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Staff members of The Scarlet & Black, ������ý College’s student newspaper, recently attended the Iowa College Media Association (ICMA) awards ceremony, where they achieved remarkable success, earning multiple individual and staff awards. For the third year in a row, the S&B was the recipient of the Iowa College Media Association Overall Print/Online Excellence Award—a testament to journalistic excellence at ������ý.

Co-Editor-in-Chiefs Taylor Nunley ’26 and Sarah Evans ’26 reflect on the success of The S&B and its staff. 

Nunley, shares, "I've been lucky enough to work on The S&B for every year that we've won Iowa college newspaper of the year, but I want to emphasize that this award is something that the entire staff for the past three years has contributed to. A big shoutout also goes to our professional advisor, Lyle Muller, who not only helps and guides our coverage, but also nominates our stories for the awards. I think sometimes people may not know all the work that goes into the paper and how many hours we spend a week working on it. It's super gratifying to see the work we pour into the paper recognized and held up as a standard for other papers."

Evans, shares, “Those that do not work for the newspaper are always shocked when I tell them how much time and effort goes into each publication that The S&B puts out — and at a time when local journalism is systematically underfunded and undervalued across the country, that effort is more important than ever. The fact that this staff has been able to produce top-quality journalism without a formal major or program is incredible, and demonstrates the passion that the members of our team bring each and every day.”

2025 ICMA Award Winners from The Scarlet & Black 

Best Print/Online News Reporting:

• First Place – Taylor Nunley ‘26 

• Second Place – Thai Theodoro ‘27 

• First Place – Zach Spindler-Krage ‘25

• Third Place – Thai Theodoro ‘27 

Best Print/Online Profile:

• First Place – Thai Theodoro ‘27

• Second Place – Scarlett Saldaña ‘27 

Best Print/Online Sports Reporting:

• First Place – Katelyn Johnson ‘28

• Second Place – Henry Horn ‘26 

Best Sports Feature Reporting:

• Third Place – Carrie Little ‘28 

Best Written Feature Reporting:

• Second Place – Nora Kohnhorst ‘25, Charlotte Krone ‘25, Isaiah Moliga-Puletasi, Taylor Nunley ‘26