 The article upon which the auditorial was based has since been recognized by a variety of media organizations, including second place Breaking News Story by the California College Media Association in 2008.The February 14 issue of "The State Hornet", which printed the first story covering the controversy, won Best of Show honorable mention at the 2007 ACP National College Newspaper Convention.The February 14, February 21 and February 28 issues of "The State Hornet" were recognized in 2007 as one of the top six newspapers in the General Excellence 4-Year University Division by the CNPA.