Summer 2009

The Castellaw Courier Page 2

Student publications receive 45 awards at TIPA

Press association meets in Dallas, unites Texas universities’ journalists
Brian Bateman
Sports Editor of The Baylor Lariat

T his year’s Texas Intercollegiate Press Association con-

ference location was one of the best for Baylor Univer-
sity. The student publications department brought 45 awards
back from Dallas, including the top division best of show
award.
The conference brought together schools from more than 50
cities in Texas, ranging from small community colleges to the
sprawling 40-acre University of Texas campus in Austin.
It was a fun experience for all involved. All but one student
was from the Dallas, so there were plenty of opinions on where
to eat, visit and how to avoid the American Airlines Center traf-
fic after the basketball game. Everyone stayed in the swanky
Sheraton hotel, which can top $600 a night.
Thursday’s schedule included on-site contests, where Ra-
chel Moorman brought home a second-place award for year-
book design. Other students competed in copyediting, front-
page design, headline writing, magazine design and broadcast Courtesy photo
news writing. Nick Dean, Rachel Moorman, Claire Taylor, Julie Freeman, Ryan Brinson and
Brian Bateman eat breakfast at the Dallas Sheraton during the 100th annual
Workshops and lectures were the main focus Friday, which
Texas Intercollegiate Press Association convention and competition.
ranged from crime blogging to printing management and even
how to snag a job in tough economic climates. In the crime winners were announced. Of the 45 awards, 19 belong to cur-
blogging seminar, Lance Murray, the Fort Worth Star-Tele- rent staff, while 11 more are still on campus.
gram crime blogger mentioned Lariat staff writer Nick Dean’s It was a very informative week in Dallas, and many of the
article from a few days ago. All the Baylor representatives in ideas, tools and awards will greatly benefit The Baylor Lariat,
that session got a silent chuckle after that. the Round Up yearbook and Focus magazine for the rest of this
Saturday was the awards ceremony, where the past year’s year and years to come.

National NABJ promotes diversity in news

Dr. Mia Moody NABJ, the nation’s largest organiza- tions and media companies.
Faculty adviser of NABJ tion of journalists of color, was founded Previously the Baylor chapter has had
by 44 men and women on Dec. 12, 1975, anywhere from five to 25 participants. I

T he Baylor chapter of the National

Association of Black Journalists
hopes to get an early start in the fall after
a disappointing spring semester.
I was really saddened this year by
the current lack of interest. Participa-
tion was down after many years of hard
work.
The Baylor chapter is part of a na-
tional organization that includes stu-
dents and professionals of color in
chapters located all over the nation. At
Baylor, the main goal is to provide net-
working, informational and fellowship-
ping opportunities to journalists of color
on campus. Programs include a speaker
series each semester, fundraisers and so-
cial gatherings.
in Washington, D.C. For the 30th anni-
versary in 2005, NABJ worked to col-
lect, pre-
hope to see those types of numbers next
year.
All NABJ programs require student
serve and membership to participate. For $40 per
present the year, students can become members of
associa- NABJ and receive the “NABJ Journal,”
tion’s arti- information on career development,
facts, trea- members-only access to the Web site,
sures and NABJobs Online, for employment op-
memories. portunities across the United States and
The or- participate in the Student Education En-
ganization richment and Development Program.
Dr. Mia Moody
helps high- Meetings are held the first Tuesday of
light ground-breaking programs that im- each month in Castellaw Communica-
prove access for journalists of color. It tions Center room 240. For more infor-
also facilitates diversity in all sectors of mation, please contact adviser Dr. Mia
journalism and encourages greater col- Moody by phone at (254) 710-7247 or
laboration among journalists’ organiza- by e-mail at aimhigh3@yahoo.com.