ADVOCATE SHINES IN OREGON COMPETITION

Returning to publishing and posting full issues in 2022, The Advocate again scored a strong showing in the annual Oregon Newspaper Publishers Association (ONPA) competition for student-run newspapers. 

In results announced during the May 5 Collegiate Day seminar and awards ceremony online by the ONPA, Advocate staff won four first-place awards and 17 staff or individual awards overall – capped by a clean sweep in the Best Section category. 

The Advocate’s work was judged against that of peer two-year colleges across Oregon. 

Other first-place awards came for Best Design, Best Columnist, and Best Feature Photo. No award for General Excellence was given by the ONPA, a departure from previous years. 

The following awards are for Advocate published during the 2022 calendar year: 

Best Section: 

1st Place, Entertainment, Spring 2022 

2nd Place, Opinion, Spring 2022 

3rd Place, Features, Spring 2022 

Best Design: 

1st Place 

Best Columnist: 

1st Place, Nell Little 

2nd Place, Shalynn Robinett (Rivas) 

Best Feature Story: 

2nd Place, Kelley Chang 

3rd Place, Kelley Chang 

Best Feature Photo: 

1st Place, Martell Meacham 

Best Editorial: 

2nd Place 

Best Sports Story: 

3rd Place, Aurora Myers 

Best Sports Photo: 

2nd Place, Aquilina Larkins 

Best Photography: 

2nd Place, Jennifer Wilhoite 

3rd Place, Aquilina Larkins 

Best Headline Writing: 

2nd Place 

Best Website: 

2nd Place 

Best House Ad: 

2nd Place