark of Excellence Awards on April 4, the Maroon took home five awards. Region 12 includes Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi and Tennessee. Students submitted 3,600 entries overall to the competition.
Williams received first place in General News Reporting for her story, “WFF pay ‘just isn’t enough.'”

Kevin Zansler, mass communication freshman and Maroon photo editor, won second place in General News Photography for his photo, “Into the streets.”

Maroon Editor-in-Chief Rachel Strassel, mass communication senior, received first and second place in Feature Photography for her photos, “The start of something new” and “Mardi Gras Indians perform.”

“We work so hard and it’s such an honor for us to win these awards,” Strassel said. “We’re just doing what we love and it’s great to be recognized for that.”

Katie Urbaszewski, mass communication sophomore and Maroon news editor, placed first in online news reporting for her story, “Center for Intercultural Understanding plans finalized.”

Seven staff writers are also nominated in the Louisiana Press Association Better Newspaper Competition. The awards will be announced on April 25.