Sophomore Satvika Ramanathan and Seniors Anita Gaenko, Anna Esper, and Zain Charania were the Gold Circle Winners of The Emery. Photo courtesy of Brody Turner.

On March 7, 2024, Columbia University announced the Columbia Scholastic Press Association (CSPA) 2024 Scholastic Gold Circle Winners. This awards program has been running for 41 years, and aims to acknowledge the individual published work of students in news, magazine, digital media, and yearbook in the 2022-2023 school year. There were a total of 6,970 entrants and 1,204 winners, taking First, Second, Third, or Certificates of Merit (Honorable Mention). 

This year, the staff of The Huron Emery won a total of 10 Gold Circle awards, which is the most in the history of the publication. 

N02 In-Depth News/Feature Story

2. Staff, “The Unsheltered Truth: Youth Homelessness in A2 and Beyond”

N16 Headline Writing

1. Staff, The Huron Emery

N17 Caption Writing

2. Zain Charania, The Huron Emery

N18 Briefs Writing

2. Anna Esper, “School Board Meeting Recap”

N36 Typography: A Designed or Art Headline

2. Satvika Ramanathan, “What’s The Word?”

N39 News Page Design

3. Sandra Fu and Anita Gaenko, “Vision Disability”

N41 Op-Ed or News Analysis Page Design

2. Anna Esper, Samatha Goldstein and Jackson Pollard, “Christmas Pro/Con”

N43 Sports Page Design

2. Sandra Fu and Zachary Phelps, “Fun and Frustrating: The Rise of Fantasy Sports”

DM16 General Feature

2. Anita Gaenko, “Lessons from a Japanese Internment Camp Survivor: Mary Kamidoi”

DM24 Single Sports Photograph

2. Sandra Fu, “The Battle at the Big House”