U-News won first place for best overall website and 12 total awards at the Missouri College Media Association (MCMA) awards Tuesday night.
The newspaper, which competes in Divison 1 against the largest schools in the state, doubled its award total from last year.
The 12 awards won and their recipients are:
First Place, Website, Sam Capkovic, Ethan Evans, Lucas Cuni-Mertz and Jodi Fortino.First Place, Op-Ed page, Lydia Fultz, Carlos Mercado and Alex Fulton. Second Place, Op-Ed page, Lydia Fultz, Robert Zimmerman and Mason R. Dredge. Third Place, Op-Ed page, Jodi Fortino, Gary Enrique Bradley-Lopez and Mason R. Dredge.Third Place, Investigative Reporting, Stephanie Klein.Third Place, News Writing, Lukas Kenney.Third Place, Feature Writing, Emily Reid.Honorable Mention, Feature Writing, Lukas Kenney.Honorable Mention, Editorial Writing, Caleb Wilson.Honorable Mention, Entertainment Review, Mason R. Dredge. Honorable Mention, Entertainment Review, Mason R. Dredge.Honorable Mention, Video, Darius Stewart, Abbey Higginbotham, Sam Capkovic and Henry Gamber.