The State Press, Arizona State Univ., Tempe, Ariz.
http://statepress.com
Julia Shumway, editor
Jason Manning, adviser

Judge’s comments: Over a wide range of quite different online-only sites, The State Press of Arizona State stood out for its thorough coverage of the campus and Tempe communities, commitment to multimedia and clean, simple, gimmick-free design. Other top competitors in this category were recognized for their full-service digital coverage, breaking news responses and follow-up on big stories, all very challenging but well-executed here.

Ethos, Univ. of Oregon, Eugene, Ore.
http://www.ethosmagonline.com
Gordon Friedman, editor
Mark Blaine/Conner Gordon, advisers

Judge’s Comments: Clean, informative, quality writing set the winner apart.

Stanford Daily, Stanford Univ., Stanford, Calif.
http://stanforddaily.com
Joey Beyda, editor
Miles Bennett-Smith/Jana Persky, advisers

The Daily Orange, Syracuse Univ., Syracuse, N.Y.
dailyorange.com
Lara Sorokanich, editor
Pete Waack/Lara Sorokanich, advisers

The Chronicle, Duke Univ., Durham, N.C.
http://www.dukechronicle.com/
Carleigh Stiehm, editor
Chrissy Beck/Danielle Muoio, advisers

Judge’s Comments: Top competitors at this level have few weaknesses and compete based on thoroughness, refinement and connection with their campus community and student body. Powerful photography alongside blanket coverage of a charged racial incident lifted the Duke Chronicle to top honors. Complete, diverse coverage of their campus and surrounding community gave an edge to the Stanford Daily and Daily Orange, while the complete visual experience, including graphics and polished multimedia, of The Appalachian stood out even among this highly competitive field.

The Occidental Weekly, Occidental College, Los Angeles, Calif.
http://www.occidentalweekly.com
Ella Fornari, editor
Jim Burns, adviser

The Heights, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, Mass.
http://bcheights.com/
Austin Tedesco, editor
Jamie Ciocon, adviser

The Pioneer, Whitman College, Walla Walla, Wash.
http://whitmanpioneer.com
Emily Lin-Jones, editor
Julie Charlip, adviser

Judge’s Comments: Top competitors demonstrated a commitment to strong visuals and photography and engaged audiences effectively on social media.

The Ithacan, Ithaca College, Ithaca, N.Y.
http://www.theithacan.org
Evan Sobkowicz, editor
Michael Serino, adviser

The Pendulum, Elon Univ., Elon, N.C.
http://www.elonpendulum.com
Jonathan Black, Michael Bodley (EICs), editors
Colin Donohue/Jonathan Black, advisers

Judge’s Comments: A diversity of strengths lifted top schools in this category. The Ithacan’s broad range of content, strong photography and multimedia, and modern, mobile-friendly design stood out, as did the Pendulum’s courage in tackling difficult issues like hunger and religious tolerance.

Daily Trojan, Univ. of Southern California, Los Angeles, Calif.
http://dailytrojan.com
Jessie Wong, editor
Chelsea Stone, adviser

Golden Gate Xpress, San Francisco State Univ., San Francisco, Calif.
http://goldengatexpress.org/
Frank Ladra, editor
Rachele Kanigel, adviser

el Don, Santa Ana College, Santa Ana, Calif.
http://www.eldonnews.org
Alessandra Gonzalez, editor
C.W. Little, adviser

Minnesota Daily, Univ. of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minn.
http://www.mndaily.com/
Cody Nelson, editor

Judge’s Comments: Timely coverage of stories important to their audience; many of the sites in this category presented well written news coverage, so many of the top spots were separated, by design and ease of website use through navigation

The State Press, Arizona State Univ., Tempe, Ariz.
http://statepress.com
Julia Shumway, editor
Jason Manning, adviser

Intersections South LA, Univ. of Southern California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, Calif.
http://intersectionssouthla.org
Daina Solomon, editor
Willa Seidenberg/Daina Beth Solomon, advisers

CU Independent, Univ. of Colorado, Boulder, Colo.
http://www.cuindependent.com
Jordyn Siemens, Xandra McMahon, Steven Grossman, Kai Casey, editors
Gil Asakawa, adviser

Xpress, San Francisco State Univ., San Francisco, Calif.
http://xpress.sfsu.edu/xpressmagazine/
Tami Benedict, editor
Venise Wagner, adviser

The Gavel, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, Mass.
http://bcgavel.com
Teddy Kolva, editor
Emily Akin/Teddy Kolva, advisers

Ethos, Univ. of Oregon, Eugene, Ore.
http://www.ethosmagonline.com
Gordon Friedman, editor
Mark Blaine/Conner Gordon, advisers

Stanford Daily, Stanford Univ., Stanford, Calif.
http://stanforddaily.com
Joey Beyda, editor
Miles Bennett-Smith/Jana Persky, advisers

The Miami Hurricane, Univ. of Miami, Coral Gables, Fla.
http://themiamihurricane.com
Lyssa Goldberg, editor
Ileana Oroza, adviser

The Daily Orange, Syracuse Univ., Syracuse, N.Y.
dailyorange.com
Lara Sorokanich, editor
Pete Waack/Lara Sorokanich, advisers

The Appalachian, Appalachian State Univ., Boone, N.C.
http://theappalachianonline.com/
Joshua Farmer, editor
Allison Bennet Dyche, adviser

The Chronicle, Duke Univ., Durham, N.C.
http://www.dukechronicle.com/
Carleigh Stiehm, editor
Chrissy Beck/Danielle Muoio, advisers

The Occidental Weekly, Occidental College, Los Angeles, Calif.
http://www.occidentalweekly.com
Ella Fornari, editor
Jim Burns, adviser

F Newsmagazine, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, Ill.
http://fnewsmagazine.com/
Jessica Barrett Sattell, editor
Paul Elitzik/Michael Miner, advisers

The Baker Orange, Baker Univ., Baldwin City, Kan.
http://www.thebakerorange.com
Taylor Shuck, editor
Dave Bostwick/Taylor Shuck, advisers

The Heights, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, Mass.
http://bcheights.com/
Austin Tedesco, editor
Jamie Ciocon, adviser

The Pioneer, Whitman College, Walla Walla, Wash.
http://whitmanpioneer.com
Emily Lin-Jones, editor
Julie Charlip, adviser

The Columbia Chronicle, Columbia College, Chicago, Ill.
http://www.ColumbiaChronicle.com
Staff, editor
Chris Richert/Jeff Lyon/Tyler Eagle/Stephanie Goldberg, advisers

The Daily Northwestern, Northwestern Univ., Evanston, Ill.
http://dailynorthwestern.com
Joseph Diebold, Alex Putterman, editors
Stacia Campbell, adviser

The Ithacan, Ithaca College, Ithaca, N.Y.
http://www.theithacan.org
Evan Sobkowicz, editor
Michael Serino, adviser

The Pendulum, Elon Univ., Elon, N.C.
http://www.elonpendulum.com
Jonathan Black, Michael Bodley (EICs), editors
Colin Donohue/Jonathan Black, advisers

Patriot Talon Media Outlet, Univ. of Texas at Tyler, Tyler, Texas
http://www.patriottalon.com
Nizia Alam, editor
Kevin Dilley, adviser

The Daily Wildcat, Univ. of Arizona, Tucson, Ariz.
http://dailywildcat.com
Britt Theodora, editor
Mark Woodhams/Nicole Thill/Brett Fera, advisers

UATRAV.COM, Univ. of Arkansas, Fayetteville, Ark.
http://www.uatrav.com
Madelynne Jones, editor
Steve Wilkes, adviser

Daily Trojan, Univ. of Southern California, Los Angeles, Calif.
http://dailytrojan.com
Jessie Wong, editor
Chelsea Stone, adviser

Golden Gate Xpress, San Francisco State Univ., San Francisco, Calif.
http://goldengatexpress.org/
Frank Ladra, editor
Rachele Kanigel, adviser

el Don, Santa Ana College, Santa Ana, Calif.
http://www.eldonnews.org
Alessandra Gonzalez, editor
C.W. Little, adviser

Kansas State Collegian, Kansas State Univ., Manhattan, Kan.
http://www.kstatecollegian.com/
Jon Parton, editor
Stephen Wolgast, adviser

Minnesota Daily, Univ. of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minn.
http://www.mndaily.com/
Cody Nelson, editor
Cody Nelson/Jessica Lee/Joshua Jones, advisers

The Oklahoma Daily, Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, Okla.
http://oudaily.com
Dana Branham, editor
Judy Gibbs Robinson, adviser