Awards
2024 Illinois College Press Association
First Place, Sports New Story: Six former Huskies dropped in NFL roster cutdowns
First Place, Sports Game Story: NIU topples No. 5 Notre Dame in historic upset
First Place, Sports Feature Story: James Ester learning lessons in first pro season
Second Place, Entertainment & Culture Podcast: The Trend
Second Place, Column: Expand your political activism beyond one issue
Third Place, Sports Podcast: “All-Star: A Huskie Sports Podcast”
Third Place, Sports News Story: Former NIU men’s tennis coach charged with domestic battery*
Third Place, Sports Game Story: NIU suffers third-straight loss to Ball State in heartbreaker
Honorable Mention, Newsletter: TLDR
Honorable Mention, Sports Feature Story: Through illness and injury, O’Shea prospers
Honorable Mention, Sports Column: An unforgettable day in South Bend
*This story was removed after the coach’s record was expunged.
2023 Illinois College Press Association
First Place, Sports Podcast: All-Star: A Huskie Sports Podcast
Second Place, Sports Game Story: Streak snappers: Hockey rolls pass Tide to first win
Second Place, Sports Column: Volleyball played better than its record
Honorable Mention, Special Supplement: Back to School 2023
Honorable Mention, Newsletter: TLDR
Honorable Mention, Sports Podcast: “All-Star: A Huskie Sports Podcast”
Honorable Mention, Entertainment & Culture Podcast: “2 girls with a mic”
Honorable Mention, Column: Deaf inclusiveness needs modern day update
Honorable Mention, Column: Doctors, please take female pain seriously
Honorable Mention, Feature Story: DeKalb resident creates zombie Barbie horde
Honorable Mention, News Story: Art building vandalized, students demand change
Honorable Mention, Sports Feature Story: Meet Jada Rae, NIU volleyball’s media mogul
Honorable Mention, Feature Photo: IN PICTURES: Queens shine in Holmes Student Center
2022 Illinois College Press Association
First Place, Special Supplement: Northern Star Orientation issue
First Place, Newsletter: TLDR
First Place, General Excellence
First Place, Column: Encrypted police channels are harmful to transparency
First Place, News Story: Inside NIU’s private security force
Second Place, Sports Column: NCAA should shift March Madness to 32-team bracket
Second Place, General News Photo: Sigma Nu, Phi Sigma Kappa to face off in Tugs championship
Third Place, Editorial Cartoon: Black History Month
Third Place, Headline Writing: How The Try Guys became the tri guys
Honorable Mention, Critical Review: Season 4 of ‘The Dragon Prince’ opens with peaceful tone, emotional issues
Honorable Mention, News Story: Police Chief candidate’s former department subject of external investigation
Honorable Mention, Sports Column: Reflection time in Detroit
Honorable Mention, Sports Photo: Williams’ scores career-high in win
Honorable Mention, Sports Podcast: All-Star: A Huskie Sports Podcast
2021 Illinois College Press Association
Second Place, Sports Photo
Third Place, General Excellence (Print)
Third Place, Editorial
Third Place, Editorial Page
Third Place, Column
Third Place, Online News Site
Third Place, Sports Podcast
Honorable Mention, Special Section
Honorable Mention, Critical Review
Honorable Mention: General Excellence (Online)
Honorable Mention, Game Story
Honorable Mention, Photo Essay
Honorable Mention, Sports Photo
2020 Illinois College Press Association
First Place, In-Depth Reporting
First Place, Column
First Place, Feature Photo
Second Place, Column
Second Place, Sports Column
Second Place, News Photo
Third Place, Sports Game Story
Third Place, Photo Essay
Third Place, Sports Photo
Third Place, Multimedia Reporting
Third Place, Sports Podcast
Honorable Mention, Cartoon Strip or Panel
Honorable Mention, Front Page Layout
Honorable Mention, Sports Feature Story
Honorable Mention, Feature Photo
2019 Illinois College Press Association
First Place, Opinion Page Layout
First Place, Editorial
First Place, Cartoon Strip or Panel
Second Place, Front Page Design
Honorable Mention, Film Review
Honorable Mention, In-Depth Reporting
Honorable Mention, Sports Game Story
2018 Illinois College Press Association
First Place, Critical Review
First Place, Front Page Layout
Second Place, Spot News Photo
Honorable Mention, Sports News Story
2017 Illinois College Press Association
First Place, Column (Excluding Sports): President’s legal fees should be spent elsewhere
First Place, News Story: Sexual harassment allegations lead to former College of Law dean’s resignation
Second Place, News Story: Baker’s legal fees total out to $337K
Third Place, Cartoon Strip: Heck
Third Place, Editorial: Consistent community feedback needed in presidential search
2015 Illinois College Press Association
First Place, General Excellence
First Place, Online News Site
First Place, Column (Excluding Sports)
First Place, News Story
Second Place, Editorial
Third Place, Editorial
Honorable Mention, News Story
Honorable Mention, Critical Review
2014 Illinois College Press Association
First Place, Cartoon Strip: “The Punchline is Corn”
Second Place, General Excellence
Second Place, Feature Story: Tugs: A history of brotherhood, tradition among Greeks
Second Place, Front Page Design
Second Place, Feature Page Design
Second Place, General News Photo: Husky battalion practices at Fort McCoy
Third Place, Feature Story: NIU employee saves life of coworker, friend
Third Place, Photo Essay: History in the making: Couple celebrates same-sex wedding
Honorable Mention, News Story: Grady sues for job, citing discrimination
Honorable Mention, Sports Feature Story: Football’s Brian Mayer reflects on uncle who taught him long snapping
2013 Illinois College Press Association
First Place, Editorial: NIU presidential candidates: Please come forward
First Place, Feature Story: Undocumented students work toward better life at NIU
Second Place, General Excellence
Second Place, Strip Cartoon: The Punchline is Corn, Mike Dean
Second Place, Editorial: NIU need a clean slate
Second Place, Feature Story: Founder’s Memorial Library hosts mementos from Feb. 14 archives
Third place: Shoot Chicago winner, Gavin Weaver, Northern Illinois (MG 7884.jpg)
Third Place, Multimedia reporting: Brother Al, Alex Koss
Honorable Mention, Editorial Cartoon: DeKalb crime too common, Griffin Thorne
Honorable Mention, Front Page Layout: Kelly Bauer
2012 Illinois College Press Association
First Place, Feature Page Design
Second Place, General Excellence
Second Place, News Story
Second Place, Critical Review (Other Than Film)
Second Place, Front Page Layout
Second Place, Editorial Staff
Honorable Mention, Sports Column
2009 Illinois College Press Association
First Place, Multimedia Reporting
First Place, Front Page Layout
First Place, Editorial
First Place, Column, sports
First Place, Feature Story
First Place, Sports News Story
First Place (tie), In-Depth Reporting
Second Place, Other Cartoon, Strip or Panel
Third Place, Online Publication
Third Place, Sports Game Story
Third Place, In-Depth Reporting
Third Place, Sports Photo
Third Place, Spot News Photo
Third Place (tie), General Excellence
Honorable Mention, Graphic Illustration
Honorable Mention, Critical Review (Film)
Honorable Mention, Multimedia Reporting
Honorable Mention, Column, excluding sports
Honorable Mention, News Story
Honorable Mention, Sports News Story
Honorable Mention, Sports Feature Story
Honorable Mention, Headline Writing
Honorable Mention, General News Photo
Honorable Mention, Spot News Photo
