Jambar places 5th in national competition

Staff report

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The Jambar, Youngstown State University’s semi-weekly student newspaper, went up against several large college newspapers this fall in the Associated Collegiate Press Best of Show competition and placed fifth in the nation in the four-year university Weekly Broadsheet category.

Josh Stipanovich, editor-in-chief; Doug Livingston, managing editor; Emmalee Torisk, copy editor; Chris Cotelesse, online editor; Chelsea Miller, assistant online editor; and Nick Young, assistant online editor, traveled to Orlando and entered the Sept. 20 edition of The Jambar for the ACP’s Best of Show Contest, competing with broadsheet newspapers at four-year universities.

Winners were announced on ACP’s website, and the YSU publication placed fifth in its category among such large-school newspapers as The Red & Black at the University of Georgia and The Orion at California State University.

Jambar staffers have traveled to the conference every fall, and this is one of the highest honors they have received.

“No matter the size or location of a university, anyone can do it if they put their minds to it,” said Stipanovich. “It just takes dedication and hard work, and I’m very proud of my staff and the faculty, administrators and staff at this university. We couldn’t have endured any of the success we have at The Jambar if it wasn’t for them.”