Argonaut Honored as Best Small College Newspaper in California

The Argonaut, the student newspaper of Notre Dame de Namur University in Belmont, took first place in General Excellence in the California College Media Association competition April 28 at Hearst Castle. In all, The Argonaut won 15 awards in 11 categories.

 

The Argonaut competed in the division for college newspapers which publish less frequently than once-a-week. Second place went to the Otter Realm of California State University, Monterey Bay, and third went to the newspaper of Mills College in Oakland.

 

First place individual winners included Erik Oeverndiek (whose work accomplished while a graduate student last spring was eligible) for Best News Photo and Best Feature Photo; senior Taio Iwado, Best Cartoon; and NDNU graduate Shane Ito, Best Sports Photo. Ito also won second place in Best Feature Photo.

 

Other Argonaut honorees included Editor-in-Chief Bianca Nery who won third-place in Best News Feature and an honorable mention in Best News Series; Sports Editor Corazon Riley, second in Best Sports Page Design, third in Best Sports Photograph, and second in Best Breaking News Story; Managing Editor Jennifer Coleman, second in Best Editorial; former editor-in-chief Dominic Nolasco, second, Best Breaking News Story; columnist Sergio Patterson, second in Best Arts & Entertainment Review; and cartoonist Kent Gibo, second, Best Cartoon.

 

The competition was judged by professional journalists from major newspapers throughout California. Here’s a complete list of Argonaut winners;

 

Best Cartoon

First: Senior Taio Iwado

Second: Senior Kent Gibo

Best Sports-Page Design

Second: Junior Corazon Riley

Best Features Photograph

First: Graduate Student Erik Oeverndiek

Second: Alum Shane Ito

Best Sports Photograph

First: Shane Ito

Third: Corazon Riley

Best News Photograph

First: Erik Oeverndiek

Best Arts & Entertainment Review

Second: Senior Sergio Patterson

Best Editorial

Second:  Senior Jennifer Coleman

Best News Feature Story

Third:  Bianca Nery

Best Breaking News Story

Second: Corazon Riley

Third: Alum Dominic Nolasco

Best News Series

HM: Bianca Nery

General Newspaper Excellence

First: The Argonaut