The spring 2012 edition of the history department’s student journal, Northwest Passages, has again been awarded first prize in the Gerald D. Nash History Journal competition, the second year in a row that the journal has received first prize and the fourth time overall. Special recognition goes to faculty advisor Mark Eifler and student editors Tessa Daniels, Cassie Passon, and Whitney Simpson (all 2012 graduates); senior Renee Erb, and junior Lindsey Tsuruda. For more information contact Elise Moentmann, history, at 7341 or moentman@up.edu.