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BCCA Contest Winners - 2002

Alabama State University's student newspaper The Hornet Tribune won the top prize - Best Student Weekly Newspaper -- in the Black College Communication Association's annual competition for 2002.

But North Carolina Central University�s The Campus Echo was honored in three other major categories -- as the top biweekly, as the top online newspaper and for the best news coverage. Florida A & M University�s newspaper, The Famuan, took second place in the competition for best weekly newspaper. Tennessee State University's newspaper The Meter was the runner-up as Best Biweekly Newspaper. And Southern University's The Southern Digest was the second-place finisher in the race for Best Online Newspaper. North Carolina A&T State University's The Register was the second-place finisher for Best News Coverage.

The contest is open to student newspapers at historically black colleges and universities. It is sponsored by BCCA, the organization for journalism and communication faculty at black colleges and universities.

The winners all will be honored at a ceremony to be held during the College Media Advisers/Associated Collegiate Press convention in Orlando, Fla., Friday, Nov. 1, 2002. Among the other winners, Howard University's The District Chronicles, a newspaper that focuses on life in Washington, D.C., and not just on the college's campus, was a big winner in news reporting. The District Chronicles took the top prize for Best In-Depth Story or Series as well as both the first and second place for Best News Story. Tennessee State�s The Meter was runner-up for Best In-Depth Story or Series.

Awards also were given for sports and features reporting, for graphics, layout and photos and for commentary.

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BEST STUDENT NEWSPAPER � WEEKLY
Alabama State University The Hornet Tribune, WINNER
Florida A&M University, The Famuan, Second Place

BEST STUDENT NEWSPAPER � BIWEEKLY
N.C. Central University The Campus Echo, WINNER
Tennessee State University The Meter, Second Place

BEST ONLINE NEWSPAPER
N.C. Central University The Campus Echo, WINNER
Southern University Southern Digest, Second Place

BEST IN-DEPTH STORY OR SERIES
Howard University The District Chronicles (Jennae Wallace), WINNER
Tennessee State University The Meter (Jennifer Mitchell), Second Place

BEST NEWS STORY
Howard University The District Chronicles (Lauren Andersson, Kelli Esters and Staff), WINNER
Howard University The District Chronicles (Amber Mobley), Second Place

BEST NEWS COVERAGE
N.C. Central University The Campus Echo, WINNER
N.C. A&T State University The Register, Second Place

BEST FEATURES
Tennessee State The Meter (Jean Jones), WINNER
N.C. Central University The Campus Echo (Cedric Bowers), Second Place

BEST SPORTS STORY
Howard University The District Chronicles, WINNER
Southern University Southern Digest, Second Place

BEST SPORTS COVERAGE
Southern University Southern Digest, WINNER
N.C. Central University The Campus Echo AND North Carolina A&T, Second-place tie

BEST GRAPHICS (One winner)
Grambling University The Gramblinite (Brian Henderson) WINNER

BEST INDIVIDUAL GRAPHIC DESIGN
Southern University Southern Digest (Brandi Jade Thomas), Grambling University The Gramblinite (Brian Henderson) TIE

BEST LAYOUT
N.C. Central University The Campus Echo (Mike Williams) WINNER
N.C. A&T State University (Randy St. Clair, Chris Wallace, Tarah Holland) Second place

BEST COMMENTARY
Howard University The District Chronicles (Lauren Anderson) WINNER
Florida A&M University The Famuan (Jennifer Daniels) Second place

BEST INDIVIDUAL PHOTO
N.C. Central University (Rashaun Rucker) The Campus Echo WINNER
Southern University The Southern Digest (Brandi Jade Thomas) Second place