2008 Online Pacemaker Winners
Four-year Daily Newspapers
DailyIllini.com, University of Illinois, Champaign, Ill.
Kathleen O’Connell, editor
Mary Cory, adviser
http://www.dailyillini.com
DENNews.com, Eastern Illinois University, Charleston, Ill.
Chris Essig, editor
Joe Gisondi/Bryan Murley, advisers
http://www.dennews.com
The University Daily Kansan, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kan.
Brian Lewis-Jones, editor
Malcolm Gibson, adviser
http://www.kansan.com/
The Daily Collegian Online, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pa.
Ryan Pfister, editor
John Harvey, adviser
http://www.collegian.psu.edu/
CollegiateTimes.com, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.
Christopher Ritter, editor
Kelly Wolff, adviser
http://www.collegiatetimes.com/
Four-year Non-daily Newspapers
The State Hornet, Sacramento State University, Sacramento, Calif.
Cody Kitaura, editor
Holly Heyser, adviser
http://www.statehornet.com/
Golden Gate [X]Press, San Francisco State University, San Francisco, Calif.
Aaron Morrison, editor
Jesse Garnier, adviser
http://xpress.sfsu.edu
gwhatchet.com, George Washington University, Washington, D.C.
Andrew Nacin, editor
http://www.gwhatchet.com/
The Ithacan Online, Ithaca College, Ithaca, N.Y.
Nic Barajas, editor
Michael Serino, adviser
http://theithacan.org/
The Temple News, Temple University, Philadelphia, Pa.
Sean Blanda, editor
John Di Carlo, adviser
http://www.temple-news.com/
Two-year College Newspapers
The Sun Online, Southwestern College, Chula Vista, Calif.
Esmeralde F. Ramirez, editor
Max Branscomb, adviser
http://www.southwesterncollegesun.com
The Clarion Online, Citrus College, Glendora, Calif.
Samantha Bravo, editor
Margaret O’Neil, adviser
http://www.theclariononline.com
Magazine/Broadcast/Online-only Publications
the217.com, University of Illinois, Champaign, Ill.
Dan Newman and Stephanie Praether, editors
Melinda Miller, adviser
http://the217.com
North by Northwestern, Northwestern University, Evanston, Ill.
Tom Giratikanon, editor
http://www.northbynorthwestern.com
Connect Mason, George Mason University, Fairfax, Va.
Whitney Rhodes, editor
Kathryn Mangus, adviser
http://www.connect2mason.com
Finalists
Four-year Daily Newspapers
DailyIllini.com, University of Illinois, Champaign, Ill.
Kathleen O’Connell, editor
Mary Cory, adviser
http://www.dailyillini.com
DENNews.com, Eastern Illinois University, Charleston, Ill.
Chris Essig, editor
Joe Gisondi/Bryan Murley, advisers
http://www.dennews.com
idsnews.com, Indiana University, Bloomington, Ind.
James Brosher, editor
Nancy Comiskey, adviser
http://www.idsnews.com/
The University Daily Kansan, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kan.
Brian Lewis-Jones, editor
Malcolm Gibson, adviser
http://www.kansan.com/
The Daily Orange, Syracuse University, Syracuse, N.Y.
Brian Goetsch, editor
Peter Waack, adviser
http://www.dailyorange.com/
KentNewsNet.com, Kent State University, Kent, Ohio
Kristen Russo, editor
Carl Schierhorn, adviser
http://www.kentnewsnet.com/
The Daily Collegian Online, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pa.
Ryan Pfister, editor
John Harvey, adviser
http://www.collegian.psu.edu/
The Shorthorn, University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, Texas
Daniel Johnson, editor
Lloyd Goodman/Chris Whitley, advisers
http://www.theshorthorn.com
CollegiateTimes.com, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.
Christopher Ritter, editor
Kelly Wolff, adviser
http://www.collegiatetimes.com/
Four-year Non-daily Newspapers
The State Hornet, Sacramento State University, Sacramento, Calif.
Cody Kitaura, editor
Holly Heyser, adviser
http://www.statehornet.com/
Golden Gate [X]Press, San Francisco State University, San Francisco, Calif.
Aaron Morrison, editor
Jesse Garnier, adviser
http://xpress.sfsu.edu
gwhatchet.com, George Washington University, Washington, D.C.
Andrew Nacin, editor
http://www.gwhatchet.com/
TheMiamiHurricane.com, University of Miami, Coral Gables, Fla.
Brian Schlansky, editor
Sigman Splichal, adviser
http://www.themiamihurricane.com
arbiteronline.com, Boise State University, Boise, Idaho
Brian Luptak, editor
Dan Morris, adviser
http://www.arbiteronline.com
The Baker Orange, Baker University, Baldwin City, Kan.
Chansi Long, editor
Gwyn Mellinger/David Bostwick, advisers
http://www.thebakerorange.com
The Nevada Sagebrush, University of Nevada, Reno, Nev.
Chelsea Otakan, editor
Amy Koeckes, adviser
http://www.nevadasagebrush.com
The Ithacan Online, Ithaca College, Ithaca, N.Y.
Nic Barajas, editor
Michael Serino, adviser
http://theithacan.org/
The Temple News, Temple University, Philadelphia, Pa.
Sean Blanda, editor
John Di Carlo, adviser
http://www.temple-news.com/
Two-year College Newspapers
The Sun Online, Southwestern College, Chula Vista, Calif.
Esmeralde F. Ramirez, editor
Max Branscomb, adviser
http://www.southwesterncollegesun.com
The Clarion Online, Citrus College, Glendora, Calif.
Samantha Bravo, editor
Margaret O’Neil, adviser
http://www.theclariononline.com
CrusaderNews.com, Seward County Community College, Liberal, Kan.
Luke Wempe, editor
Anita Reed, adviser
http://www.crusadernews.com
Richland Chronicle, Richland College, Dallas, Texas
Robin Everson, editor
Matt Hinckley, adviser
http://www.richlandchronicle.com
Magazine/Broadcast/Online-only Publications
the217.com, University of Illinois, Champaign, Ill.
Dan Newman and Stephanie Praether, editors
Melinda Miller, adviser
http://the217.com
North by Northwestern, Northwestern University, Evanston, Ill.
Tom Giratikanon, editor
http://www.northbynorthwestern.com
Drake Magazine, Drake University School of Journalism, Des Moines, Iowa
Randall Noblet, editor
Kathleen Richardson, adviser
http://www.drakemagazine.com
The Daily Gazette, Swarthmore College, Swarthmore, Pa.
Miles Skorpen, editor
http://daily.swarthmore.edu
Connect Mason, George Mason University, Fairfax, Va.
Whitney Rhodes, editor
Kathryn Mangus, adviser
http://www.connect2mason.com