The Minaret’s website, http://www.theminaretonline.com, received 7th place for Newspaper Website in the Best of Show Awards at the Associated Collegiate Press Journalism Convention in San Diego.

The awards were given to the newspapers that were registered at the convention and submitted their newspaper’s website into the competition.

College Newspapers from around the country as well as Canada participated in the convention.

Theminaretonline.com placed ahead of The Miami Hurricane. The University of Miami’s student newspaper.

Following The Miami Hurricane was Fordham University’s Observer in New York.

Results of the Top Ten:

Newspaper Web Site – Top 10 Finishers

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

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