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''The Beacon'' is the student run newspaper of the University of Portland in Portland, Oregon, United States. The current name of the paper at the private, Catholic school was adopted in 1935. The weekly paper is published each Thursday and is a member of the College Publisher Network.〔(College Publisher Network Affiliates. ) College Publisher Network. Retrieved on April 3, 2009.〕 ==History== The original name of the school’s newspaper was ''The Columbiad'', but the school held a contest to rename the paper.〔(Almanac: April. ) University of Portland. Retrieved on April 4, 2009.〕〔Starke, Amy Martinez. “Stalwart soldier in God’s army father Alan Kennedy offered forgiveness to parishioners in the West Hills and to those on the streets below”, ''The Oregonian'', January 9, 2005, p. B5.〕 The university was named Columbia University until February 15, 1935, when it was changed to the current name.〔Corning, Howard M. (1989) ''Dictionary of Oregon History''. Binfords & Mort Publishing. p. 59.〕 On April 12, 1935, the campus paper was renamed as ''The Beacon'', as suggested by student Alan Kennedy, who won a $3 prize.〔〔 In 1999, the paper earned top prizes from the Oregon Newspaper Publishers Association in its division including Best Section, Best Writing, Best Feature Story best columnist and several for photography.〔(1999 Collegiate Newspaper Contest winners. ) Oregon Newspaper Publishers Association. Retrieved on April 1, 2009.〕 ''The Beacon'' won top prizes in headline writing and writing in 2000.〔(2000 Collegiate Newspaper Contest. ) Oregon Newspaper Publishers Association. Retrieved on April 1, 2009.〕 The next year the paper took first place for general excellence in the contest as well as first place for best section, best special section, and best news story.〔(2001 Collegiate Newspaper Contest winners. ) Oregon Newspaper Publishers Association. Retrieved on April 1, 2009.〕 In 2002, it took the top award for best spot news photo, best feature photo, best editorial, and best headline writing.〔(2002 Collegiate Newspaper Contest. ) Oregon Newspaper Publishers Association. Retrieved on April 1, 2009.〕 The newspaper was awarded first place in the same contest in 2003 in five categories, followed by first place in four categories in 2004.〔(2003 Collegiate Newspaper Contest. ) Oregon Newspaper Publishers Association. Retrieved on April 1, 2009.〕〔(2004 Collegiate Newspaper Contest. ) Oregon Newspaper Publishers Association. Retrieved on April 1, 2009.〕 In 2005, it won first place for best writing, feature story, editorial, review, feature photo, as well as second place for overall excellence.〔(2005 Collegiate Newspaper Contest. ) Oregon Newspaper Publishers Association. Retrieved on April 1, 2009.〕 The paper took second again for overall excellence in its division the following year along with top prize for best editorial, sports story, review, in house advertisement, and feature photograph.〔(2006 Collegiate Newspaper Contest. ) Oregon Newspaper Publishers Association. Retrieved on April 1, 2009.〕 In 2007, ''The Beacon'' only won two first place awards, but took home eight top awards in 2008, including first place for general excellence.〔(2007 Collegiate Newspaper Contest. ) Oregon Newspaper Publishers Association. Retrieved on April 1, 2009.〕〔(2008 Collegiate Newspaper Contest. ) Oregon Newspaper Publishers Association. Retrieved on April 1, 2009.〕 In March 2009, the newspaper published a headline of "Suicide claims UP senior" at the Catholic university to accompany a story on the death of a student.〔Pardington, Suzanne. (“UP senior's death eclipsed by newspaper controversy”, ) ''The Oregonian'', March 31, 2009.〕 Administrators pulled the paper and had the staff remove the story from the Internet, citing issues of sensitivity concerning the family of the deceased.〔 The action of the school was controversial and the private school, and the story was re-posted to the Internet with a new headline within a week.〔 The paper won the Apple Award in 2015 for best newspaper given by the College Media Association for papers serving 5,000 and less student bodies. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「The Beacon (University of Portland)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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