Daily takes two first place awards at regional contest

The Iowa State Daily and an online feature took first place at the recent Society of Professional Journalists Region 7 Mark of Excellence Awards. First-place winners will move on to the national competition. National winners will be notified in the late spring. The ISU place winners: –In-Depth Reporting (Large) Second Place: “Question of health care reform enters Supreme Court” by Katelynn McCollough, Iowa State Daily, Iowa State University –Best All-Around Daily Student Newspaper First Place: Iowa State Daily, Iowa State University –Best Student Magazine Second Place: Ethos, Iowa State University –Photo Illustration (Large) Second Place: “Love in the Stacks” by Kait McKinney, Ethos, Iowa State University –Online Feature Reporting (Large) First Place: “The Morning After http://2012.inurbino.net/the-morning-after/ ” by Elizabeth Zabel, Urbino Project 2012, Iowa State University Second Place: “Ames Crossing Guards http://ethosmagazine.org/2012/10/follow-ames-school-crossing-guards/ ” by Zhenru Zhang, Ethos, Iowa State University Third Place: “The Gamer http://yuewuphotography.viewbook.com/multimedia-stories ” by Yue Wu, Ethos, Iowa State University