Publications earn national honors

The Campus Times and La Verne Magazine each enjoyed its best performance ever in the prestigious Columbia Scholastic Press Association (CSPA) Gold Circle Awards, announced recently in New York City. The two publications won a total of 10 Gold Circle Awards in a nation-wide journalism competition sponsored by Columbia University and College Media Advisers, Inc.

Six awards were presented to Campus Times staff members. Senior Monica Schwarze won third place for entertainment review for “Novel exposes bare truth of ‘Strip Tease'” [Sept. 27, 1996]. Senior Starr Carroll earned third place for spot news photograph for her photo of President Bill Clinton addressing a rally at Chaffey College [Sept. 20, 1996] and junior Rhidian Maehl won a certificate of merit in the same category for a photograph of Dr. Richard Gelm’s convocation speech [Sept. 13, 1996]. Carroll and junior Enedina Perez won a certificate of merit in the photo story category for “Students find creative ways to feel at home” [Sept. 20, 1996].

Junior Raechel Fittante won third place for tabloid news page design [Nov. 15, 1996]. The Campus Times staff also won a certificate of merit for overall tabloid design.

La Verne Magazine’s four awards also included a certificate of merit for overall magazine design. First and second place in the magazine non-fiction column category went to alumni Rosie Sinapi (’96) [“Crayons and Love,” Fall 1995] and Vince Wetzel (’96) [“From the Editor,” Spring 1996], respectively. Alumnus Yasuyuki Nagasawa (’96) won third place for single illustration not based upon photographic material for “Lending a Helping Hand” [Fall 1995].

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