Advocate takes top awards at contest The Advocate cut a wide swath through the 2006 Oregon Collegiate Newspaper Contest May 5, taking first place in 10 of the 18 categories it entered and sweeping the five top writing awards. “We’ve had an extremely good year,” said Jill Aho, Advocate editor-in-chief. “The awards are the icing on the cake. It has been worth every ounce of work just to see people on campus reading the paper.” The Advocate won first place awards in the following writing categories: • Best Overall Writing: Jason White Other first place awards included: The Advocate won second place awards for editorial writing (Jill Aho) and best section (Forum), and third place awards for best sports photo (Peter Hills) and general excellence. The Advocate’s 14 awards was more than any community college except Linn-Benton (15) and bettered the paper’s previous record of 11 awards in one year (accomplished twice). “It’s nice for this gang to get some recognition for their hard work and creativity,” said Advocate adviser Bob Watkins. “This year’s group revamped the newspaper and has worked consistently to make the paper both relevant and readable. They are also the first Advocate staff to publish a 12-page paper virtually every week, no small feat when you don’t have The Associated Press or other wire services to back you up.” Watkins also singled out the work of assistant adviser Dan Ernst in helping the Advocate staff to stretch and grow. “Week in and week out, Dan is challenging students to think big, to expand their vision and to hold to their standards. He has been a huge help in design and has guided the editors through reinvigorating the newspaper’s website (www.advocate-online.net),” Watkins said. “We’re very lucky to have him onboard.” The 2006 Collegiate Day was held at Oregon State University in Corvallis and included a variety of workshops lead by professionals. For the newspaper competition, daily and weekly newspapers submitted a total of 457 entries in 20 categories that cover the spectrum of newspaper arts. Those entries were judged in April by a group of individuals in the editorial and advertising departments at Oregon newspapers. The Advocate competed in a category that included weekly, bi-weekly and monthly newspapers from two-year colleges.
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