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\"Students
Big Pimpin’: The Reporter was named the Top Student Newspaper by the Florida College Systems Publications Association on Jan. 25, placing in 17 of the 19 categories.
PHOTO TAKEN BY HANNAH WATTS<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The Reporter <\/span><\/i>and <\/span>AXIS Creative Arts Magazine <\/span><\/i><\/span><\/a>have been named Top Student Newspaper and Top Literary Magazine-Division B by the Florida College Systems Publications Association.<\/span><\/p>\n

The FCSPA<\/span><\/a> awards banquet was held at the Holiday Inn Westshore in Tampa on Jan. 25. It marked the eighth consecutive year that <\/span>The Reporter<\/span><\/i> won the top prize for student newspapers at the conference. The paper placed in 17 categories out of 19, including 10 first place awards. In addition, two <\/span>Reporter <\/span><\/i>staff members, <\/span>Katherine Wallace-Fernandez<\/b> and <\/span>Sebastian Ballestas,<\/b> were awarded Inner Circle awards for placing in the top three of three or more categories.<\/span><\/p>\n

The paper placed first place in the following categories: Arts Review, Feature Photo, Picture Story, Humor Column, Sports Column, General Column, Illustration, Comic Strip, Website and Design. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cIt feels nice that the work I put in last year was recognized,\u201d said Wallace-Fernandez, who served as editor-in-chief and is now a student at the University of Florida. \u201cNot just me, but the whole staff worked hard, so it\u2019s good to know we were recognized for it.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\"Axis
COVER COURTESY OF AXIS MAGAZINE<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

AXIS, <\/span><\/i>North Campus\u2019 literary magazine, was awarded the General Excellence award in the FCSPA\u2019s Division B. They received first-place awards in the Contents, Art Works and Poetry categories, with staff member <\/span>Jerel Ramsay <\/b>winning the Inner Circle Award for Division B. <\/span>AXIS<\/span><\/i> also took home the Associated Collegiate Press\u2019 National Pacemaker Award last October.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWe are very proud of the students who have worked hard to promote the voices and artwork of North Campus students,\u201d said Carmen Bucher, AXIS magazine’s co-adviser said. \u201cThe magazine is a testament to their tireless effort.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n

Both publications were awarded for their work in the 2017-2018 school year. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The conference included a sprawling two days of events for the student writers, where they spent the period attending workshops and meetings to develop their craft.<\/span><\/p>\n

The event\u2019s keynote address was delivered by MDC alum Laura C. Morel, currently an investigative reporting fellow with <\/span>Reveal<\/span><\/i>. Manolo Barco, the adviser to <\/span>The Reporter, <\/span><\/i>was also inducted into the Florida College System Activities Association (FCSAA) Hall of Fame during the conference.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cEvery year, I\u2019m just so impressed with the work that MDC does,\u201d said Wendy Whitt, contest and conference coordinator for the FCSPA.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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