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Overview

The Cavalier Daily is an entirely student-run, non-profit organization with an operating budget accrued solely through advertising.

The diverse staff of more than 150 students has earned awards for outstanding news writing, editorial writing, feature writing, and overall design, and is consistently ranked a four-star newspaper by the Associated Collegiate Press. For the 1998-99 school year, The Cavalier Daily was awarded the ACP's Pacemaker Award for Newspaper Excellence, recognizing it as one of the best collegiate dailies in the nation. For the same year, The Cavalier Daily was awarded 11 Virginia Press Association awards, in competition with professional newspapers from throughout Virginia.

Cavalier Daily staffers have gone on to write professionally for some of journalism's most prestigious publications, including The New York Times, The Los Angeles Times, The Dallas Morning News, The Baltimore Sun, and The Washington Post. In addition, staff members routinely earn summer internships with top-ranked media organizations, such as ABC News, NBC News, The Baltimore Sun, The Christian Science Monitor, The New York Daily News, The Washington Post, Sports Illustrated, and The Portland Oregonian.

The opinions expressed in The Cavalier Daily are not necessarily those of the students, faculty, staff or administration of the University of Virginia. Editorials represent the opinion of the Managing Board. Columns and cartoons represent the views of the authors. The Managing Board of The Cavalier Daily is solely responsible for the newspaper's contents.\n

Publishing Schedule, Etc.

Offices of The Cavalier Daily are located in the basement of Newcomb Hall at the University of Virginia: PO Box 400703, Charlottesville, VA, 22904-4703. The Cavalier Daily can be reached at (434) 924-1083. Office hours are from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday.\n

Awards

First Amendment Award, shared with The Collegiate Times of Virginia Tech

First place General Makeup - Laura Margaret Hammett, Lauren Tindall, Amanda Morgan

First place Critical Writing - Sarah Sherman

First place Sports Column Writing - Kyle O'Connor

Second place Investigative Reporting - Thomas W. Madrecki

Second place Feature Story Writing - Wm. Hunter Tammaro

Second place Critical Writing - David Replogle

Second place Editorial Writing - James Rogers

Second place Education Writing - Kelly Morenus

Second place Sports News Photo - Jason O. Watson

Second place General News Photo - Bennett Sorbo

Third place Feature Story Writing - Wm. Hunter Tammaro

Third place Critical Writing - Ethan Hamlin

Third place Education Writing - Anne Rasmussen

Third place Sports Pages ­- Laura Margaret Hammett, Lauren Tindall, Amanda Morgan

Third place Sports Feature Photo - Jason O. Watson

Third place Sports Writing - Eric Kolenich

Third place Editorial Cartoons - Wesley Andrews

2007 Virginia Press Association Awards

First place Critical Writing - Ethan Hamlin

Second place Critical Writing - Sarah Sherman

Second place Column Writing - Rachel Carr

Second place Feature Story Writing - Sarah Peeden

Third place Critical Writing - Case Blackwell

Third place Editorial Writing - Dan Keyserling

Third place In-Depth Reporting - Alex Sellinger