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ذكذكتسئµ student newspaper The Hawkeye earns honors at SEJC

Published March 15, 2023

Hawkeye 2023

CAPTION: ذكذكتسئµ Hawkeye Staff (L-R) Carley Nail, Kassidy Taylor, Zoe Sissac, Maggie Eubanks, Cameron Jett, Beau Benoit, Jonah Bostick


MONROE, LA – The staff of ذكذكتسئµâ€™s student-run newspaper, The Hawkeye, joined student journalists from twenty-two other universities at the Southeast Journalism Conference 2023 on February 9 -11, 2023, at Nicholls State University. The Hawkeye editors attended sessions and participated in on-site competitions over the two-day event. ج‎SEJC co-president and host, Dr. James Stewart, Alfred N. Delahaye Endowed Professor inج‎Mass Communication at Nicholls, said, "We were thrilled to have everyone at the same location after two years of virtual conferences."ج‎ ج‎

At the Best of the South2022 awards dinner, The Hawkeye ranked as sixth best newspaper, with one judge commending its broad campus coverage.ج‎ Individual Best of the South awards included Maggie Eubanks, Political Science, who placed seventh in both Best News Writing and Best Opinion-Editorial Writing.ج‎ Jonah Bostick, Kinesiology, placed fifth and Cameron Jett, Communication, placed eleventh in Best Sports Writing.ج‎ ذكذكتسئµ was the only university to have two students ranked in the sports writing category.ج‎

SEJC officials planned for fast-paced competitions from the first evening’s event when participants attended a Nicholls versus UNO men’s basketball game.ج‎ Alongside photographers and reporters from local news outlets, students nudged their lenses into timeout huddles and manned the press desk for play-by-play action as part of the on-site Sports Writing and Sports Photography competition. Editor in Chief, Cameron Jett, admitted he is most proud of the team’s outcomes in the on-site competitions, in which The Hawkeye tied with Mississippi State University for overall winner.ج‎ “The on-site competitions showed the best of us in true, real-world scenarios.ج‎ The fact that we brought home so many awards proves we can hang with almost any school out there,â€‌ he added.ج‎

In other on-site contests, Maggie Eubanks placed first in News Writing and second in Media Law.ج‎ Zoe Sissac, English, placed first in Opinion-Editorial Writing.ج‎ Cameron Jett placed second in Feature Writing. Carley Nail, Communication, placed third in Arts and Entertainment Writing and Honorable Mentioned in Sports Photography.ج‎ Kassidy Taylor, Pre-Pharmacy, placed first in Copy Editing.ج‎ Beau Benoit, Toxicology, contributed to the team score in the Current Events category, as did Jonah Bostick in Sports Writing.ج‎

Student Publications publishes The Hawkeye on Mondays most weeks of each semester.ج‎ Students and faculty can pick up The Hawkeye on campus at the Hub, the library, and near the entrances of most academic buildings.ج‎ Community members can find The Hawkeye at 25 area businesses throughout Monroe and West Monroe, including Ouachita Parish Public Library Main Branch and Ouachita Valley Branch.ج‎ The digital version is available at . ج‎Student Publications welcomes students from all majors to get involved. For more information contact Courtney Collins, assistant director, at (318) 342-5450 or ccollins@ulm.edu.ج‎