Awards
American Scholastic Press Association Awards:
- 2021: First Place - Red & Green Newspaper
Eric Sevareid Awards:
- 2019: Best Weather - 1st place, Hannah Davis
- 2019: Broadcast Writing - Award of Merit, Hannah Davis
- 2019: Soft Feature - Award of Merit, Hannah Davis
- 2018: Best News Segment - 1st Place, Alexus Arthur
- 2018: Best Play by Play - Award of Merit, Leif Bakken
- 2018: Best Sportscast - Award of Merit, Nolan Axten
- 2018: Best Small Market Radio Series - Professor Neil Roberts and Leif Bakken (pre-produced open by Kayle Borner), The Purple Pillage
North Dakota Professional Communicators (NDPC) College Communication Contest Award Winners:
First Place:- Special Series issues Oct. 26, 2017 & Nov. 16, 2017: DeAndra Miller (staff), Dan Fagan (staff), Taylor Eckleberry (Comm 281), Jerusalem Tukura (staff), Alyson Heisler (Comm 281)
- Publication Regularly Edited by Entrant Oct. 26, 2017; Nov. 16, 2017; Nov. 30, 2017: Jerusalem Tukura (staff)
- Personality Profile "Work-life balance" Nov. 30, 2017: Chad Olson (Comm 281) *this was a profile on MSU's president
- Personal Column "Trump fails moral test on DACA" Sept. 14, 2017; "Don't forget your local artists" Nov. 2, 2017; "Who to believe: Putin or American intelligence" Nov. 16, 2017: Dan Fagan (staff)
- Movie Review "Crazy Rich Asians" Sep. 27, 2018: Yun Ji Nam
- Front Cover Graphic "Is Ignorance Bliss?" Nov. 15, 2018: Isis Cabral
- Personality Profile "Zac Cunha overcomes injury to play 6th season" Oct. 26, 2017: Tu Tong (Comm 281)
- Sports Writing "Men end season with a close one" March 2, 2017: Jerusalem Tukura (staff)
- Single Sports Photo "Soccer celebrates winning streak" Oct. 12, 2017: Aylin Ergin (staff)
- Reviews "On Movies: 'Jigsaw'" Nov. 30, 2017: Yun Ji Nam (staff)
- Third Place:
- Personality Profile "Voice of the Beavers prepares for the future" Nov. 16, 2017: Corey Keller (Comm 281)
- Single Sports Photo "Men end season with a close one" March 2, 2017: Jerusalem Tukura (staff)
- News Reporting "Minot State faces additional budget cuts" Nov. 16, 2017: Monica Rivera (Comm 281)
- Feature Story "Minot State Veterans Club creating community for students" Nov. 2, 2017: Chad Olson (Comm 281)
- Single Sports Photo "Soccer wins in overtime" Nov. 2, 2017: DeAndra Miller (staff)
