July 9th, 2009

KSC journalism students placed third in the Outstanding Student Reporting category of the Society for Environmental Journalists’ (SEJ) 2009 Awards for Reporting on the Environment. Melissa Ball, Randall Booth, Casie Brown, Meghan Foley and Ian Lord received recognition for their investigative package, “Getting The Lead Out,” which was published in the 5/8/08 issue of KSC’s student newspaper, The Equinox.

SEJ will honor the winners and present the awards on October 7 at an awards ceremony at the SEJ’s 19th annual conference. Nearly 800 journalists, academics, and others are expected to attend the five-day gathering.

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The Society for Collegiate Journalists (SJC) has announced that the Keene State College student newspaper, The Equinox, received 12 awards in the national 2008 SJC competition, the second highest number of print journalism awards in the annual national competition. This is the second consecutive year that Keene State College journalists have received SJC awards.

“I am more than pleased,” said KSC President Helen Giles-Gee as she congratulated the students in an email. “I am ecstatic at this demonstration of exceptional talent. I am so proud of all of you and how well you represent Keene State College.”

The Society for Collegiate Journalists is a national society of collegiate mass communications. With more than 100 college and university chapters, it is the nation’s oldest organization designed solely to serve college journalists.

The Equinox is a weekly newspaper that is entirely student-produced. It has been publishing since 1929. Award winners (with judges) are:

• News Stories, Second Place: Katie Gilligan, “Proposed Ordinance Targets Disorderly House.” (Robert Naylor, Director, Career Development/News, Associated Press, New York, New York)

• Editorial, Honorable Mention: staff, “KSC Students Left in the Dark Again.” (Pat McCubbin, Cleveland Plain Dealer)

• Series, First Place: Meghan Foley, Melissa Ball, Ian Lord, Randy Booth, Casie Brown, “Getting the Lead out: CDC Playground Lead Contamination,” (Robert Naylor, Associated Press); Series, Second Place: Meghan Foley, “Unions Seek to Organize Operating, Professional Staffs,” (Robert Naylor, Associated Press)

• Sports News, Honorable Mention: Sean Berry, “KSC Implements Own Drug Testing Policy,” (Glen Kemery, senior editor, Yahoo! Sports)

• Sports Features, Honorable Mention: Randy Booth, “I Felt Like I Had No One,” (Glen Kemery, Yahoo! Sports)

• Graphic illustration, Third Place: Tyler Donnelly, 10/23/08 Equinox (Clay Bennett, editorial cartoonist, Chattanooga Times Free Press)

• Photo Essay, First Place: Ryan McKernan, “Shut Down the SOA,” (Sterling Chen, feature page design, The Philadelphia Inquirer)

• Sports Page Layout, Third Place: Randy Booth, 12/4/08 Equinox, (Sterling Chen, Philadelphia Inquirer); Honorable Mention: Randy Booth, 10/30/08 Equinox, (Sterling Chen, Philadelphia Inquirer).

• Inside Page Layout, Hard News, First Place: Randy Booth, 10/23/08 Equinox, C-2, (Sterling Chen, Philadelphia Inquirer); Third Place: Randy Booth, 10/23/08 Equinox, C-4, (Sterling Chen, Philadelphia Inquirer)

For more information, visit www.keeneequinox.com

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From Ian Lord, The Equinox: Started in 1929, The Equinox has been the student voice at Keene State College, delivering hard news, student life and arts and entertainment coverage, sports updates, and insightful opinions and columns.

The Equinox has now expanded to the Internet, delivering breaking news coverage and exploring the realms of new media. As newspapers all over the world converge with new technology to deliver news, so has The Equinox. On our website, you will experience multimedia journalism at its finest. Professionally produced video, podcasts, and photo galleries provide different angles to our print material. And as always, The Equinox maintains the highest standards in journalism and business practices.

Not only are we an award-winning college newspaper, we provide affordable advertising for campus groups and the Keene community, as well as a forum for the public voice. With a dedicated group of editors and staff members, The Equinox looks to go one step further, and continue with its tradition of excellence. The Equinox can also be found on Facebook and Twitter, and we now have a staff blog! Come check out The Equinox! Subscribe and join the family of Keene State College’s No. 1 news source!! Remember, “If it’s in the news, it’s in the ‛Nox!”

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