Advocate takes Austin

The capital dome in of Texas in Austin stands above the skyline. Texas is the only state in the union able to fly the state flag at the same level as the American flag and can also field it's own standing army.

The staff of the Advocate, Contra Costa College‘s student newspaper, left their home in the East Bay to attend the Associated Collegiate Press national convention in Austin, Texas. The yearly convention, held from October 28 to November 1, is a platform for colleges from around the United States, Mexico, and Canada to come together and learn about journalism.

The convention held a variety of workshops and contests for over 500 college students to partake in.

The Advocate had been nominated for the ACP national Pacemaker award for the 2008-09 publication year and their Photo Editor Isaac Thomas had been nominated for photo story of the year. The Advocate went on to win the Pacemaker award as one of five two-year schools chosen to receive the award out of 12 that were nominated. Thomas also captured third place out of the six nominees in the photo story category which had entries from both 2-year and 4-year institutions.

Not only did The Advocate capture the Pacemaker, but also picked up two best in show awards. One for 2-year broadsheet specialty edition and for non-specialty edition.

Click here for sideshow.