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: 2nd Place – Lauren Bartlett, “Osaria Presents Senior Capstone: ‘A Star in the Making’”
Best Feature: 2nd Place – Page Dukes, “Galvin-Leighton Works Toward Acceptance of all Students”
Best Editorial: 1st Place – Ben Thornburgh, “I’ve Been Enabling Bigotry and it Needs to Stop”
Best News – Objective Reporting: 2nd Place – Ben Thornburgh, “Discrimination at Ruby Fulbright Aquatic Center”
Best Campus Community Service – Sports: 3rd Place
Best Campus Community Service – Features: 2nd Place
Best Campus Community Service – News: 2nd Place
