2015 National College Media Convention Best of Show

Austin, Texas — The following were awarded ACP Best of Show at the ACP/CMA Fall National College Media Convention on Sunday morning.


Newspaper Special Edition

1. Arizona Daily Wildcat, Univ. of Arizona, Tucson, Ariz.

2. The Pendulum, Elon Univ., Elon, N.C.

3. Tulane Hullabaloo, Tulane Univ., New Orleans, La.

4. Alestle, Southern Illinois Univ.-Edwardsville, Edwardsville, Ill.

5. Mustang News, California Polytechnic State Univ., San Luis Obispo, Calif.

6. The Auburn Plainsman, Auburn Univ., Auburn University, Ala.

7. The Shorthorn, Univ. of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, Texas

8. University Press, Florida Atlantic Univ., Boca Raton, Fla.

9. Flor-Ala, Univ. of North Alabama, Florence, Ala.

10. The All State, Austin Peay State Univ., Clarksville, Tenn.


Literary Magazine

1. Colonnades, Elon Univ., Elon, N.C.

2. Archarios, Coastal Carolina Univ., Conway, S.C.

3. Yahara Journal, Madison Area Technical College, Madison, Wis.

4. Hawai’i Review, Univ. of Hawaii-Manoa, Honolulu, Hawaii

5. Scribendi, Univ. of New Mexico, Albuquerque, N.M.

6. The Windmill, Brookhaven College, Farmers Branch, Texas

7. Miscellany, Georgia Southern Univ., Statesboro, Ga.

8. Windhover, North Carolina State Univ., Raleigh, N.C.

9. Metrosphere, Metropolitan State Univ. of Denver, Denver, Colo.

10. The Peel, Appalachian State Univ., Boone, N.C.


Multimedia Package

1. DePaulia, DePaul Univ., Chicago, Ill.
https://depauliaonline.atavist.com/sexual-assault-depaul

2. The Daily Evergreen, Washington State Univ., Pullman, Wash.
http://desportsweekend.com/

3. Minnesota Daily, Univ. of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minn.
http://www.mndailyprojects.com/goldy

4. Mustang News, California Polytechnic State Univ., San Luis Obispo, Calif.
http://mustangnews.net/fans-guide-blue-green-rivalry/

5. Emerald Media, Univ. of Oregon, Eugene, Ore.
http://www.dailyemerald.com/2015/10/12/uopd-lost-a-big-lawsuit-why/

6. The Shorthorn, Univ. of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, Texas
http://www.theshorthorn.com/news/donald-trump-attracts-more-than-people-in-dallas/article_7dd796f2-5b66-11e5-a422-bfe65cbfea1e.html

7. NT Daily, Univ. of North Texas, Denton, Texas
http://ntdaily.com/first-marriage-license-for-gay-couple-denied-in-denton/

8. The Informer, Univ. of Hartford, West Hartford, Conn.
http://wp.me/pN9pl-geQX

9. The Daily Gamecock, Univ. of South Carolina, Columbia, S.C.
http://www.dailygamecock.com/article/2015/10/change-comes-to-sc-pride-festival


Feature Magazine

1. Tusk, California State Univ., Fullerton, Fullerton, Calif.

2. Distraction, Univ. of Miami, Coral Gables, Fla.

3. SCAN, Savannah College of Art and Design-Atlanta, Atlanta, Ga.

4. Detours, Truman State Univ., Kirksville, Mo.

5. The Kentucky Kernel, Univ. of Kentucky, Lexington, Ky.

6. The Burr, Kent State Univ., Kent, Ohio

7. Collegian Wired, Los Angeles City College, Los Angeles, Calif.

8. Pursuit, California Baptist Univ., Riverside, Calif.

9. Warrior Life, El Camino College, Torrance, Calif.

10. Tempo, Coastal Carolina Univ., Conway, S.C.


Four-year Daily

1. Indiana Daily Student, Indiana Univ., Bloomington, Ind.

2. The Oklahoma Daily, Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, Okla.

3. Minnesota Daily, Univ. of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minn.

4. The Daily Texan, Univ. of Texas, Austin, Texas

5. Technician, North Carolina State Univ., Raleigh, N.C.

6. The Daily Titan, California State Univ., Fullerton, Fullerton, Calif.

7. The Daily Athenaeum, West Virginia Univ., Morgantown, W.V.

8. The Daily Tar Heel, Univ. of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, N.C.

9. The Baylor Lariat, Baylor Univ., Waco, Texas

10. The Battalion, Texas A&M Univ., College Station, Texas


Four-year Less Than Weekly

1. The Clarion, Bethel Univ., St. Paul, Minn.

2. University Press, Florida Atlantic Univ., Boca Raton, Fla.

3. The Mercury, Univ. of Texas at Dallas, Richardson, Texas

4. Horizon, Indiana Univ. Southeast, New Albany, Ind.

5. Patriot Talon, Univ. of Texas at Tyler, Tyler, Texas

6. Forum, Westminster College of Salt Lake City, Salt Lake City, Utah

7. Pandora’s Box, York College, Jamaica, N.Y.

8. Rambler, Texas Wesleyan Univ., Fort Worth, Texas

9. The Baker Orange, Baker Univ., Baldwin City, Kan.

10. The Banner, California Baptist Univ., Riverside, Calif.


Four-year Weekly

1. DePaulia, DePaul Univ., Chicago, Ill.

2. Daily O”Collegian, Oklahoma State Univ., Stillwater, Okla.

3. The Ithacan, Ithaca College, Ithaca, N.Y.

4. The Vermont Cynic, Univ. of Vermont, Burlington, Vt.

5. Emerald Media, Univ. of Oregon, Eugene, Ore.

6. The Murray State News, Murray State Univ., Murray, Ky.

7. The Northwest Missourian, Northwest Missouri State Univ., Maryville, Mo.

8. The Shield, Univ. of Southern Indiana, Evansville, Ind.

9. The Maroon, Loyola Univ., New Orleans, La.

10. Mustang News, California Polytechnic State Univ., San Luis Obispo, Calif.


Two-year Newspaper

1. El Don, Santa Ana College, Santa Ana, Calif.

2. The Clarion, Madison Area Technical College, Madison, Wis.

3. The Sun, Southwestern College, Chula Vista, Calif.

4. The Sentinel, North Idaho College, Coeur d”Alene, Idaho

5. The Et Cetera, Eastfield College, Mesquite, Texas

6. The Advocate, Contra Costa College, San Pablo, Calif.

7. Richland Chronicle, Richland College, Dallas, Texas

8. The Collegian, Tarrant County College, Hurst, Texas

9. Hudsonian, Hudson Valley CC, Troy, N.Y.

10. The Foghorn, Del Mar College, Corpus Christi, Texas


Website Large School

1. The Daily Tar Heel, Univ. of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, N.C.
http://www.dailytarheel.com

2. Emerald Media, Univ. of Oregon, Eugene, Ore.
http://www.dailyemerald.com

3. Mustang News, California Polytechnic State Univ., San Luis Obispo, Calif.
http://mustangnews.net/

4. The Baylor Lariat, Baylor Univ., Waco, Texas
http://baylorlariat.com

5. The Auburn Plainsman, Auburn Univ., Auburn University, Ala.
http://www.theplainsman.com

6. El Don, Santa Ana College, Santa Ana, Calif.
http://www.eldonnews.org

7. The Shorthorn, Univ. of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, Texas
http://www.theshorthorn.com

8. Eagle News, Florida Gulf Coast Univ., Fort Myers, Fla.
http://eaglenews.org

9. The Miami Hurricane, Univ. of Miami, Coral Gables, Fla.
http://www.themiamihurricane.com

10. The Peak, Simon Fraser Univ., Burnaby, B.C.
http://www.the-peak.ca/


Website Small School

1. The Pendulum, Elon Univ., Elon, N.C.
http://www.elonpendulum.com

2. Rambler, Texas Wesleyan Univ., Fort Worth, Texas
http://www.therambler.org

3. Index, Truman State Univ., Kirksville, Mo.
http://tmn.truman.edu/

4. Doane Owl, Doane College, Crete, Neb.
http://www.doaneline.com

5. Graphic, Pepperdine Univ., Malibu, Calif.
http://www.pepperdine-graphic.com

6. Equinox, Keene State College, Keene, N.H.
http://kscequinox.com/

7. The Sentinel, North Idaho College, Coeur d”Alene, Idaho
http://www.nicsentinel.com

8. Mast Media, Pacific Lutheran Univ., Tacoma, Wash.
http://mastmedia.plu.edu/

9. Emertainment Monthly, Emerson College, Boston, Mass.
http://emertainmentmonthly.com/

10. The Shield, Univ. of Southern Indiana, Evansville, Ind.
http://www.usishield.com


Yearbook 1-299 pages

1. The Angelos, California Baptist Univ., Riverside, Calif.

2. Crossings, Roger Williams Univ., Bristol,

3. Warbler, Eastern Illinois Univ., Charleston, Ill.

4. Citadel, Westmont College, Santa Barbara, Calif.

5. Griffon, Missouri Western State Univ., St. Joseph, Mo.

6. Excalibur, Evangel Univ., Springfield, Mo.

7. Ilium, Taylor Univ., Upland, Ind.

8. The Sunflower, Emporia State Univ., Emporia, Kan.

9. Edda, Augustana College, Sioux Falls, S.D.

10. Natsihi, Whitworth Univ., Spokane, Wash.


Yearbook 300+ pages

1. Arbutus, Indiana Univ., Bloomington, Ind.

2. Agromeck, North Carolina State Univ., Raleigh, N.C.

3. Petit Jean, Harding Univ., Searcy, Ark.

4. Round Up, Baylor Univ., Waco, Texas

5. Ibis, Univ. of Miami, Coral Gables, Fla.

6. Sooner, Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, Okla.

7. Talisman, Western Kentucky Univ., Bowling Green, Ky.

8. Campanile, Rice Univ., Houston, Texas

9. Tower, Northwest Missouri State Univ., Maryville, Mo.

10. The Michiganensian, Univ. of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Mich.