Ithaca College

The Ithacan has once again been named the Best College Newspaper in New York State by the New York Press Association. The award, the NYPA’s top collegiate honor, was announced March 28 at the organization’s annual convention at the Gideon Putnam Hotel in Saratoga Springs, N.Y. Ithacan Editor-in-Chief Jack Curran ’15, Managing Editor Kira Maddox ’16, Assistant Life & Culture Editor Mary Ford ’17, Multimedia Editor Alexis Forde ’17 and Chief Copy Editor Rachel Wolfgang ’17 attended the convention and accepted the award on behalf of the paper.

The award is for work produced during the calendar year 2014 (Megan Devlin ’14, spring editor-in-chief; Jack Curran ’15, fall editor in chief).

In addition to being named the best overall college paper in the state, The Ithacan and its staff members received the following awards:

Awards for the Paper 
First Place for Best Sports Coverage
First Place for Best Use of Social Media
Second Place for General Excellence
Second Place for Best Editorials
Third Place for Design

Awards for Individuals
First Place Feature Story — Steven Pirani ’16
Second Place for Photography — Caitie Ihrig ’18
Third Place Photography — Yana Mazurkevich ’18
Third Place News Story — Elma Gonzalez ’14
Third Place Column — Amelia Erikson ’16
Honorable Mention News Story — Jack Curran ’15