2008 ACP Newspaper Pacemaker Winners

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Four-year Daily Newspapers

The Daily Iowan, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa
Jason Brummond, editor
Jennifer Seter Wagner, adviser

Northern Star, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, Ill.
John Puterbaugh, editor
Jim Killam, adviser

The Daily Northwestern, Northwestern University, Evanston, Ill.
Abe Rakov, Libby Nelson, editors
Stacia Campbell, adviser

Indiana Daily Student, Indiana University, Bloomington, Ind.
Trevor Brown, Carrie Ritchie , editors
Ron Johnson, adviser

The Kentucky Kernel, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Ky.
Keith Smiley , editor
Chris Poore, adviser

The Harvard Crimson, Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass.
Paras Bhayani , editor
Malcom Glenn, adviser

The State News, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Mich.
Margaret Harding, Laura Misjak, editors
Omar Sofradzija, adviser

The Daily Tar Heel, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, N.C.
Erin Zureick, editor

The Battalion, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas
Brent Shirley, Kevin Alexander, editors
Cheri Shipman, adviser

Four-year Non-daily Newspapers

Mars’ Hill, Trinity Western University, Langley, B.C.
Jolene Hildebrand, editor
Audrey Martin, adviser

The GW Hatchet, George Washington University, Washington, D.C.
Jake Sherman, editor

The Hoya, Georgetown University, Washington, D.C.
Max Sarinsky, John Swan, Bailey Heaps, editors
Erika Cohen-Derr, adviser

District, Savannah College of Art and Design, Savannah, Ga.
Lee Burbage, Brian Smith, editors
John Bennett, adviser

F Newsmagazine, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, Ill.
Monica LaBelle, Jesse Stein, editors
Paul Elitzik, adviser

The News-Letter, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Md.
Samantha Rose Saltzman, Salvatore Gentile, editors
Bill Smedick , adviser

The Northwest Missourian, Northwest Missouri State University, Maryville, Mo.
Kristine Hotop, editor
Laura Widmer, adviser

The Nevada Sagebrush, University of Nevada, Reno, Reno, Nev.
Brian Duggan, editor
Amy Koeckes, adviser

The Ithacan, Ithaca College, Ithaca, N.Y.
Erica R. Hendry, editor
Michael Serino, adviser

The Volante, University of South Dakota, Vermillion, S.D.
Michelle Rydell and Justin Wolfgang, editors
Chuck Baldwin, adviser

Two-year Newspapers

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

The Advocate, Contra Costa College, San Pablo, Calif.
Brett Abel, editor
Paul DeBolt, adviser

The Sentinel, North Idaho College, Coeur d'Alene, Idaho
Josh Rasmussen, editor
Nils Rosdahl, adviser

The Campus Ledger, Johnson County Community College, Overland Park, Kan.
Alexia Stout-Lang, editor
Anne Christiansen-Bullers, adviser

News-Register, North Lake College, Irving, Texas
Jason Joyce, editor
Kathleen Stockmier, adviser

2008 ACP Newspaper Pacemaker Finalists

Four-year Daily Newspapers

The Daily Californian, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, Calif.
Stephen Chen, editor

The Daily Bruin, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, Calif.
Saba Riazati, editor
Amy Emmert, adviser

The Daily Iowan, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa
Jason Brummond, editor
Jennife Seter Wagner, adviser

Northern Star, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, Ill.
John Puterbaugh, editor
Jim Killam, adviser

The Daily Northwestern, Northwestern University, Evanston, Ill.
Abe Rakov, Libby Nelson, editors
Stacia Campbell, adviser

Indiana Daily Student, Indiana University, Bloomington, Ind.
Trevor Brown, Carrie Ritchie , editors
Ron Johnson, adviser

The University Daily Kansan, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kan.
Darla Slipke, editor
Malcolm Gibson, adviser

The Kentucky Kernel, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Ky.
Keith Smiley , editor
Chris Poore, adviser

The Harvard Crimson, Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass.
Paras Bhayani , editor
Malcom Glenn, adviser

The State News, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Mich.
Margaret Harding, Laura Misjak, editors
Omar Sofradzija, adviser

Minnesota Daily, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minn.
Emily Banks, editor
Vadim Lavrusik, adviser

The Daily Tar Heel, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, N.C.
Erin Zureick, editor

Daily Nebraskan, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, Neb.
Brian Hernandez, Josh Swartzlander, editors
Daniel Shattil, adviser

The Daily Pennsylvanian, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pa.
David Lei, Juliette Mullin, editors
Eric Jacobs, adviser

The Pitt News, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pa.
Annie Tubbs, editor
Harry Kloman, adviser

The Daily Texan, University of Texas, Austin, Texas
Claire Harlin, Adrienne Lee, editors
Richard Finnell, adviser

The Battalion, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas
Brent Shirley, Kevin Alexander, editors
Cheri Shipman, adviser

The Daily Universe, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah
Alicia Coffman, editor
Kaylene Armstrong, adviser

Four-year Non-daily Newspapers

Mars’ Hill, Trinity Western University, Langley, B.C.
Jolene Hildebrand, editor
Audrey Martin, adviser

The Orion, California State University, Chico, Chico, Calif.
Chelsea Accursi, Ashley gebb, editors
Dave Waddell, adviser

The GW Hatchet, George Washington University, Washington, D.C.
Jake Sherman, editor

The Hoya, Georgetown University, Washington, D.C.
Max Sarinsky, John Swan, Bailey Heaps, editors
Erika Cohen-Derr, adviser

Review, University of Delaware, Newark, Del.
Wesley Case, Sarah Lipman , editors
Sandy Iverson, adviser

District, Savannah College of Art and Design, Savannah, Ga.
Lee Burbage, Brian Smith, editors
John Bennett, adviser

The Columbia Chronicle, Columbia College, Chicago, Ill.
Amanda Maurer, Chrissy Mahlmeister, editors
Chris Richert/Jim Sulski/Mick Dumke, advisers

F Newsmagazine, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, Ill.
Monica LaBelle, Jesse Stein, editors
Paul Elitzik, adviser

The Baker Orange, Baker University, Baldwin City, Kan.
Jenalea Myers, editor
Gwyn Mellinger, adviser

College Heights Herald, Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, Ky.
Wes Nolen , editor
Bob Adams, adviser

The Heights, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, Mass.
Patrick Fouhy, editor
Pilar Landon, adviser

The News-Letter, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Md.
Samantha Rose Saltzman, Salvatore Gentile, editors
Bill Smedick , adviser

Central Michigan Life, Central Michigan University, Mount Pleasant, Mich.
David Harris, editor
Neil Hopp, adviser

The Northwest Missourian, Northwest Missouri State University, Maryville, Mo.
Kristine Hotop, editor
Laura Widmer, adviser

The Nevada Sagebrush, University of Nevada, Reno, Reno, Nev.
Brian Duggan, editor
Amy Koeckes, adviser

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

The Ithacan, Ithaca College, Ithaca, N.Y.
Erica R. Hendry, editor
Michael Serino, adviser

The Volante, University of South Dakota, Vermillion, S.D.
Michelle Rydell and Justin Wolfgang, editors
Chuck Baldwin, adviser

The Breeze, James Madison University, Harrisonburg, Va.
Mary Frances Czarsty, editor
Brad Jenkins, Mike Grundmann, adviser

Two-year Newspapers

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

Citrus College Clarion, Citrus College, Glendora, Calif.
Frank Ram, Emily Rios, editors
Margaret O’Neil, adviser

Los Angeles Collegian, Los Angeles City College, Los Angeles, Calif.
Theresa Adams, Julio Huerta, editors
Rhonda Guess, adviser

The City Times, San Diego City College, San Diego, Calif.
Luis Bahena, Nailah Edmondson, editors
Roman Koenig, adviser

The Advocate, Contra Costa College, San Pablo, Calif.
Brett Abel, editor
Paul DeBolt, adviser

The Sentinel, North Idaho College, Coeur d'Alene, Idaho
Josh Rasmussen, editor
Nils Rosdahl, adviser

Courier, College of DuPage, Glen Ellyn, Ill.
Jordan Glover, editor
Cathy Stablein, adviser

The Campus Ledger, Johnson County Community College, Overland Park, Kan.
Alexia Stout-Lang, editor
Anne Christiansen-Bullers, adviser

Collegiate, Grand Rapids Community College, Grand Rapids, Mich.
Lonnie Allen, editor
Steve Fox, adviser

Brookhaven Courier, Brookhaven College, Farmers Branch, Texas
Scott Figuerola, editor
Larie Engles, adviser

News-Register, North Lake College, Irving, Texas
Jason Joyce, editor
Kathleen Stockmier, adviser