The Oracle and Untold Magazine recently came away with staff and individual honors in a national collegiate journalism competition.
The Oracle, Hamline University’s independent student newspaper, placed eighth in the Best of Show category in the Associated Collegiate Press competition. The staff competed against print newspapers at four-year schools with 15,000 students or less. This was the first time in three years that The Oracle made the top 10.
Anabel Bradley, Aiden Lewald and Matias Vega of The Oracle took eighth place in the best news reporting category for their story about a group of Hamline students who had rented a house that they later learned lacked a certificate of occupancy and was condemned.
“Seeing the Oracle nationally recognized has been a fantastic way to end my time here,” said Aiden Lewald, editor-in-chief of The Oracle. “I have spent over three years at Hamline investing into this paper, and being able to see the hard work that I and my staff being highlighted and praised has made each and every bad day, long night or tireless week worth it. My staff is dedicated and passionate and you see it in every single word that gets printed on the paper. Everything we do is methodically thought out and chosen for the betterment of our audience.”
Untold Magazine, Hamline’s literary magazine, placed third in the literary arts category. In 2023, the magazine placed fourth.
“This award means quite a lot to our staff,” said Alex Bailey, editor-in-chief of Untold Magazine. “We are a small team of only nine people, so receiving this award is a benchmark for our hard work. It shows that we are not only committed to creating a high-quality literary arts magazine but also to uplifting new authors, poets and artists.”
The awards were presented at the organization’s 2026 Annual Spring Conference in San Francisco March 6-7.
The Associated Collegiate Press is the largest and oldest national membership organization for college student media in the United States. The conference drew more than 900 student journalists and advisors.