Chico State’s independent student news source, The Orion won best newspaper in California from the California College Media Association, beating UCLA, USC and UC Berkeley.

At the Associated Collegiate Press Midwinter National College Journalism Convention, other top awards were earned by The Orion staff. The Orion competed in the large schools division, which means it competed against universities with more than 10,000 students.

The Orion won:

• Best Newspaper: First Place
• Best Newspaper Front Page Design: First Place
• Best Feature Story: First Place
• Best Breaking News Story: Second Place
• Best Newspaper Inside Page and Spread Design: Second Place

To close the convention, the Associated Collegiate Press hosted a Best of Show awards ceremony. There, the Orion took home the following:

• Best Newspaper Four-year Weekly: Seventh Place
• Best Website Large School: Second Place

The full list of award winners can be found at the CCMA and ACP websites.

Kayla Fitzgerald can be reached at [email protected] or @kaylafitz_20 on Twitter.