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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
April 25, 2006
Contact: Christine Somosi – 216-397-4663
www.jcu.edu

John Carroll University’s Student Newspaper, The Carroll News,
Wins 13 National and Regional Awards
Setting a Record in the Paper’s 80-Year History

Cleveland, OH – John Carroll’s student newspaper, The Carroll News, set another award-winning record this year, by earning 13 national and regional awards and setting an achievement record in the paper’s 80-year history. Recognition comes from the Society for Collegiate Journalists (SCJ) and the Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ) for the 2005-2006 academic year. SCJ is a national society of collegiate mass communication and the nation's oldest organization designed solely to serve college journalists. SCJ has approximately 1,200 members and 100 active chapters nationwide. The Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ) is dedicated to the perpetuation of a free press as the cornerstone of our nation and our liberty.

“It’s wonderful that these national and regional organizations have honored our hard-working, dedicated student journalists for the high quality product they have provided the JCU community this school year” says Robert Noll, an instructor in the Department of Communications and Theatre Arts at John Carroll University and the advisor to The Carroll News. “I’m very proud of our staff of reporters and editors.”

The awards received by The Carroll News from the Society for Collegiate Journalists include:
Overall Excellence- First Place, Tricia Graham, editor-in-chief
Editorials- Third Place, “Analyze and Apply”
Personal Opinion Column- Third Place, Jake Oresick
Sports Features- Honorable Mention, Mike Scanlan
Sports Photography- Third Place, Jonathan Tramontana
Spot or Hard News- Third Place, Andrew Raffery
Editorial Cartoon- Third Place, Melissa Cigori
Editorial- Honorable Mention, “Going Over Our Heads”
Editorial Page- Honorable Mention
Inside Page Design, Hard News- Third Place
Inside Page Design, Soft News- Honorable Mention

From the Society of Professional Journalists, The Carroll News won awards including:
Best All-Around Non-Daily Student Newspaper
Best Sports Writing- “Elarton Excels as Indians Topple Royals,” Kevin Yanik

According to the judge’s comments from the Society of Professional Journalists, The Carroll News offered “the best range of content. The staff knows its audience, focusing on student-related articles, while providing a nice selection of interesting feature, national and opinion pieces. The layouts were attractive with a good effort to incorporate graphics and creativity into the feature design.”

John Carroll University, located in Cleveland, Ohio, is a liberal arts university grounded in the Jesuit, Catholic tradition. The university has some 3,350 plus undergraduates and just over 750 graduate students. The U.S. News & World Report’s 2006 annual college guide ranks John Carroll University among the top 10 master’s-degree granting universities in the Midwest and first in average graduation rate. Originally founded as St. Ignatius College in 1886, the university was renamed in 1923 to honor America’s first Catholic bishop, John Carroll of Maryland. John Carroll is one of 28 Jesuit colleges and universities located in the United States.

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