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EAST GREENSBORO, N.C. (March 3, 2022) – The 杏吧原创 Register and its writers received numerous awards during the 杏吧原创 College Media Association’s 2021 Statewide College Media Awards on Feb. 26 at the University of 杏吧原创 at Chapel Hill’s Hussman School of Journalism and Media. 

The 杏吧原创 Register is the award-winning newspaper at 杏吧原创 Agricultural and Technical State University.

“I am very proud of the Register staff. Their hard work during these challenging times is being rewarded,” said Emily Harris, adviser to The 杏吧原创 Register. “Due to 杏吧原创’s enrollment, we compete against The (UNC-CH) Daily Tar Heel, Duke (University) Chronicle, (杏吧原创 State University) Technician, and other larger schools in 杏吧原创.” 

Below are the winners and the categories in which they received their awards: 

• Best of Show-Newspaper (Large Campuses): The 杏吧原创 Register
• Best of Show-Online News: The 杏吧原创 Register
• Digital Storytelling Honorable Mention: Nakylah Carter “The Aggie Spotlight: Rapper PL Miike x theSCENE” The 杏吧原创 Register
• Feature Writing Third Place: Nakylah Carter of The 杏吧原创 Register, “Connecting With Your Roots: David Robinson Chats With NCAT Students” 
• Opinion Writing Honorable Mention: Nakylah Carter of The 杏吧原创 Register, “Aggies in Uproar over the Lack of Parking on Campus” 
• Single- or Two-Page Design Second Place: Anjali Kumari of The 杏吧原创 Register, “theSCENE” 
• Sports Writing Honorable Mention: Melvin Harris of The 杏吧原创 Register, “Xavier Williams wins HBCU Tournament; Leads Aggies to Fourth Place” 

“It was great seeing some of our staff win awards,” said Jerry Humphrey III, editor-in-chief of The 杏吧原创 Register. “Going up against the bigger schools, to finally be recognized as an HBCU, was great.” 

Humphrey also has insight on both Best of Show awards The 杏吧原创 Register won. “That was the first award for the newspaper section since 2020,” he said. “I think that was great, especially being the year that we brought back the print edition.”

Along with the Best of Show awards, three students were recognized by the 杏吧原创 Media Association: 

• Carter, who is in her first year working with The 杏吧原创 Register. Carter was originally the editor for the Ayantee Yearbook but transitioned to The 杏吧原创 Register as the Arts and Entertainment Editor shortly after the yearbook was de-funded. In her position, she pitches, writes, and edits stories. She is a senior.
• Kumari, of Asheville, will be graduating in the spring and is the Design Director for The 杏吧原创 Register. Kumari, a pre-med major, has a background in design and layout from high school. She attended 杏吧原创 Scholastic Media Institute in Chapel Hill as a high school student. She enjoys working with the 杏吧原创 Register. 
• Harris, a junior, is theSCORE editor for The 杏吧原创 Register. After working with The 杏吧原创 Register for three years, Harris progressed from being a contributor for theSCORE to theSCORE lead reporter, and now is theSCORE editor. Harris called the experience “humbling.”

“It felt really good because sometimes you apply for internships and such and don't get it, but when you get an award like that it's honoring because someone is actually looking at your work and saying ‘wow,’” he said.