National College Newspaper Convention
San Diego, Feb. 26-March 1, 2009

Best of Show

Four-year Daily Newspaper

1. Daily Targum, Rutgers Univ., New Brunswick, N.J.
Dan Bracaglia, editor

2. The Daily Bruin, Univ. of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, Calif.
Anthony Pesce, editor
Amy Emmert, adviser

3. The Daily Californian, Univ. of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, Calif.
Bryan Thomas, editor
Dave Rames, adviser

Four-year Weekly Tabloid

1. Stylus, State Univ. of New York at Brockport, Brockport, N.Y.
Allison Kowalski, editor
Marsha Ducey, adviser

2. Excalibur, York Univ., Toronto, Ont.
Subha Arulvarathan, editor

3. The Rice Thresher, Rice Univ., Houston, Texas
Casey Michel, editor

4. Pipe Dream, Binghamton Univ., Binghamton, N.Y.
Evan Drellich, editor

5. The Tech, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Mass.
Nick Bushak, editor
B.D Colen, adviser

6. The New Hampshire, Univ. of New Hampshire, Durham, N.H.
John Wayne Ferguson, editor
Julie Perron, adviser

7. Spinnaker, Univ. of North Florida, Jacksonville, Fla.
Holli Welch, editor
Joshua Stewart, adviser

8. The Santa Clara, Santa Clara Univ., Santa Clara, Calif.
Katie Powers, editor
Gordon Young, adviser

9. Union Weekly, California State Univ., Long Beach, Long Beach, Calif.
Mike Pallotta, editor
John Trapper, adviser

10. Collegian, St. Mary’s College of California, Moraga, Calif.
Stefanie Wang, editor
Ellen Rigsby, adviser

Four-year Weekly Broadsheet

1. The Orion, California State Univ., Chico, Chico, Calif.
Nicole Williams, editor
Dave Waddell, adviser

2. The State Hornet, Sacramento State Univ., Sacramento, Calif.
Ashley Evans, editor
Holly Heyser, adviser

3. The Tartan, Carnegie Mellon Univ., Pittsburgh, Pa.
Amanda Cole, editor
Gina Casalegno, adviser

4. The Poly Post, California Polytechnic State Univ., Pomona, Calif.
Daniel Ucko, editor
Doug Spoon, adviser

5. Southern News, Southern Connecticut State Univ., New Haven, Conn.
Benjamin Johnson, editor
Frank Harris III, adviser

6. The Journal, Webster Univ., St. Louis, Mo.
Nikole Brown, editor
Don Corrigan, adviser

7. Tulane Hullabaloo, Tulane Univ., New Orleans, La.
Tom Salttery, editor
Tel Bailliet, adviser

8. Equinox, Keene State College, Keene, N.H.
Randy Booth, editor
Julio Del Sesto, adviser

9. Old Gold and Black, Wake Forest Univ., Winston-Salem, N.C.
Mary Hicks, editor
Wayne King, adviser

10. Captain’s Log, Christopher Newport Univ., Newport News, Va.
Laura Gee, editor
Terry Lee, adviser

Four-year Non-weekly

1. Observer, Fordham Univ., Lincoln Center, New York, N.Y.
Kate Cusimano, editor
Elizabeth Stone, adviser

2. Independent, Northeastern Illinois Univ., Chicago, Ill.
Lennie Ocasio, editor
Tasha Neumeister, adviser

3. The Knight News, Queens College, Flushing, N.Y.
Steven Appel, editor
Gerry Solomon, adviser

4. Banner, California Baptist Univ., Riverside, Calif.
Jill Webster, editor
Mary Ann Pearson, adviser

5. The Clarion, Bethel Univ., St. Paul, Minn.
Ashley Peterson, editor
Phyllis Alsdurf, adviser

6. Gothic Times, New Jersey City Univ., Jersey City, N.J.
Erica M. Molina, editor
Dr. James Broderick, adviser

7. Horizons, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical Univ., Prescott, Ariz.
Stephen Rocha , editor
Alan Malnar, adviser

Two-year College Newspaper

1. The Sun, Southwestern College, Chula Vista, Calif.
Vanessa Nevarez, editor
Max Branscomb, adviser

2. The Sentinel, North Idaho College, Coeur d'Alene, Idaho
Jake Donahue, editor
Nils Rosdahl, adviser

3. Wingspan, Laramie County CC, Cheyenne, Wyo.
Chris Arneson, Tiffany Razo, editor
Rosalind Schliske, adviser

4. The City Times, San Diego City College, San Diego, Calif.
Shevaun Brandom, editor
Roman Koenig, adviser

5. Los Angeles Collegian, Los Angeles City College, Los Angeles, Calif.
Theresa Adams, Frank Elaridi, editor
Rhonda Guess, adviser

6. Union, El Camino College, Torrance, Calif.
Pearl Sheets, editor
Lori Medigovich, adviser

7. The Norco Voice, Riverside CC Norco, Norco, Calif.
Nicole Bennett, editor
Martha Jasso, adviser

8. The Cuestonian, Cuesta College, San Luis Obispo, Calif.
Travis Bland, editor
Mary McCorkle, adviser

Newspaper

1. Pioneer, Whitman College, Walla Walla, Wash.
Kim Sommers, Jamie Soukup, editor

2. The Daily Californian, Univ. of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, Calif.
Bryan Thomas, editor
Dave Rames, adviser

3. The Daily Bruin, Univ. of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, Calif.
Anthony Pesce, editor
Amy Emmert, adviser

4. The Sun, Southwestern College, Chula Vista, Calif.
Vanessa Nevarez, editor
Max Branscomb, adviser

5. The Rebel Yell, Univ. of Nevada, Las Vegas, Las Vegas, Nev.
April Corbin, editor

6. The Collegian, California State Univ., Fresno, Fresno, Calif.
Brandon Santiago, editor
Jefferson Beavers, adviser

7. Minaret, Univ. of Tampa, Tampa, Fla.
Alex Vera, editor
Charles McKenzie, adviser

8. The Miami Hurricane, Univ. of Miami, Coral Gables, Fla.
Brian Schlansky, editor
Bob Radziewicz, adviser

9. The Daily Titan, California State Univ., Fullerton, Fullerton, Calif.
Jessica Terrell, editor
Ricardo Chavira Robert Sage, adviser

10. Observer, Fordham Univ., Lincoln Center, New York, N.Y.
PJ Williams, editor
Elizabeth Stone, adviser

Audio Podcast

1. The Daily Titan, California State Univ., Fullerton, Fullerton, Calif.
Jessica Terrell, editor
Ricardo Chavira Robert Sage, adviser

2. Pioneer, Whitman College, Walla Walla, Wash.
Kim Sommers, Jamie Soukup, editor

Interactive Element

1. The Orion, California State Univ., Chico, Chico, Calif.
Nicole Williams, editor
Dave Waddell, adviser

2. The Daily Californian, Univ. of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, Calif.
Bryan Thomas, editor
Dave Rames, adviser

3. The Collegian, California State Univ., Fresno, Fresno, Calif.
Brandon Santiago, editor
Jefferson Beavers, adviser

4. The Cuestonian, Cuesta College, San Luis Obispo, Calif.
Jeremiah Lee, editor
Mary McCorkle, adviser