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The Orion is the student-run newspaper of the journalism department at Chico State.
Every Wednesday, 7,000 copies of The Orion are printed at the Chico Enterprise-Record and distributed around Chico State and the community. The Orion has been in print since 1975 and has been on the Web since 1994. The print edition of The Orion is divided into five sections: news, opinion, sports, entertainment and features. In fall 2007, about 50 journalism students serve as section editors, reporters, photographers and copy editors. The Orion is designed by graphic design and communication design students, and The Orion business department is run primarily by business students. To contact Orion editors and managers, please visit our Contact The Orion page.
Awards
The Orion has won many national and statewide awards. Below is a short list of the top awards
National Awards
ACP NATIONAL NEWSPAPER PACEMAKER
Category: General excellence (university, non-dailies)
Presented by: Associated Collegiate Press
Pacemaker Finalist: 1988-89, 1989-90, 1990-91, 1991-92, 1992-93, 1993-94, 1994-95, 1995-96, 1996-97, 1997-98, 1998-99, 2001-02, 2002-03; 2003-04, 2004-05, 2005-06
National Pacemaker Winner: 1988-89, 1992-93, 1994-95, 1995-96, 1996-97, 1998-99, 2002-03; 2003-04, 2004-2005**, 2005-06
National Online Pacemaker Winner: 2007
**SPECIAL NOTE: The Orion was inducted into the Associated Collegiate Press Hall of Fame for its Pacemaker achievements.
NNA BETTER NEWSPAPERS CONTEST
Category: General Excellence (university)
Presented by: National Newspaper Association
First Place: 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006
Second Place: 2003, 2007
ACP NATIONAL NEWSPAPER OF THE YEAR
Category: General Excellence (university non-dailies)
Presented by: Associated Collegiate Press
Where: National College Newspaper Convention
First Place: 1998, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2007
Second Place: 2006
Third Place: 2005
ACP NATIONAL BEST OF SHOW COMPETITION
Category: General excellence (four-year university weekly broadsheets)
Where: National College Media Convention
Presented by: Associated Collegiate Press
First place: 2004 (Nashville), 2005 (Kansas City, MO)
Second place: 2002 (Orlando)
Third place: 1996, 1997 (Orlando, Chicago)
Fourth place: 2001 (New Orleans)
Fifth place: 1998 (Kansas City)
Honorable Mention: 2006 (St. Louis), 2007 (Washington, D.C.)
SPJ MARK OF EXCELLENCE
Category: Best all-around university weekly
Presented by: Society of Professional Journalists
First place: 2000, 2004
Statewide Awards
CNPA BETTER NEWSPAPERS CONTEST
Category: General excellence (four-year college or university)Presented by: California Newspaper Publishers Association
First place: 1994, 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2004*, 2006
*No other university paper has won this award more than four times total.
CCMA MAIL-IN COMPETITION
Category: General excellence (university non-dailies)
Presented by: California College Media Association
Judged by: Los Angeles Times, Sacramento Bee, Orange County Register and San Jose Mercury News
First place: 2004, 2005
Second place: 2006
CCMA MAIL-IN COMPETITION
Category: General Web Site Excellence, overall
Presented by: California College Media Association
First place: 2006
CCMA CONVENTION
Category: General excellence (university non-dailies)
Presented by: California College Media Association
First place: 2004, 2005
CIPA CONVENTION
Category: General excellence (college or university)
Presented by: California Intercollegiate Press Association
First place: 1997, 1999, 2000, 2003
2002 & 2003 JAMES MADISON FREEDOM OF INFORMATION AWARDS
Category: Student Journalist (College)
Presented by: Society of Professional Journalists, Northern California Chapter
Check out our Alumni page for a list of our working alumnus and Hall of Fame members.
If you have any questions, please e-mail onlineeditor@theorion.com.