Ithaca College

 The Ithacan has been named a Gold Medalist for 2017–18 in the Columbia Scholastic Press Association's annual college publication critique. The judges evaluated issues of the paper produced last academic year (Aidan Quigley, editor in chief).

Each year the CSPA evaluates member papers on overall content, news, depth reporting, features, opinion/editorial, sports, arts/entertainment, editing/headline writing, and design/graphics based on more than 150 specific criteria. This year the paper scored 963 on the critique’s 1,000-point scale and was awarded All Columbia Honors — an additional citation for special merit — in the "Essentials" and "Verbal" categories. Among the judges' comments: “Overall, the publication is incredibly professional, interesting, and a pleasure to read.”

The CSPA consistently ranks The Ithacan as a Gold Medalist, its highest category. The publication was evaluated in the critique’s ”hybrid” category, which is defined as “print publications that provide live coverage via website between print editions.”