Ithaca College

 The Ithacan staff was honored with half a dozen awards by the New York Press Association in the organization's Better College Newspaper Competition at its annual convention on April 9 in Saratoga Springs, N.Y. 

Senior Allison Usavage (shown at right) won first place for photography for her photograph “Standing Strong,” which appeared in the March 4, 2010, Ithacan.

Senior Michelle Skowronek won third place for feature writing for “Gay Enough?” which appeared in the paper's April 15, 2010, issue.

In addition, the paper won second place for design, second place for sports coverage, third place for editorial and third place for general excellence.