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Division A

Division A: DAILY

Work that appeared in student newspapers published four or more times a week, whether operated by the university or as a separate corporation.

*Note: The requirements for Category A11 have been modified. Category A11-A has been added.

A1. News page design: broadsheet-sized cover.

1st: Ali Newton, The Ball State Daily News, Ball State University ("-777.68")
2nd:
Dana Ranes, Columbia Missourian, University of Missouri ("Striking, vibrant, scenic & bright")
3rd: Logan Braman, The Ball State Daily News, Ball State University ("Kink")

A2. News page design: tabloid-sized cover.

1st: Kristin Kellogg, Columbia Missourian, University of Missouri ("Seeking News in the 21st Century")
2nd: Kristin Kellogg, Columbia Missourian, University of Missouri ("It's in our food")
3rd: Philip Prouhet, Columbia Missourian, University of Missouri ("Idealism")
Honorable mention: Victoria Millner, University of Missouri ("Forgotten relic")

A3. News page design: single inside page, any size.

No winners

A4. Features page design: one page or one spread.

1st: Ellis Latham Brown, Indiana Daily Student, Indiana University ("Not your grandma's Spakespeare")
2nd: Chad Powell, The State News, Michigan State Univeresity ("The best of your entertainment 2008")
Honorable mention: Chad Powell, The State News, Michigan State Univeresity ("Pretty Pleasing")
Honorable mention: Shelby Murphy, Ball State Daily News, Ball State University ("50 years of Ramen noodles")

A5. Sports news page design: one page or one spread.

Honorable mention: Ali Newton, Ball State Daily News, Ball State University ("Bring on Buffalo")

A6. Sports feature page design: one page or one spread.

No winners

A7. Photo page design: one page or one spread.

Honorable mention: Lauren Keirsey, Columbia Missourian, University of Missouri ("Bruins")

A8. Editorial or commentary page design

No winners

A9. Magazine spread design: two or more pages devoted to a single subject (Magazine designs should be entered in the division — A or B — as determined by the newspaper they're associated with. Literary magazines are not eligible.)

1st: Meredith Purcell, Vox Magazine, University of Missouri ("The dirty little secret of Acutane")
2nd: Kristin Kellogg, Vox Magazine, University of Missouri ("Why people don't vote")
3rd: Taryn Wood, Vox Magazine, University of Missouri ("Swine time")
Honorable mention: Kristin Kellogg, Vox Magazine, University of Missouri ("Credit counts")
Honorable mention: Kristin Kellogg, Vox Magazine, University of Missouri ("Deconstructing Douglass")

A10. Cover of magazine or special section: one page (Magazine designs should be entered in the division — A or B — as determined by the newspaper they're associated with. Literary magazines are not eligible.)

1st: Kristin Kellogg, Vox Magazine, University of Missouri ("Meag and music")
Honorable mention: Andrea Guinn, Vox Magazine, University of Missouri ("Enough with all the petitions")
Honorable mention: Emily Wilson, Vox Magazine, University of Missouri ("True/False Film Festival")
Honorable mention: Kristin Kellogg, Vox Magazine, University of Missouri ("Citizen Jane")
Honorable mention: Jena Anderson, Vox Magazine, University of Missouri ("The best time to do stuff")
Honorable mention: Kristin Kellogg, Vox Magazine, University of Missouri ("Fall preview")

A11. Overall design of a magazine: Magazines must be associated with a student newspaper. Include three issues of your choice (three issues constitute one entry, at $14). (Magazine designs should be entered in the division — A or B — as determined by the newspaper they're associated with. Literary magazines are not eligible.)

1st: INside Magazine, Indiana University
2nd: Vox Magazine, University of Missouri

A11-A. Overall design of a special section: Special sections must be associated with a student newspaper. Include one issue. (Special section designs should be entered in the division — A or B — as determined by the newspaper they're associated with.)

1st: Andrea Guinn, Jenn Hueting, Lyndy Yossundharakul, Vox Magazine, University of Missouri ("Vox turns 10")
2nd: Kristin Kellogg, Vox Magazine, University of Missouri ("Elections 08: The game of politics")
3rd: Taryn Wood, , Vox Magazine, University of Missouri ("Columbia's top doctors")

A12. Multi-page story package — News or sports topics

No winners

A13. Multi-page story package — Features topics

1st: Kristin Kellogg, Columbia Missourian, University of Missouri ("From vineyard to table")
Honorable mention: Meredith Purcell, Vox Magazine, University of Missouri ("Summer preview")

A14. Information graphics: Each entry should constitute a single graphic or a combination ofclosely related graphics packaged together.

1st: Meredith Purcell, Vox Magazine, University of Missouri ("The gold standard")
Honorable mention: Ryan Spencer, Columbia Missourian, University of Missouri ("Light for the world")

A15. Overall design of newspaper: Submit three entire issues of your choice (three issues constitute one entry, at $14).

Honorable mention: The Daily Orange, Syracuse University

A16. Illustration: can be hand-drawn, computer-generated or photographic.

Honorable mention: Mark Koenig, Indiana Daily Student, Indiana University ("A basketball world gone mad")
Honorable mention: Meredith Purcell, Vox Magazine, University of Missouri ("Boone's Biopsy")
Honorable mention: Meredith Purcell, Vox Magazine, University of Missouri ("All the president's people")

A17. Redesign: Submit one complete issue published prior to the redesign and two complete issues after the redesign (three issues constitute one entry, at $14).

No winners

A18. Overall use of photography: Enter one issue.

No winners

A19. Coverage of the November elections: Submit single page, series or package from October or November of 2008.

1st: Kristin Kellogg, Vox Magazine, University of Missouri ("Elections 08: The game of politics")
Honorable mention: Alexandra McGuffie, Columbia Missourian, University of Missouri ("A new dawn of American leadership")
Honorable mention: Chad Powell, The State News, Michigan State University ("Change has come")