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Contact: Jack Keith, Western Washington University senior instructor of Journalism, at (360) 650-6244 or jack.keith@wwu.edu

BELLINGHAM – Students from Western Washington University received awards at the Washington Press Association awards ceremony on April 20 at the Museum of Flight in Tukwila.

Western students won 14 awards given to four-year college students, for their work at three of Western’s student-produced publications, The Western Front, The Planet and Klipsun.�� The Western Front also won four awards for advertising.

The Western Front won a sweepstakes award for being the publication with the most winning entries. Western students, awards won and hometowns are:

News - General

First Place: “Rental licensing law stuck” by Nathan Dalla Santa (Kent); published in The Western Front

News – Investigative/Watchdog
First Place: “A border without a fence” by Mindon Win (Burien); published in Klipsun

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News – Social issues/religion/minority affairs

First Place: “A chosen commitment” by Hannah Leone (Bothell); published in Klipsun

Second Place: “Cloth shields” by Charmaine Riley (Olympia); published in The Western Front

Third Place: “Three out of 13 for AS are Women” by Brianna Kuplent (Lynden); published in The Western Front

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News – Consumer Affairs

First Place: “Infections and Infestations” by Chelsea Poppe (Issaquah); published in The Western Front

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News – Agriculture/environment

First Place: “Ghost in the soil” by Carla Galland (Spokane); published in The Planet

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News - Sports

First Place: “Title hopes ripped from Vikings” by Alex Peterson (Edmonds); published in The Western Front

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Editorial/Commentary – Features

First Place: “Table tennis club” by Paul Grzelak (Arlington); published in The Western Front

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Editorial/Commentary – Arts and Entertainment

First Place: “PlanetSide 2 review” by Paul Grzelak (Arlington); published in The Western Front

Second Place: “Halo 4 game review” by Paul Grzelak (Arlington); published in The Western Front

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Features – General

First Place: “What’s in the bag” by Alex Rumbolz (Yakima); published in The Planet

Second Place: “From the battlefield to the classroom” by Michael Lydon (Covington); published in The Western Front

Third Place: “King rats” by James Rogers (Renton); published in The Planet

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Features – Personality Profile

First Place: “Living with Huntington’s” by Osa Hale (Deming); published in Klipsun

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Features – Arts and Entertainment

First Place: “Interactive storytelling: Dungeons and Dragons” by Mindon Win (Burien); published in The Western Front

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Columns – Sports

First Place: “Women’s athletics given stage to shine” by Alex Bigelow (Tacoma); published in The Western Front

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Photography – Feature

Second Place: “Tesla coil shocks subdued city” by Nick Gonzales (San Jose, Calif.); published in The Western Front

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Photography – General

First Place: “Sentimental Journey” by Nick Gonzales (San Jose, Calif.); published in The Bellingham Herald

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Graphic Design – Page Layout

First Place: “Silent Spring” by Susan Good (Redmond) and Sarah Morris (Tumwater); published in The Planet

Advertising – Sales

First Place: “Taco Lobo ad” by Marlies Hornberger; published in The Western Front

Second Place: “Grand Avenue Alehouse” by Marlies Hornberger; published in The Western Front

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Advertising – Campaign or series

First Place: “Diego’s series” by Marlies Hornberger; published in The Western Front

Second Place: “Mi Shoes series” by Marlies Hornberger; published in The Western Front

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For a complete list of the Washington Press Association winners, see: .�� For more information contact Jack Keith, Western senior instructor of Journalism, (360) 650-6244 or jack.keith@wwu.edu