Rambler Wins Big at Texas Intercollegiate Press Association Convention
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Texas Wesleyan’s student newspaper, the Rambler, attended the Texas Intercollegiate Press Association (TIPA) 2025 Convention in San Marcos, Texas, bringing home over 15 awards and honors. Held on April 19-21, the convention saw over 500 student journalists from universities throughout Texas come together for a weekend of workshops, networking and recognition.
Along with over 40 workshops, students participated in live contests involving on-site, deadline-oriented competitions that mimic real-world journalistic scenarios. The Rambler staff placed in two of the eight live contests that they participated in. The winners were as follows:
Live Contests
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Live Editorial Writing Second Place, Kehinde Hopkins
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Live News Writing Second Place, Camila Nguyen
The Rambler additionally won 13 honors for annual contests commemorating excellence in published work from the prior two semesters across several categories. The winners were as follows:
Annual Contests
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Feature reporting – Audio Division III Second Place, Kamryn Gibson
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Feature reporting – Audio Division III Third Place, Angeles Alvarado
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Feature Story Division II Second Place, Kehinde Hopkins
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Multimedia Feature Division III & IV Second Place, Camila Nguyen
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Multimedia Feature Division III & IV Third Place, Camila Nguyen
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Video Sportscast Division II & III Second Place, Thomas Parsons
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General News Honorable Mention, Kehinde Hopkins
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General Column Division III Third Place, Alexis Bernal
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Sports Feature Photo Division III Second Place, Alexis Bernal
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Illustration Division III Honorable Mention, Lucia Larruscain
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Sports News Story Division III Honorable Mention, Chiara Watson
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Special Edition Design – Online Division II, III, & IV First Place, The Gradual
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Special Edition Design – Online Division II, III, & IV Third Place, The Gradual
In addition to these awards, The Rambler’s editor-in-chief, Kehinde Hopkins, was honored with the Texas Auto Writers Association Journalism Scholarship. He was one of two recipients across the entire convention. To keep up with the award-winning work of Texas Wesleyan University’s student journalists, click https://therambler.org/
