The Texas Intercollegiate Press Association gave The Daily Campus and Rotunda yearbook 11 awards each for journalistic excellence during its annual convention last weekend.

The Daily Campus took home two first place awards, one for a sports column by former sports editor Chris Dell and one for a news story by business editor John Coleman. The Daily Campus also took home awards in page one design, information graphic, news feature, news story, illustration, general column and feature story.

Rotunda earned seven first place awards, including first place in overall excellence and cover design. Other award categories included feature photo, sports package, opening copy, opening package, academics package and academics copy.

“The honors awarded to the staffers of our two student publications are testament to the hard work and dedication put in by our students to deliver outstanding coverage of the SMU community,” Jay Miller, executive director of the Student Media Co., Inc., said.

–Meredith Shamburger