Student journalists at Southern won six awards in the 2023 CTSPJ College Journalism Contest.
Crescent magazine staff received five of the awards, while the Southern News staff received one award. View the announcement from CTSPJ here.
The winners were:
- Jay’Mi Vazquez and Julien Hilton Laforest of Crescent magazine; Second Place, Feature Story; Locked In, a profile on a mixed martial arts competitor
- Jaylen Carr and Jay’Mi Vazquez of the Southern News; Second Place, General Reporting; University projects enrollment increase
- Peter Schmitz of Crescent magazine; Third Place, Sports Feature Story; Breaking barriers: First female football coach in program history
- Ty Abdul-Shakoor of Crescent magazine; First Place, Feature Photo: Southern Connecticut Skate University
- Ty Abdul-Shakoor of Crescent magazine; Third Place, Feature Photo; One step at a time
- Robert Hahn of Crescent magazine; Third Place, Video Storytelling; Built from the ground up