The students at Southern News and Crescent magazine won 16 awards in the 2022-23 College Contest hosted by the Connecticut chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists.
The awards include:
Crescent magazine
- Feature Story; First Place; Rock it at the Roller Derby; Sofia Rositani
- Feature Photo; First Place; From campus to the boxing ring; Tyrese Abdul-Shakoor
- General Reporting; Second Place; Reaching new heights; Gabi Tunucci
- Non-Page 1 Layout; First Place; Exploring all seven continents; Fatima Ahmad
- Non-Page 1 Layout; Third Place; From campus to the boxing ring; Malena Araujo
- Sports Feature Story; First Place; Capturing NFL players on video; Jaylen Carr
- Sports Photo; Second Place; Scoring points on campus; Luke Molwitz
- Video Storytelling; First Place; Exploring all seven continents; Robert Hahn
- Video Storytelling; Second Place; From campus to the boxing ring; Tyrese Abdul-Shakoor, Rafaela Martinez
- Video Storytelling; Third Place; Javelin champs; Domenick Sollima
Southern News
- Breaking News; Second Place; President Joe is leaving the university; Sofia Rositani, Sarah Shelton, Jaylen Carr
- Feature Story; Third Place; Real Talk: Voices for change; Gabi Tunucci
- Feature Photo; Second Place; Move-in day brings new students to campus; Sarah Shelton
- General Column; First Place; Crybaby is gone, Melanie Martinez is reborn; Sarah Shelton
- General Column; Second Place; You should love yourself this Valentine’s Day; Sarah Shelton
- Sports News Story; Second Place; Jones sets a program record for most assists; Jaylen Carr