CLSU Collegian, Central Luzon State University’s Official Student Publication, garnered recognition during the 19th Luzonwide Higher Education Press Conference (LHEPC) held last March 19 to 21, 2023 at the Villa Caceres Hotel, Naga City, Camarines Sur.
The individual achievements of publication staffers are as follows:
Julius Ceazar Gumarang
2nd Place Development Communication Writing (Filipino)
5th Place Feature Writing (Filipino)
Winchester Santos
7th Place News Writing (English)
9th Place Editorial Writing (Filipino)
Steven John Collado
7th Place Layouting
James William Soriano
9th Place Editorial Writing (English)
On the other hand, the publication submitted entries for the group categories and received the following awards:
TABLOID ISSUE
Overall 9th Runner-Up
2nd Best Editorial Page
4th Best Literary Page
8th Best Sports Page
NEWSLETTER ISSUE
Overall 8th Runner-Up
3rd Best Layout
5th Best Literary Page
5th Best Editorial and;
Opinion Page
10th Best Development Communication Page
In addition, Santos has been appointed as a member of the Board of Directors (BOD) for the newly elected Luzonwide Association of Campus Editors (LACE) for the term 2024 to 2025.
These achievements are a testament to the dedication and hard work of the official student publication, bringing in valuable stories that represent and inspire the CLSU studentry. LHEPC is an annual event organized by the Association of Luzonwide Tertiary Press Advisers (ALTPA), with this year’s partner – the Association of Tertiary Schools Publication Advisers of Bicol (ATSPAB) Inc.