Awards
2012 HEARST JOURNALISM AWARDS
2012 PACEMAKER AWARDS, ASSOCIATED COLLEGIATE PRESS
Final placements to be announced in November 2012.- Winner, Online-only Publication
- Winner, Magazine
2011 MARK OF EXCELLENCE AWARDS, SOCIETY OF PROFESSIONAL JOURNALISTS
National
Region 5
- 1st Place, Best Student Magazine
- 1st Place, Best Independent Online Student Publication
- 2nd Place, Nonfiction Magazine Article: The search for love, Nolan Feeney
- 3rd Place, Nonfiction Magazine Article: Brave new world, Rachel Hoffman
2010 Mark of Excellence Awards, Society of Professional Journalists
National
Region 5
2009 Mark of Excellence Awards, Society of Professional Journalists
National
Region 5
- 1st Place, Best Student Magazine
- 2nd Place, Independent Online Student Publication
- 1st Place, Non-fiction Magazine Article: Dating with a Deadline by Lisa Gartner
- 2nd Place, Non-fiction Magazine Article: Suburban Slumlords by Sarah Collins
- 1st Place, Online Feature Reporting: Inauguration Speeches through NU History by Kaitlyn Jahelka
- 1st Place, Online Opinion & Commentary: Sourav Bhowmick
- 3rd Place, Editorial Cartooning: Matthew Leib
- Special Sections (Magazine): Honorable Mention – 16 Snafus – Fall 2009
- Magazine Spread: Honorable Mention – Body of Art – Winter 2010
2009 European Young Journalist Award
2008 Mark of Excellence Awards, Society of Professional Journalists
National
- Finalist, Best All-Around Independent Online Student Publication
- Finalist, Online In-Depth Reporting, Staff, North by Northwestern, Northwestern University, “Freshman housing guide 2008”
- Finalist, Online Sports Reporting, Patrick St. Michel, Jason Plautz, Tom Giratikanon & Michael Lanning, Northwestern University, “North by Northwestern at the 2008 Alamo Bowl”
- Finalist, Online Opinion and Commentary, Jason Plautz, Northwestern University, “Why you should care“
Regional
- 1st Place, Best All-Around Independent Online Student Publication
- 2nd Place, Best Student Magazine
- 1st Place, Online News Reporting, Tom Giratikanon & Patrick St. Michel, “NBN at Dance Marathon 2008“
- 2nd Place, Online News Reporting, Tom Giratikanon & Hannah Fraser-Chanpong, “Dillo Day 2008“
- 3rd Place, Online News Reporting, Jared T. Miller & Janna Kaplan, “NU Decides caps off its voter registration effort“
- 1st Place, Online In-Depth Reporting, Staff, North by Northwestern, “Freshman housing guide 2008“
- 1st Place, Online Sports Reporting, Patrick St. Michel, Jason Plautz, Tom Giratikanon & Michael Lanning, “North by Northwestern at the 2008 Alamo Bowl“
- 1st Place, Online Opinion and Commentary, Jason Plautz, “Why you should care“
- 2nd Place, Online Feature Reporting, Lauren C. Ruth, “What it takes to be a bucket boy in Chicago“
- 3rd Place, Online Feature Reporting, Dagny Salas, “The Cradle Adoption Agency doesn’t just change lives“
2007-2008 Hearst Journalism Awards
2008 National Online Pacemaker Awards
- Finalist (Top 5), Magazine/Online-only Publication
2007 Mark of Excellence Awards, Society of Professional Journalists
National
- Finalist, Best All-Around Independent Online Student Publication
- 1st Place, Online Opinion & Commentary, by Derek Thompson
Regional
- 1st Place, Best All-Around Independent Online Student Publication
- 1st Place, Online Sports Reporting, “Outside the gates of Wrigley,” by Patrick St. Michel and Spencer Kornhaber
- 1st Place, Online Opinion & Commentary, by Derek Thompson
- 3rd Place, Online Opinion & Commentary, ““Why You Should Care”, by Jason Plautz
- 2nd Place, Online Feature Reporting, “Ghost of cinema’s past,” by Paul Schrodt
- 3rd Place, Online Feature Reporting, “A user’s guide to body art,” by Jessi Knowles
- 3rd Place, Online News Reporting, “DM 2007,” by Tom Giratikanon, Patrick St. Michel and Spencer Kornhaber
- 3rd Place, Online In-Depth Reporting, “Slam Poetry in Chicago,” by Mindy Zacharjasz, Tom Giratikanon and Jennifer Crespo
2006 Mark of Excellence Awards, Society of Professional Journalists
National
Regional
- 1st Place, Best All-Around Independent Online Student Publication
- 1st Place, Online Opinion & Commentary, “Why You Should Care” by Jason Plautz
- 2nd Place, Online Opinion & Commentary, “Low Culture” by Paul Schrodt
- 3rd Place, Online Opinion & Commentary, “Medill & More” by Tom Giratikanon
- 1st Place, Online Sports Reporting, “The Red Sea: Talking to Buckeye Nation” by Tom Giratikanon and Patrick St. Michel
- 2nd Place, Online News Reporting, “Rock On: Blogging the Rock” by Mindy Zacharjasz
- 3rd Place, Online News Reporting, “Students discuss race relations in Community Conversations” by Dagny Salas