The Crimson White, Univ. of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Ala.
Deanne Winslett, Andy McWhorter, editors
Mark Mayfield, adviser

Indiana Daily Student, Indiana Univ., Bloomington, Ind.
Michael Majchrowicz, Evan Hoopfer, editors
Ron Johnson/Ruth Witmer, advisers

The Daily News, Ball State Univ., Muncie, Ind.
Emma Kate Fittes, Daniel Brount, editors
Kathy Jesse, adviser

Minnesota Daily, Univ. of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minn.
Cody Nelson, editor
Cody Nelson/Jessica Lee/Joshua Jones, advisers

The Daily Tar Heel, Univ. of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, N.C.
Jennifer Surane, editor
Erica Perel, adviser

Judge’s Comments: The winners featured strong writing, excellent news judgment tough stories and story selections that showed the editorial staff knew their audience. A clean, easy to read layout and strong photography set the winners apart. Most importantly, these papers showed creativity and ingenuity.

The Calgary Journal, Mount Royal Univ., Calgary, Alberta
Max Shilleto, Caitlin Clow, Olivia Condon, editors
Sally Haney/Janice Paskey/Terry Field, advisers

The Otter Realm, California State Univ., Monterey Bay, Seaside, Calif.
Elizabeth Hensley, editor
Estella Porras/Elizabeth Hensley/Wendy Rutledge, advisers

The GW Hatchet, George Washington Univ., Washington, D.C.
Brianna Gurciullo, editor
Steven Roberts/Colleen Murphy, advisers

Horizon, Indiana Univ. Southeast, New Albany, Ind.
Aprile Rickert, Joel Stinnett, editors
Adam Maksl, adviser

The Maroon, Loyola Univ., New Orleans, La.
Topher Balfer, Nia Porter, editors
Michael Giusti, adviser

The News-Letter, Johns Hopkins Univ., Baltimore, Md.
Melanie Levine, Jack Bartholet, editors
Joan Freedman, adviser

Central Michigan Life, Central Michigan Univ., Mount Pleasant, Mich.
Ben Solis, Mariah Prowoznik, editors
Kathy Simon/David Clark, advisers

The Nevada Sagebrush, Univ. of Nevada, Reno, Reno, Nev.
Chris Boline, editor
James Beattie, adviser

The Ithacan, Ithaca College, Ithaca, N.Y.
Jack Curran, editor
Michael Serino, adviser

The Temple News, Temple Univ., Philadelphia, Pa.
Avery Maehrer, editor
John DiCarlo/Joseph Cranney, advisers

The Shorthorn, Univ. of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, Texas
Ryan Wagoner, Grant McKinley, editors
Beth Francesco/Grant McKinley/Icess Fernandez, advisers

The Mercury, Univ. of Texas at Dallas, Richardson, Texas
Miguel Perez, editor
Chad Thomas, adviser

Judge’s Comments: Our favorites could pass as typical community papers they tackled investigative stories, had an active role in breaking news, combined with excellent writing, photography and graphics/design.

The Sun, Southwestern College, Chula Vista, Calif.
Anna Pryor, editor
Max Branscomb, adviser

City Times, San Diego City College, San Diego, Calif.
Angelica Wallingford, David Pradel, editors
Roman S. Koenig/Aida Bustos-Garcia, advisers

The Advocate, Contra Costa College, San Pablo, Calif.
Lorenzo Morotti, editor
Paul DeBolt, adviser

El Don, Santa Ana College, Santa Ana, Calif.
Liz Monroy, editor
C.W. Little, adviserJudge’s Comments: Winners stood out through breaking news, investigative and wide variety of national stories with smartly crafted local lens. Nice blend of hard news, interesting features, strong writing and graphics. Two-year papers were a treat to judge.

The Crimson White, Univ. of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Ala.
Deanne Winslett, Andy McWhorter, editors
Mark Mayfield, adviser

The Daily Bruin, Univ. of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, Calif.
Andrew Erickson, editor
Abigail Goldman, adviser

Indiana Daily Student, Indiana Univ., Bloomington, Ind.
Michael Majchrowicz, Evan Hoopfer, editors
Ron Johnson/Ruth Witmer, advisers

The Daily News, Ball State Univ., Muncie, Ind.
Emma Kate Fittes, Daniel Brount, editors
Kathy Jesse, adviser

Minnesota Daily, Univ. of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minn.
Cody Nelson, editor
Cody Nelson/Jessica Lee/Joshua Jones, advisers

The Daily Tar Heel, Univ. of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, N.C.
Jennifer Surane, editor
Erica Perel, adviser

The Oklahoma Daily, Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, Okla.
Blayklee Buchanan, editor
Judy Gibbs Robinson/Seth Prince, advisers

The Calgary Journal, Mount Royal Univ., Calgary, Alberta
Max Shilleto, Caitlin Clow, Olivia Condon, editors
Sally Haney/Janice Paskey/Terry Field, advisers

Highlander, Univ. of California, Riverside, Riverside, Calif.
Christal Mims, editor
Erin Mahoney, adviser

The Otter Realm, California State Univ., Monterey Bay, Seaside, Calif.
Elizabeth Hensley, editor
Estella Porras/Elizabeth Hensley/Wendy Rutledge, advisers

The Eagle, American Univ., Washington, D.C.
Heather Mongilio, editor
Adell Crowe, adviser

The GW Hatchet, George Washington Univ., Washington, D.C.
Brianna Gurciullo, editor
Steven Roberts/Colleen Murphy, advisers

The Signal, Georgia State Univ., Atlanta, Ga.
Anna Yang, editor
Bryce McNeil/Anna Yang, advisers

Ka Leo O Hawai€™i, Univ. of Hawaii-Manoa, Honolulu, Hawaii
Alex Bitter, editor
Jay Hartwell, adviser

The Columbia Chronicle, Columbia College, Chicago, Ill.
Tyler Eagle, Kyron Senese, Natalie Craig, editors
Chris Richert/Jeff Lyon/Tyler Eagle/Stephanie Goldberg, advisers

Horizon, Indiana Univ. Southeast, New Albany, Ind.
Aprile Rickert, Joel Stinnett, editors
Adam Maksl, adviser

The Maroon, Loyola Univ., New Orleans, La.
Topher Balfer, Nia Porter, editors
Michael Giusti, adviser

The Herald, Xavier Univ., New Orleans, La.
Eric Craig, editor
Melinda Shelton, adviser

The News-Letter, Johns Hopkins Univ., Baltimore, Md.
Melanie Levine, Jack Bartholet, editors
Joan Freedman, adviser

The Tech, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Mass.
Will Conway, editor
B.D Colen, adviser

Central Michigan Life, Central Michigan Univ., Mount Pleasant, Mich.
Ben Solis, Mariah Prowoznik, editors
Kathy Simon/David Clark, advisers

The Nevada Sagebrush, Univ. of Nevada, Reno, Reno, Nev.
Chris Boline, editor
James Beattie, adviser

The Ithacan, Ithaca College, Ithaca, N.Y.
Jack Curran, editor
Michael Serino, adviser

The Kent Stater, Kent State Univ., Kent, Ohio
Audrey Fletcher, Matt Merchant, editors
Susan Kirkman Zake/Mitch McKenney, advisers

The Temple News, Temple Univ., Philadelphia, Pa.
Avery Maehrer, editor
John DiCarlo/Joseph Cranney, advisers

The Vanderbilt Hustler, Vanderbilt Univ., Nashville, Tenn.
Tyler Bishop, editor
Paige Clancy, adviser

The Shorthorn, Univ. of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, Texas
Ryan Wagoner, Grant McKinley, editors
Beth Francesco/Grant McKinley/Icess Fernandez, advisers

The Mercury, Univ. of Texas at Dallas, Richardson, Texas
Miguel Perez, editor
Chad Thomas, adviser

Patriot Talon, Univ. of Texas at Tyler, Tyler, Texas
Nizia Alam, editor
Kevin Dilley, adviser

The Breeze, James Madison Univ., Harrisonburg, Va.
Sean Cassidy, editor
Brad Jenkins, adviser

The Badger Herald, Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, Wis.
Tara Golshan, editor
Donald Downs/John Sharpless/Davy Meyer/Robert Schwock, advisers

The Sun, Southwestern College, Chula Vista, Calif.
Anna Pryor, editor
Max Branscomb, adviser

City Times, San Diego City College, San Diego, Calif.
Angelica Wallingford, David Pradel, editors
Roman S. Koenig/Aida Bustos-Garcia, advisers

The Advocate, Contra Costa College, San Pablo, Calif.
Lorenzo Morotti, editor
Paul DeBolt, adviser

El Don, Santa Ana College, Santa Ana, Calif.
Liz Monroy, editor
C.W. Little, adviser

Union, El Camino College, Torrance, Calif.
Jessica Martinez, Matthew Simon, editors
Kate McLaughlin/Stephanie Frith, advisers

The Et Cetera, Eastfield College, Mesquite, Texas
Braulio Tellez, J. Gomez, Courtney Schwing, editors
Lori Dann/Elizabeth Langton, advisers

The Ranger, San Antonio College, San Antonio, Texas
Bleah Patterson, Katherine Garcia, editors
Marianne Odom/Irene Abrego, advisers