LINKS IN THE NEWS

Congratulations to three Columbia Links fellows (all Lane Tech students), winners in the McCormick Foundation 2010 High School Media Awards at Roosevelt University.

Safiya Merchant for Editorial Column or Opinion. Superior. In a column about the price tags on a college education, including the college application, she wrote: “College has become a giant business corporation whose product is a respectable education. . . the primary goal . . . should be to encourage and to nurture its students.”

Erik Prado for Community Story. Excellent. “Well-written. You also did an excellent job of explaining how the H1N1 virus can affect your student population.”

Nader Ihmoud for Sports News Story. Excellent. “The clincher, including the tidbit about Lane not making the playoffs for the first time in 15 years, was also solid.”

Radio: Best In-depth Report or Series

Julia McEvoy, Linda Lutton and Natalie Moore

WBEZ FM Chicago Public Radio, for “Fifty-fifty: The odds of graduating.”

Specialty/Trade: Best In-depth Report or Series

Sarah Karp and John Myers

Catalyst Chicago, for “Reaching black boys.”