The Nevada Sagebrush
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The Nevada Sagebrush is the independent student newspaper
of the University of Nevada, Reno
. It was founded in 1893 as The Student Record against the wishes of the Nevada Board of Regents. In 1910, the name was changed to The Sagebrush, and then, in 2004, to The Nevada Sagebrush.
The newspaper is printed every Tuesday morning, and employs about 15 UNR students. Prior to 2004, the newspaper called itself simply the Sagebrush.
The newspaper took home an Associated Collegiate Press Pacemaker Award in 2008 and 2009.[10] It was also a finalist for a Pacemaker at the 2006 and 2007 ACP student journalism awards. It has won the best of show award at the fall 2005, 2006, 2007 and 2008 ACP national conferences in its category (weekly broadsheet at a four-year university). It was also nominated for an online ACP Pacemaker in 2008. Its new Web site, www.nevadasagebrush.com, which launched in the fall of 2007, has also been recognized by the Center for Innovation in College Media for breaking news packages, podcasts, videos and general innovation and Web presence. Many of The Nevada Sagebrush's former editors go on to work and take internships at newspapers and news organizations such as The Washington Post, The Oregonian, USA Today, The Miami Herald, The Arizona Republic and the Associated Press as well as dozens of local newspapers around the country.
Student newspaper
A student newspaper is a newspaper run by students of a university, high school, middle school, or other school. These papers traditionally cover local and, primarily, school or university news....
of the University of Nevada, Reno
University of Nevada, Reno
The University of Nevada, Reno , is a teaching and research university established in 1874 and located in Reno, Nevada, USA...
. It was founded in 1893 as The Student Record against the wishes of the Nevada Board of Regents. In 1910, the name was changed to The Sagebrush, and then, in 2004, to The Nevada Sagebrush.
The newspaper is printed every Tuesday morning, and employs about 15 UNR students. Prior to 2004, the newspaper called itself simply the Sagebrush.
The newspaper took home an Associated Collegiate Press Pacemaker Award in 2008 and 2009.[10] It was also a finalist for a Pacemaker at the 2006 and 2007 ACP student journalism awards. It has won the best of show award at the fall 2005, 2006, 2007 and 2008 ACP national conferences in its category (weekly broadsheet at a four-year university). It was also nominated for an online ACP Pacemaker in 2008. Its new Web site, www.nevadasagebrush.com, which launched in the fall of 2007, has also been recognized by the Center for Innovation in College Media for breaking news packages, podcasts, videos and general innovation and Web presence. Many of The Nevada Sagebrush's former editors go on to work and take internships at newspapers and news organizations such as The Washington Post, The Oregonian, USA Today, The Miami Herald, The Arizona Republic and the Associated Press as well as dozens of local newspapers around the country.
Sections
The Nevada Sagebrush is split into five sections:- News - The news section covers both on- and off-campus news.
- Sports - The sports section with a focus on the Nevada Wolf Pack.
- Arts & Entertainment - The section contains reviews of movies and music and features on cultural trends.
- Opinion - The editorial section.
- Multimedia - The section for developing stand alone and complimentary content solely for www.nevadasagebrush.com.