Hilltop Views wins Best of Show, eight awards at TIPA 2016

Jacob Sanchez|April 2, 2016

Hilltop Views editors Amanda Gonzalez, left, Jacob Rogers, Rosemond Crown, Jacob Rogers and Victoria Cavazos with their awards from TIPA.

DALLAS — Hilltop Views won Best of Show and eight other awards at the Texas Intercollegiate Press Association conference April 2.

TIPA is a statewide college journalism organization that holds an annual conference.

Hilltop Views entered Issue five of Volume 39, published February 24.

The newspaper won:

• Best of Show Division Two

• Second for Special Edition/Section — Hilltop Views Special Report: Sexual Assault

• Second for Best Breaking News Video: Rosemond Crown and Jacob Sanchez — Fire in Fine Arts Building

• Second for Opinion/Editorial Page Design: Sanchez

• Third for News Story: Jacob Rogers and Sanchez — New law requires private universities to disclose police reports

• Third for Single Subject Design: Nicole Burg

• Third for Information Graphic: Burg — Sexual Assault in Texas

• Honorable Mention for News Story: Sanchez — St. Edward’s seeks second attorney general opinion on open records

• Honorable Mention for General Column: Sanchez — Man or machine: Here’s how Romney could save the GOP, US from Trump

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