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In March, the news website —formerly known as the Campus Press—continued its four-year streak as the best digital-only student publication at the Society of Professional Journalists Region 9 Mark of Excellence Awards.

In addition, ŷ���ڱ���Ƶ Independent was honored last December by the Associated Collegiate Press as one of four college news sites to receive the 2016 Online Pacemaker award, the pre-eminent award for collegiate journalism. This was ŷ���ڱ���ƵI’s first time winning the award after being named a finalist in 2015.

“This award is a huge testament to how hard this staff works on a daily basis,” says Xandra McMahon (Jour’17), ŷ���ڱ���ƵI’s former editor-in-chief. “For years we’ve been pushing our creative limits, and this win validates all that hard work.”

McMahon, along with ŷ���ڱ���Ƶ Independent colleagues Charlotte Bowditch and Jordyn Siemens, earned the best online in-depth reporting award for their piece, “.”

Fellow staffer Dani Pinkus earned the award for best online opinion and commentary for her .