News Release
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November 2, 2005
Boise State's 'Arbiter'
Joins Ranks of Best College Newspapers in the Nation
The Arbiter, Boise State University’s twice weekly independent
student newspaper, received the prestigious Pacemaker Award in Kansas City,
Mo., Saturday, recognizing it as one of the 25 best college newspapers in
the country. The Pacemaker is one of the top accolades given to college
newspapers nationwide.
Editor in Chief Grace Lucas accepted the award at the annual convention of
the Associated Collegiate Press for 2004-2005 Editor in Chief Mary Dawson
and last year’s Arbiter staff. Communication professor Dan Morris is
the editorial adviser.
ACP and the Newspaper Association of America Foundation have co-sponsored
the Newspaper Pacemaker competition since 1971. ACP began the award in 1927.
Judges select Pacemakers based on coverage and content, quality of writing
and reporting, leadership on the opinion page, evidence of in-depth
reporting, design, photography, art and graphics. Awards are given in three
categories: four-year dailies, four-year non-dailies and two-year papers.
Pacemakers are selected by the staff of a professional newspaper in the host
city of the ACP/CMA National College Media Convention.
“I’m proud of the strides the staffs have made over the past several years,”
Morris said. “This complements recognition we received last year as best
college newspaper in Idaho in Idaho Press Club competition and in 2002 as
the nation’s best Business and Advertising Student Staff of the Year for the
College Newspaper Business and Advertising Managers Inc.” The Arbiter
won Best of Show for four-year non-daily tabloid in 1996 at the annual
convention of the Associated Collegiate Press in San Francisco.
“We are nationally recognized at these conventions,” Morris said. “Our
sample newspapers disappear off the exhibition tables quickly, and staff
members from other schools comment on the changes they see us make year to
year.”
Among other Pacemaker award-winners this year are such large schools and
dominant journalism programs as Auburn University, Pepperdine University,
George Washington University, Northwestern University, Ball State
University, the University of Kansas, the University of Nebraska, Johns
Hopkins University, Washington University of St. Louis, Ithaca College, the
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Vanderbilt University, and the
University of Texas at Dallas.
Overall, Idaho fared well in the
competition. The Sentinel at North Idaho College received a Pacemaker
for two-year schools and The Scroll at Brigham Young University-Idaho
received the Pacemaker for its online edition.
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Contact: Dan Morris, Arbiter editorial adviser, (208) 345-8204, ext.
107, adviser@arbiteronline.com
Media Contact: Kathleen Craven, University Communications, (208)
426-3275, kcraven@boisestate.edu
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Last reviewed on Thursday, December 22, 2005