The New York Press Association once again has named The Ithacan the best college newspaper in New York state — for the seventh time in the past eight years. The award was presented at the NYPA conference in Saratoga Springs on April 7. The award was for the 2006 calendar year: spring editor: Beth Quill ’06; fall editor: Vanessa Schneider ’07.
In addition to taking the competition's top honor, the paper won the following awards in its strongest showing to date:
First Place, General Excellence
First Place, Best College Newpaper Website
First Place, Editoral
Second Place, Design
First Place, News Story, Christopher Baxter ’08, "Who's Looking?" February 9, 2006.
Second Place, News Story, William Earl ’08, "Unlocked: Room Security Not Enforced," March 2, 2006.
Third Place, News Story, Mallory Diamond ’09, "Ithaca College's Black Market," November 9, 2006.
First Place, Feature Story, Vanessa Schneider ’07, "Living a Second Life," December 7, 2006.
Second Place, Feature Story, Tricia Nadolny ’10, "Ghost Hunter," November 2, 2006.
Third Place, Feature Story, Jim Hawver ’07, "Against the Pain," September 21, 2006.
Second Place, Column, Kim Gillman ’07, "Wanted: Leader for Generation Y," January 19, 2006, and ""Haitian Workers Sweat for Sweets," February 16, 2006.
First Place, Photography, Evan Falk ’09, "This I See: From the Field," November 16, 2006.
Third Place, Photography, Chris White ’06, "Two-Year-Old Luna Payne of Varna Helps Her Mom..." April 13, 2006.
