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The Beacon placed second for Best All-Around Non-Daily Student Newspaper in the annual Mark of Excellence Awards sponsored by the Society of Professional Journalists, Region 10. The collegiate journalism competition featured student newspapers from colleges and universities in Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana and Alaska.
A Nov. 19, 2010 Beacon story about Four Loko by reporter Caitlin Yilek, a junior, won third place for Breaking News Reporting.
A photo of a car fire on campus in Feb. 2010 won second place for Breaking News Photography. Erica Ellingsen, who graduated last May, was the photographer.
Winners were announced Saturday at an awards luncheon on the Richland, Wash., campus of Washington State University.
"I think it's a true testament to all the care and dedication the staff has put into The Beacon this year," Editor-in-Chief and junior Rosemary Peters said.
