Two former Spectrum editors are being nationally recognized for articles written in UB's student-run newspaper last school year.
Out of 592 entries, former Editor in Chief Matthew Parrino earned a spot as a finalist for the Associated Collegiate Press Sports Story of the Year for his article The X-Files, a story of Xavier Ford's tough upbringing and road to success as he earned a scholarship on the UB basketball team published in Nov. 2011.
Former Editorial Editor James Bowe's "Step Down, Sikander Khan," received honorable mention for Editorial/Opinion Story of the Year. It was dedicated to former SA Treasurer Sikander Khan, who almost spent $300,000 of student money on a fraudulent mobile app. His article gave the staff's opinion of Khan: that he should leave office. It was published on April 12; Khan resigned on April 20.
The stories were judged based on the "importance of the story, quality of reporting and quotes, quality of writing and editing and credibility and leadership," according to studentpressblogs.org.
The Associated Collegiate Press is a division of the National Scholastic Press Association, a non-profit educational association that provides journalism education and media critique and gives information on developments in journalism. Andrew Wiktor and Amanda Jonas, two former Spectrum editors, won awards from the Associated Collegiate Press in Spring 2011.
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