Awards

 

2024 Liberty Awards presented by SPJ, flytedesk, CMA, and ACP

• Third Place – Best Election Print Edition for schools under 10,000 enrollment.
  • https://www.spj.org/liberty-awards.asp
  • The Current Sauce Election E-Edition

2024 SPJ Louisiana Outstanding Journalism Awards

• First Place – Student Print Feature Reporting – Madelyn Murphy
  • https://purplemedianetwork.com/16846/arts-living/madeline-romeros-little-bird-senior-exhibition-invites-viewers-to-find-their-inner-little-bird/
  • https://purplemedianetwork.com/17069/arts-living/from-long-distance-couple-to-husband-and-wife/
  • https://purplemedianetwork.com/17133/arts-living/nsu-art-facultys-work-on-display-shows-their-burning-passion-for-more-than-just-teaching/
• Second Place – Student Print News Reporting – Lia Portillo Cantarero
  • https://purplemedianetwork.com/16619/news/some-nsu-students-dont-feel-safe-at-the-quad/ 
  • https://purplemedianetwork.com/16661/news/nsu-president-marcus-jones-stands-by-decision-search-firm-hired-to-find-new-head-football-coach/
  • https://purplemedianetwork.com/17223/news/natchitoches-mayor-announces-scholarship-raffle-did-he-violate-the-law/
• First Place – Student Multimedia Reporting – Lia Portillo Cantarero and Isabel Juarez Rubio
  • https://purplemedianetwork.com/17073/arts-living/nsu-alumna-returns-to-star-in-her-own-taylor-swift-tribute-show/
• Second Place – Student Multimedia Reporting – Kallie Bourgeois and Kevin Thomas
  • https://purplemedianetwork.com/16673/sports/nsu-athletic-director-kevin-bostian-addresses-the-decision-to-cancel-the-season-and-the-future-of-football/

2024 Apple Awards, College Media Association (CMA)

• Second Place Division II and III – Best Crisis Coverage – Lia Portillo Cantarero, Kevin Thomas and Kallie Bourgeois 
  • https://purplemedianetwork.com/16619/news/some-nsu-students-dont-feel-safe-at-the-quad/
  • https://purplemedianetwork.com/16661/news/nsu-president-marcus-jones-stands-by-decision-search-firm-hired-to-find-new-head-football-coach/
  • https://purplemedianetwork.com/16673/sports/nsu-athletic-director-kevin-bostian-addresses-the-decision-to-cancel-the-season-and-the-future-of-football/
• Second Place Division II – Best Multimedia Package – Lia Portillo Cantarero and Isabel Juarez Rubio
  • https://purplemedianetwork.com/17073/arts-living/nsu-alumna-returns-to-star-in-her-own-taylor-swift-tribute-show/
• Second Place Division II – Best Opinion Column – Destin Lopez
  • https://purplemedianetwork.com/16732/showcase/low-income-housing-coming-to-natchitoches-its-impact-and-the-response/

2021 “Best of the South” Southeast Journalism Conference (SEJC)

• 10th Place – Best Arts and Entertainment Writer – Kendall Caple

2003 Student Newspaper Competition Louisiana Press Association 

• First Place – Staff Generated Black & White ¼ Page or Under 

• First Place – Advertising Idea or Promotion 

2002 Better Student Newspaper Competition Louisiana Press Association 

• First Place – Staff Generated Black & White ¼ Page or Under 

• Honorable Mention – General Excellence