SIUE’s student newspaper, The Alestle, won a Best of Show award at the annual Associated Collegiate Press national convention in New Orleans, Oct. 23-28.
Alestlelive.com. ranked among the Top 10 of schools in the 10,000-20,000 population range for news website general excellence:
1. The Weal, SAIT Polytechnic, Calgary, Alberta
2. The Orion, California State Univ., Chico, Chico, Calif.
3. The Appalachian, Appalachian State Univ., Boone, N.C.
4. The Sun, Southwestern College, Chula Vista, Calif.
5. Highlander, Univ. of California, Riverside, Riverside, Calif.
6. The Easterner, Eastern Washington Univ., Cheney, Wash.
7. The Miami Hurricane, Univ. of Miami, Coral Gables, Fla.
8. The Daily Eastern News, Eastern Illinois Univ., Charleston, Ill.
9. Alestle, SIUE
10. The Arkansas Traveler, Univ. of Arkansas, Fayetteville, Ark.
Tammy Merrett-Murry is the Alestle program director. Lexi Cortes in the editor in chief, and John Layton is the managing editor.