The Daily won nine awards at the Illinois College Press Association’s 2006 convention Feb. 18.
First Place:
- Sports news story: “Desert storm thrashes cats,” by Patrick Dorsey, edited by Tania Ganguli
- Opinion pages: Daniel Magliocco, Troy Appel, Erin Stock, Henry M. Bowles III, Diana Scholl
Second Place:
- Sports feature: “Below the surface,” by Anthony Tao
- Feature story: “NU activists follow call to action to Georgia protest,” by Corrie Driebusch, edited by Robert Samuels
- Sports column: “JV bling just doesn’t swing,” by Nick Collins
- Non-sports column: Alexandra Sinderbrand
Third Place:
- John David Reed General Excellence: Daily staff
- In-depth reporting: “Audit opens ASG’s books,” by Jordan Weissmann
Honorable Mention:
- Front page layout: Tina Trenkner, Phillip Wiese, Arti Allam, Ilya Bunimovich