2009 Newspaper Pacemaker Winners
Four-year Daily Newspaper
Yale Daily News, Yale Univ., New Haven, Conn.
Thomas Kaplan, editor
The Daily News, Ball State Univ., Muncie, Ind.
Vinnie Lopes, editor
John Strauss, adviser
The State News, Michigan State Univ., East Lansing, Mich.
Kristen M. Daum, Laura Misjak, editors
Omar Sofradzija, adviser
Minnesota Daily, Univ. of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minn.
Vadim Lavrusik, editor
Daily Kent Stater, Kent State Univ., Kent, Ohio
Timothy J. Magaw, editor
Carl Schierhorn, adviser
Oregon Daily Emerald, Univ. of Oregon, Eugene, Ore.
Ashley Chase, editor
Michele Ross, adviser
Judge’s comments on Four-year College Daily Newspapers:
What put newspapers into this winning stack was the strength of the storytelling. Many entries had nice presentation, solid writing, fair photography and graphics. But the entries that kept us reading — and there were many — made it hard to put the paper down because the stories made us feel like we really got a glimpse into the lives of students and faculty. These papers went beyond a mere accounting of a student government meeting and past the “School breaks ground on the new multi-purpose complex” headlines. There were many different types of schools represented in this category, from large, historic institutions to Midwestern colleges with strong journalistic foundations to much smaller schools. It was fascinating to read through the issues and to get a sense of the overall personality, humor, opinion and serious issues. Those stories exist on campuses of every shape and size. By the time we were finished with the winning entries, we had seen some very sharp reporting, editing and visual talent.
Four-year Non-daily Newspaper
The Northern Light, Univ. of Alaska Anchorage, Anchorage, Alaska
Gretchen Weiss, editor
Paola Banchero/Annie Route, advisers
The Orion, California State Univ., Chico, Chico, Calif.
Genny McLaren, Nicole Williams, editors
Dave Waddell, adviser
The Miami Hurricane, Univ. of Miami, Coral Gables, Fla.
Matt Bunch, editor
Bob Radziewicz, adviser
The Columbia Chronicle, Columbia College, Chicago, Ill.
Jessica Galliart, editor
Chris Richert/Jim Sulski/Billy Montgomery, advisers
F Newsmagazine, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, Ill.
Emily Bauman, Beth Capper, editors
Paul Elitzik, adviser
Chicago Maroon, Univ. of Chicago, Chicago, Ill.
Supriya Sinhababu, editor
Judith Marciniak, adviser
Reflector, Univ. of Indianapolis, Indianapolis, Ind.
Samantha Cotten, editor
Jeanne S. Criswell, adviser
College Heights Herald, Western Kentucky Univ., Bowling Green, Ky.
Jan Diehm, Susie Laun, editors
Bob Adams, adviser
The Tech, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Mass.
Nick Bushak, Nick Semenkovich, editors
B.D. Colen, adviser
Student Life, Washington Univ., St. Louis, Mo.
Sam Guzik, editor
Andy O’ Dell, adviser
Creightonian, Creighton Univ., Omaha, Neb.
Christine Galt, Ryan Borchers, editors
Carol Zuegner, adviser
The Nevada Sagebrush, Univ. of Nevada, Reno, Reno, Nev.
Nick Coltrain, editor
Amy Koeckes, adviser
Pendulum, Elon Univ., Elon, N.C.
Olivia Hubert-Allen, Andie Diemer, editors
Colin Donohue, adviser
Judge’s comments on Four-year College Non-daily Newspapers:
Several papers in this category really blew us away in terms of their innovative approaches to publishing. F Newsmagazine from the Art Institute of Chicago uses sophisticated storytelling tools, fantastic visual editing, great writing and overall presentation to cover a wide variety of interests. It seems more of a general interest publication, looking at art, entertainment and politics. I think its appeal goes beyond that of the immediate campus. The Pendulum, from Elon University made great use of graphical storytelling. Chico State, the Columbia College of Chicago, The University of Miami — and all of the top winners used strong formatting and compelling presentation.
Two-year College Newspaper
The Sun, Southwestern College, Chula Vista, Calif.
Vanessa K. Nevarez, Almendra Carpizo, editors
Max Branscomb, adviser
The Advocate, Contra Costa College, San Pablo, Calif.
Justin Morrison, editor
Paul DeBolt, adviser
The Channels, Santa Barbara City College, Santa Barbara, Calif.
Kenny Lindberg, editor
Patricia Stark, adviser
The Sentinel, North Idaho College, Coeur d’Alene, Idaho
Jake Donahue, editor
Nils Rosdahl, adviser
The Montage, St. Louis CC, Meramec, St. Louis, Mo.
Carlos Restrepo, editor
Shannon Philpott, adviser
Judge’s comments on Two-year College Newspapers:
Top winners in this division did a good job of editing and packaging the stories. They used engaging story forms and headlines to draw the reader in. They also benefited, of course, from having strong news to cover — several of the communities covered stories involving murder and crime related to the campus. But even more, it was that they took care to tell the stories with depth, strong background and perspective, layered techniques of writing that showed the people who were affected by the situations.
2009 ACP Newspaper Pacemaker Finalists
Four-year Daily Newspaper
Yale Daily News, Yale Univ., New Haven, Conn.
Thomas Kaplan, editor
Red & Black, Univ. of Georgia, Athens, Ga.
Kristen Coulter, Carolyn Crist, editors
Ed Morales, adviser
Northern Star, Northern Illinois Univ., DeKalb, Ill.
Caitlin Mullen, Michael Van Der Harst, editors
Jim Killam, adviser
The Daily Northwestern, Northwestern Univ., Evanston, Ill.
Libby Nelson, Emily Glazer, editors
Stacia Campbell, adviser
Indiana Daily Student, Indiana Univ., Bloomington, Ind.
Audrie Garrison, Michael Sanserino, editors
Ron Johnson/Ruth Witmer, advisers
The Daily News, Ball State Univ., Muncie, Ind.
Vinnie Lopes, editor
John Strauss, adviser
Iowa State Daily, Iowa State Univ., Ames, Iowa
Chris Conetzkey, editor
Annette Forbes/Mark Witherspoon, advisers
The State News, Michigan State Univ., East Lansing, Mich.
Kristen M. Daum, Laura Misjak, editors
Omar Sofradzija, adviser
Minnesota Daily, Univ. of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minn.
Vadim Lavrusik, editor
Daily Kent Stater, Kent State Univ., Kent, Ohio
Timothy J. Magaw, editor
Carl Schierhorn, adviser
Oregon Daily Emerald, Univ. of Oregon, Eugene, Ore.
Ashley Chase, editor
Michele Ross, adviser
The Shorthorn, Univ. of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, Texas
Emily Toman, Joan Khalaf, editors
Beth Francesco/Lloyd Goodman, advisers
The Daily, Univ. of Washington, Seattle, Wash.
Sarah Jeglum, editor
Kristin Millis, adviser
Four-year Non-daily Newspaper
The Northern Light, Univ. of Alaska Anchorage, Anchorage, Alaska
Gretchen Weiss, editor
Paola Banchero/Annie Route, advisers
Mars’ Hill, Trinity Western Univ., Langley, B.C.
Lauren Thompson, editor
Audrey Martin, adviser
The Orion, California State Univ., Chico, Chico, Calif.
Genny McLaren, Nicole Williams, editors
Dave Waddell, adviser
UCSD Guardian, Univ. of California, San Diego, La Jolla, Calif.
Matthew McArdle, editor
Monica Bachmeier, adviser
Banner, California Baptist Univ., Riverside, Calif.
Jillian Webster, editor
Mary Ann Pearson, adviser
The Metropolitan, Metropolitan State College of Denver, Denver, Colo.
James Kruger, editor
Donnita Wong, adviser
The Miami Hurricane, Univ. of Miami, Coral Gables, Fla.
Matt Bunch, editor
Bob Radziewicz, adviser
Minaret, Univ. of Tampa, Tampa, Fla.
Peter Arrabal, editor
Charles McKenzie, adviser
The Columbia Chronicle, Columbia College, Chicago, Ill.
Jessica Galliart, editor
Chris Richert/Jim Sulski/Billy Montgomery, advisers
F Newsmagazine, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, Ill.
Emily Bauman, Beth Capper, editors
Paul Elitzik, adviser
Chicago Maroon, Univ. of Chicago, Chicago, Ill.
Supriya Sinhababu, editor
Judith Marciniak, adviser
Reflector, Univ. of Indianapolis, Indianapolis, Ind.
Samantha Cotten, editor
Jeanne S. Criswell, adviser
College Heights Herald, Western Kentucky Univ., Bowling Green, Ky.
Jan Diehm, Susie Laun, editors
Bob Adams, adviser
The Tech, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Mass.
Nick Bushak, Nick Semenkovich, editors
B.D. Colen, adviser
Central Michigan Life, Central Michigan Univ., Mount Pleasant, Mich.
Jake May, editor
Neil Hopp, adviser
Oakland Post, Oakland Univ., Rochester, Mich.
Lindsey Wojcik, editor
Don Rittenburgh/Holly Gilbert, advisers
The Oracle, Hamline Univ., St. Paul, Minn.
Linda Sjostrom, editor
David Hudson, adviser
Student Life, Washington Univ., St. Louis, Mo.
Sam Guzik, editor
Andy O’ Dell, adviser
Creightonian, Creighton Univ., Omaha, Neb.
Christine Galt, Ryan Borchers, editors
Carol Zuegner, adviser
The Nevada Sagebrush, Univ. of Nevada, Reno, Reno, Nev.
Nick Coltrain, editor
Amy Koeckes, adviser
The Ithacan, Ithaca College, Ithaca, N.Y.
Erin Geismar, editor
Michael Serino, adviser
Pendulum, Elon Univ., Elon, N.C.
Olivia Hubert-Allen, Andie Diemer, editors
Colin Donohue, adviser
The Volante, Univ. of South Dakota, Vermillion, S.D.
Michelle Rydell, Sarah Reinecke, editors
Chuck Baldwin, adviser
The Vanderbilt Hustler, Vanderbilt Univ., Nashville, Tenn.
Mike Warren, Sydney Wilmer, editors
Chris Carroll, adviser
Whitworthian, Whitworth Univ., Spokane, Wash.
Morgan Feddes, editor
Jim McPherson, adviser
Two-year College Newspaper
The Sun, Southwestern College, Chula Vista, Calif.
Vanessa K. Nevarez, Almendra Carpizo, editors
Max Branscomb, adviser
Los Angeles Collegian, Los Angeles City College, Los Angeles, Calif.
Theresa Adams, editor
Rhonda Guess, adviser
The Advocate, Contra Costa College, San Pablo, Calif.
Justin Morrison, editor
Paul DeBolt, adviser
El Don, Santa Ana College, Santa Ana, Calif.
Ray Pascual, editor
C.W. Little, adviser
The Channels, Santa Barbara City College, Santa Barbara, Calif.
Kenny Lindberg, editor
Patricia Stark, adviser
The Sentinel, North Idaho College, Coeur d’Alene, Idaho
Jake Donahue, editor
Nils Rosdahl, adviser
The Campus Ledger, Johnson County CC, Overland Park, Kan.
Jennifer Harris, editor
Anne Christiansen-Bullers, adviser
The Montage, St. Louis CC, Meramec, St. Louis, Mo.
Carlos Restrepo, editor
Shannon Philpott, adviser
Apache Pow Wow, Tyler Junior College, Tyler, Texas
Cody Lillich, Kamren Thompson, editors
Laura Jett Krantz, adviser
Wingspan, Laramie County CC, Cheyenne, Wyo.
Chris Arneson, Tiffany Razo, editors
Rosalind Schliske, adviser