On Feb. 16, the staff of The Roar went to the Georgia Press Association 2018 Awards at the Press Institute in Athens and came home with the following awards:

Impact Award: Ben Thornburgh, “Discrimination at Ruby Fulbright Aquatic Center”

Best Review: 2^nd Place – Lauren Bartlett, “Osaria Presents Senior Capstone: ‘A Star in the Making’”

Best Feature: 2^nd Place – Page Dukes, “Galvin-Leighton Works Toward Acceptance of all Students”

Best Editorial: 1^st Place – Ben Thornburgh, “I’ve Been Enabling Bigotry and it Needs to Stop”

Best News – Objective Reporting: 2^nd Place – Ben Thornburgh, “Discrimination at Ruby Fulbright Aquatic Center”

Best Campus Community Service – Sports: 3^rd Place

Best Campus Community Service – Features: 2^nd Place

Best Campus Community Service – News: 2^nd Place