November 04, 2002

WKU Student Newspaper Wins
Pacemaker; 3 Students Honored

Bowling Green, Ky. - Western Kentucky University's student newspaper and three staff writers were honored this weekend by the Associated Collegiate Press.

The College Heights Herald won its ninth national Pacemaker award in the competition co-sponsored by the Associated Collegiate Press and the Newspaper Association of America Foundation. Editors for the fall 2001 and spring 2002 semesters were Ryan Clark and Brian Moore, both Louisville seniors.

The Pacemaker award, considered to be the Pulitzer Prize of college journalism, was presented Saturday during the National College Media Convention in Orlando, Fla.

Mai Hoang, a junior journalism major from Louisville, won first place in the business and economics competition. Hoang's story looked at the brain drain facing the state as a result of top graduates leaving Kentucky to pursue higher paying jobs.

Lyndsay Sutton, a May journalism graduate who is a copy editor at the Ocala (Fla.) Star-Banner, placed second in the Los Angeles Times sports story of the year competition. Her story explored women's basketball at Western.

Taylor Loyal, a May journalism graduate who covers education for the Daily

News in Bowling Green, placed third in the Los Angeles Times diversity story of year. Loyal's story focused on the use of the "N" word.

The Herald won national Pacemakers in 1981, '82, '84, '88, '92, '98, '99 and 2000.

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